The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-26
KANSAS KILKENNY CATS.


Washington special; Among the
curious, and TO certain extend ludi-
crous, phases Of obtaining political
preference from the administration Is
that Of the Kansas Democracy. The
Kansas "unterrified" are divided into two
factions. one led by Ex.Gov. Click and
the other by Gen. ChaEles W. Blair,
Judge John Martin and Col. A. 8. Ever
est. Gov. Click was elected 70 the guber-
Material office consequent upon the split
In the Republican ranks upon the prohi-
biticn question, but was badly beaten tor
reelection last fall by the Republican
nominee. Gen. Blair is Kansas mem.
Der of the Democratic national CON-
mittee. Judge Martin is q leader
of the Topeka Democracy, and Col.
Everest of Atchison ranks among the
foremost of the Kansas bar. The Click
men make the rounds of the depart
ments almost daily for the purpose Of
heading of the Blair crowd, and the
Blair men follow closely. In upon their
steps to knock down the Click pins
whenever and wherever they are set up.
Things have gone in this sees-sw fashion
for some time without either party gain.
ing uppermost advantage. The Click
men, however, recently executed q flank
movement. which, like the trick of the
"healhen Chinee," was played upon the
Blair forces IN way they despiss. The
number OF Kansas offlce-seekers il
Washington constitutes 9 small army
and inAsmuch as the rank and file canno
tell which faction Is likely to land or
top, they sail very close TO the wind q
as To drop on the victorious side.
Word was quietly passed around
| among Kausans that IL would be The
| proper thing for them to assemble al
room No. ~ at Wizards hotel, Click.
headquarters, and proceed in body Il
the White House to pay their respects
to the president. The proposition wal
eagerly embraced, and accordingly they
ass mbled, and after tlectIng Gen. Ike
Sharp as leader and spokesman, theJ
paired OF and matched in procession e
the executive mansion. They were re
ceiyed by and introduced To the presi
dent, and while overcome to respectful
silence by the solemnity of the occasion
Gen. Ike Sharp embraced the oppor
tunity OF assuring the president that tht
Kansas Democracy were oveIJoyed a
his election, and would give his admin
istrauon their hearty support; tina
there were no divisions in their ranks
as had been charged; but, on the
contrary, they were solid and united
and the universal sentiment o
the 10000 Kansas Democrats who voted
for Cleveland and Hendricks was in the
favor of ex. Gov. Click, who had previ
ouslY led the Democracy TO victory II
hitherto Republican state of Kansas, anC
that In the next two years the "KaV
State" would undoubtedly fall into the
Democratic line.
Governor Sharp theTeupon presented
q paper urging Governor Clicks ap
pointment as commissioner o.
| agriculture. The astonished Kan
sans, thus caught in the trap, were
| dumbfounded, and could utter never
man, although q majority OF them werl
Blair men. AS silence gives consent
Gov. Sharp chuckled over his successful
raid, winked that It was time tO"vamoosE
| the RANCH" and withdrew his force.
from the White House in mastery re
treat, literally dazed by their adventure
1t was not long. however, before the hor
rid news flew on the wings of the vino
to the Blair syndicate, and great was thu
CONSERVATION thereat The Blair ranks
were thrown Into confusion and hurried
councils of war were held 10 determine
how the damage could be repaired. A
| last accounts the Blair men had agreed t.
cause the president t. be informed how
he had been victimized by Click and hi
henchman, Ike Sharp. To this end they
| resurrected a report of the last Kansa
| legislature, which Investigated the afore
1 a., a. al Ill
disposal of certain lands in Kansas
which places him an unenviable light
and will undoubtedly prove dIsSdvan
| tageous in the end for Gov. Click.