The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-21
The ScnatOTshtp.
Z Atchi.on Champion, !,

On the -th inst, before one-h hall Il the
legislative District. Of this state had been
heard from, the following Dispatch wa
sent from tins city 10 the Chicago TsmGS
arcHIso~, Kan. Nov. 7.-RstUrnS from all
over the SiaI- indicate the election ni aboul
tairty straight i'-mOcrs't- Io the Lesl S"t',rr
anu genly or thirty Gf-"nnackers. Sruiitoi
ingalls, has lost his nam In nearly every
/ I,.si>latig- DlStric.. having been beat II bA
.III.r a Democrat, Gieeubacker or lndepen
dent Republican. He Il now c"hsiutItu
practically out OF the -eisaloTial race. iht
bep,pcratS concentrated Il ell entire Sirersth
a aiusl his candidates wherever lney could.
/, is difficult TO understand what the
writer Of such dispatch intended or eN-
pected to accomplish by such absurd mis-
representation. First, there will not he to
exceed twenty-five Democrats IN the Lesls-
l-ture. and half Of these We're elected on ln-
d.pendent or combination tickets. Second
there will not be to exceed fifteen Green
bsckers in the Legislature, and they were
all elected on coalition tickets. Senator
Ingalls, has not lost his man in any consId-
erabIe number Of Legislative Districts; and
in nearly every instance where Repub!l-
can candidate was beaten by an lndepen-
dent Republican, the latter wa. elected be-
cause he favored Ingalls,, and the former
defeated because heopposed ingalls,. lhI-
Was notably the case in Reno and Ellsworth
counties where Ex-Congressman Brown
and Fish Commissioner Long, both An
tbopy men. were defeated by Independent
Republicans favoring ingalls,.
Instead OF being practically out oil The
race" Mr.. Ing.ll will he, We believe, the
choice of nearly thirds Of the Legisla
ture. Fully half OF the Democrats, and
nearly "a large proportion OF the Gre-n-
hackers. prefer him TO any other Republi-
can, and as the Republicans have nearly
two.third Of the legislature, OF course the
next Senator will be a Republican. We
have looked over the lis, OF members OF
both the Senate and Hou-e. We person
ally know a very large number OF them.
OF the torty State Senator at least thirty,
and probably thiriy-fve. favor the re eiec-
ton Of Mr.. Ingalls, OF the one hundred
and twenty-seven members of the House, at
least sixty-six. already heard from, favor
| the reelection of Senator Ingalls, these
constitute clear msjority OF the Legi-lt-
ture on joint ballot. Aud IN this estimate
we have included only three or four Demo
Gratis, who are, as wePersonaliy know, Ia
vorable 10 the reelection OF Mr.. Ingalls,.
The choice of Senator q .xt winter will
lie between Senator ingalls, and Gov. An
thony and Gong ressmsn Phillips. We
don't think it ought TO he difficult Tor any
sensible citizen OF Kansas TO make choice
between these three. In all the require
msnts an intelligent people should de-
mapd in their Seuate-scholariy attain
ments, eloquence and vigor as writer or
sneaker, personal influence and character
devotion to the interest OF the State, abd
CAPACITY TO represent them usefuliy, MI
Ingalls, is incomparably superior TO either
Anthony or Phillips. He has won, during
his single term in the Senate, reputation
that honors the State Send him back and
| he will. before two wears have passed, h
one of the recognized leaders, orators and
statesmen OF the Republican party OF III,
Nation, ranking with the great leaders oil
the Senate in influence, capacity and use
! fulness.
The talk which few people 10 this city
mainly Democrats-are attempting u
get up about Judge Horton, Ia all bcsh
| The Judge is not, and will not be, candl
| date for Senator. lie understands perfect
" we'll that ii Mr. Ingalls, is defeated, III.
Senatorship will go TO some other section o.
the State. The Republican party has con
ferred upon him he highest and most re
sponsible office in its giit-that Of Chi
Sustice-aud in accepting a judicial posi-
ton he Ut derstands, as everyone does, thai
an attempt to dabble in the political helC
as a candidate would be generally regarded
as a breach of dscorum. He does not de
sire any other office than the one he nov
holds. We make these statements upon th'
subject by his authority. We have talked
with him upon the subject, and we know
that the mention OF his name in connectier
with the Senatorship has given him gres
annoyance. He ia not a Candidate for thai
place. and knows that he could not be sue
cessful ii he was, because public sentiment
would condemn, as out of place and unrea
sonsble, Senstorial aspirations in a ei,ize,
Just elected, for six yesrs' term, 10 tn
nst.xa.Iei Judicial pI-itiun In the State