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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01
THE STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

This convention, which met at
Topeka on the 2lst ult., was largely
attended, and harmonious. j. D.
6noddy was chairman and j. s. VII
son Secretary. Lyon county was
represented by Noyes Spicer, j. NJ.
Steele, r. w. Randall, and A. d.
Chambers. The convention enthu-
asticalIy endorsed President Grants
administration, and instructed the
delegates to the national convention
to vote as q unit for his re-nomina-
ton. The delegates are:
B. #. Simpson, II. Buckingham,
John A. Martin, VIM. Baldwin, III
C. Cross, Josiah Kellogg, VIM. A.
Morris, George Noble, j. NJ. Haber.
lein, j. G. Carpenter.
In Mr. Cross, Emporia furnishes
au excellent delegate. He is q ut
representative both OF the Republi-
can party and of the material, pro-
gressive interests of this section. II
the delegation throughout is COM
posed Of equally good men, Kansas
will be represented with credit and
effect.
Before the convention adjourned
it adopted the following supple.
mentary resolution.
Resol'd, That we hereby denounce
, any man in public life who will dars
to employ any corrupt means II
politics, and we, the republicans o
lsKansas, will set our faces steAdfastly
against all such, and will endeavol
to make the future of Kansas purl
and good,
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GREELEY ON GRANT.

The following correspondence
will explain itself.
EMPoRIA, Feb. 7th, 1872.
EDIToR NEWS: In the last ISSUE
of your paper you affirm that:
Horace Greeley says he will no,
support Grant If he is re-nominatcd
for the Presidency"
This 1 deny, and call for the
proof. Respectfully,
T. ARMoR.
NEWS OFFICE, EHPoRIA
kansas, Feb. lS. 1874
Mr.. Greeley: Have you said 90 ?
S. r. e. g.
TRIBUNE OHFicE.
NEW YORK. Feb. %. 1S72.S
No. Horace GRERLEY.
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FROM topeka.
DOings Of the Legislature.

A new bill has passed, giving
county treasurers three per cent,
for collecting school moneys on all
sums OF $1,000 or less two per cent.
on all sums over $1,000 and under
$1,000.
The bills creating the new judi
cial districts, by one of which we
will lose our neighbor, Greenwood,
will pass and become a law, unless
they are "scooped" by the new bill
of the Judiciary Committee to re-
organize the State into eleven dis
tricts. The passage of this measure
would be q great saving to the State
and counties. Every body is in IA
vOr of this last bill except the candi-
dates for Judge in the new districts,
who in the two bodies and in the
lobby, may be strong enough to de-
feat it, Under the new bill we are
in with Marion, Chase, Morris, But
tier, etc. Butler COLLECTS" and so
does Marion, and we shall have to
let them go. But we will probably
take Chase in anyhow, and make
the present excellent Judge of the
9th, our Judge. Sam Wood con-
sents. Sam is coming to Emporia
to live. Brown went from Empo-
ria to Chase TO "sit on the bench"
and we now propose to take him in
out of the cold. We don't know of
any county we shonld rather neigh
Dor with than Chase, provided Sam
Wood will keep straight. We are
going to "bag" him.
But now comes the eternal ever
lasting Female Suffrage again, and
after full discussion, entered into
by Gov. Robinson for, and our ex-
celleut member Charley Eskridge
''agin" goes down nearly two to
one. Verify, this house needs chalk
mark.
McWilliams, of Chase, is around
again. He has been sick during the
entire session, and has had no
chance to deyelope his ability as q
legislator. He has the sympathy
of all his many friends in his severe
and unfortunate sffiiction, and we
but express the wish of all when we
express the hope that this may not
be the last winter in which he will
be hailed as the gentleman from
Chase.
The temperance bill has probably
gone the "Way of all the csFthU.
Several days ago 1t came to the
Senate and on motion was referred
to q special committee of which C.
II. JeTnison, of LeaYenworth, was
chairman. The rules of the Senate
allow q committees 10 keep a bill
three days. This gentleman kept
the bill six days, in violation of the
rules. when a member got after
them, two members reported the
bill back. Jennison watched his
chance, and when several friends OF
the measure were absent, got the
bill re-comipitted to his pocket on
the pretense of having it printed,
and there it has remained after
holding it i've days more in viola
ton of the rules, and in contempt
OF the thousands OF citizens of the
State, who are petitioniRg fer its
passage. A motion was made re-
auesting the committee to report
the bill back. JennisoE moved an
"whea the bill is print
ed. Tbis amendment Was carried
by a vote of Is to ~. II vas pro-
en- that he had never made any ef,
fort to have It printed, and he dee
clares that it will not be printed so
long Sc he has control Of it. The
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Its singular how some papers
squirm under the legislative inves-
tigation. The Lawrence Tribune
publishes only that portion relating
to Mr.. Caldwell. 1t says:
"The psrtiZan character of the
report so far as Clarke, Pomeroy
aud Ross are concerned, is palpabIe.
Outside of an attempt to exagger-
ate Mr.. Clarke's legitimate hotel
expenses, in connection with the
senatorial election, there is no proof
sgainst Mr.. Clarke except by men
either bribed by Caldwell or sns.
pccted of bribery"
The Tribune readers may be sat.
isfied, but it seems to us that the
wisest course on Mr.. Clarke's behalf
would have been to give them the
entire report. and let them judge to
what extent it indicts him. To
suppress that part must produce
q moro unfavo. able impression, even
on their minds, than to publish it.
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SENATOR PONEROY.
He DsnOuaees she Unfairness Of the
Senatorial Investigation.

