The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-30
POLsTfCs AT TONGANOXIE.
After lhe First Shot and Return Fire,
the Combarants Iees and u Hand
to-Hand Conflict FEsues-The Time.
Having Giyen Both SIDES. Gives a
HeDor, or a mixed Meeting.

the Combalants i.ees and u Hand
to-Hand Conflict KIsues-The Time
Having ssiyea Both Sides. Gives
He2os. or mixed Meeting.
on Tuesday night, the heads OF the Dsmo
cTauc county parry having challenged Ia
| sp.aklIE CepArimGnt On TIE hS.uo.Ica.
| . de 10 a J1InI discussion OF IOug.u XIe, al,
that lac. having DeeA made pUoiIC, Il -lte
\ sarse audience assembled IA Anglers Iiaii L
| hear The combat ale E=puO-ISssII most We.
| cOI. MAJ ded by Colonel GINA, whose afIIll
! / consisted oil .A-PfUOl lie J1uss Mann, wn'
4 Instead OF Working 10. tue Nominees Uh liz
| ticket, seems 10 have Deeu dee -alod lur tn'
, l sole puTsSOSe Oh =ntI.I. and s0GN.It-sILs I'M
| IIMEs.
Inc citizens Of the loca1i;v who vote tn,
| Rcpublican ticket from puDCipie, we're villa
| this IeaoershIp simply eLG OLIy because Al
| c!aIinec to TepresenL The keiUO.IcsIn party
Iney were IGNORANT oil CoGrsv OF tine true An
| warGne.s oi Iue ngnL, OF Iney would no'
nave been present. Tor they would mol IoI al
| instant stai-o ~ ana assIsl either Oi the IN. Il
/ mentioned IA n peTsouaI nsnt against a n :
| TINES anu many OF llIcIn lts W Al IA i,eF-
| sJna. IrISuus.
/ Ine Democratic line OF battle was headed
| by Hon. r. G. Lowe, caadGdase IoT snenn,
| with NIiilan Sic pIefu, Candid ate Ior -reas-
| urer. Con Curtain, cInL IuaIe IUr Reg
| Deeds, and Mr.. hacker.
| Early IN Iue eyenlBg IL YVES reported that
| the Republicans hau come To
| CAPTURE The MEETING,
/ and that lIIey nad IOTce enough Al the room
| 10 couITol me choice OI sIeak.Isi but that
| was room s.it Ell wLea tie noun IoT openiu Z
/ arrived Tie DEMOCRATS nominated anu
| esected Mr.. n. V. Neeunain, Chairman, and
| nr. >, Stanton, SECRETARY. Inc RepuUAcans
/ then began TO thai the meeting meant
1 D4slness, and the Chairman Ia q lair aLu I'M
| paTtia! MANNER Called Iur the business vi Tie
/ meeting as lie should have done. There was
l a short uesuiloTy nre Oh smAII tax among
| the speakers cub rosa. ana IT was asr-eu
| that the following snouid De the order III
4 winch the speakers should occupy the nDJr !:
| lsJ-Hou. +. u. Lowe, with The privilege Oh
| n-werlng any cnSTses that might D=
d! brought against him.
| Znd-Newuon Mann, who under suise Of be-
i Ing speaker Tor The R-puDIGcAn nominees,
| wanted TO get The Dor and Keep 1t as Iong a.
posalbie Tor the purpose OF abusing the TIhhS-
| he Was given hecOnd pace IN OIder 10 make
/ ali things equal and give the ZINES another
advertisement TO be paid for out of political
| funds Capt. Frank 4. Lyucn was plsced on
| the list ~ the third speaker.
Col. Colin, who want ii TO venti.ate the
LMe HGfohet and give 1t a free embarrassment,
| was assigned 10 the fourth place.
| Mr.Nm. Shepherd, candidate for Treasurer,
with his usual GOODNESS, accepted q position
as number i've, and the speaking COM
menced.
ABOUT WHAT THEY SAID.
The speeches at first were of that peculia
| known 10 our readers TO describe. Each WAS
| Il good man himself, or his candidate was.
and the people had TO believe IT.
THE SUBSTANCE OF SOME CT THE SPEECHES.
The Democrats claimed ia, II was n meet
Ing they had appointed. Mr.. Lowe said ex-
judge NJ nm was not a caLCidate, and he did
not know why he wanted To speak. Had no
CHI argos against Mr.. Mann, for he is no oppo-
uent in the "Ail want is n chance To
repI TO cha geS ags nst me. / cont want 10
Ue shut out Mr.. Mann r,que.ted that there
be no charges against any one, but TO IooK
strictly after the Candidates.
Col. Cofiia thought there wpUIi be no diff
Guilty and no unfairneSs; he wanted the can
didates to have the last word.
o. call, n Il pub lean chairman ruled that
it was a democratic meeting 7, GUAR called
aad that Republicans were only invited par
Elephants.
HDS. r. G. LOWE
then COX the Il DOT and said ihst he had told
about all he had to say on Saturday night
He WAS a candidate tor Sheriff aud expected,
all sorts of political stories to DO afloat.
