The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-10-24
Senator ingalls, at Home saa Abroad.

The personal enemies of Senator In
gals, mo,iceably Washington CORE
spondent of the Lcayenworth Public
Press and the Atchison Patriot, (Dem-
ocratic), have been tor weeks declar-
ing that the Republican party OF the
Senator's own county was opposed to
him. The action Of the Atkinson
County and District Conventions, he ia
last week, manifest an odd KIND OF
opposition. The County Conven'loh
consisting of one hundred and fifty del
egates, representing every voting pre-
cinct in the county. by unanimous
vote passed resolutions endorsing the
senator. Following that in a day or
tw. the four Representative Districts
held their conventions, aud all the
nominees for the Legislature were
unanimously instructed 10 support
Mr.. Iugalls for reelection.
In the conventions held last week in
different portions of the State we no
,icc that at least dozen Representa-
, lives were instructed TO vote for Mr..
ingalls,.
From these ana other indications il
would seem that the days of pulling
hauling. office dickering and jobbine
ia Scnai orial races was well nigh over
in Kansas, and that. hereafter the test
| is TO be the record made and compe.
tency evinced by the man Of men
standing for that great honor,-a con-
summation arienlly desired by all
men of principle.
la this connection it is with gratiii-
cation that we notice an endorsement
from the Providence (i,hode Island
Daily Journal. Coming, as ii does,
rom the pen OF Senator Anthony, lis
editor and proprietor,--a man long
eminent IN the United States Senate,
and who ought TO know about what
he writes,-it seems to silence all
cavil. The Senator says:
Among the Senator's whose terms
are drawing to close is ingalls,, OF
Kansas. We do not know that there
is any doubt about his reelection
certainly there should not be any. Mr..
ingalls, is one of the most reliable aud
useful of Republican Senators. The
party as party is concerned IN keep
ing him where he is, aud it Is fair t.
.unpose that Kansas, always true 10
Rcpublicansm. understands this, and
will act accordingly. IL is within rec
opnized bounds ts say that Senator
Ingalls, is "A party leader in his State,
whose political fortunes are of ma
tional interest aud bearing. Whalev-
er members might be spared, ingalls,
Is one which the country at large
would be sorry TO lose. Ii Is earnestly
to be hoped that his constituents will
honor him aud themselves by return
ing him to the Senate by full party
vote.
And this, from the Denver Tribune,
the leading Republican paper of our
sister State, is little, if any, less en-.
nhatic AS reflection of the estimation
in which our Senator is held by Re
uublicans outside OF this State:
1t is gratifying to learn that Kansas
will, in all probability, return lioa. ).
!. ingalls, TO the Senate. Mr.. ingalls,
Is an honor and AN ornament TO that
pody aud to his State--a man OF cul-
iure, force aud influence, whose place
IL would be difficult to fill. Though q
scholar in politic,' he is not afflicted
witt the unique ami delicate imprac-
ticabiity of most OF his class, but
holds broad and advanced views, /,
devoted TO his party, rides no hobbies,
and has q rare faculty for guiding and
shaping legislation. We do not recall
A single mistake that he has made
since entering the senate; ana we
know that he Is regarded by his fellow
senator. as an unusually competent.
clear headed and strong purfosed man
Not Kansas alone, bus all the Repabh-
can states are Interested IN his re-
election, " hich seems To be assured and
which we hope will be cordial and un-
contested.