The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-11-14
THE VOTE OF COMPANY c.

II l. Y O1 Il OE COnIAN4 -.
That our volunteer soldiers ought to vote
no one with a desire to see justice done to all
men will deny. They have left their fami-
lies and homes to fight for the country
Their interests are here, and they feel just
as much concern over Saatters at home as
those of US that remain here. Their alb
sence is only temporary, and it ~0uld be
selection of the officers of State and county.
In fact, we have always thought that from
their noble calling, they should have addi-
tional privileges, instead of being deprived
of any Of those exercised BY the citizen.
Our Constitution debars them from vot-
ing. When il was formed the present
struggle was not anticipated, or, of
course, it would have been so shaped as to
allow volunteer soldiers to vote. It was,
perhaps, well enough to exclude the regular
army from voting. but it is a wrong upon
our brave volunteers which we hope will be
righted before another election. In most of
u,
and agents are sent to the armies 10 procure
the vote of the soldiers. And it is found
that they are almost unanimously sound to
the core on the great questions of the day.
They are, from their position and expert
ence, as well, if not better, acquainted with
our public men than any other class of peo-
pie.
Last winter proposition was before our
Legislature to change the Constitution so
as to allow our volunteers to vote. 1t re-
quired two-thrds of the members to get
the thing passed, and on this account it
failed. The matter will be before the Leg
islature this winter, and we hope that no
man, having the welfare of our soldiers at
heart, will vote against it. We hope it will
pass, and that our brave defenders will be
nermitted to caat their ballots at the Presi-
Dental election next fail. The struggle
will be a hard one for the next President,
and no loyal man, simply because he has a
gun on his shoulder defending the Govern
ment, should be deprived of saying who
his Commanderin Chief shall be.
Company c of the l 18th Kansas-or that
portion of them that was at Westport at
the time-feeling an interest in the Repre-
sentative question in this District-most of
them being residents here-voted, and W.
T. Galliher sends US the vote, and says,
1--WE desire you to publish in The NEWS
the result of the vote, as here given, to
show to the citizens of Emporia and vicin-
ity how we should have voted had we been
at home" We are sorry that the soldiers
vote will avail US nothing, practically. We
should have taken as much pride in repre-
senting them, and doing whatever laid in
our power for their interests, as any class of
citizens. But we are none the less thank
ful for their votes than we would have been
had they given US a seat in the Legislature.
We shall always cherish this expression of
their confidence in US, and seek an oppor
tunity to return the favor.
Below we give list of the voters and
who they voted for, as reported to US;
Voting for G. V. Eskridge-Levi Fowler.
Voting for Jacob StotIer-H Henry Pearce,
". V. Phillips. g. M Walker, D. H. Ba-
ker, Silas a. Moone, F. NJ Parker, B. F.
Parker, a. j. Andrews, A G. White John
E. White, Eli Fowler, w T. Galliber,
Isaac Benson, Si,as Pitts, Alfred Cox, Hart
well Martin, Cornelius Sessions, Nelson
Demoss, Elijah Moore, Henry Prayer. J. H.
Thomas, James Thomas, j. L. Williams,
L. F. H. Williams, Watson Roe, Evan B.
Hadley, John Shoe, Jacob Benson, Horace
Wyman, Asher Childers, John Logan,
Lewis Doolittle, John Mcleod, Albin
Brandley, Charles Hyde, Freeman Soule,
F. w. Hirth. Edwin Staley, Noah Gibson,
Isaac Newell, James Cooley, Michael Ma
loney. George L. K. Davis, Nelson E. Wea-
yer, David Wheeler, Nehemiah Ryno, Jesse
Gibson, Talbot D. Childers, James A. New
lon, Jacob 1. Newton, A. A. Hickox, j.
Dougherty.
Whole number of votes polled So, of
which Jacob stotler received So, c. V. Eek
ridge l.
Could this vote be counted it would give
Us majority Of So.
New York's quota under the new call
90C 600 % 900