The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-08
4. s, Senator Plumb.

The lengthy contest for seat in the
L. S. Senate, terminated Wednesday ir
the selection OF Hon. Preston B. Plumb
of Emporia.
Col. Plumb, in our estimation, was
next to the abest contestant for the
prize and has many special qualifications
that render his selection as highly and
probaly more generally satisfactory TO
all parts of the State.
Col. Plumb has afiilited with Kansas
affairs from youth up. We find his arri-
val in the Territory chronicled at Law
renee, October %, 1856, as "P. B. Plumb,
of the Xenia, Ohio News, with com
pany of % young men," He was then
only about Is years of age, and had no
relatives or acquaintancos, save his com
panions. IL was thus left for bin to
carve out his own fortune without assis
tarce and left to depend upon bis own
energy and talents, to acquire the legal
attainments and wealth he now possess
es, and TO establish in the midst of Dor
der rufiian decentralization, private
character above reproach.
In 1857 he figures conspirnously in
the Free State Convention at Lawrence,
being on the committee on resolutions.
In 1858 be became connected with Jacob
Stotler in the publlcation.of the Emporia
News, paper that was established by
2. b. Plumb, which has held leading
influence in State politics. In 1859 h,
was candidate for State Printer against
n Il Of
the Republican State Convention the
same year. In 1860 he enlarges the En-
poria News. In 1861 be is elected q
member of the legislature, and is mem
Der Of the lower house in 90, where he
figures quite conspicuously as member
IF committee TO impeach State officers
In August, go, he enlisted q company
of men and was commissioned captain,
from which he was subsequently promot
ed to major, thence to colonel. In 1862,
Col. Plumb held the position of Supreme
Court Reporter. In 1866, he was elect
ed to the legislature as representative Of
Lyon country. In 1867, be was dele
gate to the Lawrence negro suffrage con-
vention. He was author of the Johnson
impeachment resolution that passed the
House February, 1868. In 1871 he fig
ures in the Soldiers Reunion. In 1874
he is n member of the House, and re-
ceived quite n flatterIng vote. lie was
n member of the State Relief Committee
in ~. During his legislative career he
was one session, Speaker of the House.
Col. Plumb attained some emincnce
as lawyer and was at one time The sal
aried employee of the NJ, K, & I. as local
attorney. OF late years he has been en-
gagged in the banking business. Thus il
will be seen that he passed through the
chrysalis stages of printer, editor, sol
dicr, politician, lawyer and banker, to
enter that of craftsmanship, and At AN
early age. a self made man, be is We
made and must be eminently practical
in what he does. He is an agreeable
and very fluent speaker, eloquent at
times, and delivers himself with the rap
idity and ease Of city auctioneer.
1t is gratifying 10 think that Col
Plumb is a resident Of Southern Kansas
and that the State is properly ballastcd
in the L. S. Senate.
As Col. Plumb has not vet reached
The prime of life, and as he is geutie
man of the most exemplary personal
habits, we predict that after he has at.
tanned the requisite schooling incident
10 the situation, he will be u credi, 10
the State.-0swego Independent.