White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-02-05

Of the candidates; SO that, in fact. the re-
suit. whichsoever way it might have gone
would have been no criterion Of th'
strength or weakness of Lane in the Senate
This matter of being indorsed or re
commended by Lane. is one in whicl
there is vast amount of humbug. W,
doubt not that Lane il button-holed, ding
dongsd. and tormented almost ont Of hi
wits BY myriads Of Office seekers. VII,
hope. upon the strength Of his populafit,
and power. to secure success; and probab
" rsmembsring soms service they hav,
done bim;' or in order to get rid Of thei
importunities, he dashes off recommen
dation, in most cases, to psss-oat.of hi
recollection within twenty four hours
These Endorsements are psraded by th
possessors. as expressive Of the will ant
particular desire of Gen. Lane: and tn
result of the matter is hailed as Lane
triumph or defeat. ss the case may be
This is all nonsense: =
The Supreme Court Of the State bal
another sweet affair before it. the offspring
of the Lane and Robinson feud. Chic
Justice Ewing accepted Colonies COM
mission in the army. bat did not send il
bis resignation or receive his military
commission thirty days before the cleo
tion, which heshould have done. in orde,
to render the election of Q successor, in
November last, Constitutional. Gov
Robinson appointed Nelson Cobb. o.
Lawrence to Gil the vacancy. Judge
Watson, who was elected in November,
has made application to the Supreme
Court for the place. and the question will
shortly come up for decision. There hsv.
ing been no official evidence of Q vacancy.
the State Board of Csnvassers refused to
canvass the votes cast for Chief Justice.
The House passed q Concurrent Resolu-
ton, directing the new Board to canvass
the vote; but the Senate unanimously re.
fused to concur, inasmuch as it was Ju-
dicial question. already before the Su-
preme Court, and the resolution could be
of no benefit to Judge Watson. but would
rather complicate his case. The question
is Of the same character as the Crawford
affair. last Winter; and we predict that
the hole in the Supreme Bench will be
filed by Cobb until after the next gen.
eral election. Judge Cobb may be very
good man. for aught we know; bat he is
not the peoples choice. The responsible
ity Tor this lies between Col. Ewing and
Gov. Robinson. Ewing had been chosen
Colonel Of the 11th Regiment, at the time
of the State Convention. He contem.
plated resigning the Judgship. and SO in
formed the Convention; but before it took
any action in the premises, be withdrew
his declaration. The truth is. he feared
be would not be commissioned, if Gov.
Robinson had it to do, and he was deter
mined to hold on to one good thing nm
til he was sufe of another. His con6den-
tial friends may have known be intended
to resign. but that did not constitute
which the Governor or State
Board of Canvassers were bound to re-
cognize. Thus. by his greediness. he de-
prived the people Of an election, and Sc
cured the appointment of man who was
Objectionable to them, inasmuch as it is
understood that his politics is different,
rom theirs. But Judge Watson received
large majority Of the popular vote; and
4 Gov. Robinson had desired to consult
he wishes Of the people. instead of his
'wn personal spite and malicious dispo.
ition. he would have appointed the man
'hosen by the people. rather than mem
yer of party to which he had always
'rofessed to be opposed, and which had
ust been SO overwhelmingly condemned
y the people. 's
The State officers are fully installed in
o their position. Secretary Lawrence
,oes to his work like an old hand, in |
which be has the assistance of our jolly |
'ut modest friend. Brig. Gen. Clarkson. |
q choosing Mr.. Lawrence. the people of
be State picked up the right man for the
lace; and in availipg himself of the SER
ices Of Gen. -Clarkson, the Secretary
ave evidence that he knew "what was
Ehat." The people also did another
,ood act by electing Lawrence. They
laced him in position where be felt the
of Bschelordom, and forth.
nth went and took him wife. Auditor
Iairgrove pitched into his work from the
7ord "go:" but he found everything
eat and trim 10 his hand. for Mr.. Lakin.
is predecessor. made . capital officer.
Ieasurer Spriggs was for while lost in
be wilderness of figures into which he
1as precip,tsted, bat has now about got
he hang of the machine. Attorney Cen
raj Guthrie has already had several Con-