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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27
George Anthony Wins AnOIh-
KfnnnrX

Ii was announced In the Leaven-
worth Times in a hourishing, gushing
editorial the other day
that d. r. Anthony would ''chaw up"
Geo. T., the Republican candidate for
at a meeting in Leavenworth !;
that he had been east to Capt. Antho-
ny's cid home, and had returned with
a few cart loads more OF affidavits and
additional startling evidence against
the Republican candidate. Geo. It.
was, with q triumphant air, invited TO
be present, where he would have an
to defend himself. Well,
the evening came. The hall was full,
about 1000 persons being present. d.
L. Anthony spoke two or three hours.
Geo. t. had left some of his appoint
ments in the country to be present
1t is stated by correspondents who
were present that nothing new was
contained in d. RS charges. But the
most surprising and outrageous thing
about the affair was, that after invit-
ing the candidate for Governor to be
present, tue editor of the Times refused
to allow him to speak In answer to
the charges, he having possession OF
the hall. The result was, that at a
late hour Geo. T. Anthony and his
friends, about two-thirds of the audi
ence, withdrew to the opera house
where the latter named gentleman
made a brief speech, and the audi
enee passed resolution fully endors-
ing him. Such q course on the part
OF his enemies will do our candidate
for Governor much good with the peo-
pie. The animus and unfairness OF
the fight on him is too plain. The
people of Kansas believe in fair play
This I.eavenworth meeting has made
thousands of votes for Mr.. Anthony
throughout the State.
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#. Il. NanrdOck.

This gentleman was nominated
for State Senator by the Republicans
of Butler and Harvey counties, at
their convention in EldOrado last
week. Mr.. NJ. is one of "our
things" as Web Wilder says, having
learned the printing and editing
business in The NEWS Office. He
established the Eldorado Times six
or seven years ago, and it has made
its mark. The record its editor has
made as a worker for home and
State interests, is first-class, and
there is no corner of the State where
Bent Murdoch is not known favor
ably, unless it be in few localities
where, in his active participation in
public affairs, he has trodden on
some ones corns. This every man
has to do occasionally, who amounts
to anything. Mr.. Murdoch will I'M
doubtedly be elected, and we pre-
dict will be a success in the Senate
as he has been in every position
where he has been tried.
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who Is he For"

We have understood all aloug
that Mr.. P. b. Maxsen, candidate
for Senator in this District, would
support Hayes for President. He
never told US so, but his friends
have. We thought it rather incon-
sistent in Mr.. M. to support what
the Greenbackers call hard money
candidate for President, while he
was running for Senator as a dis
tinct Greenback candidate. But has
he changed his tactics? We learn
that at his meeting this week at
Plymouth, he was asked the direct
question who he would support for
President. This he declined to
answer. which rather surprised some
of his friends. We are told that he
foundered around awhile, and
finally said, "You know my record. ;"
Has he concluded to go for Cooper ?
If so he would certainly be more
consistent. His platform and can
didate would correspond. 1t GER
tainly cannot be that he has taken
ground for Tilden, as some of the
holder professed ex-Republicaus
have. Why was he afraid to speak
out to his Plymouth audience aRd
tell them who he was for? Having
preserved his standing with many
old Republican friends by giving
out the Impression that he was
for Hayes, was he afraid OF losing
votes Would it have hurt him any
If he is, -foS: Hayes, to have said SO
plainly9 Is he trying to fool any
body. Bahf Mr.. Maxson.
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Assistant Democrats.

