The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-19
PERssNAL AND PoIaT1cAL.

The Juneh0n City Union HOSTS
Blaine and Logan.
General Logan II very good sort of .
man to have on the ticket.
The dsciiuatlon Of Mr.. Tilden seems
70 be in The interest Of the Flower
Nissioa-
All the presidents since Lincoln have
worn fuIl boards. Mr.. Blaine Is right
in the fashion.
+ Notice to the Democratic national
convention: B. franklin Butler may
be found at tie old stsnd.
An Independent paper says that Blaine
occasionally makes verses. Yet this is
only the beginning of ahg campaign.
The Toledo Commercial Gazette, OF
Saturday, says: "Sons OF zebedee" wall
be good name for campaign clubs this
year. James and John are the sons Of
zebedes.
One Of the strongest points in favor
q Logan is that he was educated in the
Afe4icsn wat instead Of at West Point.
The Atchison Globe is still keeping
up q stalwart fight on prohibition and
Col. Jno. a. Martin There is one thing
shout I'd. Ho&e-he is Consistent.
General Shermafs has succeeded in
freezing out three OF fottf newspaper re-
pofters IN Kansas City. Truly, peace
hath her victories no less than war.
Nhale=Bone is now selling at the rate
of $12,2 per ton. The pubic can form
some idea from this announcement OF
what 1t costs to mike q corses for Frau
Msterna.
Who will be the Democratic candi.
date? This Is now the questiOn.-Cin-
cInnati CommeEcial-G Gazette.
Tell US Who Sammy Tiiden wants and
we will answer the question. The Dem.
ocratIc party is one man party.
Why not nominate Hancock and Eng
Iish! They were preferred 10 the old
ticket four years ago, and neither of the
candidates have done anything since to
forfeit the confidence ut the Democratic
party.
The editor OF the Wichita Times says
there were no great men at the Chicago
convention. Dir Shelton hereafter
wants to keep in the middle OF the road
when he meets Cal. Dan r. Anthony
and Father Baker.
This promises to be Syoung mans
campaign, with lots of noise. As nearly
1900, 600 men have become voters since
the last presidential struggle, the fresh
blood in the campaign is not small
matter. Blame and Logan are the boys
that will carry the young men.
Judge Tbacher is a real good man
and gentleman of ability, and it Is pity
that he has got the Emporia Republican
70 carry through tie campaign. We feel
warranted in saying that the Judge is
not to blame. because he has known
FEATHER" Eskridge tor long time.
ave have no heart to 60 into Mr..
Blaine's personal record; but We regard
it as not that of q man who is 1t TO be
the candidate OF the Republican party.
New York Independent.
OF course the independent would he
q publication paper. After SO long haV-
ing been the organ Of Beccher and Til.
ton that was to be expected.
GovernUr Cleveland, of New York
who Is muLh talked of by the Democrats
as q candidate for president since the
declina'Ion of Mr.. TIldcD, is bachelor
1t is needless TO add tha, q mau who
hasn't the sand to tackle mother in,
law would make mighty little hradwaY
against Jim Blaine.
Powell Clayton was formerly from
I4eavenworth. The LeavenWorth bOyl
are having rather q tough time "buck-
ing" against the coloEed brother. Lynch
showed Clay ton under and now one of
the same kind has craWled over Dan
Anthony as delegate to the Leaven
worth convention.