The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
A RATIFICATION MEETING AT
TOPEKA.
ertng - speeches BY q Number OF
DiSlin guished Gentlemen.


A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered
at the Capitol last night, attracted by the
report that there was to be a meeting tt
give an expression Of qualification over the
result Of the election oil Senator Ingalls, a:
his own successor in the United States Sen.
ate.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by Mr.. Manning, of Cowley county
Senator Benedict was chosen chairman Of
the meeting.
Mr.. Thomas Fenlon, Of Leavenworth,
moved that TO complete the organization,
Reverend d. r. Anthony, of the Leaven-
worth TINES, be elected as chaplain.
The motion was unanimously adopted,
and Mr. Anthony gave notice that the bur
den of his first prayer in the new position
should be for the early conversion OF bis
friend, Mr.. Fenlon, TO the faith and teach
ings of the grand old Republican party.
Applause.
Governor ST. John was then introduced
to the meeting, and in a few well selected
words congratulated the meeting, the Leg
islaiure, the State, and the entire country,
upon the election of Mr.. Ingalls; he paid
handsome tribute to the worth, ability and
high standing of Senator Ingalls,. His re-
marks were enthusiastically received and
applauded to the echo.
Senator Hallowell followed in one Of his
inimitable speeches, full Of vigor, and in
chasing Senator Ingalls, with Conkling,
Carpenter and Logan, and claiming that
he is the peer Of any or all of them, and
that with such men in the Senate Of the
United States everything will be well, the
enthusiasm was intense.
Col. ID. r. Anthony followed in speech
such as only he can make. He was happy
tonight, TOR many reasons 6rst, because
He had always favored the policy of the
Republicans settling their differences in
caucus, and he sincerely hoped that the
lessons of this contes would impress upon
the party the importance Of adopting the
plan. In scsthing terms he denounced the
policy of permitting the Democrats or
Greenbsckers to name the man.
Mr.. Anthony paid handsome compli-
ment to the sterling worth and integrity of
Hon. A. II. Horton, Who, he said had been
his fast friend for twenty years. In epeak-
of his great satisfaction in the result Of the
senatorial contest, he eulogised Mr.. Ingalls,
very highly. He thought that po,hing
more need be said in his behalf, when it
was understood lat among his Senatorial
colleagues Mr.. Ingalls, was The equal Of any
of them, and that they all. irrespective OF
party affiliations, desired his return to the
Senate.
Mr.. Fenlon, of Leavepworth, was next
called out. and upon motion of Chaplain
Anthony, was received with three cheers.
Mr.. Fenlon made a happy speech, and al
though differing fn politics from the ma
jority of the crowd present, still, as Demo
crat, he wanted to add his testimony to the
worth and ability of Senator Ingalls,. He
congratulated the Republicans upon their
good sense as displayed in the election of
SO distinguished a man and able representa-
tive as Mr.. Ingalls,.
As Mr.. Fenlon was the only Democrat
who spoke, TIE TINES does him the honor
to give his remarks here in full
MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN:
don't claim to have any right to rejoice
with you tonight in political sense. /
am not of your faith, and that Is we'll
known, but as Q citizen of Kansas, almost
from boyhood, having been part and parcel
of its existence, have pride in its stand
ing among the sisterhood of States which
is grati6ed in Its full measures tonight.
Not being able to accomplish the election
of . gentleman of my own school Of politics,
my State pride has been grati6ed by the
election of one, who, disagreeing with me
and my party, is an accomplished scholar
and cultured gentleman, one who in the
Senate Of the United States has been, and /
hope will continue to he an honor to the
young commonwealth OF which We are all
90 proud, and l am perfectly willing to
put on record my appreciation Of the gal
liant members of my own party, who, BY
their voice and vote secured the election
(among contending Republican candidates)
of one Who has 90 elevated the charact
of our State in the councils of the nation,
and / can only hope that in the future career
of our distinguished Senator We shall have
no cause to regret this selection; that he NAV
rise ~ We have risen above and beyond
party,-be the Senator of the State and not
of . party,-be big and generous enough
to remember that We are sgsin one peo-
pie, have but one flag, and csn have but one
destiny. Personally, n You know, the Sen
ator elect and myself have been friends for
yean, came to the Territory about the same
time a. boys, and have mingled in the
many cop6icss that have marked this
strange evesaful record Of our historic
STATE, and whils We have ever differed in
politics havs Asye learned to respect his
courage, his noahood and his brains, and
therefore do ! 9oia with you tonight in
cougratnlatiee6 .ovr his election. Of
coufse, ~ not to b misunderstood, If q
Democrat Of shility could possibly have
ben elected it aheud have been done; that