The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-09
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
TOPEKA, Kan, April

usual hmm and racket of the ''liveliest city oil
the State" when We were again startled by
the spicy and prosey interview bstween
THE TINES correspondent and our honora-
bic (should be honored) Geo. A. Crawford.
After the eastern mail arrived on Sunday,
and THE TINES began circulating the ex-
element was immense, everybody wanted to
see copy, and those who were fortunate
enough to be a possessor OF one had diff
Guilty IN reading it, so great was the demand
for il by less fortunate friends. The inter
view coming. as 1t did. from one OF the
most respected Sons OF Kansas, caused
QUITE CoMMoTIoN
and considerable worry in the camp OF the
preacher killer. The great melish Clover
nor reversed his battery" and left the city
hastily on last Saturday, to avoid meeting
the children's band OF Hope Temperance
Society, who had expected and ANTICIPATED
4 meeting with the Governor, for the pur-
pose Of presenting to him a petition in the
| behalf OF the red ribbon movement. The
children and their managers supposed oil
course they would be granted an audience,
a il had been talked OF, advocated and
noticed in both our daily papers for some
DAYS previous, but on their arrival at the
capital Saturday afternoon, headed by the
Topeka cornet band, and followed by hun
dreds OF our citizens, learned from the com
mittee chosen to
WAIT UPON THE GOVERNOR,
that his eycellency was not in the city anc
could not be present, The reasons were
that Geo. T. did not want to meet the chill
dren. and to get out OF it he thought III
would have an excuse and go over to Leav
enworth, by which move he Jumped from
the irving pan into the fire." for he had tn
pleasure OF reading the Sundays TINE
) several hours earlier. When he returned
Monday he said the reason he did not NEE
r the children was because he did not receiv
an otfeiol invitation. lou know the Cover
= nor il some on gIlt-edged, nickel-plated, ]e'
bespangled, red tapped invitations. Our CIT
: liens thought the Governor might hav
condescended to meet the children-but
e didn't
S The i'll feeling that was always more
: less prevalent in Topeka against ANTHONY
e the insult he gave the Board OF Count
0 Commissioners of this county, the injur
Il IL bv tho
inhic'ed upon 'he '7'a''
APPOINTMENT of kAhEh
!. as honorary commissioner to Paris, the p
litical knayery and deception used, and III
insult added to the already injury OF ha'
y ing Baker promoted TO United States o0h
missioner to Paris, are little more tina
e the honest citizens OF Shawnee county a.
d ready to accept; and these acts OF Tue uo,
e ernor have sealed his chances or secull SCUM
It the delegates In this county. me Peop
II here hail with delight the names oi SUI
y distinguished gentlemen as
h MAJOR BEN. +. SIMPSON
/ and Hon. John A. Martin as candidates Il
GubernatoriaI honors. and should either
candidates. they would sweep the votes
y the state. Major Simpson, by his gentl
manly department, high official intesrlt
and the iudicious manner in which he CO..
Of Quoted the last United states eoul.; -
81 made him many iriends anu aanii i,a
et there is not much said ABOUT 'ns lHeu. I've
III ant Governorshlp, though the once Is ge
he orally conceded to Hon. Lyman l. i'"i
y phrey, the present monument ,;..,
1 There are quite nnmof o. eana,ua'
u mentioned Tor the oiiiee VI