The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-08-10
A Bad Case of Worms.

Some grumbllng Sore-head, troubled Wltn
worms, writes from Severance to the last Wathe-
ma Reporter, apparently for no other purpose than
to relieve himself of his surplus bile His charg-
es, in brief, are: that Leland and Miller could
not find a Republican to run for Perry delegate
to the Judicial Convention, aud therefore seiec
ted Fred. Harpster, a Democrat, thinking they
could use him as a tool, as they have as county
Commissioner; that Perry, if nomlnated' couiu
not cary oDe-fourth the votes at Severance; anu
that if Harpster wanted TO shelve himself, nc
could do so by running for delegate 10 lne 'uu'-
cial Convention.
All we have to say to Mr.. Gruinoier rs 'na'
when he charges Miller with having any y'h'ng u
do with fixing delegates in that Distrio' Vi any
other, he willfully lies. He cannot nhu ma"
in Wolf River Township, who VIII say we ever
made a suggestion relative to delegates e''ne'
in person. by letter, or by proxy. Whatever Le-
land has done, he can speak for himself as ne ~
of age. and responsible for his acts.
The trnth about the delegate business Is Just
this: Mr.. Perry, who took no part IN the Con-
qressional fight, was anxious to nave the "uu'-
ciaI delegates elected without reference 10 the
contest for Congress, and with that view, looked
after those delegates. He thought II the people
were for him, he had a right to say who could be
Of most service to him in the Convention. In
selecting delegate from Severance, he was al
ways met with the reply, that II ne Kept stlli,
delegate in his favor could be elected there, but
if he made fight, he woud surely be beaten
never falling to add the condition, that II GER
tain individual was supported for delegate to the
Congressional Convention, all would be harmo-
MONS. otherwise there would be trouble. del
epate TO the Judicial Convention was proposed,
to run in connection with this Congressional del
egate. This proposed Judicial delegate Mr.. Per
nv knew to be opposed to him, and very reason
ably suspected trick to beat him. This making
no fght, but allowing them to elect this enemy
of his. was ruse little too thin to fool a man
of ordinary common sense. Mr. Perry did not
propose to allow himself to be bound aud deliv-
cred in any such manner, but solicited Fred.
Harpster to run as delegate in his interest.
Hence this wormy growl about Leland and Mil
Ter, and Fred. Harpster.
II Fred. Harpster is Democrat now, he was
last Fall, when this same wormy individual vot-
ed for him, "upon personal grounds" against the
Republican nominee. But Mr.. Harpster is now
an ardent supporter of Hayes and Wheeler, and
has been ever since their nomination. He has
been q delegate in two or three Republican
County Convent ons, since he has been in the
County, and never in Democratic Convention,
nor voted n Democratic ticket. So that his vote
will count as much for the Republican ticket as
that of the wormy chap, without any of his
grumbling. And as for Mr.. Perry, while he vot-
ed for Greeley, We venture to say that he has
given more Republican votes than Judge Hub
bard and Mr.. WOrmy together.
This correspondent also repeats the slur about
Perry's connection with the Severance depot
matter. He ought to be ashamed TO mention
that against Mr. Perry. The history of the whole
business is simply this: The st. Joseph and Den
yer City Railroad Company, in order to obtain
the right of way through Joel Ryan's land, ell
tered into contract with him to locate depot
upon his place, and never to put depot any
where else within a given number of miles OF
that The town of Severance was located with
in the prescribed limits and became the leading
commercial point of the Wolf River country;
bat the Railroad COmpay refused to give them a
depot, because of their contract with Ryan. The
leading citizens of Severance then brought suit
for Maadamus compelling the Company to erect u
depot there upon the ground that the public in-
terest demanded 1t, and that the contract with
Ryan was against the public good. They en-
ployed Mr.. Perry to prosecute the suit, entering
into written agreement to pay him his fees. He
gained the suit, and q depot was built at Sever
ance Time passed, and Mr.. Perry's fees had not
been paid at the expiration of year after the
close of the suit. Then, several of the persons
who had signed the guarantee, told Mr.. Perry
that some of the parties refused to pay and they
requested him to bring suit for his fees, as in
that way all who had signed the contract could
be made to pay in equal proportion. He accord
inly did bring suit, and some of the parties came
down and settled the fees, and there the case
ended. After having gained their suit, and Sc
cured them a depot, and had then. been compell-
ed to sue for his fee, we shopid think that pers-
ons of ordinary modesty would be ashamed to
use that affair in opposition to Mr.. Perry.
The result of the vote shows that Mr.. Harp
ster did get large majority at Severance for del
egate and if Perry is nominated, be will receive
a large majority there in November. Perhaps
our wormy friend can also show that Miller fixed
up the Third District as to elect Mr.. Larze-
leIe, with the expectation that he could make n
tool of him, as he did as County Commissioner.