The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-04
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The Grbernatorial Campaign.

The central committee having met
and set the day for State Convention
the campaign may be considered fair
ly open. The call is based upon the
Republican vote of the State instead
of by representative districts and
counties as heretofore. This is of
great Importance to the western and
rural portions of the State.
Col. John A. Martin of Atchison,
Col. James d. Snoddy of Linn, Col. j.
p. st. John of Johnson, Coca Craw-
ford of Bourbon, David Kelso and w.
q. Perkins of Labette, Ben. f. Simp-
son of Miami, and Gov. Geo. I. An
thony are the candidates. They are
all eminent men who have served the
State in many capacities and failed III
none. The Commonwealth reviews
the situation and declares for Antho-
ny in the following language:
While we have no authority to speak
for others, and would not in anywise
knowingly misstate the position of
any, we suppose that Messrs. Martin,
Suoddy, st. John and George L. An
thony, are the only actual candidates
for Governor. All the others named
are, we suppose. not even probable
candidates. Heretofore the Common
,cealth has not engaged in the contro-
yersy as to who shall be nominated
not that it has not had its opinions,
hut 6ot Il NJ To
sary to make haste TO present any mans
special claims or particular merits.
But the State Convention is now
called, and it is now proper that we
should name the man whose nomina-
ton we shall urge as q proper repre-
sentative of the Republican party, and
as q suitable man to stand at the head
of the ticket. That man is George L.
Anthony, the present Governor of the
State. Gov. Anthony is man well
known to the people. He possesses a
clear head, strong mind, and sound
judgment. He is man of positive
views and convictions. He is man
of power. This is not all. Gov. An
thony has discharged the duties of his
Office in most creditablc manner, and
for the best interest Of all of the peo-
pie of the State. His message deliv-
cred to the Legislature at the COM
mencement of the session of 1877 dis
closed thorough knowledge of the
wants and needs of the people-and
his recommendations respecting the
several State institutions, and the in
terest and industries of all classes of
people, met the hearty approval alike
of the people and the press. Even
those journals which of late have been
vigiiant in season and out, in decrying
Gov. Anthony. highly commended his
wise statesmenship-n0r do they even
now condemn his official acts as Gov
ernor. We do no man injustice, nor do
we Gov. Anthony more than simple
justice. when we say that he is the
peer of any man who has ever filled or
who has ever been named for the high |
Office of Governor of the State of Kan
sas. His fidelity to the interests of the |
State, and to the Republican party, SO
far as we know, have not been ques-
toned. Governors Crawford, Harvey, |
and Osborn, each served two terms. |
Why should not the same usage Of the |
party be extended to Gov. Anthony |
which was extended to them? We |
are free to assert that we do not know |
of any sufficient reasons, nor have we |
heard any stated which seems to us to |
be sufficient. We have read the pa
pers of the State generally, and have
studied the nature and char
acter of the opposition to Governor
Anthony. The reasons given for that
do not satisfy us. We
shall. therefore, WELD our pen in his
support, and we have the largest faith
that the cooler and better judgment of
our contemporaries and of the people,
will be in accord with ours, and that
the convention, rejecting their ulti-
mate Judgement, will again put him in
Far better this, it seems
to us, than that private, and personal,
and family piques shall be used to put
aside an honest, efficient, energetic
public servant, whose personal charac-
ter aud eminent fitness, honor the Of
flee which he fills.