The following letter, expressive
of Senator Pomeroy's views witt
reference to the report of the join
committee on fraudS in the Senator.
ial elections, has been handed as fol
publication by Hon. c. ]. Scofield
of Atchison.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, iS72.{
Mr.. &. ]. ScoFGELD,
DEAR SIR Before this reaches
yon Gf can believe the pspers) the
committee investigating fraud and
corruption in Senatorial elections
will have reported Idesire to put
y0u in possession of soma facts:
LIST. 30 l.. as ] am concerned /
have had ~ notice from the COM
mittee ths : am under investiga-
hon.
ID, A proceeding lcithout aotice,
IS er-pGrte, incomplete, and cOid.
Sd. No report damaging a mans
charater should ace the hight until
the testimony IL given in q legal
manner and published, 80 that the
legislature can judge, before they
pass upon It, whether tho report IL
sustained by the testimony.
II wonid damage q COMMITTEES
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Are women opposed to polyagmy
That is, the women who have tasted
its sweetness. At the recent char
ter election in Salt Lake, they cleo
ted the Mormon candidates. At
present, the territory is holding a
convention, largely composed of
Mormons, to apply for admission as
a State. 1t has agreed to ask for
admittance with female suffrage,
and without poly gamy being recog-
nized. This seems as if the Nor
mons were willing to risk the fate
of polygamy in female hands. The
strong minded women should at
once give their Utah sisters a moral
ectufe.
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FROM TOPEKA.
Report Of the Investigating Committee.
Very truly,
S. G. PoNERoY.

