The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-17
The Convention, and the Split.

Ine COntcutnOus auu tmC
The Republican County Convention, called fur
Wednesday, met, split, and placed in the field
two tickets The causes, we shall proceed to re-
late.
At the primary elections, there were two par
ties the division having existed for several years.
At this election, one party received majority Of
the Delegates, elected expressly to support GER
tain candidates The opposite party went to
work to buy up Delegates, and succeeded in buy
ing one or more, but still remaining in q minority
The evening before the Convention, it was whis,
pered that their only hope was in securing the
temporary organization Of the Convention; and
for this purpose, a contest would be trumped up
in Wolf River Township, to keep portion of her
delegation out OH the temporary organization.
They also resorted to the trick Of bribin OF
Otherwise securing the absence Of Delegates op-
posed to them-in short, to force result contra
~ to what the people, at the primary elections,
decided in favor Of
When the Convention was called to order, they
had their two choice bnllies on the floor, who
made it their chief business to interrupt, bully
rag, and brow beat every Delegate who dared Of
fer suggestion contrary to their plans; and by
aid of the votes of men who had no more right in
the Convention than the man in the moon, they
succeeded in disfranchsing one-half Of the Wolf
River Delegation, and in securing the temporary
organization. The COMMITTEES Oh Crededtiais, of
course, was fixed mp, and brought in a report
upon q trumped up charge, and putting in their
place two men of their own, who were not elected
by the people. At this juncture, Judge Nathan
Price, candidate for the Senate, upon whom
the main fight had been made, came in as an Al
ternate, for the purpose of bullying the opposition.
Il was upon his assertion, and at his instance,
that the outrage was perpetrated upon Wolf Riv-
or. By disfranchising two Delegates from that
Township, they had majority of one, and used
that majority to place two men Of their own in
the vacancies. When this was done, the opPosi-
ton Delegates took their leave fiom the Conven-
tion to the number of twenty men, including the
two disfranchised or a majority of the legally
elected Delegates to the Convention. Most of the
spectators also left with them.
After this, the minority went to work, with an
air of forced resignation, to make their uoains-
items. 1t was decidedly tame and spiritless pro-
ceedipg; But as they had the thing cut and dried
before hand. it did not take them long.
.tor. He would have sworn out half the Dele
gates that remained, rather than fail He had
been scooped for Congress, and if he lost now, he
vould have the trouble of making fight for Rep
resentative, or Constable, or anything, Lord, %
that il was an Office.
Frank Brown was nominated for District Clerk.
They had reconsidered their threat to beat him,
for prudential reasons.
R.v r F. Bowman was nominated for Prohate
l,do. In order to catch the Methodist vote.
Tbey playied of on Maynard, Odor, Len. Smith,
ana the balance of them, just they intended to,
.f.r vettiur their help at the primary election:.
For County Attorney, N. B. Wood was nomina-
A.d. Stout ana Hawkins were placed before the
Conventioa. inst to make it look If the slate
4v.r. not Ali Rxed mp; bnt Wood had been nomi-
;n.t:d months ago, in the back side Of the Post
Once.
For County Superintendent, VIM. I. Gage' OF
H,,b,.pd. VAS selccted. This WAS the e"usidera-
lion for which the Highland delegation ob.yed Of
ders 90 promptly. Gage is . very good man; but
= Rose hy anothrr sssse viii suit the people
better for the Office.
The proceedinee aud nominations Of ths othsr
Convention will be found In another eosa'na.
We recognize the latter Convcntion n the regs-
lar Republican Convention of the County. - it
was composed of . majority Of the Delegates te-
x,lly elected; and this is the ticket that We sup
nort, = the regular Republican ticket of the
Caqnty:
Two or three times hesstnfSre. hsre the same
ring attempted to forge tickst upon the County,
by outesSes Of ehsrscter gjEh the one attempt