The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
The Second Congressional District.

We have from time to time pub
lshed articles from other papers relat-
ing to candidates for Congress in this
district. We stated at the time we
published letter written by the To-
peka correspondent OF the Kansas City
Jourdal of Commerce, that we would
very give our views on the subject.
We have waited so that we might be
able to learn the feelings of representa-
tive men in the district. 1t has not
been our wish TO lead, but rather to
reflect public sentiment. With this
end in view, we have, during the past
month, correspondent or talked with a
very large number of persons in the
district. We have watched the tone
of the press, which usually reflects the
feelings of their readers. From these
sources we have come TO the conciu-
sion that the present incumbent, Judge
Brown, has very little strength in the
district, and that his renominatio is,
to say the least, very improbable. Our
readers are requested TO bear in mind
that in this article we are trying to
give the state of public feeling, and
and not what we wish that it was.
The only other names shat are serious
" mentioned in connection with that
office are Col. Holiday and Thomas
Ryan, both of this city. We confess
to a warm personal feeling for Col.
Holiday. This arises from long asso-
citation with him and knowledge of
what he has done for Topeka. No res
ident of Topeka has more claims on
our citizens than the Colonel. Those
who have come here during the past
six Or ten years probably do not real
ize this, but every early settler does.
Take it Oh the ground of what is due
for past services and no man deserves
that position more than Colonel Hol-
liday. But it must be remembered
that this is large district and that
Topeka has but small vote in a con-
vention. 1t is the whole district that
makes the nomination. We are salts
fed that Col. Holiday could not be
nominated if Shawnee county should
present his name to the convention,
and from all that we can learn we do
not believe that as against Mr.. Ryan
he could carry this county.
The reasons for this are various and
are well stated in the Kansas City
have referred. Besides his counec-
ton with railroadi, which in some
places would oprrate to disadvantage,
there are old prejudices in the State
against him growing out of matters in
condection with the location of the
capitol at Topeka, which, as we have
before stated, it is doubtful if he ever
overcomes. We believe that the feel
ing in the district is strong and marked
against both Col. Halliday and Judge
Brown. From ALL that we can learn
the feeling is strong for Thomas Ryan.
From all parts of the district we are
in receipt of letters asking us if Tope-
ka was not going to present the name
of Mr.. Ryan as candidate for Con-
gress, and at the same time stating that
if that was done the writers would
use their influence to secure his nomi-
nation. This expression comes from
every county and nearly every pre-
cinct in the State. We now say to the
of the district that Shaw
nee county will, without doubt, be a
unit in the convention for Mr.. Ryan.
1t is unnecessary to write encomiums
on ability, possessed by few men of
his age, of Mr.. Ryan. He is well
known. That he has it all will agree
That he is and always has been tried |
all understand. In word, !
Mr.. Ryan belongs to that class of ris- |
ng young men in the State who are |
coming forward and who are destined |
o have great weight in social and po-
itical matters. Some of our friends
lave feared that the candidacy of Mr..
Ryan would work injury to Mr.. Guth-
lie. We do not so deem it. They
ome before different conventions, the
ne in State and the other in a Con-
,ressional district. They are not in
ach others way at all. We have con-
idered this much due to our friends
throughout the district Common
realth. /,