hepOrt OF the lnFestlSollhS CoAulttoe'
The committee of the Kansas
Legislature appointed to investi-
gate the elections of Pomeroy and
Ross, as Senators, in 1867 and that
of Caldwell in 1871, has submitted
q report. The testimony, we are
informed, will make q book OF 400
pages. As the legislature has order
ed tho printing of five thousand
copies of the report and testimony,
we shall soon see what is proven.
In the Senate the committee was
composed unfairly, IS we think,
and as some of the committee men
themselves thought, altogether Of
bitter anti Caldwell men. We will
not say the action of the committee
was unfair, because we have not
seen the testimony. Taking the re-
port as a criterion, there was no
friend of his present to object to
any of the testimony, or any of the
arguments submitted against him.
The committee was q one-sided At.
fair, and sat with locked doors
Neither Caldwell nor Pomeroy were
notified of the investigation, and
neither had q chance to rebut any
statement made before the commit
tee. But we do not intend TO tak'
up their cause. They are doubtless
abundantly able to take care Q
themselves. This they must do o
suffer the consequences.
So far as the investigation relate
to Senator Pomeroy, we believ
there are no new developments
, His election, together with that o
, Ross, was investigated by the legis
r lature of I867-the one by whie
t they were elected-and the test
t mony was printed in the Senat
journal OF that year. The charge
are the same as those that have bee
e printed in many of the papers, an
n have teen the stock-in-trade eve
since of his political opponents.
Il The investigation accuses NJ
8 Sidney Clarke of having used col
Q rupt means to secure votes for til
Y Senate, but as he is not now an of
Ger it makes but little differenC
what he did. 1t is generally belie1
l. ed that this investigation was inst
y gated by him, and if he is a bad
= squeezed lemon he has only himse
Il to blame.
It The one principally concerned
,e the investigation, and the only OF
!" intended to be affected by it, is ii
Caldwell. The matter will undoub
eddy go to the Senate of the Unite
n States, and if the charges of CO
10 ruptiou are established it will tht
It be the duty of that body to tut
Ie him out, and we certainly hope the
l. will not.
d Since this report was publishe
g DIR. Fletcher, who is accused
70 skulking to avoid being examine
in has published card denying tn
he trien to avoid examination, ar
that he informed the committee
Re different times that he was ready
D. appear before them at any tim
he Those who saw Mr.. Fletcher on Il
3 streets of Topeka almost every d.
8. were surprised at the statement
r. the report in reference to him.
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here, beyond repair, If they should
investigate, ScithOHt notice, and re-
port srithoat the testimony.
/ send you this note to ask that no
report be adopted rejecting in the
slightest degree upon me, while the
testimony is withheld, and where
no notice was served. Nothing is
so valuable as reputation Ifmine
is injured by such proceedings as
you have there instituted, of course
/ shall take notice of it; but trust
the legislature will not innict such
injury by adopting q report which
It does not k1soIc to be sustained by
legal, competent and undOubted
testimony.
Very truly,
S. G. PONERoY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

The Philadelphia politicians are
preparing for the National Repab-
lican Convention in June. The
Academy of Music has been engag-
ed for three days and three nights.
1t is proposed to floor over the par
Quet on a level with the stage; the
delegates to occupy benches, and
the house to be used for spectators.
The leading hotels are having all
their rooms engaged, from cellar to
garrett.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

Last Friday, a passenger train
which started from San Francisco
January %, arrived at Chicago. 1t
had taken % days to come over the
Union Pacific road. The passen-
gers suffered intensely from cold
and exposure. The men had to dig
through snow day after day to save
their lives and get the train
through.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

Senator Sumner puts the "indi.
rect claims" (Which are now crea'
ting such an excitement in England,
at $4,000, 900, OO0.-Exchange.
We fear we will have to get that
little amount SO "indirectly" thai
we shall never be able to feel the
benefit of it. 100000 direct
will do us more good.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

