The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09

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The table OF the election returns print
ed elsewhere tells the st DRY Of last Tues.
days voting In this county.
The trick put up by handful Of Dem
ocrats to capture the County Treasury
did not win. There seemed to be some
danger at first, but It proved to be mostly
unfoundsd. The alarm came from moth
ing W orse than Democratic noise and blus-
ter, suptrtnduced by the eherVescence
produced by the use OF too much double
distilled extract OF korn. That's all that
was the matter. The bottom began to
fall out OF the thing about the middle or
last week, and We knew that IL the Re
publIcans Of old Lyon had time TO take
the second thought, and reflect properly,
they would "dissect that cOrpse'' 30 nice
~ that 1t would not know what allied 1t
the day after election. They did reject.
They rolled up their sleeves and went at
the thing In their old fash toned way, and
now the places that knew our friend
North and his Democratic friends, TO wit:
the roads and by-paths Of Lyon county,
will know them no more for some time.
The Republican candidates were all good
men, each and every one OF them would
have received . good vote, had the cir
cumstsnces been different, but it came to
the point when personal considerations
must be left out for political principles.
The question came, who is the man to
concentrate upOnf By inquiry and gem
eraI exchange OF opinion, 1t became gen.
orally believed by Monday that Mr. East
man was the man. The rest II told by
the figures. But the majority tor him 10
8 complete surprise. The boldest would
not put It above $50 over the highest
competitor. He made = gallant and hon.
orable fight, and rallied around him the
active support Of . greater number Of the
good men Of the county than we have eV-
er seen enlisted In any gentleman's be-
half before. We simply want TO make
one prediction: and that II that neither
his friends nor opponents will ever re-
greet the result.
Three strong and good men were run.
ming for Clerk. Our young friend Will
Ewing took IN the majority. This will
prove to be the right thing. also. II We
are not badly mistaken.
HI. Conner is known everywhere, and
his majority shows not only his populari.
ty, but Is just endorsement Of his ON
ciAl record for the past two years.
A hard fight was made upon r. 3.
Page for keglster. This was unknown.
too, to most Of Mr.. Pages friends. When
the vote Of the city was announced gen.
erAl surprise was expressed that his ma
Jority was so small It looked little
blue for Page that night. 1t had not
generally bean supposed that his oppo-
sition would amount to much. But
the returns coming In next morning put
new face on things and established the
fact Of HIS election beyond . doubt.
Page ii one or the best Registers In Kan.
sas. Had the fight upon him been
known, 90 that people could hsvs
understood It's charaster, and 20 that
Page could have had . chance 70 defend
himself, the result would have been en-.
tIrely different. However Mr.. Page Re.
ceIved handsome endorsement.
Harry Hibben was very properly 70
elected County Surveyor BY . heavy ma.
jority. We believe Harry will 90 con.
duct the affairs Of bis ONCE In the future
as he has In the past, 10 leave no regrets
among his friends.
DR.. Trueworthy had no opposition FOL
Coroner. His vote shows him to be popu
lar with the people.
The old Board Of CommISnoners Wers
reelected by heavy msjOrities-Gilmorc
for one year, Wood for two, and Taylor
for three. We are one Of those who be
lleve the county never had . bette
Board OF commissioners than the presen
one, and 30 believing We are glad they 70
oeived such . handsome endorsement
The men who were Funaing against then
In the various districts are three Of on
. very best citizens, and the vote 10 no ex
/ presslon against then - citisena
: The people think none the less Of them
but the result proves simply that the
: could see no sufficient reason for 4 change
; In this district the disreputAbIe mean
; used by the Ledger TO beat Gilmore uer
/, not endorsed by those who voted aRains
him. In fact, there 10 no DOUBT but ths
the Ledger made large number Of Voes
2 flor Mr.. g., by its unfair means . defes
Z him, solely from selzah and personal m.
{ yyes. There Is no enc who IL acquAn,
cd with Dave Gilmore, who has bee
g here from his bOyhoOd up, and who Ia
It ably and faithfully aIisd important sts
. lions, who believes there IL . dishone.
% hair on his head. Whatever his Raul,
= may &c, there 10 no one that believes for
Is minute that he would - party to
, t1ring' TO fleece the county out Of . cen
Re or that he would in any manner wroz
sr the public Of fArthIng.
ic The vote for 1essrs. Wood and TayI,
In show, also, that they are trusted 70 q
le fullest extent By thsir respective consti
10 uencies. and that their ofacIal action
the nost important onles in the county,