The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-15
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to have gone to sleep after blowing out
the gas.
II should not be forgotten that Ed.
Ross is still candidate for governor on
the Democratic ticket
The rumor that Eskridge is about to
abandon politics and utilize his superb
check by starting brass foundry, seems
TO lack confirmation.
William Randolph's legs probably ex-
coed the regulation length, but he will
be distanced by Tom Sedgwick IN the
race for county attorney all the same.
The Greenbackers of Chase county
have nominated s. N. Wood for the
legislature. Sam turns up with as much
regularity as Eskridge or nickle with
hole in It.
Madison News: Every true Republi-
can in the oath senatorial district will
vote for Hon. A. Gilleit to be returned to
the senate in preference To any man the
FusiOnists may name.
Madison News: The fishermen, CIV.
Eskridge, Harry Norton, w. E Doud
and F. II. Clark will discover that the
Republicans of Greenwood county can
not be caught by Fusion bait.
1t is already becoming a matter of in
tcresting speculation TO determine how
as big man as Bill Randolph Is going
To- achieve the feat of coming out at the
little end of the horn, in November.
Capt. L. F. Green, the Fusion candi-
date for congress in the second district
is shooting off his mouth at the expense
of hundred votes a night. The enc
mics of Haskell talk of muzzling him.
Persons who have given the autoblog-
raphy of the independent candidate for
judge in the Fifth district, as published
in the Sentinel, a careful reading, are
convinced that its author is great Lynn
man.
]. w. Lynn Is the Colonel Mulberry
Sellers of the Fusion canvass. Indeed,
his organ of hope is so abnOrmally de-
veloped as to rather detract from the
symmetry vi MS othCi" ioO hAnuSOi1S
head.
The vacancy on the Fusion ticket
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Whit
more, the original candidate for district
clerk, has not yet been filed. Has G. v.
Eskridge mOnopclized all the wash-tubs
in the county?
Elder Mitchell is reported as saying
at recent meeting that he would rather
vote for JEFF Davis than support the Re.
publican ticket. There seems TO be q
sort of natural afflliation between hypo-
critics and traitors.
Madison News: Our exchanges, with
the exception of few Lyon county Flu
sion sheets, arc loud in their praises o:
Hon. c. B. Graves, the Republican nomi
nee for Judge of this district. Mr.
Graves will be elected.
The friends of Judge Vrooman are
said to be very much exercised concern
| ing his whereabouts. When last seer
he was gazing with admiration upon a
green wagon, and it is feared that hi
may have followed it off.
Madison News: The very fact tina
the Republicans of Greenwood county
did refuse TO place in nomination as can
didate for senator, A. P. Cogswell. o
Eureka, is evidence that the Republican,
of this county do not favor the fusioI
movement of Lyon county.
Ed Ross will tell the FusioAists o
Lyon county what kind of u "Jews-shop'
he is at the big rally in this city mex
Saturday. 1t is probably due this gen
tlemen TO state. in paper ofgeneraI cir
culation, that he is running for governo
on the Democratic state ticket
Burlington Patriot: Elder Mitchell
in his idiotic speech here last week
made the significant declaration that b
would sooner see jeff Davis presiden
than Gen. Garfield. He is the RICH
kind of Morgan TO do Democratic dirt
work, and should be encouraged.
Mr.. w. P. Broadwell has accepted lii
nomination for district clerk ON the Flu
sion ticket. thus filling the yacanc
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Whit
more. Mr. BrOadwell claims to be a RI
publican, but he is mastering with tn
wrong crew to obtain the support of hi
party.
The political nondescripts of Lyol
county ignore the title of Fusionists
and are now marching under the baune
of the peoples party" This is emulal
ing the brilliant strategy of certain
little animal of highly Odorous proper
ties, which Attempted TO pass itself of
for q spotted lapdog.
| Miss Sarah A. Brown, the Democratic
candidate for superintendent of state in
struction, though not what could be call
ed by any stretch Of the fancy, 'sprins
chicken" still retains a sense of eirlisf
pleasantly, as is aitested by the satirieal