The Missouri State Republican
convention, on tho 22d ult, was a
very large and influential body. 1t
denounced the "liberal Republican"
party of which Gov. Brown and SEN
ator Schurz are the champions, en-
dorsed the administration of Grant,
but refused to instruct the delegates
to the nationa, convention as to how
they shout ote for a Presidential
candidate Its action places the
Republic. o. party of Missouri III a
good position to support the repub-
lican Ticker, no matter who the
nominees aSe.
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Maine gives Kansas valuable
hint. 1t proposes to exempt from
taxation for twenty years, all land
planted with forest trees. 1t is full
time for our State to stimulate this
kind of agriculture, and we have
not heard cheaper and better way
suggested.
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Senators voting with Jennison were
as follows:
Haas. Hogeboom, Jennison, KEEL
Iogg. Miller, Murdoch, Nelson,
Price. Sears, snoddy, Vincent, War
den, and Whitney.
And so the temperance bill may
be regarded as beaten at this session.
The appOrtionment is wood
bined." The three members will
be TO elect at large. A conference
committee was appointed on the
disagreement OF the two houses.
They rep orted new plan differing
some What from the bill passed by
the Senate. 1t has been rejected.
This subject may be regarded as
dead in this session.
A good deal of fun was created
in the House yesterday by the
reading of letter from a self-glori-
flying member of that body to the
Cloud County Empire. 1t is con-
sidered q very indecent thing for o
member to write to paper CRITICS.
ing the action, and rejecting on the
motives of his fellow-members, yet
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS seems
to be q regular mutual admiration
society" of which he is president,
secretary, treasurer, and audience.
did write such letter, in which he
glorified, and '.martyred" himselt
and pitched into others in a whole
sale way. The letter was read and
''little Nc" was handled without
gloves.
A bill has passed the house which
allows parties to waive in contracts
all sppraisement laws. The mean
ing OF tits that where appraisemen
is waived, and execution issues OF
the note, mortgage or other evi
dence of Indebtedness, the debtor
property can be sold at any price i
! may bring without regard to it
value.
1t has also passed bill to chang
the laws in relation to collection O
taxes. Property is listed first @
May instead of March. 1t aims t
make a law that will assess bankin
capital and to prevent its exemption
from taxation, as is claimed by som
that it does. The acts includes th
semi-annual payment of taxes. Th
penalty for the non-payment Of tn
half due in December is 90 per cen
and for that due in May is 10 pc
cent. This penalty accrues to Il
county and can be paid in count
. scrip any time before sale. Tt
. rate OF interest after sale is fixed |
= Is per cent. instead of so as nov
y The bill passed by a vote of
" to 10.
The revenue bill proposes to lev
= 81 mills for general expenses. TT
appropriations will be nearly twit
what they were last year. The lev
for that year was little less than
- mills.
The State institutions get all the
ask for, and SO does any other i
- terest.
IA We will not adjourn before Fl
day night, the Senate not havir
II yet touched an appropriation bi
ie The new law regulating cities
L. the second class passed some da
" ago. 1t makes several changes
:" the old law.
Nearly all the bills passed a
." purely local in their nature.
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Paris politics are becoming so
uncertain" that two German army
corps are in readiness to re-enteT
France, if the present government
is overthrown, and q new one sci
up inimical to German claims.
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Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Sam
Wood announces himself as ono OF
the next Congressman. That leaves
only two to elect.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

The Supreme Court of the State
of Illinois has just decided in favor
of the constitutionality of bonds
voted to aid in the building of rail.
roads
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b. F. Simpson has been chosen
chairman, a Geo. Noble Secretary
of the Kn- sas delegation to the
PhiIadelph convention.
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NATIoNAL RANK.

Certificate Of Authority OF
the s. First National Bank
of Eaporia.''
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF CoERrRoLLER OF TEE CURREscY,S
WASHINGTON, January ID, 1874.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence
has been made 70 appear that 'The First
National Bank Of Emporia," in the city
Of EMporia in the County OF Lyon and
State Of Kansas has been duly organised
under and according to the requirements
OF the Act OF Congress entitled IAN Act
to provide National Currency, secured
by 2 pledge Of United States bonds, and
to provide for the circulation and REDEEM.
ton thereof" approved June Sd, 1854, and
has complied with ali the provisions OF
said act requiring to be complied with
before commencing the business OF bank
ing under said Act.
Now, therefore !, I3Iland r. Hulburd
Comptroller Of the Currency, do hereby
certify thai "The First National Bank Of
Emroria'' in the city of Emporia In the
County OF Lyon and State u Kansas, II
authorized to commence the business oil
banking under tho AIT aforesaid.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
rsp.S, and seal Of ONCE this 2nd day
Of January, 1872.
Inland B. HULBCRD,
Comptroller of the Currency.
No. 1916. jan22-6l
3. Q. CROSS. HoYEs sPIcKR, R. ,. HUlsT,
President. Vice p Hesident Cashier
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NJ. D. Sampson hae gone back to
strengthen the Salina Journal.
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as Us share of The election expenses
of that election, or ss its 6onxs for
bis influence as United States SEN
asoF, That Caldwell dsmEnded of
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sspEEY CLARK N IS7

