The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-23
POLITICS AT TONGASOXIE.
The Head. Of ihe Democratic Ticket
Pour Hot Shot into the Ranks OF
Their Opponents-Charg Answer.
ed and a Joint Discussion Demand.
ed-A Large Meeting In a RePubii.

ed-i Large Meeting IN a RePubif.
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E,n,-,-, a. 60 s,ncs tho hs,,n,,,g n. the
fsiI cgmpaIgn, there has until recently been
little OF interest transpirins at the present
meetings 10 AWAKEN more IMAM tne oruihaiy
ieea zee. ns ,iis, ~ nu1., p,, IN. ICE !.
broken 40 d the candidates and their friends
are beginning to put their best foot foremost
and striking straight from the shoulder. The
Democratic side, 1t seems heard that they
were being followed by Republican speak.
| ers during the early part of the canvass, and
that points were made that they would have
no opportunity To meet. The Democrats al
once changed their programme, first by chal.
longing the Republican speakers 10 a Joint
| canvass. which they saw VAS refused, or at
least allowed TO pass uorecoznized. This, Of
| course, awakened another source of antaeo-
nism, and the Democrats concluded to follow
| up the last meetings of the Republicans. II
has not been yet known whether the Repub.
| licans will have the last word or not As the
| separate discussions were talked OF, and per.
haps magnified, both psrties began TO look
up oa'a' aho 'he meetings sie" ~a .no
| "einei' un'i' no" ~ A' NC '1 '-
POT rs 'auiy ooiiihs.
| oNE of The
Last Saturday night being the regular time
| set for the Democratic meeting at Tonganoxie
| q reporter went out to see and hear for him
| self what the speak els would do and say, and
learn, II possio Die, some OF the points being
| discussed.
| The train being delayed considerably by the
heavy freight business now crowdiug the
kansas Pacific road. the party did not arrive
at Tonganoxie until a very late hour. Supper
| was eaten at Mr.. n. NJ. Dummies hotel. af er
| which Angeles hall, across the street, was
hired, all other halls being occupied; one by
q new Masonic lodge, one by . temperance
society and one by literary society Inc
meeting was called to order by MI Ed Con-
nor, and, on motion, Mr.. WIN. COLLINS was
elected Chairman, and Mr.. LYMAN Morgan,
Secretary. About seventy-nSe men were
present. large number OF whom ~er~ hePuo-
licans. The speakers were Shef'n IL Lowe
Treasurer VIM. shepherd Judge n n. WOOL
n. l.. Hacker, Eq, Con. Curtin' candidate
for the Off e of Register OF Deeds, and County
Commits. Toner James Pickens.
HoS.PG LOWE.
| " ,o, CALLED 90, r.s,o,,.5 q,
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WIN the Custom oi canoiua'es NC liz" ooi"e
| To meet The people; that he was always glad
! In see them: that they would think more of
| : sr.,-.--- - ~ Rim ond Inau him
him If they saw more Oh nun Anu Ape~ nun
| better. 81 am, !" he SAID, the present sheriff
of your county. That have filled the posi-
| Us - . ,,h.,u.,., T ,..,. ,,o,, ~
| uon successiuhy vi oenei wise ieo'e ''u W
| Judge / have Ill ed II to the best OF my abii
| NV. like everything else have undertaken.
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Ihis shouid pe the a'hoition vi every man
Ha should strive to please himself by doing
r,,h, and he will sIways please the peopIe
Al inau is JUST " hiin'ei. "e VIA eoo
the respect of others. 1 have been treated
nail by tho naopIe durinp the camnajgn and
wen ny '"e Peop'e u".e ~ "AN
had begun 10 MINK WAS ket'ihs u oe sohe-
| body; but It seems that opposition is going to
NAB. tho ~ m poiop ipfsrestipv and VIZ have
mani 'ie '
IT, III isn't Dohds this year. II IL only u lew
o.itIcians-dIscontented spirits-who are
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seehns o"@A rP''' a.. oe
none in themselves" Mr.. Lowe then referred
tn charyes made against him that WERE he
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SAID, SHY anu "ithout iouhuauoh. ~ nao
been charged that he had decided the fair
ground away before any money had been
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pau, "heh the iao' WAS nc hao' ss uus'ee Vi
the county, given gait claim deed to the
countv ana never had Civ, N auy other deed
,
W any Dooy.
