The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08
PIKE TOWNSHIP.

A Few Facts worth Considering by Cit
liens OF Emporia-
Pike township, the neigh5or and |
friend of Emporia township and city,
came into the Republican convention of
this representative district, with her
twenty delegates, and asked the conven-
ton TO nominate one of her citizens,
James Miles, as candidate for repre-
sentative. After two or three ballotings
enough of the votes of Emporia went TO
Mr.. Miles support TO give him ma
iority, and he was declared the nominee.
The nominees on the county ticket had
all been taken from Emporia, and 1t was
claimed that there ought TO be a fair dis
tribution of political fhvors, especially
as any citizen of Pike township would
be entirely friendly to the interests of
Emporia-
Pike township las, IN round numbers,
population of 1000 people, nearly all
of whom do their trading in Emporia,
and their patronage to our business
men forms quite an important item. In
twenty years this township has had the
representative hut once, and that time
she gave us avery creditable and efficient
officer in the person of George
johnson. We believe James Miles will
he equally US crelitahle and efficient as
| Mr.. johnson was. He has been resi-
dent of the county for nearly fifteen
years, engaged IN milling and farming.
Before coming here he was engaged for
some time in school teaching, and
Taught one term after coming here. tits
but proper TO say that Mr.. Miles did not
work for this nomination but was put
forward by his neighbors and friends,
who desire his election, and who will
vote for him almost solidly. This en-
dorsement by those who know him best
is the very best recommendation this
candidate could have.
We have said Pike township is the
neighbor and friend of the city of Em.
poria. We make thisassertiOn not from
any loud promises Pike now makes, but
from the deeds she has done. We pro
pose TO show from the record that we
never appealed to her for help In any
enterprise that she did not respond in q
way that told to the best interests OF
! Emporia.
The first time we asked her hell
was at the county seat election in 1855
She gave Emporia II votes and Ameri
Gus 3. In the contest which forever sci
tied the county seat question in 1850
, and which was a most important one Il
: the interests of this city, Pike came u
again with A votes for Emporia and
: for Americas. We had our first electio
for railroad bonds in September, 1867
Though the road Iawrenc
: and Emporia) was never buil
the effort resulted in making EmpOri
1 the crossing point of the A, 7. Il 5. F
= and NJ. X. 81 T. roads. In this electio
). Pike gave the bonds majority of A
r votes. In March, 1866, we voted o
the proposition TO build $4,000 coul
u house and Jail. Pike returned mi
], jority of AZ for this important improv
e nent. In June 1867 we made an apes
o. 10 net 10 uSlp 10 Sdii1 OohuS 'SA Inv y
- X. s. T., railroad. Though there WI
much opposition Pike gaVD u major
n ty of % for the bonds. In 1869 we agai
asked her To help secure the A
& S. F., road, which we deemed of gre
, interest to us. She gave majority
AZ for tho proposition. Then agai
E when we asked her help
carry the narrow gauge bon'
I she responded with n majority of ~ f
E. them. Thus she has shown her frien
d ship for the town, and her desire to bui
q up ons good central town in the count
he by her works.
- Now we ask the people of Emporia
it would he anything more than fair al
right to give her, for the second time
e. twenty ysars, this office of represent
1 liVeI Seeing she wants the place, al
ne has presented man entirely worthy
., our support. we owe it to her TO retu
sT the many favors she has done for Us.