The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12
NEWS
FRIDAY. JULY II, 1878.
The GreenbacE Convention
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not fulfill this promise, for the rea-
son that q. F. Sargent, editor of
Greenback. paper at Kansas City,
Kansas, went of with the entire
proceedings of the convention and
platform in his pocket. He is evil
IDENTIFY determined that these pro-
ceedings shall not appear in public
print till the next issue OF his OBJ
scure paper is printed. The Green
hackers here are justly indignant at
his course In this matter. He seems
to have been actuated by desire to |
make the party and others who
wished to see the proceedings, con-
tribute to his paper, rather than to
act for the good of the party. No
daily paper was furnished with the
proceedings, as is customary in such
cases, and the public is kept from
this information to crafty the hog
gishness of this editor. After his
paper is issued the matter will be
stale, and few if any papers will
print the proceedings, thus depriv-
ing the party of the benefit to it of
giving the work of the convention
to the public.
1t seems this fellow Sargent has
30 far run the party in the State,
and to him is chargable the blunder
of calling the convention at such an
unreasonable time, against which
action many of the true-blue Green
hackers protested. 1t was a stupid
blunder to hold the convention this
early in the season, when the whole
people were busy with their farm
duties, and before either of the 9TH
er parties had shaped the policies
they will pursue. 1t is looked upon
as q sort of purposeless leap in the
dark.
So far as the convention is con-
cerned, we can say little. There
were, we learn, twenty-six, or about
one third, of the counties of the
State represented. The platform
was adopted without much opposi-
ton, as reported by the committee.
One of the resolutions favored the
disbanding of the army. This res
olution was fiercely "bounced" by
several members, and was finally
stricken out of the report by a
small majority. We shall defer
further remarks on the platform
until it appears in print.
The ticket nominated is headed
by Rev. D. P. Mitchell, of this city |;
Lieut.. Governor, Alfred Taylor, of
Wyandotte; Atty General, Frank
Doster, of Marion. The other fell
lows we do not remember. None
of them have ever been heard of be-
fore. We expected to find the pro-
ceedings in the dallies and did not
note down their names. 1t was q
foregone conclusion, from the start,
that Mr.. Mitchell was to be put up
for Governor. From conversation
with delegates previous to the meet
ing, we gathered it was a sort of
"ground hog case" There did not
seem to be anything else to do, and
those who were opposed to him did
not seem to know how to do any
thing else. He was, in bungling
way, and with but little display OF
enthusiasm, nominated by acclama-
ton. He was called to the stand,
and after something of speech said
he would accept the nomination
provided the party would "take up
a collection" to provide for his ne
cessities while he was making 8
campaign. He promised to make
hot work for the opposition if he
once got after them. The financial
part of his proposition, that looked
ugly for few minutes, was easily
disposed of by some gentleman OF
the floor, who made a motion to re
fer it to the central committee
And we really have some apprehen
sions that the collection" is indefi
nitely postponed. However, Bro
Mitchell is on the track: He is il
many respects q good man. He
brainy. He is an able debater. III
is a devoted, earnest and efficien
preacher of the Methodist church
In the work to which he has devot
ed his life he has few superiors Yves
of the Mississippi. AS a political
we don't know. We do not bG
lieve him a good man for Governor
He can get up and tell all about ho'
to run the finances of this govern
msnt-the philosophy of none,
and so on, and yet, practically, /
has meyer learned that "penu
saved is a penny earned" He
the last man, probably, his frien(
weuld pick upon to manage ar
important financial interest. F
took this nomination against Il
advice of his best friends, and Y
believe when the result is figure
up he will wish he had let 1t alon
Alfred Taylor is an old reside
of johnson county, and has been
the legislature. Personally he ii
good man. Frank Doster is one
the rising lawyers of the Southwe
and is man of ability and excelle
character. t,e
The whole affair has fallen sti
born. 1t has hardly created q ri
pie on the surface of politics. N
even a press dispatch was sentabe
it. It has elected nothing furtt
than q mere paragraph in the d
lies. 1t was looked upon as ill-ti
ed, and by many of the solid {
Greenbackers such as ex-Goyerr
Robinson and John Davis, as {
tirely unnecessary, in the light
the advanced financial position Il
en- by the Republican party, and
Kansas delegation in Congress, q
so the voters will look upon it WI
election day comes.
Too EARLY.-In our opinion the 81