White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-03-10

about town, announcing that Q meeting
wonld be held that night, in Represents.
tive Hall. to denounce the Senatorial
Fraud" at which those formidable cham
pions, Hon. 2. MsBratney. Judge SAT-
ford, F. W. Giles. and Others. would
speak.
At the very outset. the Indigs. came to
grief. The Legislature had passed IN
act placing the State buildings under
control of the Governor and Auditor, and
bad also passed resolution prohibiting
them from letting the halls be used for
stump speaking. fairs. dances. ETC.; there
fore. their arrangement was interfsred
with as to the place Of meeting, and all
their subterfuges and pleas to get posses
sion OF the key failed. But net to be
deferred. they managed to get possession
Of the key Of. the Methodist Church,
(those Laneites have peculiar knack at
stealing Church keys, having had great
deal OF practice in stealing the livery
of Heaven to serve the Devil in.' and at
once lit up the building. and the crowd
commenced gathering. But Rev. Mr.
Parker, the minister. remembering the
example Of One of old, when the Temple
of the Lord was being converted into o
den of thieves, walked into the Church,
deliberStely put out the lights. and or
dered the Indigs. to wiggle.
Beings now turned out into the cold,
their Indignation souring in them and
hurting them. and no suitable place to go
to ease themselves. the Indigs ran hitber
and thitber like lost sheep. About this
time Writings Hall was lighted up,
and was filled to overaowing with a
crowd. who proceeded 10 organize by
choosing Carney men as officers. The
President stated the object of the meeting
to be to denounce the Senatorial swindle,
whereupon calls were made for McBrat-
nsy. Stafford, and Giles, who did not
come to time. Speeches were then made
on the Carney side. and COMMITTEES was
appointed. who reported resolutions en-
dorsing the election of Senator, denoun-
cling Lane. and declaring for the re-elec-
tion of Abraham Lincoln. which were
adopted with great unanimity and en-
thusiasm.
During these proceedings. McBratney
and his fellow orators entered the room
but psrceiving the "ehute" the thing had
taken. they beat retreat, calling upon
their forces to follow. A small squad
obeyed the summons. and proceeding to
the Public Square, bonfire was kindled,
and q goods box procured for a rostrum
Here. surrounded BY about thirty indig
nants. as many Carney men, and more
boys. the speakers commenced believing.
Giles opened. Giles, two years ago,
was the regular nominee for State Seua.
tor; but Brockway came ont indepen-
dent, and beat him badly. As Brockway
voted for Carney. that was sufficient
reason for Giles to take the opposite
ground: besides. Giles is preparing to
make another race for Senator, next Fall.
That's what's the matter with Giles
His speech was so unimportant, that no
one could be fonnd, the next morning,
who recollected anything he had said.
Judge Stafford was next up. He was
terribly severe upon the fraud, and ex.
pressed his determination to work from
now until next Fall against the fraud.
If there is any one thing in the world
that Stafford despises more than another,
it is fraud. He is Judge of the Third
Judicial District, and of course is down
on all fraud. Judge Stafford was once q
poor cuss. and oft found it difficult to pro
cure something to put inside of him. AT
that time. an honest grocer. taking pity
upon him, credited him for groceries,
until the account ran mp to over fifty dol.
lars. Many were the times the grocer
asked for his pay. but the Judge (then
but common lawyer) was not in funds.
At length he was elected to the Judge
ship. and the grocer, now confident of
getting his pay. urged his account again;
but the Judge coolly informed him that
the claim was barred by the statute of
limitations-and be has never paid it /!
Some one in the crowd reminded him of
it. and it evidently didn't please him.
Still. the Judge is opposed to frsrd-
when not protested BY the statute of lin
itations! Besides. since Delabay's failure.
he has hopes Of the q. 8. District Judge.
ship. But he is candidate for re.elec.
ton to his present position. at all events.
and sees formidable opponent in Brock.
way, who knows more law than he is
capable Of learning, and who has never
plead the statute Of limitstions to avoid
paying an honest debt. Stafford has am
pie reason to hewl against the fraud.
Next came McBratney, the great hall