1t had been charged that ne Ii adj kept pris-
ouers confined in jail long after the time had
expired for which they had been committed,
for the purpose OF drawing pay from the |
county tor feeding them. Ga hearing that
the opposition were embOdying these false |
statements in their speeches, he had invited |
Mr.. Creighton Carney and T. j Wred, the
County Auditor, TO examine his jail took, |
commitme ats and bills rendered. and they |
had pronounced them all correct. Mr.. Lowe /
invited the people 10 appoint a COMMITTEES TO /
Investigate the business of his Office or any /
branch of IL, and challenged any one to mud
anything amiss in his dealings with the /
county or with individuals. His books were /
nj III. mr. Nj nd mem
times.
1t had been charged that he had required |
was his right under the statutes; but he had /
never done IL except in a few cases, to protect \
himself and Others from imposition; and no
r.spo' .Ible attorney in Leavenworth had
ever paid him enc cent In advance.
He knew OF no other charges against him,
and had traced these statements to Lncien
Ned that their antaeonism was more asains,
| HIM; that it was their hatred TO Col. Antho.
ny, VINO, as proP,ie,1r Oh 81, $3.50, 10.
TO make faIse stai ements win regard to IL. In
short, it was politics that was taIK
~ ing, anu hot ne ne sie,pi ~, 20 ;ninra
him TO vent their spleen asainst some one
else. he deeply resrelted. The pr Biing since
ne mac pSen SLerin nsu Desn , .o".r, anu r
msny wears before. A few persons has cen.
sured him for not pstronizing the Appeal,
pemoctatic hsS,papef' ou. ~ns ns,,a ms
he cdnid NOT put his printing i'm a paper OF
no character ana little circulation, when THE
, LINES was Psp, ,o %. NOR ,S cnn,,is
and the paper looked To for county news
There was nothing IN the taIs OF M.ssrs.
aaioi anu "a 80 ~, Sh;n az" ~. Ipsv ~,
WORTH TINES with. was poor business, to say |
the least.
The speaker referred to the fact that he was |
not sheriff Of the Democratic party, the Re-
pub lean party, or of any individual who
would use him for corrupt purposes. All /
men were al ike to him in his official capac-
ity and he would not forfeit his manhood 10
crafty any one. He had no quarrel with his |
opponent, Mr.. Baker " Mr.. Newton Mann
and he asked the people 10 Judge i'm partially |
as TO who is the best man for the position OF /
sheriff, and vote for him regardless Of party.
Mr.. Lowe was frequently applauded dur
ing his speech The sympathies of the au.
dieuce generally were evidently with him. /
,p Surpurpn
He was followed by Mr.. VIM. Shepherd, |
VIM ~ S''"'' @ ~
the duties OF MS oiic". he saio ne was
treasurer of bankrupt county, and that the |
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Po'i'io - n.y. ." '
cannot be done satisfactorily, and the odium |
rests on the officer. Sometimes q man will |
come INTO Tue once win Voucher a !" oe
ON a table, and when told there is no money
no AZ once saws "Whst thief that Treasurer
nc AZ ~ nc.
L." He won't understand that that money /
belongs to a particular fund and cannot be
,sas ., nav tho, c,ass of hills ne rala,ad tho
bond situation at the last election. How the /
Commissioners pledged themselves to stand |
a., D.. &c ,,a,,la a,d bo,v ,rau ,h., az,
M my W '"u ~"
so; how Mr.. Pickens, for the Board, told the /
court that they won GlsObty IL and take