The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
AFEw BRIEF REMARKS.


AFEw BRIEF REMARKS.
As we intimatea last week we were at the
State Convention. and left II with the impression
that ST JJobn was re-nominated for Governor
Whether we lik, IL or not. is immaterial. From
time tn time during the mast few months. we
have given what we considered good reasons
vhy he sbould not he nominated: but as he has
been. we don't know what we can do about it
Int LET him run- Four wears ago. we opposed
the reelection of a weak and dishonest Republi-
can candidate for Judge. who had been nominat-
ed by means of fraud and trickery. This has
been thrown ND to us and Others who took the
same course ever since 1t was made pretext
for beating a portion of the Republican County
ticket. the same wear: and even now, when any
one gets sour or sore. and wants an excuse to op-
nose the whole or mart of a Republican ticket
that .Judpesbip fight is referred to- We have
made nm our mind not to oppose any more Re-
publican nominees. but TO grin and bear it, and
let others do As they like. However this does
mot debar Ms from the priyilepe of explaining the
tricks by which the thing is done. or our telling
the truth. even though il NAV hurt.
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the ob;ect of which was to work for the Consti-
tutional Amendment. These tramps have been
travelling over the State constantly, whooping
M their followers. Money has been raised by
the thousands of dollars. Eastern temperance
people contributed literally. and in every local
jty in Kansas subscriptions were taken, the sub
scribers arreeinr to nav stimulated sums per
month. from 10 cents up. to aid in carving the
Amendment. This money was used by st. John
TO buy uewspapers and delegates Every news
paper in the State was solicited. Some tumbled
at once: others held ont for n time. Int grad
ually asaw il - and some kept silent or opposed
ST. John and the Amendment M TO within a
week or two of the Convention. when suddenly
their eve, were opeud. and they announced that
IL was no use talkiur-tbe people were for St.
John, and it was useless to fight him. These
last probably got better prices than the first
converts One newspaper ont in PhilIipsburr
kent up the fight to the last; the editor was
chosen a delegate, and went to Topeka and voted
for st. John. He was probably bought on the
road. Delegates were chosen along for a month
or two. When il was discovered County was
Sin season. convention of some sort was got
nm and delegates chosen and instructed for ST |
John.
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West: but st. John and his strikers. with the
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committee. 1t was so distributed. and was used |
to buv nm the scorched and starving Western |
Counties for st. John. Jaw GouId himself con-
tributed n large amount of money which he
nlaced nj ST Jobp,s disposaI to he disbursed by |
him in the purchase of delegates. GouId's rail- |
ro.d agents and ,vbipners-iu sncb as a. w
yeaie. of Topeka, and Jim Merritt, of Pottawat-
omie. were detailed to work for St, John. The
people of Northwestern Kansas are hot on the |
raiIroad tariff ouestion. They are pIedpiup their
candidates TO vote for a law regulating passen- |
per and freight tariffs ON the railroads. Yet they
nearly every one sent down delegates to the |
State Convention. who bulced for ST. John like |
, berd of stamneded TEXAS steers After assist
in, Law C;ould TO nominate his man for Governor,
who will veto their tariff bills it is rather late
=, Tho a,v IN elect members of tbe Lepislatnre
in favo, Of regulating railroads.
Another source of strength to St Nohn was q |
borSa of negro manners from the Santh. who
were .nt;ced here by st. John. and are onar,lei
cd nj Topeka. where they subsist on public char
-, Tbav were driven like cattle IN the nolls in
the eitv of Topeka, outside of the ward in which |
.to,, ~. or,rterad and voted for 8, Iobn dsle-
,,,s. crovf,inr legal voters from the polls. In
Ono rard of Topeka, the majority for the ST |