The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-06
PERsonAL AND PoLIrICAL

Riggs.
II feel pretty we'll. l thank you"
-SOl.n o. Tha'cher.
Blame and Lincoln are enjoying the
latest presidential boom.
The people of the Second dIsui,t are
forninst Sid Clark, Coue har and fee
trade.
People who r, gard Jas. G. Blaine in
the light of pOliticsl corpse are mighty
poor judges of fresh meat.
Farmer Funston. in the distribu i'm
OF such p iliIicll- patronage as he may
comnsni. sh Iu!d not forget CneuGar.
Funston's msJprity will probably not
exceed 5000. The Kansas City Times
was Only about IL 600 votes of, after ali
1 believe in "elimin .tion," but the
Republicans of The Second district car
rIed the thing to excess. Riggs
The Kansas City Times elected Riggs,
but the voters OF the Second district
went for Funston, Hesce this hence
ness.
If old Mr.. Tilden would only have a
"rigoI" it would relieve heap of un
easy Democratic aspirants for the presi-
deucy.
1t is now considered quite the proper
thing to T, fer to the Democratic Nation.
al convention as tue Chicago Second
Fiddle.
Miami county gave Funston a MAORI
ty of only 81 1t is not stated why sid
Clarke made no speeches in that part of
the state.
Blaine seems to have the pole in the
presidential rae, and of course it Is
now too late for Mr.. Arthur 10 think of
writing book.
One could hardly expect q man OF
Farmer Funstou's proportions to make
a successful passage Ihr' ugh the dimIn-
utive end OF the trOmb )ne.
| The members of the congressional
delegation from Kansas who have been
flirting with the free traders will now
| pTOOdulH lOiu up tnSli nOASAiS'o'
A numb,r of those interesting organ
IL atoms OF 1unkeys who appear at ma.
tional convt ntions wearing white plug
hat, have engaged quarters at Chicago
Blaine stock is coming up in The east
rapidly. After all, Blaine probably has
a l4rger personal following than any man
mentioned for president by the Repub-
licons.
Gerster only drew $2,O00 on the occa-
sion of her FIRST appearance at Tabor's
opera house. Considered In an artistic
light, Denver seems to be an Emma
| Abbott sort of town
1t is sad mat Hon. 7 Z. Henry, who
recently went from Abilene to Denver,
expects TO make u million dollars this
year. Let's sec; when does Colorado
Ell, CT another United States Senstor1
The defeat of Sam Riggs must be very
gratifying to Representative Hatch, Of
Missouri, who declared, the other day,
that what the Demo, eaIic par Y ne. ded
Wss few funerals.
Californit. through her state centra!
committee, pledges the vote OF that stats
for Jim Blaine. 1t Is understood thai
r. Conkliug and Joe McCullagh will
wear Grape on their arms for thirty days
The veteran editor, Henry Red, OF
Cincinnati, thinks thai every man-in
fact every race--has his distinctive
smell. Mr.. Reed conceived this theory
years ago when attending Hamilton
county Democratic converts, n.
The Republicans of Indiana will
probably unite on Col. Dudley, at pres
emit commissioner OF pensions, as IheiI
candidate for governor. He is the mos
popular man in the state. aud with hin
as leader, Democracy will once more g
to the wall.
1t is underst 'od that Patti Will NO
sing at Topeka Since that iitlle oscu
latOIy eIiscde OF the distinguIsh,d div
with Governor Or ttendeu, of Missouri
Signor N,ccoliui insi, It's on fighiug shy
of state capitals. PARTICULARLY west Of tn
Mississippi.
Kansas CITY Tunes: A faithful seq
vitor of the Times telegraphs from
rural precinct, that "ihe returns are com
ing in very slowly from the bake,
election" On, well, take your time
We are in no hurry, we can wal
We never liked the higher mathematiC
anyway.
I Itseems after all that Funs'on carrie
o every county in his district. The 70
!, lowing are the m4jo.ities: