The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

A SAOAbS VIC EQAlI en-
dcayor to do what is right irrespec-
tive of any howl ofIice-seekers and
thesmallest kind of demagues may
raise about us.
THE REEsEJBLICAN TICKET.
The ticket nominated by the Re-
publican state convention last week ia
partly as good as it could be. In some
instances it does not give satisfaction.
There was plenty OF good material be-
fore the convention, and no excuse can
be given for mistakes. Too many
men go to a convention to consider the
interests of persons instead of those OF
the party and country. If they can
get their man nominated, and thus
gain personal victory, the better con-
siderations of party and country are
overlooked. This has always been the
case in Kansas politics. Personal ag-
grandizement has been the highest
motive for action. We guess the day
has arrived when this sort OF thing
will have to stop.
OF Governor Osborn we need say lit
tie. He is as well known, perhaps,
among the people, as any man in the
state. His nomination does not meet
with anything like unanimous en-
dorsement. In fact there is Il wide
spread dissatisfaction, land very con-
siderable feeling to 'bolE'' him. We
hear that this feeling will chrystalize
into move to place in opposition to
him different and stronger man than
Mr. Cusey. The fact that he has made
a most excellent Governor during the
past two years is admitted, but does
not palate the bitter opposition.
We like Governor Osborn personally
much better than most of those who
opposed him for the office, but we can
not regard his nomination just now in
any other light than as mistake
for the party. His election depepds
upon the further developments of
events in the campaign.
We do not know Mr.. S..lter, the Re-
publican nominee for Lieutenant
Governor. He is said to be number
one man 5y those who know him.
lie is One of the prominent actors in
the contest just settled between the
railroad companies and settlers on the
Usage ceded lands, having been for
some years president of their
protective association. We suppose
he is well fitted for the place, and the
recognition of those people by the
convention is an act we fully endorse.
The nomination for Secretary OF
State might have been bettered,
unless VIC are mistaken. OF Mr.. CAV
anangh's qualifications we have no
doubt. He is young man and ought
to have been set aside for some one
who has done more service for the
party and sta &c than he. He adds but
little strength to the ticket. There
were men before the convention who
would have been tower of strength
to the party, and whose nomination
would have been hailed with delight.
Still as between Cavanaugh and Nell
son Abbott we do not hesitate to say
we would support the Republican
nominee thousand times before we
would vote for Abbott once.
Webb Wilder was nominated by
exclamation for Auditor. If the con-
ventlon had worked month and
searched every township in the state
they could not have improved on this
nomination. We extend our pity to
Gewhillikens p. Smith, the moral hero
and patriot who thinks he is running
for Auditor. He will know better af-
ter November. Wilder is a man of the
people and they will give him rous-
ing endorsement at the polls.
All were surprised that John Fran
els was not nominated for Treasurer.
Mr.. Lappin the nominee, is an old cit
izen of the state. He has been prom
inent in his section, and was mem
Der of our first State Senate. He has
been in the lower house of our legisla-
ture two or three sessions. He is one
of the most successful business men in
the state, is quiet sound headed gem
tlcman, who is universally respected
throughout Northern Kansas where
he is generally known. His personal
popularity gave him the nomination
when he was not known as candi-
date when the convention met. lie is
man of good personal character and
not a whisper has ever been raised
against his business integrity that we
know of.
a. NJ. F. Randolph the nominee for
Attorney-general lives at our neigh
boring town of Burlington. He is u
gentleman of good character and quail
iflcations for the position. We can
support him cheerfully.
John Fraser, of Lawrence, is well
qualified for the position of Superin-
tendent of Public instruction. He has
for several years been president of the
state university. The only bad thing
about this nomination is that it was
not honestly made, judging from the
burden of the testimony before us.
This, however, was the fault of the
presiding officer, T. Dwight Thatcher,
and not of Mr.. Fraser. The people
OF this section of the state would
greatly have preferred Prof. Norton
for this office, and his name on the
ticket would have had a tendency to
cover n multitude of faults. But as
between Frazer and the man on the
Cusey ticket, Bauserman, put on by
the Cuseyite committee, there is no
comparison. Fraser is infinitely the
best man for the place, and outside of
all party considerations should receive
our support.
But think OF Valentine and Dou-
thitt. Valentine is an ideal of what is
needed i'm candidate for this Office.
He is one of the best men for the place
in the state. He IS Industrious, clear,
conscientious and pure. The other is
small potatoes decidedly. But it is
useless to waste words. The people of
Kansas will say to Valentine, in No
vember, swell done,n and will request |
him to stay in the position he adorns,
by majority of thirty thousand votes. |
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TEMrERANCE.-We publish else
where a call for a Temperance
state convention to be held at
Leavcnworth September 10th. |
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