The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-19

way, or be paid OF In fiat money. The tat of the
Government, he said, crushed the rebellion, and
freed the slaves, and the fat Of the Government
could make money Of whatever it chose. This
was comparison that probably no eminent
statesman save Stout could eyes get through
his WOOL He pitched into the Ckief, for recon-
mcndny that Confederate scrip he adopted As
fat money But the Chief here repeats, that
the Confederate scrip 10 to-day as good money a.
the fiat money would soon become, if such wild
doctrines as those advocated by Stout are carried
into effect.
When Stout spoke of the Government suppress
ing the rebellion, some one in the lobby suggest
ed the query a. to how many Of the delegates
had shouldersd . musket to fight for the Green
back when the Republicans created it, and the
Democrats were denouncing it. A count was
made, and it was found that just IL out Of the Ga
had done anything more substantial than to
howl for the Greenback, after the Republicans
had made it money.
But to return to Stout Both the old parties,
he said, were rotten, and he wanted some man
nominated who would go into every school dis
trict, and organize for the Greenback and de-
nounce the two old parties. Democrat sitting
by, assured MS that, that very morning, Stout
had agreed to combination of the Greenbsck
and Democratic parties on County ticket, and
had agreed to take the Office Of Probate Judge
in the combination.
A vote was taken. ODriscoll was ahead, but
had not majority over both Stout and Arm
strong. The second ballot resulted in majority
for ODriscoll over both. So that tout, instead
of making n ten-strike by that exhibition of
4 fr IL Ill Il
who had not made fool of himself, got away
| with him. Last hope of . combination gone,
and Democrats sick at the stomach. The Bulletin
has been Democratic Greenback" paper all
these weeks for nothing.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ben
jamin Harding was nominated by reclamation.
At this stage, prominent delegate came outside
the bar, and remarked, that if the Democrats
were anxious to combine with the Greenbackers,
they could now do SO, by voting their ticket!
The District Conventions then met. The First
District, being unrepresented from one Town
| ship, and but partial delegations from Others,
deferred nominating Representative or Com
pissiouer. The Third District, for a similar rea-
son, postponed nominating q Representative.
But in the Second District, the Office was sent
| in search of the man, and that man was \. X.
Stout, who was nominated for Representative.
| If the District wants man who is in favor of
repudiatipg the national debt, and who will vote
for United States Senator who will unite with
the rebels in repudiating debt that was incur
red to save the Union, Stout is the man for the
place.
The following County Central Committee was
then appointed:
Wolf Rirer-W. d. Rippey.
Ceatre-X. X. Stout.
Wayae-B. ODriscOll.
Burr Oak-J. W. jenkins.
Washington-J. T. Brady.
| Marion-Thomas Flanagan.
Iora-Ed. Thornton.
| Union-A. s. Hodge.
| The County papers were thanked for the arti-
cles they had published for the party, and asked
| to publish the proceedings of this Convention ;
upon the heels of which, ODriscoll recommend.
ed them all to patronizs the Highland Sentinel,
which would hereafter be Greenback paper.
We publish their proceedings as news, but fully
expect that, when they have any pay work to
do, they will 90 to Brick Pomeroy or somebody
| else with it.
We have nothing to say against the character
| of the gentlemen nominated. But we have this
to say to the Republicans Of the County: Stand
| by your colors, and do not yield an inch to this
new concern. Republican prospects in the Coun-
| ty never were brighter. The Dem ocrats have
been dallying with and courting this Greenback
party for q combination, until they have demor-
allied their party, and sent many of the Demo-
Gratis into the Greenback party in earnest. Re-
publicans have not courted any combination,
and to-day the greatest strength of the Green
back party is from the Democratic ranks, instead
of from the Republicans, as was anticipated. Let
Republicans be up and doing, and their majority
| in the County will be up to the old standard.
| T Voters of this County should recOect they
are paving so 600 annually in this County to sup