The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-22


Clerk. w. TRUITT i
Register ........................ r. II. PAGE |
Surveyor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. ii. HIDBEN
[ oroner .. .R. II. CHITTENDEN |
THE:REPUBLzCAN TICKET.
The work of the Republican con-
vention last Saturday was well
done. We hoist the ticket made
aud cheerfully urge its election. 1t
is composed throughout OF our beat
men. No man Or set OF men were
ever entirely suited with q set Of
but we see as little
cause for dissatisfaction In this tick
ct, and the manner in which the
convention was conducted, as in
any we have known in q number OF
years.
AS long as parties exist there will
be q necessity for organization, and
the work of 3 party convention Is
entitled to the support of the men,
beers OF the party, unless IL is vicious
and fraudulent. Believing this Re-
publican county ticket to have been
produced by the fairest means, from
the inception through the various
stages to the result of Saturday, and
knowing IL to be composed of our
best citizens, we take pleasure in
urging the Republicans of Lyon
county to give the ticket a rousing
majority at the approaching cleo
ton. The people have called Tor fair
work and q good ticket. We be
lieve they have both in the result OF
our convention, and now let the
people show their appreciation OF
such work by endorsing it at the
polls.
REPREs ENTATIvEs.
We need say nothing commend
rtory of Z. v. Eskridge, of the 6Sth
and John w. 10y, of the Goth dis
drict. Both are well known as men,
and experienced as legislators. Mr..
Eskridge has been q member of enc
or the other branches of the legisla-
ture six or seven sessions, aud thit
we believe is Mr.. Logs fourth term.
Both are devoted thoroughly to the
interests of Lyon county, and the
state, and both have the ability to
acquit themselves creditably, and TO
exert n wide influence upon the
work of the session. Lyon county
will have good delegation in the
next house.
COMMISSIONERS.
The Office of commissioner is the
most important one to the people in
the county. The very best men
should be selected to discharge its
various duties. Ignorance, preju
dice or pariiZanism can do more
mischief in this Office in day than
can be correc ted in a year. Hence
county commissioner should be
. broad-guaged, liberal minded
man, of the best intelligence, and 9
thorough knowledge of business
matters and of the affairs of his
county generally. He must have
flrmness, but not mulishness. He
must be able to say no and to stick
to IL, and he must not be so mulish
as not to correct any error when he
finds he has made one. OF such
timber we believe our candidates to
be made. We have but a limited
acquaintance with Messrs. Taylor
of Hartford, and Wood, of Ameri-
cue. Mr.. Taylor has for some years
been engaged largely in the milling
and grain business, at Hartford, and
is vouched for by those who know
him as just the man for commits
sioner. Mr.. Wood is a farmer, and
has q solid and business-like look
lie also is highly spoken of by hi
neighbors, and we have no doub
will make q good member of the
Board. OF David s. Gilmore we
can speak from personal knowledge
His name was not mentioned til
the day of the convention, and we
know he did not seek the place. lie
came here g boy eighteen years ago
and has grown up with Lyen coun
ty. He has most of the time beer
in the furniture business. He wa!
one year one of the editors of thi:
paper. Four years he was our coun'
ty clerk, and we have the first mar
to find who says he did net perform
the duties OF the office efficiently
and correctly. The knowledge gain
ed in this Office gives him an init
mate neutrality-suspicious. affairs o
the county, and the routine work o.
. commissioner, which will be o
great benefit TO him as q mem
Der. TIE selection of Mr.. Gil
more was a wise one. We believ,
him to possess the peculiar Qualifi
cations necessary for that Office.
COUNTY CLERK.
John w. Truitt, the nominee TO
clerk, has been here some years
For . while he engaged in merchan
disc. This he left and went into tn,
nursery business, where, as ever!
one knows who has tried to raist
trees, he has not had the smoothes
sailing. He is a very industriout
and deserving man, and the voter
of Lyon county will do right b!
themselves and a good thing for
good man by electinR him. Hi
qualifications are undoubted, Will
his character is in every respec
without blemish. John Truitt j
q man the people can trust. LIE
this nomination receive g handsom
endorsement at the polls.
SHERIFF.
Now everybody in Lyon county
knows Hi. Conner. Like Mr.. Gil