There are quite q number of
people scattered about the country,
who are what we might call assist
ant or deputy Democrats. We don't
know what else to call them. They
go abont with long faces, moaning
over the degeneracy of the times
generally, and the Republican party
in particular. Many of them are
men who have stood fair enough as
ordinary men. They tackled the
financial question and commenced
reading such stuff as is belched from
the sour stomach of the editor OF
the New York Sun, or the rebel
rawlings of the Kansas City Times.
These have been too much for our
weak-kneed Republican-Demo
So they have become what we can
only class in the political catalogue
as deputy or assistant Democrats.
They go about giving the Repub-
lican party thunder. They are
redolent of Democratic epithets.
You talk TO them and they hold up
their hands and exclaim, 80, 1 am
as good Republican as you dare
be-" This, too, while they are doing
all they can to tear down the Repub-
lican party and build up the
Democracy. They get mad if you
call them Democrats. Some of
them are ready to fight in a minute,
yet for the purposes of such scaYen-
ger sheets as those alluded to; for
the purposes of Ben Hill and Fer
nando Wood, they are nearly as
good Democrats as anybody. If
there is anything the Democratic
leader desires next to voting the
straight Demo cratic ticket, it is this
class of GROWERS, who swallow the
stories of the Democratic satanic
press, aud who, having been Repub-
licans, now howl for the Democratic
Observation-Disclosures eenback
conglomeration. Anything 10 get
a vote against the Republican party.
If the Democratic party gets into
power this year it will be solely
through the influence of this "holier
than thou" class of assistant Demo-
Gratis. There are only two parties
in the present campaign. Why
don't these fellows declare them
selves for one party or the other.
and be done with it. They will live
long while before they will find
perfection in any party. The Amer
lean people will go about their
business, aud will continue to run
things without putting the manage
ment into the hands of these pure
souled deputy Democrats. One
thing is certain, they cannot here
after escape the responsibility OF
their action. They will undoubted-
ly be classed just where they
belong. They may, like their ''oily
CANNON" prototype, Goodin, of the
second District, desire TO spread
themselves in the aisles between the
two parties, but they can't do it.
They will be ground between the
millstones. Mark them.
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Ohio.

We haYe the official vote of Ohio
before US, and it gives the following
result. There were three state
officers to elect-Secretary of State,
Supreme Judge, and Board of Pub
lie Works.
The Republican majority on the
first is GAG; on the second, 9,579,
and on the third, 9,O43. On the
congressional vote the majority is
$3.50.
Compared with the vote for Gov
ernor Hayes, last year, this is an
average gain of 2,472. On the vote
for congress in 1874, it is a Repub-
lican gain of 29,9O7-and this is why
the Republicans gain five members
of congress.
The majorities on Congressman
are as follows: First District, Sayler
(Dem.), $40; Second District. Ban
ming (Dem.), rs; Third District,
Gardner (Rep.), 1876; Fourth Dis
trict, McMahon (Dem.), Sc; Fifth
District, Rice (Dem.), 1896; Sixth
District, Coy (Rep.), 1915; Seventh
District, Dickey (Den.), l,341 ;
Eighth District, Kerfer (Rep.).
3, 73S; Ninth District, Jones (Rep.) },
1913; Tenth District, Foster (Rep. },
271; Eleventh District, Neal (Rep.)
574; Twelfth District, Ewing
(Dem.), 5,0S7; Thirteenth District,
Southland (Rep.), 1904; Fourteenth
District, Finley (Dem.), 5,5S7; Fiji
teenth District, Van Voorhees( Rep. }
504; Sixteenth District, Danford
(Rep.), 1852; Seventeenth District,
Mckinley tRep.), 1904 Eighteenth
District, Monroe (Rep.), 4,134; Nine
teenth District, Garfield (Rep.)
S,S63; Twentieth District, Town.
send (Rep.), 1873.
We call it magnificent victory
in Ohio.
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STOP Thief.

Four years ago the Democratic
cry was "Caesarism." With that
they secured many Republicans.
Then they struck up on the cry of
''Stop thief" This is their ''stock in
trade" in the present campaign
They have no prlnciples-mark out
no policy; simply yell throughout
the land, "Stop thief" The Repub-
lican party has turned every man
accused of rascality out of place
and power. who has been proven
guilty. The Democrats have
swelled the refrain, "Stop thief"
They had sixty investigating COM
mittees at work all last winter, and
all they found out was that General
Belknap, who, it is asserted, never
voted a Republican ticket, and who
had never been Investigated by the
Democrats, had proven dishonest,
and had used his privileges to
make money out of q Mr.. Marsh,
of New York, another good dem
ocrst. The government nor the
people did not lose . cent by his
rascality. All the sixty committees
after working whole session, did
not find q case of defalcation, and
it has been proven, beyond doubt,
that the per cent. OF loss under the
last eight years of Republican rule,
by dishonesty, has been one-haIf
less than in any Democratic admin
istration in the last fifty years. But
the times are hard, and the occasion
is a good one to use the magic cry,
'Stop thief" It frigntens Thousands
of unrefecting Republicans, and
swells the Democratic vote. That's
all the Democrats care for. They
are moving heaven and earth to get
possession of the country again.
Those who investigate find the
Democratic professions of honesty
as empty as their professions of
reform. We advise Republicans to
investigate this Democratic "war
cry" before surrendering the govern
ment to them. A change may be
desired by many, if it will be for
the best, but it is well enough to see
what we will get In exchange for
the Republican party bafore decid-
ing to throw it overheard.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27
The Charges Against Anthony
Junction City; Union.

