White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-09

Ceansy Rep1bliea1s.
If it has come to the pass that the Republican
party Of Doniphan County Is to be used fur the
purpnse Of keeping certain faw men in fst pub
lie ofices, or in default of that, must be beaten
through the efforts of those men and tAsir strikas
1t b tinse the party generally knew the faet and
who these mon ars This il the question We now
Psupose to diseu.; and we mean to do il in The
English laagage.
The responsibility for the attempt (almost sac-
cesfaD to defeat the Repablican candidate Sor
Sheriff - sound Republican and soldier in the
Union azmy-snd to elect over him rebel Dem
ocrat, rests upon B. 8. CAMPBEIL the present
Sheriff Of tho County, assisted by his right and
left bowen, the Secretary Of the Republican Coun-
ty Central Committe, at Troy, and A. C. Low,
(yclept Pony, ~ at DOniphan, with supes of still
smaller calibre ut Wathena and several other pro
einsts in the County. This same clan made the
same attempt upon the Republican Ticket last
Fall; but ve did what We could to smooth it over
for them, hoping thereby to preserve peace. But
the smoothing time ID past.
Mr.. CANPBEIL was taken up and elected Sheriff
at time when he was as little known in the
County as MAQuILKEx was this Fall He made .
good officer, and was reelected with unanim-
ity that wss 6attering, and should have placed
him under lasting obligations to the party. But
a. his second term drew to q close, and the law de-
barred him from holding the Office third term
without an intermssion, he cast about for another
snug place to live at the public expense. 1t was
rumored that Mr.. CRAIG would not be . candidate
fbe 70 election to the Tfeasurers office, and CAP-
BELL pitched upon that - his meat. Away back
Last Spring, Be commenced Axing the ropes, and
almost entrapped . number Of Republican work
ers into pledging him their support, before they
had time to think over ii, Or consider what they
were doing.
Several months ago, when at Troy, we went to .
member of the Central Committe, to talk up
County Convention. While 90 doing, We urged
that an attempt should be made to throw aside all
personal and local squabbles, and thoroughly unite
the party, which was an essential matter, now
that the Democracy were organizing their forces
He heartily concuned in our views, and added
that harmony we must have, and the way to &C.
cure that, was to nominate BAYL- CAAPBELL for
County Treasurer! Thst is the principle they
have been working npen, ever since. We must
have harmony, but CAMPBElL. is the only man up
on whom We can hsrmonize!
At tho meeting of the Central Committe, .
scheme cropped out to dispense with County Con-
vention, letting all who wanted to, run as indie
pendents. This was another move in favor of
CAMPBELL, as be expected to receive almost tho
entire Democratic vote, which, with the Republi-
can support he would receive, would elect him.
But that did not take. The next move was, to
make an apportionment that would cut down the
delegations of precincts opposed to CAMPBELL, and
raise those that were favorable to him. There
were no members of the Committee present for
Wayne Township; but A. C. Low presented bo-
gus proxies from the members from that Town
ship, and got one vote in the Committee. That
one vote decided in favor Of their apportioument
scheme.
Now the fight commenced in earnest. As first
move, CAMPBELL secured the interest of nearly
overy Democratic doggery in the County in his
behalf; and prior to the primary elections, the
saloons werc headquarters for discussing CAMP
BELL politics. He urged different men in different
Townships to come out for the same County off,
cea, with the stipulation that they should secure
the election of delegates from their respective
Townships in favor of themselves for such Offices
and for CAMPBELL for Treasurer. By this plan
all the Townships would send mp delegates for
CAMPBELL for Treasurer, and each in favor Of
different men for this, that and the other Office
As it had been cunningly arranged that the NOM
inatiOn for Treasurer should come fiRst the list
of course, after they all voted for, and nominated
CAMPBELL, they could fight it out among them
selves for the other offices! This was very nice
arrangement, if it had won. ROBERT TRACY was
also . candidate for Treasurer, and he had his
friends. He bought up no Democratic saloons, and
had not brass enough even to electioneer effectu-
ally for himself. But every man who had deal
ings ut the Treasurer's Office, knew that he was
the best qualified man in the County for the place;
and therein lay his strength. Whenever CAMP
BELL heard of Republican who was in favor of
TRACY, he would speak Of that person a. having
"gone back " on him, or "played off" on him!
At the primary election, every means was re-
sorted to, to elect CAMPBELL delegates. Demo
Gratis marched MP, and insisted npon voting. In
somc places, many of them did vote, and invaria-
bly, for CAMPBELL delegates, swearing that they
were Republicans, and intended to vote that tick
ct this Fall. Every one of them did his best to
defeat the ticket, on election day.
When the returns came in, it was found that
just two precincts in the County had elected
Campbell delegates and Highland TRACY
had = majority. Burr-Oak had elected delega-
tion in favor Of any person who could give them
the most strength for their candidate for Sheriff.
Wayne had elected delegation ostensibly in the
interest of Mr.. McCRUM, Of Doniphan, for Treas
urer, hut pledged to TRACY if MCCRUM could not
succeed. In this delegation was A. C. Low, and
, majority Of them were elected with the deter
mination to betray TRACY, if possible. A desper-
ate effort had been made by CAMPBELL to carry
Wolf River. Acouple If his grooms even went
70 far - to send threatening letter to ABRAx
BENNETT, threatening him with certain expos |
If he did not either keep away from the polls
,r 70 for CAMPBELL The matter which they |
threatened to expose was evidently fabrication |
If their own trumPing up, - bennett did not |
,care worth . cent, but went to the polls, was |
,hosen q delegate, and supported TRAcT> A copy |
# the letter written, was offered to MS for publi-
,ation; but We declined, in the hope of healing |
Up old sores, and promoting peace and harmony.
Il We can procure the letter, We shall now pub
ish it. That ring boasted that they ran the pol
tics Of the County; and they succeeded in 30 inn
pressing this upon the minds of other aspirants,
hat nearly every candidate for other Offices, al |