The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-28
CANDIDATES FOR con.
GRESS.

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congress for the Third district in
the field, only one of which can be
elected. Fifty or more counties
may be represented at the Congress
sionsI convention at Emporia. Ly-
on county only represents one OF
those counties-a very small part
yet many of her voters seem so uu-
wise as to lay plans to bring cut
three candidates, MaxsOn, Eskridge
and Firey-snd thus defeat the pros
poets of electing any of them, and
some are inclined to think this is
the plan OF few designing men
who pretend to be deeply interested
in the welfare of their own county.
a few towns III the state are sue
cessful because they always unite
and support their own men, and no
other town in the southwest has
thought Of bringing out two candi-
dates, showing that such q policy
would prove suicidal to their local
Interests. Having travelled through
eleven counties in the southwest
during the last month, taken notes,
rea6 the newspapers, and conVersed
freely with many prominent men, 1
find that twenty newspapers have
prominently brought out Mr.. Max
sons qualifications before the PEG.
pie, and there j. not a town visited
but what the" eeen well pleased
with prospect OF his nomination.
/ am led TO draw this conclusion,
which I try to do without bias or
prejudice TO either party that Hon.
z. II. Maxson is by far the strongest
candidate that Lyon and snrround-
ing connties can support. He lie
strongly endorsed st home aud
abroad, particularly in Shawnee,
Wabaunsee, Morris, Greenwood,
Butler and Howard counties. To-
deed, never heard warmer COM
mendations of any man. A few old
politicians of the corrupt class hate
him and most lies started in circu-
lation come from this class, and If
You trace them back you will find
this to be true. Believing from my
extended observation in travelling
through over fifty counties in this
state, that the Republican party will
not have success unless represents
tives OF the laboriug element are rec
ognized on its ticket, aud well know
ing that hundreds OF different Or
formed in this state are
based ON the idea that the rights of
the laboring classes must and shall
he respected, il would seem the great
est blunder the Republican party
could commit to try and foist into |
office either such men as Gov. Eek.
ridge or Judge Brown by combine
tons of the bar aud newspaper ring
On the part OF one, and by the old |
plan of wire-working and forming
on the part of the 9TH
er. There is no use to disguise these
facts, and with al due respect to
.hese gentlemen, am constantly in
formed ia every county visited that
hundreds of men will not support
he Republican ticket unless the
wishes of the people are respected.
There is deep-seated feeling per-
heating the masses that the labor.
ny Glasses are moi represented in :
;ongress-tkey k1O1 it-and they
now that these men do not repre-
ent those interests, and If the Re.
'ublicaB party dares ignore this
leep-seated determination of the
'eople she will haye occasion to re.
ret it. A party formed in less than
hree months and representing six-I
y-two counties and numbering at /.
sast tG0-thirds of the delegates 8
rho vii: meet at the Republican Il
and with 6 dozen ccun. 9
es In this district where the labor. :
lg men have taken no decided Sc 5
on, shows widespread disafec- &
On, and thopseads Of voters await
} see what is 70 be deae. The peo-
Ie have not the confidence In news
sper reports they used to have,
Id are better prepared to do their
Rn thinking and will cot quite iR. q
even of the Indspend: ]
1t party, and viii be inclined 70 .
ratch tickets and vote for the men Y
sy want sensational -, p