White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-07
L.axenworth Electle..

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LeavenWorfh Election.
The Leavenworth municipal election.
which came Of on Monday. resulted 10
the election Of James L. Mcdowell for
Mayor, BY . majority Of 9s5 over D. B.
Anthony. out of little over 1900 votes
polled, and the election Of tae entire Nc
Dowell ticket.
There was considerable disturbance.
and rioting during the forenoon. The
opponents Of McDowell. seeing they
would be badly beaten. endesvored TO
stop the election by raising row. May
or Anthony seized the ballot-box in one
Of the Wards. and carried It away; but
be was followed, the box taken from hing.
and himself roughly handled. HisNli
was saved on'y through the efforts Of
Mcdowell and Col. Jennison. The
Mayor issued q proclamation. ordering
the polls to be closed, to which no at
tsntion was paid.
We have always had friendly feeling
for Anthony. notwithstanding be fire.
qnently carries measures to extremes. and
we did not approve Of the bitter manner
in which he vss ssssiled; but in this in
stance. We rejoice over the election Of
Mcdowell. Anthony may lay the ,cause
Of his defeat mainly to the Conserv vstive.
A month ago, he had q clear track for
reelection or. if there had been oppo-
sition, it would not have been well Or
ganized nor formidable. He desired to
make the canvass exclusively upon his
official policy during the past year /: but
the Conservative. thinking it favorable
opportunity, forced the Senatorial issue.
BY proclaiming. day after day, that the
.. Frauds" and "Carneyites" were afraid
to bring out q candidate; insisting that
this was the real Issue. and. q month be.
fore the election, buzzaing over Antbo.
ny's success a. rebuke of the "Great
Frsud." Thus the opposite party was
forced to accept the Issue.
Mcdowell was nominated by mass
meeting. Anthony was afterwards for
nslly nominated BY q meeting of his
friends, and the supporters of the first
ticket were stigmatized a. " Boilers. -
Mcdowell, in every relation of life. and
under the most exciting circumstances
and ksenest sggravstions. never forgets
that he is gentleman; aud q more pa
triotio and loyal man does not exist.
Yet the Conservative abused him for q
iowdy. rudian, and a Copperhead
This drove to his support hundreds o.
honest men. of all parties. who knew him
and appreciated the slsnder. but who 9th.
erwise had not intended to vote for him
And Gov. Carney. although taking nc
active part in the contest. was treated to
more, abuse than any OF the candidates.
The Conservative. having thus driven a
large majority of the honest business men
and voters from the support Of Anthony.
there was nothing left for him to hope for.
yPartisans. who had large bets pending
on the result. were appointed judges ol
election. and every advantage was taken
over the friends Of Mcdowell. Even
Provost Marshal MeCahon made an ex.
cited speech. in which he urged the mob
to carry their point by force and every
man who had been howling over the
State against the "Senatorial Fraud,'
WAS working with all his might agains,
Mcdowell. Then, when the tide was
setting heavily against them. they under
took to break up the election by mob
and now are crying "Fraud r. Bu
they will soon learn that the day of sucl
demsgoguery is over in Kansas. A Ger
tain clique have been running the ma
chine. forcing such issues as they chose
making men patriots or traitors. gentle
men or rufians. at their will. brow-beat
ing snd bullying. and BY their lies ant
decsptions. humbugging the people. kee
ping up an ineesssnt turmoil. and thu
maintaining their own "set" in power
This thing is now ended. and the frs
fruits are visible in Leavenworth. Th
masses viii hereafter have hearing. an,
will express and vote their sentiments
1t will be . severe blow to those wb
have Sc long managed the ropes. but the
will have to grin and bear it. aaie
ST. JosErH ELEcT1oS.-The Radical
achieved = brilliant triumph in St. Joseph
ON Monday When uva consider that the