The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-29
From the Marion County Record.
q. s. SENATOR.

: recommend Col. =. B. Plumb to fiji
the Caldwell vacancy in the U.
!. Senate. We mentioned this las
week, but desire now to express GU
sentiments more fully.
Col. Plumb came to Kansas il
1856, and is therefore an old settler
He took an active part in the strug
gle against the deYotees of slavery
and during the war proved his de
votion to principle by hard servic,
IN the llth Kansas regiment.
After the war he was elected tc
the State Legislature from Igor
county several years in succession
and was Speaker of the House du.
ring one term.
He retired from politics in 1866
and devoted his entire time to hil
profession, not even attending the
usual conventions and frequently
declining urgent offers of politica
preferment.
Some time since he retired from
the practice of his profession and
has been deyoting much time since
then to the development of numer-
GUS coal fields, thinking that if an
abundant supply of that article
could be obtained in each county, it
would be of incalcula BILE benefit to
the State and especially to this part
of it.
Although out of politics for five
years, yet he has watched every
movement with interest and is, per-
haps, as well informed on that sub
iect as any other citizen in it.
Not being an aspirant for any Of
flee, he has been in a position as an
impartial observer OF political
events, to note short comings in
men as well as in legislation.
He is in the vigor of ripe man
hood, being about 80 years old; is q
thorough practical man, of fine
presence, and is a fluent speaker.
His knowledge of men and things
has been obtained from facts and
figures of the actual historic past
and not from vague prospective
theories.
The apparent desire of the peo-
pie of this State is to secure the
election of a man to the position of
Senator, who has not been an office
seeker; who has a thorough
knowledge of the interests of the
State; who has the energy and will
to look after her interests, and
whose personal interests are so
blended and identified with the in
terests of the people as to secure
for the State a corresponding
benefit.
Above all, the good name of the
state demands the selection of an
hnnnof E1n hvx -
of his official life and conduct, if
selected, will remove the stains up
on the fair banner of our rising state.
We submit that Col. Plumb is
such man. This entire portion of
the state, where he has been so long
and favorably known, will vouch
for him.
We submit also another consider
alton which should bear much
weight. Col. Plumb is the only
man that has been suggested from
this portion of the state. The rapid
and almost marvellous settlement of
the South and Southwest and their
consequent wants, can be fully real
lied, only by one who lives in that
portion of the state. Locality in an
old and fully settled state, is not
much of an argument in favor of
any candidate, because every citizen
has had ample time to become con-
versant with the wants and interests
of every part of the state, but in a
section where counties have increas-
ed from 200 to 5000 in two CT
three years we think that locality
then, other things being equal, be-
comes a very strong argument.
The citizen who has lived in the
Northern or older settled portion
of The state, cannot in a short time
become conversant with our wants /;
even if he could, a month of our
rapid settlement would require him
to add very materially to his knowl-
edge, to enable him to act under
standingIy. Col. Plumb has been
for years and is now an eye witness
to this rapid growth, and having
been citizen of our state long ere
our star was emblazoned upon the
national emblem, he is of course,
well versed in the wants of the old
er settled portion of the state.
Southern Kansas is now attract
ing the attention of the world, and
we submit that much consideration
should be given to that locality,
when it presents such a man as Col.
II. ID. Plumb, of EnIpOria.