The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
Our TICKET

'onniy on Saturday last y as good "a
he besI friend Of the parry eonld de-
sire. The candidates.. In the main, are
Md citizens Of Lyon county who have
leen identified with its growth and are
men in the respective
In which they live Some /
of them haze already demonstrated their
qualifications "a public servants by &c. Z
cepiably filling positions Of trust, while \
the others are gentlemen whose fitness
for the plAcest 10 which they aspire can !
not be successfully questioned
The convention was nor devoid Of thai
measure OF interest which is an inevita-
BILE result Of all political contests, but 1t
was harmonious throughout. and the
spirit Of fairness and mod, ration which
characierized lis proceedings is feature
which augers well forthe success Of the
Republican canvass in Lyon county this
fall.
While til, gentlemen put in nOmina-
ton on Saturday are too well known in
this community 10 demand any extended
notice at our hands, general review of
the.iicket will not he regarded ms an.
timely, and We submit The following
brief sketches of the different candidates
who are to, lead the Republican party 10
victory in November:
Joseph Ernst, our neXt treasurer, is
probably as widely knswa as any man
in Lyon county. He is entirely familiar
with the duties of the Office for which he
is a candidate, having administered the
finances OF the county for fur years To
thu full satisfaction ofthe general public,
thereby. winning the eopadsFce of Fnrn
of all shades ~ pOlifleAn helieE} Hell D.
capable and trustworthy In the highest
degree, and those qualificsio1sS coupled
with his great personal popularity, reEs-
der his election = foregone conclusion.
Our candidate for County Clcfk. w.
F. Ewing, has served the public in this
responsible capacity for two terms, and
has left nothing 10 be desired in hIscapa-
BILE management oil that Office. He
is prompt and systematic. ms work is al
ways in SUCH shape $40 render it avail
| able for satisfactory reference, and a
more uniformly obiigfng and courteous
official was never known in Lyon coun>
ty than Billy Ewing. The only question
in connection with his. canvass is as 10
the size OF bis majority Nh ksfF
a NJ. Hunter, Jake Moons successor
as Sheriff of Lyon county, is an "Old-
timer" in this community, and has an
acquaintance throughout the county
which few men enjoy. Having come to
Kansas at a comparatively early day, and
engaging in agricultural pursuits, he has
braved, with scores and hundreds of
other pioneers, the yicissitudes which
have beset the development of the
country, and having triumphed over all
discouragements has become, by dint of
his own pluck and faith in Kansas, one
of the "solid" men of the county. He
has the courage, Integrity aud ability to
make a frst-cIass sheriff, and what is
equally essential, the friends to elect
| him.
For register of deeds, the convention
honored itself by placing in nomination
our esteemed fellow townsman, w. F.
ChGlfani. His fine clerical ability
points to his thorough eligibility for the
office, and the fact that he is a severe
and almost constant sufferer from "a
wound received while fighting in de-
Tense of his country renders this nomin-
alton specially fitting one. In his late
capacity as public journalist he labored
effectively for the best interests Of the
town and county, and his claims upon
the sufirages of the people are such as
are bound TO command consideration
He will, without doubt. be the next re g
lister of deeds.
L. NJ. Carter, who received the nomi.
nation for County Surveyor, was reared
in Lyon county, and 10 wen knoWn &c
our people He enjoyed the advantages
of course of study at the State Normal
has fair knowledge of law, and has de
voted much attention to the study o
surveying. He is young man who il
ambitious of success, and his capabilities
deserve recognition and encouragement
J J. d. Dawson, the candidate for coro
ner, was nominated by reclamation, 1
compliment not bestowed upon any ofth'
other gentlemen on the ticket. He is ;
staunch Republican and enjoys a repu
tation as citizen and business maj
which will make itself felt in the can
vass upon which he has entered.
The nomination of r. G. Hallberg a
a candidate for Commissioner from tn
first district, was one that was eminentl.
fitting TO be made. He is, in the fulles
sense of that term, a representative man
, and the notable success which has marke'
his career as private citizen gives eyi
dence of business qualifications whicl
would prove invaluable in the admins
tration of the financial affairsof thecour
ty.. Beginning in, a new country, wit
nothing Mr.. Hallberg has, by dint ofthrii
|, and economy, amassed fortune, and b
: the exercise of prudence and shrew,
foresight has become one of the solid
men of the community whose interest
he has assisted in promoting. He
just the man for commissioner and vii
"get there" without a shadow of a doubt
The ticket taken altogether is as goo
one as was ever placed in the field i
: Lyon county and will he elected by
: splendid majority in November, if in
Republicans are true to themselves an
and the best interests of the people.
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