The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-23
THE OUs LOOk AT topeka,

We have watched the Senatorial move
ments in Topeka with come degree Of inter
est, and read the dispatches and correspond
ence from the opponents Of Mr.. Pomeroy, as
well as the reports from those who are striv-
ing to promote his election. We have tried
to discover the source from which the oppo-
sition to Mr.. Pomeroy comes, and to US it
looks very much as though the Liberals who
we're waited to seats in the Legislature BY the
fluctuations of the late "iidal wave'' are the
most active haters of the Senator. Recently
the Democratic newspapers of Kansas and
Missouri have been lavish of display, head
lines heralding a report that eighty five
members of the Legislature had pronounced
unequivocally against the Senator Ii there
Was any truth in the r5r'-'. '..-Te would
be something to elate thu Democracy and
perhaps something to please 4 respectable
portion of good Republicans. Bu. it lacks
truth. There has been a vast amount Of
c,ucusing and some bitter speech making in
the caucus room, bu. we are able to state on
the authority OF a member who occupies a
high place in the opposition that only fifty
eight members attended the last caucus, after
. vigorous effort had been made to assemble
the opposition. The number eighty five is
Obtained by counting those who attended the
FIRST and second caucus, and who did not
attend the third, together with proxy pledg-
es. This streng,h is distributed among four
or Eve aspiran,s for the place, and We doubt
very much if any one candidate Of the OPP
position can secure fifty Of the caucus at
tendan.s. For instance, if Messrs.
Phillips, Harvey and Logan are
pushed aside to give place to Mr.. Lowe,
many OF their friends would prefer the re-
election of Senator Pomeroy to the promo
ton of Mr.. Lowe, and the same thing would
be obtained il either Phillips or Lowe were
forced 10 leave the field by either Harvey or
Logan. Senator Pomeroy is the only cand.-
date at Topeka now with any well defined
and positive strength. The opposition has
been noisy bu. not effective. 1. has no.
taken away a single delegation or even a
single mem6er Of any Of his delegations. He
l. certainly the second choice of very many
wae are no~ opposing him, and when the
complimentary votes have been bestowed on
local favosiies, his strength will increase
surely and swiftly. Outside of 4 few Demo-
cratic newspapers and Democratic politicians
there is little opposition to him. The pro-
mised relations of startling corruptions have
not seen divulsed. None of these ''magni6-
cent steals" which Democratic editors love
to pirate about, have been proved. Simply
the same old stories that have been refuied
time and again are offered. The loudest
anti Pomeroy man in the State Capitol could
have been summoned to appear before the
Investigating Committee Of the q. S. Senate
and given in his testimony, If he had de-
sired to testify. Senator Pomeroy demanded
that committee, and further asked his acn-
e,s to appear before it and submit their evil
dence. Honest workers in the cause Of re-
form. with documents able to prove great
Official r.scality, would have gone before
that committee of inquiry. As no evidence
of the kind vas adduced, We are left to be
I;eve that the eo-called reGoEmefs are either
d;shooe1t or without proof Of their changes.
The ready coeviction y that their charge: Of
fr.ud are based On mere heresay, and intelli-
rent representatives Of the people will acctpt
III belie:. Ii will not escape their atten-
tion. We believe the Legislasurs 70 Be com
pooed Of men Who DO thsir own thinkine-
- nan 1or himself, and while Deubes
may iisaea respectfully to tie out.ids elsnor
about s1eak sad cosfuptioos, il will taks
sonethine noe tanxibie to influences their
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