White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-03-15

Much as we disagree with Mr.. Licock's |
course on the Railroad bill. We do not
wish to do him any injustice; and We
may say ths same with regard to Judge
Horton. The Judge and Mr.. Lacock
both deny that they had any private in
terview At Topeks; the Judge says he bad
nothing to do with the Railroad question;
and Mr.. Lscock says be neither desired
nor thought Of Judgesbip. We heard
Judge Horton say nothing about the rail-
road. nor ever beard Lscock say anything
in reference to 8 Judgeship: bnt state
ments made to us by others. followed up
by unexpected actions. made matters look
suspicious. The circumstances were as
follows
We met judge Horton in the Senate.
one afternoon. and asked him what be
thought of the movement for re. district.
ing the State for Judicial purposes! He
replied that it would suit hin; then pro-
ceeded to tell low be would prefer his
District to be composed; that such an ar.
rangement would leave new District in
Northern Kansas; and that he thought
Mr. Lacock would like q Judgeship in
such District. He merely gave this IS
his opinion. not saying thst Lacock had
spoken of it: bat the inference was nat
ural that there had been some interchange
Of opinion between them on he subject
The next morning we were told by 9TH
ers, that Judge Horton was working
against the Railroad bill; that he had had
long private talk with Mr.. Lseock the
night before; and that the latter had turn
ed against the bill. This astonished Us. as
we had previously understood Mr.. Lscock
to be the leading champion of the bill in
the House. Those who gave rs the above
information. were very much incensed.
and charged Lscock with having sold
ont. We had not yet mentioned the
matter of the Judgeship: but the circum
stances coming SO close together. we
thought it looked very singular, to say
the least of it. This is all we know about
the matter. Personally, we had no rea.
son to know that Judge Horton had said
word about the Railroad; that Lscock
had sold out; or that be desired to be 9
Judge.
i But an article shortly after appeared in
the Atchison Champion. charging thu
Chief with accusing Mr.. Lacock of hsv'
ing sold ont for the Judgeship of q new
District. proposed to be erected out O
certain Counties therein named. At tn,
time that article was published, we hsi
not beard what Counties it was proposed
to put into the new District and th,
Chief bad never mentioned Lacock'.
name in connection with o Judgeship
We were told. by y'persous who professed
to know. that Judge Horton was assist
ing to edit the Champion at that time
during the temporary absence of the edi
tor. The article in the Champion, unde
these circumstances. only had tendency
to make things look worse. We there
fore contend, that the greater part of th,
suspicion cast upon Mr.. Lucoek. and o
the damage done his cause, was through
the efforts of the enemies OF the Railrosi
bill to defend him. And we say, in con
clusion. that although we heard tn,
friends of the measure speak bitterly
against him, the hVdest things We heard
said of him. were by men who opposed
the Railroad scheme throughout, some O.
whose names are attached to q compli
mentary paper which was circulated snd
published for bis benefit.