The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-29

lConeyvlile Joufns,.l
! Noi- Martin possesses every element of
popularity, and he possesses NOR. Than
these. He has executive atiIitte. Of . bi.n
order: he has respect for The opinions If
those for whom lie acts; he has the rare
knowledge that other people know some
thing, and he is consider te enough To Iis,en
while they tell il he possesses a heart brirn
full Of sympathy for the people whose trou-
bic, labor ard sweat bear up the common
wealth he has brains he has viii: he has
manhood. some things he has not; he has
no inordinate vanity he has no disposition
to truckle and fswn at the feet of every man
who has a vote or a little influence So tar
as We are cone rned, Col. Ma. tin may con-
slider himself duly elected and qualifieG-'o
take ELECT the first Monday III January,
1879.
lMcPherson independent Gel
The A., I. q 5. +. advert!sss free ride 10
all delegates to the Republican state Con-
vention. II the road is not anxious to secure
the good will OF the parry in power why did
1t not also extend a free ride To the delegates
to the Greenback convent.on: State officials,
county officers members of the legislature,
judges of the courts, newspaper men and
delegates to the Republican conventions go
/
delegates TO religious conferences go for half
fare; and farmers, laborers and ordinary
people pay an unreasonable price for their
rides. Is there any discrimination:
| Rice County Bulletin, -
The two delegates to the state Convention
from this county are W. I. Nicholas and {. j.
Jones' We understand that Mr.. Nicholas
favors Col. Martin and Mr.. Jones Col. ST.
| John for Governor. o instructions were
given by the Convention, nor has there been
any very decided preference expressed by
our people on this question. Probably eth
er of the gentlemen now before the State as
candidates for nomination, Will be accepta-
be To the Republicans of Rice county. What
| We are most interested in Is that the State
| Convention nomiuates an honest and capa
BILE man who will receive the endorsement
of the Republican party of Kansas at the
polls.
Topeka Blade.)
The peop'e are tired of the bungling man.
ner in which the States affairs have been
run. They are suspicious of the double back
action leaps the different specified appTopra-
| ton funds have taken under Gov. Anthouy'S
| administration, and they are now determine
| to place some one in tho Chief Executives
chair who will keep the different funds in
| their several places, and who will evin-e
| more care in the management of tate affairs
| than to allow 50 many extra" expenses to
| enler into his accounts, and Col. Martin Is
| the man to do it, He has long been "a pubic
| servant, and there rests no stig gina against
| him on record,
| lChatauqua Journal, ..
| ChautanquE- county has elected four DELE
| gates To the state Convention in>tructtug Tor
IntNn n il
| was conf tently claimed for Gov Anthony,
| and We were inclis to cUuc.Je U--itchtsOn
| Champion.
| Upon what ground was it claimed for An
| thony, and who furnished the information
that it would go for Geo. T.: Anthony has
never been in the county, and he had no
more claims upon this than any other coun-
| ~ of the State. Bat we presume the same
men who pledged 1t TO Peters for Congress,
also pledged II to Anthony. But the people
of this county not To be traded of To graf
| ify the whims OF politician. and in fact We
don't think they are the goods and chatteis
| of any Judge ami STATE Senator, 10 be dis
posed u at pleasure. 1t would be- well for
| Governor Anthony and other machine poll
| ticians in the future, TO take no mans pledge
for Chautauqua, but To wait and hear from
| the p.ople.
Summer County Press. 22.l
The people of the Second
Congressional district, from whence John Z.
ST. John Is supposed To der We al his strength
| As "A candidate for governor, are becoming
anxious to know where this following of 81.
John will lead. His most earnest supporters
admit that there is no show for his nomi |
nation; and there is "A strong suspicion that |
his candidacy Is In the interest OF An hOny.
Many who have heretofore stood by 81. John |
are now transferring their support to John A, |
Martin. The OswegO IIdsI cI'dcIt, which |
largely reflects the sentiment of the Repu5-
licans of the southern portion of the Second /
District in a recent issue says:
at is high time to know If the st. John,
whose voice J. now heard cry ing in the VIII
derness, is .'hn the Baptist lore runner
heated tent. while engaged in stamping,
indellbly ia image on the state institutions.
There are earnest and honest disciple, Of ST.
John wno are entitled To light"
Topeka BIsde.l
There /, nothing gained in trying TO calso-
mine our present Chief Executive. "a some of
his constituents are trying to do. 1t argues
nothing to say that the transcript taken from
the records of the courts OF Leave worth
county, and published in the LeaveUwOrth
TIMES, was but the venting of personal
spite OIL the part OF Col. ID. Il. Anthony For |
IL the charges had not been upon the court
records, they could not have been published;
but they are there, Il no amount of spread
eagle can change them. III Col. anthony is
bitter against the Governor, he gives good
reasons for it. mans relat ons usually
know him best, and IN the charges made
against his cousin, the olonel has only told
the people hat he knew about him, and the
beauty of il Is that he proves, beynd pernd-