The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-04
The Next Governor.
From the Topeka Commonwealth ]

The canvass for Governor is going OF
without any great deal of heat, and We be
lieve no acrimony. Mr.. Halderman, Of
Leavenworth, is being talked OF, but We
judge that no one expects he will have any
particular strength in the convention. II
is unnecessary TO state the reasons, fol
there is not Person in the State who i:
posted on the history OF the Territory and
State of Kansas, but wha; knows them
Mr.. Halderman ia a gentleman in every
sense of the word, but he cannot, and We
presume does not expect TO be, nominated
for Governor of Kansas, by a Republican
convention, this year at any rate.
George I. Anthony, of Leavenworth, has
been talked of by his friends for the posi-
ton. Whether he really intends TO be a
candidate or not, We are not informed. He
has no personal popularity. He is said,
whether true or not We do not
know, to be overbearing and DOM
ineering, and not TO posses the
qualities to make warm personal
friends. We presume from what We learn,
that he will not be a candidate. Ii he is,
we Judge that his vote in the convention
will not be large.
Judge Bassett, of Lawrence, is candi-
date, and is travelling over the State pretty
extensively. The Judge is man Of good
personal appearance and has been judge Of
this District for some years. He labors
under the disadvantage OF having no warm
support at his own home and being rather
unpopular (perhaps unjustly) as a Judge
He will work up considerable strength, but
not enough, We think, to do him any good.
We have heard Mr.. st. Johns name
mentioned in connection with the office,
but know but little about his strength. We
Judge however from all that we have seen
and heard that he is not making much
headwav in the canvass.
Mr.. Cobb, of Wyandotte, is also a candi-
date. lie is well known and is full OF ener-
gy and hard work. but he labors under the
disadvantage of having been beaten for
Congress two years ago. He can hardly
make much impression in the canvass.
The next and last name we now remem-
Der to have heard spoken of as candidate,
is John Guthrie, of Topeka. His name is
spoken of in all parts of the State, without
regard to locality. We Judge that he has
more newspaper support than all other
candidates combined, and that support has
been given TO him unsolicited, and in many
instances before he himself thought of be-
ing a candidate. He is we'll known all over
the State, and his labors for Kansas and
the Republican party, have been so con-
slant and 30 unselish, that people from diff
ferent parts of the State, naturally looked
to him as the standard bearer. He is
known to be . man of sterling integrity,
against whom there ia literally nothing.
Although he has been prominent in X ansas
politics for . number Of years, he is almost
the only man who has been thus prominent
in the State against whom not word has
been or can be said. We do not remember
to have seen q single reflection in any Re-
publican paper in the State against him,
even where other candidates are favorites.
This will go far towards giving him the
nomination. From present appearances be
will be nominated on the first ballot
We have aimed in this summary to give
the condition If the canvass-fo Governor
Is it appears to-day. aid We believe that
nearly every one who has looked over the
ground and taken pains to get At the public
pulse will agree that ve have stated matters
rs they exist At the present time.