White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-24

boL. KILLER, EDITOR.
WHITE CLOUD. KANSAS:
fhlrsday, :: November a, 1864.
Some Of the Causes
1t seems like crying over split milk. to
sst about accounting for the cause Of .
thing that il over and done with. and en-
dssvoring to show bow it might hsvs
besn prevented; but We have often thought
that it would be some satisfaction even to
dad man, if be could be made to com
prshssd what il was thss hurt him. II
may not be smiss to refer to some things
in which the Asti-Lane party missed it.
in the ,eampaign just closed. and thus fail.
Cd of success. The principal cause was
doubtless that too many votes were cast
op'tSs opposite side. This result might
not have been changed by any different
policy in the campaign, but the probabil.
ities are strong that it would.
One of the defects was the want of or.
sanizssion. There was State Conven-
tIon to nominate . ticket; but beyond
that. the party was scarcely organised.
The State was cShvsssed in part, while
m,ny: points wsrs neglected. County
Conventions were almost wholly dispens.
Cd with, and candidates for the Legisls.
ture announced themselves. In some in.
stences, there were more than one Anti.
Lane candidate in . District. and the
friends of each wrangled among them
selves. On the other hand. the Lane men
were we'll organized and drilled, and
worked hsrmoniously. thus being enabled
to carry some Districts in which the ma
jority was really largely against them.
In some places. the Anti.Lane men went
into Convention with the Lane men, and
being out-msnsged, quietly submitted,
without bringing out candidates of their
own. a,. ,L-r
We frequently inquired. during the
campaign. about the prospects in certain
localities. end were always assured that
they were oil right. "How was it in
Hoop-Pole Township" "Ob. there is
no danger thsrs Muggins, who used to
Se the leading Lane man. has turned
against him, and is working for our side
with oil bis might. At the same time.
Muggius had $500 in green backs in bis
pocket, received from Lane and Sid.
Clarke, to electioneer for them. "How
in Persimmon County ?" "Straight as
. shipgls. Old Gimblet-eye runs that
County. Lane promised him an Office,
but played off on him; and now he has
agreed to work for our ticket" At that
time. Gimblet-sys had announced him
self as the Lane candidate for the Legis-
lature, and had Lanes promise for . fat
Office, - soon as the Legislature should
sdjourn. "Whst is the prospect in the
Wildcat District p "All ose-sided
there. Squealsr has . tremendous infls.
encs there. He sees that Lane has gone
up, and be wants to be Consul to the
Fesjss Islands. Lane promised it to him.
but violated his pledge. Now squesler
Is working for us; and We have agreed to
use our influence to get him the place
which he DESIRES" And al the while,
Squealer was working for Lane, who bad
assured him that be was to be Secretary
Of State for the next four years, and had
already given Squeslsr . commission %
Minister to England, to take effect when
Lane entered the Cabinet. These names
are fictitious, and the incidents somewhat
changed; but something like them actual
ly occurred. and much more besides,
equally ridiculous, which it would require
too much space to refer to. And this
10 the sort Of organisation that the Anti.
Lane party had. Guess work. supposi-
tion. and resting the fate Of Districts up
on the word Of men who changed front
twice . day. and amounted to nothing. af-
ter all. ,n
There were instances in which reliable
Anti-Lans men were pushed aside to give
way for those who had until recently been
bowling for Lane, but who. thinking be
was played out. hoped over into the op-
posits party, and grabbed for the fat
places. It was hoped in this way to
draw support from the Lane party. which
sigually failed. The Lane men became
incenssd against them. and the Anti-Lsns
men feared to trust such sudden converts.
The friends Of various prominent men
had agreed to unite in . common cause;
and when the time for elscting Senator
srrived. every man would throw bis
strength to the candidate who command
ID The greatest strength. In view Of this.
the friends Of some aspirants attempted to
plsy sharp on the balance, BY forcing
themselves on the track. and compelling
ths friends Of other men to support them.
or defsst the whole ticket. A saying