The Republicans in the present
canvass seem only to be disturbed
by very vigorous and general raid
upon the personal character of Hon.
George T. Anthony, their candidate
for Governor. The State il conced.
ed to Hayes and Wheeler by q
majority of anywhere from $4,000
to 10000. 1t is likewise conceded
that Anthony will be elected Gov.
ernor, but for some deep and bril-
liant idea, known only to Democratic
tactics and morals, it il desirable
that everything be traded off in
order that Anthony may run be-
hind his ticket and Martin ahead of
his. The disbursement of federal
plumber, in anticipation of that most
improbable. result, the election of
Tilden, IL mint that in case of
Democratic aseendency, the same
style Of personal politics which has
cursed the Republican party, NAV
prevail, and the Democratic theory
of civil service will open the door
to the hungry wolves who have been
out for near two decades. Being
thoroughly satisfied that Tiiden Is
to be elected, the abuse Of Anthony,
and the oily-gamm0n oratiOns of
the opposition, have NO other object
but the elevation Of Martin to the
important position of dispenser of
patronage. Now, John Martin
can't possibly be elected Governor,
and 1t is well known to all politi.
clans that all he is aiming ct lie to
make such an exhibition of extra.
ordinary popularity and strength Sc
to make himself the mouth-piece
Of the Confederates should they
obtain power at Washington. Ig-
nOring the fact that the best laid
schemes Of mice and men are likely,
and in this case certain, to play out,
can Republicans fEitter away their
strength for such Q purpose
For reasons not discreditable to
him certain elements in the com.
munity are bitterly fighting Geo. T.
Anthony. For various other rea.
sons, not diecredit2ble to him, the
most unreasonable and persistent
lying is INDUCED in concerning him.
These lies are SO eenseless and fool
isl as to be re-acting, and it Is well
known that wherever Anthony has
made . speech he has not only
strengthened ALTERING Republicans,
but gained votes unto himself. The
trial the man is passing through
justifies Ne in comparing him with
Governor Hartranft, of Pennsylva-
MIA. No man ever passed through
. canvass more brutal and malignant
than was Hariranft's first; in his
canvass for re-eisction no one had
the hardiho0d to repeat the ISLANDERS
of the frat canvass. So it will be
with Anthony. Anthony will be
elected, and onr prediction fs that
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Indiana.

The official vote of Indiana has
been secured. The Democratic plu-
rality for Governor IL 5,119. The
total vote is 433, 403, of which Will
liams, Dem, received 213,O98; Har-
rison, Rep. ,207, 979 ; and Harrington,
Greenback, 1926. Williams plu-
raIity over Harrison is 5,1l9. The
united vote of Harrison and Har
rington exceeds that cast for Will
liams 7,l07. Newton, the Green
back candidate for State Treasurer,
received IL, 9z5 votes.
The Legislature stands: House,
Republicans, 90; Democrats, As /;
Independents, 2. Senate, Republi-
cans, %; Democrats, 25; Independ-
ents, 2. Republican majority over
the Democrats, 6; over all, 2. In
the Senate 8 Republicans, Il Demo-
Gratis and 2 Independents held over
from the last session. At the cleo
ton just held the Republicans
elected 10 State Senators and the
Democrats IL. The House was all
elected this year. The Republicans
would have elected q majority of
the State Senate az well as of the
House II all the members of that
body had been chosen this year.
For Congress, the Republicans
carry the Fourth District by S32
majority; the Fifth by 1.5O9; the
Sixth by 276; the Seventh by ], 1913 /;
the Eighth by !, 100; the Ninth by
1 40; the Tenth by LAB; the
Eleventh by LAS; and the Thir-
teenth by 2.022.
The Democrats carry the First
District by 1869 majority the Sec
ond by 5,753; the Third by 5, Ago /;
and the Twelfth by $685..
The Independents polled q total
vote of 15,949 for members of Con-
gress.
Net result of the election-the
Republicans gain four members of
Congress and secure the Legislature.
The Democrats elect their State
ticket.-[ Kansas City Journal.
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The Form OF eIae TIcket.

