The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-28
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n lrlcuu In noeQ Is u IrlcnO In
deed" Such . friend Lyon comfy
and the Republican party seem to
have now In the person OF w. 8.
Hanna, whose Communication ap-
pears in another COLUMN. The graf
ituds of our readers for this mani
festation of friendship, will, we are
sure, be heightened when we tell
them that Hanna is not q resident
Of Lyon county, nor even of this
congressional district, and is not
Republican. He is a resident of
Franklin county, and in politics is .
rampant CuSeyite. The disinterest-
edness of his friendship is thus at
once apparent. A congressional
convention of his party is about
to assemble at Ottawa, Hanna's
abiding place. This interests Han
ma not at all. He cleaves 10 the
strangers of the Third District in .
way that some people might regard
as impudent. while others will see
In Il evidence of a cat In the meal
of large size.
Mr.. HannA's stock subject lie the
nomination OF Maxson for Con-
gress. To accomplish this he has
used all the power OF the Grange, Of
which he is @ dIgnitary, and with
which he now threatens the Repub.
lican party in case il shall refuse tC
nominate his pet. We have takeI
no part in the discussion of the
merits Of the respective candidates
for congress In this District, and dC
not mean to, but we feel like re
sentlng the interference of an out
slider and antI-RepublicAn. Hanni
complains OF a newspaper ring, anC
In the same breath speaks of TWEEN
ty newspapers being I'm favor o
Aaxs0n-which constitutes censld
cradle of q ring on the other side,
Il be true. His threat that som
people won't vote for Eskridge o
Brown II nominated may be dis
posed OF by saying that there ar
plenty of them who won't vote 70
Maxson If he is nominated. TIL
commentator of Maxson as q per
son whose sole business is farming
will hardly find credence where hi
candidate Is best known. MaxsO
has lived on q farm but his chief oC
cupation has been that of holdin
Office. II 10 hut q few month
since he was removed froI
the ONCE OF Register of tn
Land Office at Independ enc'
TO which he had been appoint
ed by the grace OF s. e. Pomero!
and last fall he was 3 candidate fo
the Office of County Treasurer c
this county. We are not complain
Ing OF these things, but they shoN
that the "sole occupation of farm
ing' has been subject to as man
variations as the tune OF Yanke
Doodle. II chronic office seekin
disqualifes anybody, MaxSon IL this
man.
Being challenged thereto by thi
declaration in regard to the "sol
occupation" we call attention to III
hackers OF Maxson in this city an
elsewhere. We do not need I
mention names, or do more tina
call the attention of our readers i
= general way. Are they granG
ers, opposed to nations
banks, and all that? How doe
the anxiety of these men and tbei
tremendous efforts to secure tn
nomination of Maxson tally wit
the Granger operations Of Mr.. Han
ma? What 10 the explanation OF thi
apparently unnatural combination
We are making no complaint, an
should not refer TO these things ex
cept that All attempt is now made t
intimidate the Convention and I
put q candidate forward under falls
pretenses. Against this we prOtes
Considering that Hanna took tn
trouble 10 go to Lawrence to issu
confidential circular" In behalf O
his candidate; that he has travele'
over eleven counties 10 work up tn
sentiment of the people for his mar
which 10 more than any man ha
done for any OF the other candl
dates, we think his talk about ode
signing E.en," politicians" "wlre
working" etc, ia rather on tn
"cheeky" order.