White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-01-19
Correspondence.


Special Topeka COrrespondence.
TorrxA. January Is. 1871.
EprroR CHrrr:-I have swung around here
again, Just in the right time. find the Sena-
torial kettle boiling. The womb of time is
about to burst, and let out upon the world tre-
mendous events.
I.andered around the Teft House. the 9th
er day, and asked McMeekin to give M the
numbers of the rooms in Which the VARIOUS
Senatoria, candidates we're stopping. as I wish
ed to interview them. He threw open his
Register. saying all the rooms we're taken, aud
l could fnd the numbers there-I could not go
amiss. If desired it, after going through his
house, he would take me around to the other
boarding houses. and look up the balance Of
the candidates.
went in to see Carney. He smokes the
best favored cigars in Kansas. Carney said
be thought he should withdraw. He had wrest
led with the spirit, and had came to the con-
clusion that il he and Cald we'll both ran, Leav-
enworth would break bulk, and she was gone
up For the sake Of the bnlk, advised him
to renege.
called in at C.ldwell's Caldwell has a
valuable record as public man. 1t may be
found in the First National Bank of Leaven-
worth. Caldwell aid he was sure of an elec-
tiou. asked him If he could name the mem-
bers whose votes he vas sure Of. Yes, he said
there was Len. Smith, and Tom Scott, and
more than sixty others, whose names he had
forgotten!
dropped in on Sidney C larke. Sidney is
the funniest m an in the race, and is not asham-
ed to laugh at his own jokes. Sidney said he
was all right-we understood each other-ex-
cuse him, be had bad cold. knew he had
for saw q couple of decanters on the table,
contain ing cough medicine.
called on Thad. Walker, and found him
bowing to his shadow. thinking it was a mem
ber of the Legislature come to pledge him. his
vote. He said he was sure of an election.
desired him to name hi. men. He replied that
he could not be guilty Of such breach Of po'
liteness as singing out Gear tain men from 81
distinguished a body as the Legislature; bu'
he handed me list Of the members, telling me
to pick them out to suit myself.
i called on Ex Gov ernor Samuel j. Craw
ford. He said he was sure Of success. The
great Neosho valleysswAs for him, aid could
command CO mbinatiors that would crash al
opposition. He then gave me a long disquisi
ton Oh the caudality OF finance, showing tha
the only safe policy to insure the 6uaLcial sue
cess Of Govern ment, was to carry the publ,
fluids wrapped up in tie shirt-tail. He think
that if man who coul make q Sc nator Of
G. Ross could not make ore OF himself, be haC
better quit the business. lie thought that th,
if the recommendation, in his aud McAfee'
last annual Message had not been permitted tt
fall dead upon the L Legislature ard the public
tod him, yes, understood that several dis
tingui. shed gentlemen Of Leavenx orth had bel,
an inquest over it, bef,re it. wen; into type, i,
the Bulletin Office.
| calle at what supposed to be Ross room
He was not in. but person was there, nameC
Riggs, who said he would attend to all orders
l sked him how the thing stood. He replied
all rigit-sure OF success. l eskej him fol
names. He said he bad one that be regarded
pretty sure foriRoss, ahj needed Culy sixsy-.so
more to bring him out all right.
called on Judge Lowe. He said he felt
easy, as he had sure thing On one Office, at
least But in ssmuch as Jim Lane used to try
TO be Senat or, Congressman aud Gov erLof at
the same time. and Sidney Clarke had been a
candidate for Congressman and Senator at the
same time, he saw no reason Why he, too,
should not try to corral better Offices.
iwent in to see George A. Crawford. He
was in good spirits. He had lib,e suit on
hand, for $4,000, and was going to devote the
money to charitable purp was going
to distribute it among the members of the Leg
islature. He thought his chances were good
would lik e to interview the Bee man; but
am afraid he would not get through before the
Senatorial election, shall hav to postpone it,
mean to interview other candidates. before
the election takes place. By listening around
among the member | am led to believe that
a large number are in favor Of Spinner. II
Spinner comes out as a candidate, 1 believe he
will be elected. The members all thinx he
will make a good Senator, for they like bis
handwriting
The Priuter question is also exciting some
attention. think shall intervie~ the can
didates, and lay in supply of theatre tickets.
There are three caudidates-Prouty, Baker,
and some fellow from Northern Kansas. By
circulating among the members. am salts fed
one OF the three will be elected.
man from Leaven worth, named Jennison,
came here, few days ago, with Scriptural
device, representing scenes in the life Of an
Egyptian King nam ed PhaIaoh-I think that
vas the name. A large number of persons
went up to see it, and were SO interested that
they contributed large sums Of money for the
bcnefi: Of the exhibition. For some reason,
not yet explained, the police seized the device,
and will coEsign it to the flames. The de-
struction of this property will leave Jenni-ou
q poor man, and he viii be compelled &, retain
to hard labor On the farm.
! will sight around here, and write you
again. Yours.
sQUEEBoB.
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