The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-13

i The Fort Scott correspondents lette
lin the Globe Democratic article"Wha
Are We Here For ?n has the followin,
complimentary allusion to Mr.. Acers
The candidacy of Hon. Nelson
Acers, whose home is at lola, AileI
county, is the subject of some solici.
tude to his friends here. He has his
weather eye upon the United States
Revenue Collectorship. now filled by
Col. J. G.. Carpenter, of Chanute, Neo-
sho county, who holds his office at the
will of the president. The position is
worth 81, 900 per year, and carries with
it considerable patronage. "Neise,
as he is popularity and famlliarly
known, is young man OF much local
popularity and considerable state
prominence. He made race for Con-
gress against the late lamented MI.
Haskell, and his immolation was sub
sequently rewarded by the nomination
of Riggs, the Greenbacker, against
Funston. Mr.. Acers made no wry
face, said he twas made of too stern
stuff to COMPLAIN and went loyalty
to work to reduce Funston's majority.
If this good natured Isaac" can now
be taken from the altar and placed In
the seat of Customs at Leavenworth it
will be "poetic Justice" and there is
strong probability that the whirlagig
that the whirligig of time will bring
about this result.
The editor of this paper regrets to
say his aspirations for cabinet posi-
ton resulted only in disappointment.
Mr.. Cleveland told him that he felt
grateful to Kansas republicans for CIV
ing him st. John, and would like to
recognize them some way, butthat az 1t
was absolutely necessary that Stand
ard Oil Payne, who had furnished
most of the campaign expenses, should
be kept in a good humOr. he had to
give one cabinet position to his son-in-
law Mr.. Whitney of New York. And as
it was also absolutely necessary in order
to make New York safely democratic
in the future, that the federal patronage
of that state should be put where it
would do the most good, and put there
soon, he was obliged to give another
cabinet office to Mr.. Manning. This
gave the Empire state two cabinet Of
ficers, and for fear of arOusing the jeal-
ousy of Missouri, he really didn't feel
justified in recognizing Kansas. We
weren't going to bubble with such a
man as Grover Cleveland about such a
thing as cabinet position, and SO tell
ing him, "if he didn't want to he
didn't have to-" the matter was
dropped.
Last Saturdays Globe-Democrdt
was eagerly read by those who were
anxious to know the names and pros
poets of democratic aspirants for feder-
al offices in Kansas. The lola CORE
spondent was evidently not Informed
of A. J. Clark's P. o. candidacy, nor
of John Gordon's aspirations to Capt.
Thrasher's place, The lola letter is as
follows:
The only Federal office in this town
is the post office. The present incum-
bent is an old soldier. G. M. Simpson.
His salary is 81, 400 and his commits.
sion expires Jan. 10, 1883. So far as al
present known the democratic aspi,
rants for the position are as follows:
John E. Ireland, d. c. Brubaker. Mat
Fields and DIR. A. Clifford. 1t is
generally understood however there
are three or four sub rosa candidates
These have been named in the order
of their respective prospects for success
Mr.. Brubaker is the only one who has
circulated a petition as yet, but for loca
reasons it is thought his prospects are
bad. Mr.. Fields is an Indiana man ,anC
is understood to be conducting still
hunt with his chief reliance upon the
prediction of Mr.. Hendricks for mer
| from his own state. DIR. Clifford prob
ably has the best prospects for success
as he is good business man and il
personally popular. There is tb'
kindest feeling on the part of all thes
aspirants for the present incumben
and no active efforts will be put forth
by any of them for his removal befor
the expiration of his commission. Hon
Nelson F. Acers, of this place, who ha
been twice a democratic candidate fo
congress from this district, is activel.
pushing his claims for the office
United States Revenue Collector, nov
held by Col. J. c. Carpenter, of Leav
enworth. He is Blair man and viii
have the Click crowd to fight, but b
has considerable personal followin
and his prospects for ultimate success
are very tlattering.