White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-19

''organize the party" has ct length como
Of. and their ticket is in the Geld.
They will try hard to secure for it party
support, to which it is not entitlsd-in
fact, portion Of it does not deserve .
support of any kind. Some Of the Town
ship meetings to appoint Delegates. were
30 slimly attended that the meetings did
not supply . sufficient number for dele
gates. Iowa Township did not send .
single delegate. There were no primary
meetings held in White Cloud and High
land precincts. At Iowa Point. the work.
ing Republicans met together. and decid-
cd that it was inexpedieut to bold Con.
vention. Yet We are informed that two
citizens Of the Township. who happened
to be in Troy on th. day of the Conven-
ton, were invited in, and allowed votes
This. they will claim. binds the party to
support the ticket. The party refuse to
''see it." Here is the ticket - z.
Sher1:-Capt. Samuel Flickinger.
Treasurer-H. B. Luce. I
Commissioners-A. Lsrzslsre. Capt.
Hugh Robertson. j. p. johnson. -zris
County Clsrk-Mark NJ. Lsndon.
Register Of Deeds-Duncsn Mcintosh.
County Surveyor-Henry Wilson.
County Assessor-James M. Trant.
Coroner-Chsrles w. Stewart.
State Senator-Rev. Abram Bennett.
Next week we shall give our views in
full on some of the candidates. At pres.
ent, we have but . few words to say.
The main object of the Convention was
to make change in the two Offices si
the head Of the ticket, the occupants oil
which were obnoxious to q few indi-
vidusls. and to "spot" ell who would
not join them in their warfare upon these
men. We do not propose to enter into
~
any such arrangement. and the question
remains to be determined whether ma.
jority of the people will. 9sss
Captain Flickinger is a man sgsinsl
whom we have nothing to say. When il
was snnognced that be would be candi.
date for Sheriff. and the prospect was that
it would be an independent race between
him and Crsbb, we determined to stand
off and look ON. Bot it was found thai
would not do-Crabb had too many
friends. and it was found necessary tc
give. Flickinger some sort of q party
nomination, and to secure him votes un.
der the party lash. We then began. to
inquire wherein Crabb had been derelic,
in duty. that the public interests demand
ed his defeat. We inquired of bis oppo.
nents as well as his friends, and have no,
found man bnt admits that we hsv,
never had better Sheriff than Crabb
and that he has done nothing whatever
amiss-but. be don't suit celtsin persons
and must 60 out. Crsbb has been tested
and has performed his duties fssrlessly
and faithfully. Flickinger, if elected
might do the same; but he has not beer
tried. We want some better argument
to induce Us to favor q change.
So of Tracy. No man brings any
charges against bis official conduct. Lei
any man undertake to handle the Treas.
urer's books. and be will find difficult
tssk before him. particularly before b
becomes acquainted with them. which re
quires time. The wonder to rs is tha
be has made so few mistakes. Failing t
trump up any open and manly chsrg'
against him. they have circulated sucl
silly stuff, and in many instances caused
it to be believed, as that be was the caus,
of the draft in this County, last Februs
~; and that he is responsible for th'
blunders in collecting the o. S. revenue
tax things with which he had no NOR,
to do than the man in the moon I Bu
he is in some mems way. and must b,
ousted. His opponent. Luce. may bs
very good man /; but from all accounts
does not possess the business tact necessa
~ to manage the Treasurer's Office. III
was once Justice of the Peace. and per
formed such freaks as 6ning . man fort,
dollars for the crime Of grand larceny
and letting him go! It was supposed
that Capt. Smsllwood would receive tb'
nomination but he did not belong to th
right regiment, and in order to compass
his defeat. strsgglss were picked up ont
side. and given seats in the Convention
to represent people who never sent them
Mr.. Lsrzelere, the head and front o
the Convention movement. is candidst
for Commissioner. He commenced b,
raising . howl against the present Com
missioners. His nomination was one NO
Ct to be made, and he viii be defeated
We shall next week show. by his acts
that be wss the wrong man to rsise th