In relation to the elecion of 1871,
the committee find that. the testt-
HaonY shows that Sidney Clarke
was Q candidate for election TO the
ONCE of q. s. senator 10 ISL, aud
that his friends engaged for him,
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THE SENATORIAL CORRUPTION.
Report of the Joint Committee of iAyes
tlgatiOH.
No WhitewaSh this time.

Jan. p, the Legislature appointed
joint committee ofthree Senators
and i've Representatives, to investi.
gate the charges of corruption in
the Senatorial elections of 1867, and
1871. Feb, oath that committee
unanimously submitted the follow.
ing report to both branches. II
will ring throughout the land, and
be read from ocean to ocean:
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-09

one man to the great duty demanded Of
them by the country.
Ohio has also done nobly. The State is
conceded to the Republicans by large
majority--so large, in fact, as to show that
the Liberal" movement has made no
damaging inroads there. If the Liberal
ticket has gained in certain localities over
the Democratic vote of last year, it has
fallen oil enough in other parts of the
State to fully overcome the local detection.
The latest news would indicate that In
diana remains firm for General Grant, and
that these three great States, whose vote
has been deemed decisive of the result, will
60 for the Republican ticket in November
by as decisive majority as in 1868.
This virtually settles the question OF
the Presidency for the four years from
the fourth of March next. The Ggh,
may be kept up by the Democrats until
the fifth of next month, but it will par
take of the nature of guerrilla contes
only. This preliminary engagement ha'
manifestly exhausted the whole strength
of the Greeley party. They can make ut
second fight of the magnitude Of that il
which they were so disastrously route,
yesterday.
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I, THE GRATITUDE WHICH THE SOUTH
OWES GRANT.

Under this head the Enquirer rehashes
an article from the EIarrisonburg Enter
prise which, as it says, describes graphi-
cally the manner in which Sheridan fulfilled
the fiendish orders of Grant in the Valley
of Virginia. y
The purpose of the article is to throw
upon General Grant the odium of having
made war in cruel and reckless manner,
using his power to bring unnecessary SUI
ferng upon helpless old men, women and
children.
War is sad thing, always. 1t is always
"a picture of Hell," but if its rightfulness
is admitted in given case its essential
conditlons are covered by the justification.
The destruction of houses which may shell
ter the enemy, and crops. growing or stored,
that may feed them, are among the ad-
mitted methods of honorable warfare. We
confess detestation Of house-burning and
the whole work of destroying property,
except in a case of clearest necessity, to
save life and property, by shortening the
duration of war.
General Grant used the war power with
remarkable moderation. Accusations and
complaints from those who are the monu-
ments of his leniency and that of the
Northern people, are in the worst possible
taste, and show bad spirit, destitute of
true chiyalry. To bring the facts of the war
into party politics argues a lack of sense
and judgment which shows that some
people are still as far from sanity as from
loyalty. Only brutal and ignorant minds
cherish personal hatreds towards oppo-
nents in war.
We are grieved and surprised that the
Enquirer should thus aid in stirring up old
animosities. 1t will not pay Republicans
to do it. 1t will certainly not be found
agreeable or profitable employment for the
opposition. Men who are crying out for
peace, and who claim to be the especial
champions of reconciliation. will hardly
convince the people of their sincerity by
such means. Yet such is the political con-
test which they are fighting at the South,
while North they appear as prosecuted
flock of lambs, that the Republican wolves
are seeking to devour!