We have revised our National and
State ticket to correspond with the
form cent out by the Republican
State Central Committee, the chair
man of which, in his circular, says !:
"Section fourteen of article one
Of the constitution provides that in
case of vacancy in any State Office
for more than thirty days prior to
q general election, the said vacancy
shall be filled by election. Desiring
to avoid any question in relation to
the election of State Auditor and
State Treasurer, we have placed the
names tor the candidates for those
Offices on the ticket twice; and in
view Of the fact that the ticket to be
voted for in the coming election will
be very long one, and believing
that q uniformity of tickets will
greatly aid the judges aud clerks ia
their duties in counting out the
votes, we would be pleased TO have
all the Republican tickets printed in
the form herewith inclosed, adding
thereto your District, county and
township ticket."-lLawrence Jour-
nal
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27

By request of Gov. Tilden, Presi-
dent Grant has ordered that when
Tweed arrives in New York he is
to be delivered to the authorities of
that State. Mr.. Tilden also requests
that Tweed be prohibited from
making any communications to any
persons, even his attorney, prior to
his being taken charge OF by the
State of New York. This may be
the usual way, but it has bad look
just now for Tilden to insist upon
n
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SOUTHWEST.

The farmers of Grant township, Re
no county, haVed formed an associa-
ton to watch the starting of all prai-
RE fires, and prosecute those who start
them.
John A. Church of the Peabody
Gazette, hands his paper over to his
brother, William v. Chuch, and to
Robert E. Peabody, and moves to his
old home In Michigan.
The Republicans of Butler Co., have
nominated N. A. Palmer for Represen-
tatlve of the Goth Dist, and 81. W. Beck,
for the 91st Dist.
Col. P. B. Plumb, of Emporis, adj
dressed the Hayes and Wheeler club of
Wellington township, at the court
house, last Friday evening. A large
crowd was present and verybody of
both political persuasions was we'll
pleased with the effort. The speech
consisted of an array of facts and fig
ures, and was expressed in the Colo
nel's usual eloquent and forcible
style.-Sumner County Press.
The announcement is made by the
Kansas Pacific and A., T. & S. F., that
all tourists and excursion tickets 70
Colorado are taken off for this season.
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GOO fraudulent ballots into the
oexes, and swindIed the Republic
cans cut of the State.
Grant in 1872 40 -5e
Greeley in 1S13.. 3S7.279
Republican majority. .51,sa5
Both Grant and Greeley were
considerably scratched For Gov
ernor the vote was:
Dix, Republican ... 445.s01
herman, Democrat -....-.--..-... 49,, $50
Republican majority ..... 1851
In the twelve years between 1860
and 1872 the Republican vote of
New York increased S3,l55. Be-
tween 1868 and 1872 it increased
Z6,OOO. IL will this fall at the very
least be $4,000 greater than in 1872,
as extraordinary efforts will be
made to poll the total strength OF
the party, which viii carry up the
vote for Hayes and Wheeler to 476.-
600. And if there shall be such q
universal turnout as occurred in
Ohio and Indiana Last Tuesday it
will be 10000 to 1900 above these
figures. But, estimating the vote at
476,Oe0 can the Tildenites exceed
that number by fair means? Thew
must exceed their vote of 1872 by
$1,000 to reach the poll of the Re-
publicsns. They have net got them.
They may rake together $1,000 or
even $1,000 more votes than thew
had four years ago, but that will not
win the State. If they cite Sew
mour's vote of 1868, they must de-
duct the 10000 spurious ballots. If
they refer to Tilden's vote of 4lO,-
39I, obtained in the "tidaI-waye "
year Of IA, they must first subtract
therefrom the 10000 Liberal Repub.
licans who helped them, but who
are now enthusiastically supporting
Hayes and Wheeler. ALI the talk
of New York going for Tilden
against Hayes has been idle boast
ing. On Presidential years New
York has been Republican since
1855, for q majority of it's honest
votes was cast for the Republicans
eight years ago. The United States
Supervisors OF the Election will
prevent a repetition of the wholesale
frauds perpelrsted at that time. The
conclusion of the whole matter is,
that the COnfederates had better not
begin their Rebel yells before they
are out of the woods, as New York
is going to record her thirty five
Electoral votes for Hayes and
Wheeler.
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Mr.. Davis comes me-

