The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-11-01
A. j. Newry.

rious parts 81 The Cuhhfy. HIS subject, AS an
nonnced. is, 'Conveniinns, and how they are run
in Doniphsn County"
u nay be well enough to state that Mowry is
running for the express purpose Of elcciing the
Democratic candidate, by taking Rep ublican
votes, and he especially hopes to succeed in dup
ing the colored people. Nowry is employed for
this particular purpose, and the expenses of his
| campaign will not come out Of his pocket.
1t remains to be seen how many Republicans
can be sold out by this unprincipaled dema-
gogue.
If any man can tell how Conventions are run,
Mowry onght TO be that man. The rascally man.
ner in which he has run primary meetings in
Palermo. ElwOod and Wathena in times past
and the times he has fosted fraudulent dele
gates upon Conyentions, would form an inter-
esting confession for Mowry. He rendered del
egate elections such n scandal and mockery in
that part of the County, that many lifelong Re-
pnblicans revolted, aud voted against Republi-
can tickets. Last Fall, with the aroma of in
famous charges still hanging about him, he came
up with his retainers as delegates. The Burr
Oak delegation fatty refused to 60 into a Con-
vention that would even entertain his name as
candidate. He got the Republican nomination,
but be could not force Republicans to vote for
him. They got out an independent candidate,
and notwithstanding there was regular Demo-
cratic candidate, the independent beat them both
by very large majority. That should have
been loud hint that the Republicans would
none of him.
This year, again, he made his annual grab for
office. This time, it was for Sheriff. His knowl-
edge Of how Conventions are rnn, stood him in
hand again. Citizens of Wathena say that, at
the primary election there, the Mowry men had
control of it, and that no list of the voters was
kept. His delegates were elected, and by that
system they would have been, had there been
thousand votes in opposition They only had to
stuff in all that were needed. With this delega-
tion he came up, and demanded that delegates
be required to swear that they were regularly
and honestly elected. This was aimed at Burr
Oak, which was represented by as honest men
as can be fonnd in the County, and every one u
true-blue Republican-not Democrats stuck on
as alternates. The ticket selected by Mowry
and bis friends was also elected at Severance,
bu: at least one-half the delegates emphatically
denied that they were for Mowry, but declared
that they would not vote for him under any cir
cumstances. He saw, by the drift of two or
three preliminary votes, that the Convention
mad no use for him; and then it was that he be-
came disgnsted with the way Conventions are
run in this County, and slid out, so that he could
trump up some sort of an excuse for kicking
against the ticket. He had some good Republi-
cans there as delegates. This is the regard he
has shown for them. Does he think he can carry
ham, v,tfb has l,a
The Republican party of Doniphan County
has made up its mind to unload Mowry, and all
decent Republicans should stand by the party
in carrying out the good work. 1t was COM
menced in the Third Representative District,
last Fall. Under the circumstances, he should
have had the sagacty, if not the modesty, to re-
main quiet ''until the days of his publication
were completed" He had been kicked out of the
Legislature in the most ignominious manner.
After being indicted for All infamous crime, he
was discharged without trial, upon technical
points, and for want of witnesses. After this, in
order to injure political enemy, he slapped the
face of every man who had defended him, by
publishing letter in the Kansas City Times,
over his own signature, in which he confessed
that he had been party to the fraudulent or
in the Legislature by means of fraudulent or
forged Misunderstanding settled opinion in the
minds of all men relative 70 the charges in con-
nection with fraudulent school bonds Even at
this moment, he is under bonds on the charge of
kidnapping. He is always surrounded by q
gang of parasites, composed of the veriest bum
mers and dead-beats. 1t is class among whom
he is q hero, and they never fail to do his bid
ding. They go with him on his expeditions to |
organize new Counties, and become the County |
aficers; they follow him in his fittings through
the County, and become his delegates in Conven- |
tions; and as officers of the law, he has them |
tagging in his wake, to execute his orders. Is |
this the kind of man to entrust with the most |
responsible Office in the County-the Office which
has in charge the peace of the Comfy, the snp-
preston ef lawlessness, and the arrest of crimi-
nalsi This is the man who could not run Re-
publican County Convention, and who is now,
full of honest indignation, going to tell the pub
lie how County Conventions are run SO as to
keep such cattle as he ont of the Offices.
When Mowry was in trouble, at Topeka it is
we'll known that we gave him the free use of
Dur columns to defend himself; and he and his
attorney occupied the space, to the utmost limit.
In this defence, he came down rough shod upon
some of the best friends we had in the County
We desired to give man chance, who claimed
that he was persecuted. At that time, the pres
snt editor of the Troy Bulletin was q member of
The State Senate. He wrote us, "as o fricnd,p
sdvisng us not to allow the Chief to he used to
iefend Mowry, unless me rere getting cell paid for
i, as it would injure us; that public opinion
Was strongly against him, and that if We were
here, We would be convinced that he was guilty.
In the contest for delegates, at the primary elec-
tion, the leading men opposed to Burkhalter,
'aid they were not in favor of Mowry, and il he
vas nominated, they would bolt the nomination.
since the Convention, the editor of the BsIletia
las said that he could not afford to support such
man as Mowry, but would have to support
Plank, in order to defeat Burkhalter In view
# all this, why are the Bslietia and it's hackers
% solicitous for Mowry's candidacy' 1t is easi-
y seen through. While scorning to support the
nan themselves, they welcome his aid in deceiv-
ng Republicans into assisting to elet the Demo-
ratio candidate.
The WHOLE TICKET.-A great deal of our
pace is devoted to the fight upon Burkhalter.
his is because the Democracy have virtually |,
,iven up everything else, and arc making des-