White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-11-24
N.tckiux 10 the Parry.

Stfcking 70 the Party.
One Of the most bsrm'ul practices in
the Republican party in k.nsaa. soa one
which is beginning to tell. is the habit Of
% many members Of the psrty. Of bolt
ing regular .onin.tions BY Conventions
Of th. party. and supporting independent
tickets. which sre usually either made up
principslIy Of Democrats. or resul, in
elsctius Democrats. bydividing The patty
There are evils and sbuses connected with
Conventions, bat these conld Be cured BY
the people turning ont at tbs primary
meetings. When there are more thsn
one candidate for any office. it 10 plain
fact thst bot ons can be nomissted. and
that the Others must be disappointed.
Bot 4 has become slmost 9 custom for
unsuccessful candidates and their frisnjs
to claim that they were cheated 10 the
Convention. and thercupon como ont or
induce others to come ont ss independ
ent candidates, raise hue end cry abou,
swindlipg Conventions. and 90 of 'pell-
NELL on the hobby of the interests Of the
People" 1t hes seemed to as that
hrge number of R'Publicsns have ma.
MIA {oc voting for independent candidates.
for no other reason than that they are
running 10 opposition to nominees Of their
own party Cow en.ion. Where there are
no political issues. or where there is but
one party. this independent business is
we'll enough; but where there is con-
test between two parties. there must be
some method to concentrate the votes mp
on one man for each Office. or the patty
that fails to do so is defeated. When
one set of men bolt one yesr. because
things bave not gone to suit them. It in
duces the other side to retsliate whom they
fail to carry their point; and thus .,
length 10 got up permanent division and
defeat.
The late Convention in this County
was one Of the fairsst ever held. In fact.
We did not hear . word of complaint on
the ground Of unfsirness. All the Town
chips we're represented. end the primary
meetings were generally well attended
Men who went into the Convention. were
in honor bound to abide BY ito decision. ss
long ss that decision was arrived at fairly
and honestly. The nominees were good
men. against whom no serious objection
conld be made. Yet some men we're nee
esssrily disappointed. and ws End th.t
i'll feeling has maniiested itself in boiling
the ticket. The bolt has not defea.ed any
of tho nominees. but that is not the fault
Of the boilers. Centre Township. for ex-
ample. took an active part in the Conven-
tion. 1t gives the Republican State tick
ct lao majority. yet gives . large msjor-
ity against every candidate on the Repub-
licsn County ticket who bad opposition.
1t gives 40 pindeendent Republican 1863
majority over the Republican nominee
for Probate Judge; it gives . Democra,
liza majority over the Republican nomi-
nee for Comfy Attorney: and it gives Q
Democrat 81 msjority over the Republican
nominee for Superintendent Of Public In
struction, who was q citizen Of the Town
ship. In the Convention. The Delegates
who worked for and secured The nomins-
tion Of n. w. Brown for Superintendent
Of Public Instruction. we're those from
Washington. Cent,e. Marion. and Burr
Oak. All these Townships went strong
ly Republican. yet they every one gave
an independent Democra large major.
i,y over Mr.. Brown. while those Town.
ships thst did not support him in the
Convention, had to furnish the msjori,ies
that elected him. Iowa Township. thai
wen6solid in the Convention for one oI
her own citizens. rolled up the majority
at the polls that elected Mr.. Brown against
the Townships that nominated him. as
without Iowa. be would have been defeat.
cd by over 100 votes.
These things show bad faith. or irescb-
cry, or terribly sore heads. or some other
bad complaint. What is the use of .
psrty Convention. or Of trying to keep
the party together. ifso many active mem
bers Of it stick to the ticket only so long
as things run in the channel they hsvs
marked out? 1t is probably we'll known
who did this sort Of work, cad vhea absy
or their friends are put upon . ticket.
the game will be played back upon them;
and where will the business end?
~ The latest fool story comes from
Alabama. Down there. % the story
goes. it rsinei for Eve days on single
cemetery lot containing Thirteen graves.
aud during that time not drop Of rain