Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-18
The COMMUNION.


sent delegate, that being Mr.. COZad OI
Long Island. The ticket IS good one 4
mt Of course where there are several 4
candidates for the same office all call
not have their choice, good men have
10 be beaten as well as good men sue I
coed.
The nominees are all we'll and fa-
vOrabiy known and should, ana
We trust will receive a practically /
unanimous support from the Repuo-
lic;,us of the county. While we did /
NOT yet our choice in some cases. ye5
we have no fault To find with men
who honestly differed with Us and We
shall be found doing what we can 10
secure the election OF every man on
tho ticket, which we moist 10 the
hreeZe this week.
Hon. W II. Mcbride, who was nom
mated iOr Representative by the Re
puhlicans oil Phillips County last sat
urdaV without dissenting vote, an
honor seldum bestO in this county,
is "a man oi marked ability aud excel
lent record.
He was born in Summit County. y.
in 1912 and lived with his parents III
Ohio ana IlIinOs until - years Ol age,
when ne enlisted in TO /, 18th, ONO
Volunteer Infantry, where ne served
three years and nine months ana was
wound, at Arkansas Post IN J9nuaFy
1868. After the war he removed TO
Iowa and engaged III mercantile per
suits He read law under Instructions
OF Finley Burk, at Council Bluffs, To-,
after wich he removed to Kirwin ana
commenced the practice OF his PROBES
sion in 1877 ANA at once TOOK hlgh
rank as an attOtney in the county ana
district. Last iall owing To the decllna
lion of Frank Strain, who had been
nominated by the Republicans Of the
County, he was placed upon the
ticket as candidate Tor representative
to fill vacancy and was elected by
ma 5Ority over both the Greenback ana
Democratic candidates.
Mr.. Mcbride is Il fluent speaker and
we undersla and is Thoroughly equipped
ted with facts and figures ion Tie COM
ing campaign which he enters fall de
ternined to do credit to the party who
have hOnOred him with their HOmina
ton, and it would not surprise US TO
see him occupying still wider Held
than that OF his adopted country in
the canvass this fall.
II cleo ed, which he surely viii be,
he will make 4 useful member. The
people may be prepared to hear from
Mr. Mcbride some OF the best speech
es on the political question that they
will hear this year,and all should hear
him.
Judge Spaulding COR Probate Ju ge
has held the Off = eight years, has
made II mOGei officer and will cuntln
ne to do so tor another two years, and
while it would have pleased us and we
would have been glad 10 have support
ed either of the two worthy citizens
who were aspiFdnts fer the place, yet
the convention 10y large majority
design ated him and we bow TO tie Will
| o. tie majority,
he nominee for County ATTORNEY, G..
| W. SlinsOn is one Of the very ablest
! LAWYER, in this part Uf the stale. has
/ had II Years experience in he courts III
! this ana other 0runties and the supreme
court and l. init entity qualified ~ hi
/ the Pc, iti"n, AID nuw that he has igni
/ fed That he. vii, faithfully discharge fi-
! duty fully ealiZing the virtue Ot TIE
obhgati las he TAKES upon himseli when
| he sWears To support The constitution Of
/ the state and laws made under them, We
| would ue only doing our whole duty by
| giving him an earnest and hearty sup
| port.
! The nomination Of j. H. Young was
! in accordance with our wishes and we
| think eminently proper without de-
| Lracting anything from other candi
/ dates, we can say we are glad to
support him He is AN old soldier. an
/ experienced teacher and we believe
! will make a good superintendent
Of Public Instruction..
The nomination OF G. A. Spaulding
/ for District CLERK over so well known
and pOpu ar a man AS Frank strain Is
high compliment, and q deserving
| recognition ! his splendid record as an
officer and sterling charac or as man
and we believe he viii be elected by as
| large N tjDrity a. any man
! On the ticket as be should he, and
/ while he has held The Office for four
! years. yet two Years OF that time the
! pay waS small aid now that the office
/ has begun 10 pay reasonable salary,
/ we think it good policy TO retain 80
! etRcieht ali officer while we nave him.
The Republican delegates from the
| LIST District nominated for Commits
sionOr NJ. w. AIcGiH of TOwanda
/ Mr.. McGiil is an old soldier having
served about three years in the Army
/ of the Potomac. and was seriously
wounded. Five years the Junior
| Editor at this paper lived a near neigh
Dor to him and we are pleased to say
| that he is we'll qualified for the posi-
tiOn and we think will make a Com:
missioner of whom the people will
/ teei proud.
There are about 1000 voters in the
| county 0OO'Of these were soldiers in the
| lats war, and this element has been re-
mrmbered by four OF the six nominated
( un the County ticket-W- H. Mcbride,
/ G. w. SlinsOn. J II. Young and NJ. W.
/ McGill, all having been soldiers, which
we think Is a reasOna bic recognition by