The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-01-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTER FROM ToPEKA.

Iroryy. E.xs,s Ian IL ls76
EDITOR CHIEF EF.-wel alter almost one week spent III
,.n.,ng ouarr.lnc and speech-making the House has
,n;,a,ion l,v sler,;ng ID G. Haskell of
completed its orgahihAuon w e'eeu"s ~ '"
Lawrence as Speaker The race was not ana warm "e
,r..r him and Mr. Eskridge Of Emporia and Cook Of
w" nun nu, FIR srs ar Al, hallo,s Mr. Haskell
Wyandotte. bu. Ai'ei VI -. -, go
was the fortunate man. Mr.. Booth was elected Chet
C,Ir ;,b lint little opposition though the attack on
81 ~. ~, few members from the Southeast part
n"S ne .aed upsentltmsnIy and unbecOming of
one who should De fortunate enough 10 Uo
Der Of the House Of Representatives The otner ocers
"eie ''''''u NJ, ,rnE-, t.;i,. ,
ceed in getting good persons MI "iiham hlgGns' VI
orT,,n Comfy Assistant Sergeant at Arms; Writ W.
Walton of Cuwey County Journal Clerk, tone of the ed
itors of the Winfield COurisr) Webb McNall Of Smith
Countv poorkeeper and Mr. Carter gentleman of color,
was fortunate enough be elected Assistant DOOrkeeper
And b III. WAY this coored gentleman the especial
fi.r, ., uo, . l. Mowry. who placed him in nomina-
,op and in doing So addressed the House follows
NJ, Sp,oL,rI rise for the purpose Of putting in nomi
nation coored for the position Of First Assistant
D"orkerper of this Honse and To do tins gives me rs
SS,ni 1 ,bs nsitiIty that rests upon him to fulfil
his missiun in party and tn his He is man OF
intelligence and uses ms g,Its or Tue IL; ~ Ro LIE
lion bscsu he was soldier as st Sergeant of Company
A. First Kansas Infantry. He served his country among
the eanebrakes and Jnnges IN tne Cn"etas M h,,
nave seen him IN pursuit nf tne enemy. AZ uo oloS-y
battle Of Poison Springs he boldly stood his ground when
nassed forces of the enemy bearing down upon
the color1d troops and naii his ay IN
their and the battle Of the Saline through tue
mud and mire have seen him lead his men 10 the chrg
and capture the rebel batteries Ie not me tnst coofeu
tronps wont fight Braver men never lived trner men
never fought under the American dag Again, gives
me pleasure tn put this man in nomnaion because ne
has been slave. Thirty years of that mans life were
~ p ~ % 20 snSh ti .ne SO " o;.J orr T =; - Isn
the conviction thar thonu6 human he was not man vet
living under the flag Of glorons Government. that
,ba, III sn On IN .nTt grS ,b ,s ;naisnssis rirb,
Life liberty aud the pursuit of happiness And now
gentlemen Ask You TO vote for the Repuhlcani ask
,p, % n'e l"L .he Solder ass YOU ~ Ws w .ue
the liberty his race and the liberty he enjoys
John Carter
Mr.. Aowry has received numerous congratulations on
tue ABOVE Mrs Carrie Anderson OF Wabaunsee County
was elected Enrolling Clerk and Miss Emma X Bristol
was elected Enrossins Clerk About one oil the meanest
nngs the House was guilty or was IN defeating MI A.
H. McWhorer, Onearmed soldier, true upright gen
eman His defeat caused by or in hopes Of electing
Miss Ross of Lawrence. Enrolling Clerk but the friends
Il McWhorer remembered it, and were careful TO change
their votes TO Mrs Anderson and succeeded in elecing
her
Well the pages-it seemed though the public schools
Topeka Achson and in fact nearly all the surround
ing towns were turned loose. You form idea
nations for pars and only Il. conld po,ibv he ssc,ad