Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-03-24
Municipal Politics

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Municipal Politics.
DE-. D0rr having declared bis intentions
to become candidate for Police Judge ct
the coming election. an appointment VS.
made fer q joint discussion on last Monday
evening. between the DIR. aud the Hon.
d. n. Frost. the opposing candidates.
A committee. consisting Of Hon. Wn.
N. Norphy and I. J. Leonard on the part
Of Judge Erest, and Hon. r. W. Evans
and w. C. Shinn on the part Of DIR. Dorr,
with Judge WIN. Y. Mcintosh - referee.
was appointed to arrange preliminariea
The rostrnm was erected in front Of the
Saratoga House. DIR. DOrr was intro
dueed to the audience BY Mr.. Evans, Of
the Committee on arrangements. in neat
and appropriate Introductory speech.
The Doctor opened the discussion in an
easy. graceful, od-hand style, briefly
submitting hrs claims to the Office for
which he was candidate.
Judge Frost promptly followed suit.
holding the dense throng rpell-bound By
hi: brilliant and magnetic eloqusnce dur
ing the entire speech. except at such times
whom bright sally Of wit or sparkling
humor electrified the audience into spon-
,aneous outburst Of applause. The Judge
dwelt most particularly up0n the question
OF the Doctors citizenship in the STATE Of
Kansas. citing. ~ negative esidencs, .
communication written for THE TIMES BY
DR.. Dorr. entitled Eight Years In tho
San Juan Mines. which the Judge argued
WAS an admission Of citizenship in Colo
RADIO; in support of which view he dwelt
at largo upon tbs tenure of Office dscisions
of the United States. entering upon the
multifndinous legal reports Of the separate
States and Territories. from Washington's
second ad ninistration. to-wit: The
People w. Eli c. Cornell" down to the
Last Logan affair in Illinois.
Mr.. Frost ais" pointed with pardouabls
pride to his past official record, humorous
lv remaIking shat they had ali been before
MIN. and. with final earnest appeal to
the voters for their suhrzges, tho judge
roasted his case.
| DIR. DOrr hsd the closing. and he at once
proceeded 10 meet The question of citizen
ship raised by his opponent. The Doctor
stated that fno Land Office records would
prove cOnciusivcly that thirteen yeau ago
he settled upon homestead in the State
of Kansas. since which time he had kopt
InviOlato his cI'izenship in this State
claiming that the organic Laws of not only
the State of Kansas. but every other State
within the galaxy OF confederation. guar
anteed to their citizens the right to 60 at
any period Ut time 70 any or all parts Of
the worlds either for business or pleasure
without losing sholr rixhts a. citizeRs Of
such States: consequently. the fact Of DR..
DORIS annually visiting the mountains for
mineral explorations could not be con
sirued a. lesal barrier to bis present
political aims. referring. by way Of illus
tration, to the case of the millionaire.
George Peabody. VINO spent forty years Of
his life in the city. of London. and was
ever fully recO 1nlzed md acknowledged
As citizen Of the United States
Thunders of applause greeted the closs
OF what We believe 10 have been one OF
tue wsrmest MUNICIPAL political discus.
sions within che annals Dodge City.
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