The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-05
CORkkSpONDENCE.



SENECA. KAxsAs September ID lssz
.o' KANSAS CHHr-DHAR SR Thinking that perhaps
words concerning what We are doing here politically.
not be amss take this occasion to you On
Aunsy nst the Republicans Of Nemaha County. turned
out In re numoers and to Seneca to hear the
of the day discour.ed I.rc. detection, - ftou,
Cenfralia Capoma. Sabesha and other paees We had
real gala day At about three in the afternoon the
crowd gathered at the Court House. and the Uou.e
called to order by Hon Geo Graham President of the Sen
eca Grant and Wilson Climb. song announced by
the Grant Glec Club of this place. which by the way TO
the least excellent and gave during the meet
ing some revvins campaign sonss After the sonss
the Glee Club Judge A. H. Horton. Of Atchison
duced to the audience and for hours he addressed
audience in mastery and eloquent manner and not only
successfully rcfuted all the charges and ISLANDERS made
against Grant and the Republican party but showed up
the Liberals and Democratic in very amabe light
Judge Horton is Of the ables exponeuts pty
Kansas Clear concise and logical he has Of the
bragdocio and bravsdo about him that
the stock in trade Of every speech made the Greeeyes
The four O'Clock train brought in that sterling
and popular advocate Of Repubcanim Judge Nathan
Price of your city. The moment it known he
the house. there loud calls for him. and in speech
about hours length made happy hits and kept
audience in Of laughter and applause all the time.
told that the made Judge to the Demo
ocrzts.
That while the lamp holds out TO burn,
The vilest sinner may return,
has really Of them thinking seriously and who
but Judge Price will have back baptse
them before the election However getting of
from my real intentions giving you Of
meeting In the evening the Court House filed its
capacity when after song by the Gee Club the
Hon C. B. Wilkinson Of the ST. Joseph Herald intro
duced the audience andfor hour and half the
he delt old Greeleyism hard and Mr. wkin
is ready speaker full of and wit. and his
speech fully appreciated by those assembled At the
close Of his speech Judge Price called again. and
gave Of his most happy efforts. All in all. it
day to be forgotten By the Republicans Of Nemaha
County and only wish could do Justice the occasion
On the following day the Greeleytes after having adver
tised for two weeks in this and surrounding Counties
aged to get up meeting announcing four Eve prom
speakers but only Gen Craig of St Joseph putting
in appearance After parading the with band
and about twenty persons marching in procession they
gathered at the Court House. where quite respectable
dience assembled. more than onethrd Of which were
Grant the balance with the exception Of eight
Democrats The meeting called order and the
speaker announced Mr. W. D. B. r. 2. z. Motter an
Attorney Of this place who made the boast the day
that he could demosh an the arguments that had
made in favor Of Grant, in fifteen minutes OF
expected to see it DONE and he by saying
low citizens assembled here Fellow citizens
the issues of the day great applause
Grant drunkard and Greeley Of secession
Fellow citizens. (trcmeDdour applause) II you elect
Grant you elect the whole family Fellow citizens Fellow
citizens Grant is in favor Of the legal act the
kukux laws Fellow czena and you must not elect him
Ponder well on what have said Fellow for
that Gen. Craig is done smoking his cigar and is ready
so for Grant like Thousand Of brick and will s-b
side tell you it terrible blow the arguments
the day before.
Gen Craig then took the stand and his speech
TRADE and abuse Of Gen. Grant, and argument did
hear in favor of Greeley and scarcely uttered his
during his whole tradc.
In the evening Mr. Abbott Of the Atchi>on Patriot
tnued the abuse for about two hours and the meeting
ourned Of the most complete failures have wit
messed and although Buck Of the ST. Joseph Gazette
the Greeleyites will have handsome majority in hi-
County, he don't believe himself but that the way
keep up courage. don't blame thern they need il.
BY they mnst not forget very amusing. incien,
that happened the close Of afternoon meeting o the
Greeeyes. As the last speaker through
of the Greeley got and proposed three cheers
Grant and Wilson. which given with will He after
wards said he would not have had the thing hap
pened for hundred dollars Thus passed off the pres
.nt week with politically. ANON