Five days after his letters to the
Kentucky maiden with "sad, beau
tlful, heavenly eyes," were printed,
L. L. Davis resigned as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress. The
following is his last letter.
EUREKA, KANs-,
Oct. 18th, 1876.
DIR. +. M. STRINGFIELD:
Chairman Third Congressional
District Committee:
MY DEAR SIR :-Certain charges
having been published in the news
papers of the country, seriously
affecting my honor and integrity,
and those charges being of such q
nature that it is impossible for me
to successfully refute them before
the election, L hereby tender to the
Committee my withdrawal as the
Democratic candidate for Congress
in this district. l desire. above all
things else, the triumph of the
Democracy in this trying, dangerous
hour. and believing that my caudi.
dacy under the circumstances would
be detrimental to the interests of
the party, cheerfully yield up all
my aspirations. All can now cay
is, that 1 will in due time explain
them to the satisfaction of the pub
lie. l deem it not improper in this
connection to tender my sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the friends who
have stood by me in this contest.
Very respectfully your obedient
servant, T. L. DAVIS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27

We appreciate the Importance OF
the money question, and haye, dur
ing the present canvass, devoted
much space to it's discussion, giving
ali shades of opinion. The Repub-
lican party created the present
money system of the country. 1t is
= thousand times better than that Of
Democratic days. We believe that
whatever abuses exist will be cor
ected much quicker and much bet
ter under Republican than under
Democratic rule. While much that
has been said and is being said on
the currency question is the merest
fnstian, and while many of those
who are talking on the question
know nothing of practical import
ance about il, yet we believe good
will come out of the general atten-
ton that has been called to the SUBJ
ject; from the general awakening
among the people. We believe the
Republican party will afford what
ever relief can be conferred upon
the people. 1t has always been the
party Of the people, and to it the
people can confidently look for the
correction of abuses which have
grown out of a condition of things
which never before existed in this
country condition brought upon
the country by Democratic mis-rule
and lack of patriotism.
The so-called Greenback men are
mostly Republicans, and we write
now to warn them not to lend them
selves to scheme to strengthen the
Democratic party. The Democratic
leaders have done all they could to
augment the greenback movement,
as a means of dividing the Repub-
lican party. 1t is, so far as they are
concerned, one of their old tricks.
They have been active in the organ
ization OF greenback clubs, and in
sowing disssension among Re-
publicans, but when election time
comes they every one vote the
Democratic ticket. We have only
to refer to the recent election in
Indiana to prove this. In that State
the trick became so plain that the
greenback nominee for Governor,
not desiring to be the means of put
ting the Democratic party again In
power, withdrew. There were over
1900 votes pollad for the green
back ticket, nearly all of whom
woHld have voted the Republican
ticket, and thus have saved Mr..
Harrison.
There are mere important ques-
lions at issue, we believe, than those
that relate to the currency, and it lie
a question for those to consider
carefully who prefer Hayes to Til
den for President, whether they
will be led into voting for Cooper
by the foxy tricks of the Democracy.
There is no possible chance to carry
q single electoral vote for Cooper.
This is q square fight between Re-
publican men and principles and
Democratic men and principles.
Which do you prefer, Republican
greenbackers?
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The Democratic Congressional
Committee on the 21st accepted the
resignation of T. L. Davis as candi-
date for Congress, and nominated
Ex-GoY. S. j. Crawford, of Emporis,
who was originally nominated by
the greenback convention in this city
last September. Mr.. Crawford
opened this campaign by an elab-
crate speech at the Court House,
here, last Saturday evening. Itwas
devoted mostly to the financial
question, and the speaker placed
himself squarely with the Cooper
greenback party, and against both
Hayes and Tilden. We understand
that, assisted by Ex-senator Ross,
Hon. G. v. Eskridge, Col. e. 4.
Holiday, and others, Mr.. Crawford
proposes to make as active canvass
of the district as time will now
permit.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27

Twelve vessels of the Arctic
whaling fleet have been lost In an
immense ice drift in the northern
Pacific, and the insurance companies
of Boston aud New York will suffer
to the extent of about 100000. The
men generally escaped on one
vessel which was not caught in the
ice. Some sixty men, mostly
Kanakas, were lost. The ice en-
closed and drifted to the north with
the ships, aud no hope is entertained
that any of them will ever b. seen
again. They had 1000 barrels of
oil on board, and large quantities
OF whalebone and ivory.