Turning 10 * Judge Mann, he said: ''You
Judge, hear ALI sorts OF stories that are con-
cocted in the city. have heard derosa-
tory storieS, and am sorry, for no fair mind
q man cen s y tina 1 have not done my
duty to the best OF my ability. l have had
many people 10 deal with have been care
ful and correct as possible. II you, on In
vestigstion, find this to be true you will vote
for me If you fair minded man. Tnis is
no political campaign; il h u no bearing on
the vote of 1850; 1t cannot reach outside of
our own county and home ciIc!es. 1t is merit
now, and not politics" Turning TO the au-
dience, ne SAID: .'Gentemen! you
owe duty yourselves Every
year we hear OF corrupt Off ,ials aud
everybody Is hoping for a IN tn 10 come up Ia
the standard. Ltst year Il was bonds, aud
they SAID 1 WIS Londholder That was alt
cleared u d and proved 10 be false My pos.-
ton * nj stake, and an inv stlgaticn Dy the
Board SHOWS no charges. knew i was Gle 7
and ielt II" He then again explained the
fair ground transaction, " here ne refused TO
make a warranty deed and o lly made a quit !
claim deed To the county, after which the
latter made its own deed AS To prisoners
confined IN the TAI, ~ he said, ''Mr- Carney tx
ahmed my jail book ard found 1t correct as |
% the release OF prisont n at the proper time:
As To the fair ground question, again l Won d |
>sy that lie property was taken 10y the city |
for a Gt bt owed 10 the German hank They
IN ale me trustee ard sod tine ground TO DR.. |
Nicely. | refused to make = warranty deed |
ana made "A qaIt claim deed 10 the UNITY. |
after winch the de.d Was III +de TO ID. Nicely. |
1 understand that Mr. Baker has "a Inst Of the |
after their time had expired.
ICAN BE PUT OUT OF OFFICE |
on the charge of fraud If this Is true. II l. |
not then necessary TO vote into ON e or |
out of IL. IL my report IL ial>- AIN guilty % |
A crime | deprvIng every msu of ais |
lb.rt. If kept too long. Judge ,rCZIeT can |
eaten me at any time If my TeHortS are not |
right. There checks in my OH re that Will |
cat sh any man, no matter now shrewd ne is
f;yerything,musJ agree. Mr.. hIce or Judge |
Gamble Iuu over my looks in AN hour.
or any msn competent 10 do so" He related
the custom Of making prisoners work out
tiue und IT the Las Of lsof, p re So, General
statutes, ana where under Sec. 20S, t'rb- 70
fha Jaw il compulsory. Il pea'ed March 3,
1877, Laws IL. page zs9, and taxing the power
srsm the Judge and giving II TO the Board OF
County commissioners, Tor The rtlesSe OF
prisoners Gases where prisoners are com;
mItted until costs are paid were quoted anu
REFER ed to, Sec.2jl, page So showing that the
sheriff has no discretion, but that IL Is al
with the Board of Commissioners He quoted
sec l. D,lssler's Statutes, PAGE .6l, relating T.
penalties of the sheriff II he falls to perform
us duty, and General Statutes, Sec. 80 and
also ID sssl-r's statutes, Sec 1910. "a sheriff"
said the speaker "tulu the I,- mad been in the
habit of doing that kind Of thing, and didni
believe him and told him 80 There has not
bet n a meeting of the Board but what have
caused TO be released every tnsn who Sc lime
mad ex pired, or who could not pay his nne,
unless II WAS some one whom tue people
through the Board, thought IL neces s'ry To
keep awhile n protection 10 property,
At every meeting OF The Board nearly,
have recommended the release oil prisoners
All this OUTSIDE IA X a. d speculation Il twad
die, They have a desperate case, and IN or
der to get their man in, Mr.. Chairman, they
will resort TO de-pe rate means
These men are net talking as men;
IT Is PULITICs
thu talks II is not Mr. Baker or Mr.. Mar n.
who make tnis hubbub, IL is politics; tie
same when a nice man gets drunk. II IL
not the man. but whisky that talks" lie
then rehearsed the Cummings Wallace case,
and ex piained IL to the satisfaction OF all pres
emit He didn't want any bun game, and
said ne had never been asked to put The ad-
yertisement elsewhere than in the TIMES,
and denied that he had asked for seven dol
lars fees In advance. (Which Is verified by a
card from Mr.. Cummings, In yesterday
mornings issue.D Mr.. Lowe said he only told
the parti. . what the cost would be, Il don't
believe" said Mr.. Lowe, "that Judge Mann
would wiIlfully state u iaisehood about me,
and think he mas been IN sin formed by the
| friends of his party, and gives this as ne
has heard IL. 1 am sorry that the Judge
Il lot of on that" He stated in substance
what ne had said at previous meeting, that
no attorney had been asked TO pay him fer
| In advance for advertising.
i Judge Msnn-"U ~ LUeien BAKER ask you
/ ard yon refused him ?"
| Mr. Lowe. No. sir. / took MIR. Bakers
| word Tor the business; he wanted, and he
/ pa,d yc e aiterwafd." ST. Lowe Ihen. at some
| length told his views OF the present fight
saying II wss not of politics on the side of the