The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-22

hing rod business in Kansas.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
W III. Johnson, Of the Russell Addnnce Is
, candidate for The Office Of Secretary OF
State.
NOT SALT ENOUGH TO SAVE HIM.
[oswego Independent, III
And now it turns out the Saline county
delegates are not rock-salt solid for An
.hony, after all So much for evaporation.
FROM THE 18Th DISTRICT.
lOswego independent, III
The greenbackers of the 10Th trepresenta-
tive district met at Altamont school house,
Thursday, and nominated Elder Blanch-
ard for representative. Three townships
were REPRESENTED.
TAKING TINE EY THE FoRELoCK.
Topeka Elade, I6.l
How laushable it will be next week to
hear the ex-Anthony organs, raining Tor
They are beginning now.
THE INCREASE IN THE CoLoRED VOTE.
Topeka Blade, l6.
The colored vote in this State has doub-
led in the past year.
CONSENTS To BE CANDIDATE
LC!ay County Dispa,ch.l
E1-Congre--man Brown, Of Reno county,
consents 10 be a candidate for the legisla-
ture.
Hon. John Richie now State Senator, Is
flvorably spoken of as candidate for the
Office of Secretary OF State.
THE EGy-EERSAroRrAL OUTLOOK.
TCnautauqu. County Journal, lG.l
The Gubernatorisl contest seems to
stand, fir-t Martin, next anthony, and third
s. John, with the present prospect ol Mar
tin being nominated on the first ballot.
IT Is THE GENERAL IMPRESSION.
ltoneyviIle Journal, III
Indications now are that Col. John y.
Martin wall be nominated by the Republl-
cans on the first ballot Tor Governor.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
The Republican Stale Convention meets
at Topeks, August 2S;h, at 10 o'clock a. M.
THE EExr THING Is SOMETHING ELSE.
frankfort Record, lG.l
The Governor question settled, then
comes the Senatorial figuring in the way oil
choosing representatives 10 the IesIsia-
ture.
ALL BIT ONE FOR MARTIN.
Frankfort Record, 16.l
Gov. An.honv has made two speeches at
Conc lrdia and yet out OF lO2 delegates
from. Cloud county, ali but one are for Col.
Martin.
NEARLY ALL THE DELEGATES HAVE BEEN
ELECTED.
TA.chIsOu Champion, 20l
All the counties of Kansas have elected
delegates to the State Convention except
Douglas, johnson, Linn, Crawford and the
Topeka district of Shawnee.
GENERAL LETTING DOWN.
The Council Grove Ecpujlicdn and
Democrat an Anthony pap,r says in its Is
| sue OF the Eth:
John 4. Martin is 'looming up for
Governor, and Anthony men look blue.
1t will be a pretty warm fight between the
two candidates anyway"
IT WILL BE BErwEES MARTIN AND ST.
JOHN.
Clifton Localist, III
There is no mistaking the fact that Col.
St. John will prove strong candidate
befor the State Convention. Between HIM
| and Col. Martin lays the nomination, with
the chances, at present much in the latter s
, favor.
TIE IMPORTANT QUESTION OF 1HE HOUR.
IOswego Independent, III
Question of the hour; 1t is prudent to
ask: Can the Republican party carry the
2i Congressional district, and lug Anthony
on its back, with the grip Of the old man on
the sea?
COL. PHILIPS VISITS THE MOUNTAINS.
lSalina Herald, III
Col. Wm. Phillips and family, took their
departure last evening for soj)urn in the
mountains. The Colonel will be gone but
a few days, but will leave his family there
for some time.
A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
The Wamego Tribune suggests the name
of F. w. Kroeneke, of Wamego, as can
didate for Congressional honors on the Dem.
ocratic ticket
WHAT TIE DEMOCRATS SAY.
The Democratic papers say with conf
dence that if Geo. 7. is Ie-noninated they
can elect Hon. John Martin, of Topeka, on
the Democratic ticket. Hence they support
Geo. I.
HOW SOME OF THE CANDIDATES WILL BT
PLEDGED.
| [Osborne County Farmer, I5.l
The farmers Of Dickinson county held Z
| meeting in Abilene recently to discuss the
best means TO procure a reduction OF freight
charges on the X T. railroad. After con
siderable speech making had been indulged
| in, the following pledge was drawn up Tor
candidates for Congress 10 sign:
"We. the candidates for the Senate and
| House OF Representatives pledge ourselves
| If elected, to introduce bill and work fol
the same for the reduction Of freights on the
Kansas railroads"
| 4 MAJORITY OF ONE.
TAtchIson Champion, .0.l
There is majority OF just one in f,vol
| of the .sprecedent" of re-ncminating Gov
eruor Tha; i, Kansas has had tiEe COVER
uor's before Anthony, OF whom two, Robin
son and Carney, were not re-nominsted, ano
three. Crawford, Harvey and Osb1rn, were
HOW THE COUNTIES STAND.
| Iatchi>on Champion, 29.l
| The following named counties OF the State
| either adopted resolutions instruciing tn. II
delegates 10 support John A. Martin FOL
Governor, OF declaring that he was theil
frst choice for that position, viz: Brown
Nemaha, Marshall, Washi' gtou, Jefferson
Jackson. Cloud. Mitchell, Smith Phillips
Osborne, Wilson, Cowiey Chautauqua, Nc
Pherson and Norton
The following counties instructed thell
delegates TO oppose the nomination OF Gov
| ANTHONY. viz: Pouawatomie, Cherokee
| Miami. Bourbon aid Lyon.
Resolutions ins;ructing for Anthony were
| introduced in the county conventions held
in Saline, Eiley and Morris counties, anc
voted down.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF TIE DELEGATES.
| IAthiso1 Cham mpion, cO.l
The Republican State Convention meet,
at ten O'Clock A NJ, on "wednesday, Angus,
asth. DELEGATES who desire to be presen,
| at the meeting Of the convention must
| therefore. 90 on the trains arriving in To
peka ON Tuesday or Tue day night, as nj
trsins get to that city before ten O'Clock OIL
Wednesday. The A, T. q s F. and ths
| Kansas Pacific passenger trains, from the
north, east or we-t, arrive at Topeka a
| about two O'Clock p. M.-too late to allow
delegates arriving ON Wednesday TO b
: preseat when the Convention .ssmbles.