White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

marks now, tD6t wOuiu b1Se Oeeu MIS-
construed had they BEN made before the
election. w did want TO zee Messrs
Rappyle aud Mcintosh nominated on the
regular Republican ticket. If at the same
time certain other nominations Of greet
importance could have been secured. II
is the gsoersi belief that Mr. Mcintosh
would have been nominated. had he sl.
lowed his name to go bsfnre the Conven-
tion-Mr. R.ppeIye. we think. could not
have been. At any rate. they both be
lieved that the triggers were set sgainst
them. aud took wba. they deemed the
more honorable courss-kspt ont Of the
Convention. sud ran upon their own mer-
its. Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Hoverson were
nominsted. They ware true Republicans.
against whom nothing could be said
We bad favored The holding Of Con.
ven:ion, had participated iu primary
meetings for the appointment of delegates.
and we publishing . Republican paper
Under all the circumstances. we could
take no other, cour.e than to support the,
nominees. We do not write this a. an
apology for doing what We considered
our duty. but as an explanation to friends
vi ho look at the matter in a different
light.
Mr.. Rsppelys made q faithful officer.
such as are rarely mat with in this cor
rupt age. 1t would be we'll to set great
store by such men, and retain them in
Office as long as possible. Looking at
the figures now, we sre convinced that he
would have been elected, had it not been
for the treachery Of Democrats who en-
couraged him to ruu. and promised to
support him-would have been elected,
wilboos the 800 votes given to SMALL
wood. Tie act of the Democracy in try
ing to run iu o msn after O division had
been made in the Republican ranks.
drove very many Republicans back to the
support of the regular ticket. who bad
firmly resolved to support R,ppelye.
R.ppelye and Mcintosh would both have
received very large vote 10 White Cloud,
if not a majority. had it not been for this
Democratic dodge. The way the tide
was ruuning, nothing else could have Sc
cured so nearly straight vote for the
ticket here. Whether the Dem ocrscy re-
ally hoped to elect their man. and get
their tis's into the Treasury. we do not
know; bnt we are inclined to the belief
that their aim was to speculate by max
ing merchandise Of their fsg- end of par
~. We judge so, from several most dis-
honorable propositions made to Mr.. Rap
pelye by leading Democrats. Who call
themselves respectable men, but which he
firmly rejected.
But the fight against Rappelys ara
Mcintosh. that resulted in fixing the
Convention against them, was inangura
ted in T'ey. In time of sore need. there
were no two men who did more for Troy.
both in their private and off cisl capacity.
than those two men; and sach violent op.
position TO them at home savors very
much Of the spirit that mem bers friend
ly services only SO long as tliey are Of
present benefit. In reality. we suspect
that the opposition arose because few
select leechss Of the royal blood were net
foisted on the County. to suck their hides
fnll. We jndge SO. from the fact that
Rappelye and Mclntosh both received
large msjor tiles in Troy. on election day.
But how much better il woull have been,
bad these numerous friends come to their
assistance at a>time whsn they might
have scared their nomination. and thus
not only elected them. but preserved their
harmonious relations with the party.
We believe the most friendly feelings
existed between the opposing candidates.
during the canvass. We heard Craig |
spesk in such high terms of R.ppeIye. |
that. had we not known he was an op
posing candidate. we wonld have been
led to believe he was on an electioneering
our in Rsppelye's interest. We know
nothing of their intentions, or the wishes
IF either party; but we do not suppose
hat Mr.. Craig will leave his heavy and
lucrative business at Wathena, to attend
o the Treasurer's off i:s in person. Hbe
las deputy selected. we do not wish to
lictate or interfere; bat If he has not. il
would be an act Of msgnaninity that
would add vastly to his great popularity.
o make Mr.. R.ppelys his deputy. while
It the same time he could rest assured
hat the business wss 10 strictly homes,
lands, with no danger of h;s being left 10
'rresrs at the end Of his term.
WoSprRruL "SrAspARp BrrTERs. IS.
4. H. McKim. NJ. D.. Of Washington
City. spesknp of Speer's Wine saws: