The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-20
The Primaries,

The primary elections in this County, for dele
gates to the Congressional aud State ConVen-
tions, passed off quietly. The people were pretty
nearly unanimous in feeling, and as eonse-
quence, there was light vote, there being no
contest to call out a larger one. The result must
be gratifying to Judge Price, whatever his fate
may be in the Congressional Convention. A
unanimous delegation goes up from this County
in his favor, and without opposition except IN
one District-or, more properly speaking, IN one
preciDct-Wathena. Factions heretofore antas-
onistic, worked together in harmony In Iowa,
we find the names of Phil. Kelley, John H. UT,
and j. P. johnson, on the same ticket In Wolf
River, C. N Devine and A. S. Campbell, Geo. W.
Wood aud ID. w. Morse, were voted on one ticket.
In Centre and Wayne, the ticket contsined the
names of Cy. Leland and W. N. Shepherd, J. b.
Kennedy and John Wilson-a great change from
two years ago!
1t was left for watbena alone to keep up fight
we mean portion of the people there. Men
like Obe, Craig and Frank Dreaming, of whose
Republicanism there is no doubt, and who nave
psver faItered in in their devotion to Wathena
;uterests. were for union and peace. OF all men
in the County, no one would have more reason
than Drenning to fight Price; but he forgot the
mast and started fresh tally. But such men as
A. ] Moyry of Comanche and Stewart, of the
ReDorfsy. undertook to run the machine. Col.
PbiIIips on his recent visit to the County, paid
particular afteution to Wathena, and these men
pledged him the delegates of the District. 1t is
currently reported that Phillips gave Stewart
reasons that could be seen and felt Be that
it may, he has ever since been howling against
a.,
Mowry abandoned Comanche, and for weeks past
has been fixing things in the District He made
a speech at the colored jnbilee, on the 4th inst,
and exhibited the mlserably bad taste Of turning
it into political harangue, directed chiefly
against Price. To cap the climax, Secretary
Smallwood came mp, last week, to see about the
District. He could have staid away, and been
perfectly sure of the District for himself; but he
wanted TO use it as lever to force other Districts
to come to him. He or his friends demanded that
this District should elect Smallwood Delegates
to the State Convention, and named the men who
should be elected; and the worst of it was, one
of the men has not acted with the Republican
party for years. The Second District felt that
they had enough Republicans, without going out
Of the party for delegates; and they did not take
dictatiOn very kindly. But they consulted, and
thought they had a satisfactory arrangement
concluded; but on the eve of the election, they
learned that Stewart, Mowry & Co. were determ
ined upon forcing through their scheme. As a
result, and keeping the SmallwGod issue PVomi-
nently before his old neighbors, they gave a con-
siderable majority in Wathena against 0be. Craig
and W. II. Deckarl, the Price delegates. But
Palermo, Elwood and Columbus turned the scale,
aud elected them If the opponents of Small
wood had exhibited the spirit as did his
over-zealous friends and rallied out large vote
in the other precincts, they could have defeated
delegates to the State Convention The upshot his
is that Prices friends have carried the delegates
in spite of Smallwood's party, and are under no
obligations TO give him single vote from the
balance of the County. The other four delegates
from this County to the State Convention are
favorable to Gov Osborn; and if they vote for
SmallwOod it will be upou some contingency or
complication that shall arise hereafter, not fore
seen at the time of their election.
Since the above was in type, we have been iu-
formed that Stewart stood by the agreement, and
voted for the Price delegates. We do not wish
to misrepresent him. But he worked for Phillips
until the last day, and afterwards sent despatch
es limiting sharp protection Oh the part of Prices
friends.