The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
JOHN MARTIN.


An Interview with the GentIeman who
Declined the Nomination for Gov
ernor by the Democrats.
Commonwealth: Knowing that o
large number Of the readers of the COM
monWealth would like TO have an ex-
preston from Hon. John Martin, re-
porter was dispatched to his house, cor
ner of Eight and Harrison streets, yes
terday afternoon, for the purpose of an
interview. He was met at the door by
Mr.. Martin himself, who is keeping a
sort of bachelors hail." during the alb
sence of his wife, who is visiting in Col.
orado. Being invited TO seat on the
porch, the reporter asked Mr.. Martin to
tell him something about the Empnria
convention. Mr.. Martin saids
Il have tust returned, We had a good tims
and were handsomely treated by the people
of that city. The convention was composed
of as fne body OF men as / ever saW-intel
iigent orderly and earnest. We had hard
natnrod. There were bat few il any sores
made or left, and no old ones Elbled up, The
moderate men Of the conyeAtion Won a Haa
victory in placing the party on sound, wise
and conservative platform. 1t is in nosenst
extreme. Personally. would have been giad
il the convention had ado ted the entire plat
form as reported by the minority of the CON
mIttce without the change or removal of
word, and IL the matter had in all respects
been carefully watched, after the minority
report was substituted For the majority re
port, it would have been done. The parts
stricken out, was moTc the FesHlt OF oversight
and lnattention than otherwise. It Is a Rpot
platform as 1t now stands, but woald have
been better with the stricken out parts in
And l think that four-1fths of the c0nVentIol
would haVe Femedied the error, after 1t was
discussed,
Reporter-Why didn't yea aOOspt tho aom
ination.
Mr.. Martini consented to accept the nom
ination for governor upon condition that s
satisfactory platform should be adopted. bu
alter certain parts were stricken out OF thu
minority report, declined to accept for thre'
reasons.
Tho only thing about the matter that re
greet was the Gctior of the convention il
changing the platform, and tLiS regret j!
Solely on account OF the party and its future
Personally the result is gratifying to me. be
cause never tor one moment wanted to be
candidate, and therefore l feel no regret a.
the result, of a personal nature.
Reporter-What do you think oil the ticket
Ar. Martini think the ticket a good one
The men are all lirst. class mon, honest ant
capable. They win receive the solid support
OF the party, and, think, a very large vOtS
from liberal men of other parties The anti
st John Republicans know Mr., Click wei
and favOrably, as de the people OF Kapsa;
generally, and think VIC ought to have ant
will have the support of every Democrat il
Shawnee county, and very large number o.
Republicans will and ought to support him, he
cause he has always been q true and faith fu
friend of Topeka and Shaw nee county. OI
this score alone he should be ha ndsomely re
memhereG by our people.
Reporter-Wtll thoEe be vigorous cam
paign2
MIR. Martin-We shall maize o Vigoroa.
campaign, and, unless the artist, John Rc
publicans are bull-dozed or driven over Il
that gentleman's support. we can elect Click
But, as matter OF course. it will take hare
work, as It would with any candidate.