The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-03-26
PnIITIoai ssanEa nE Eansans

WAsHlEGToE, March 2l.-AmOne
the curious and to q certain extent
ludlcro1s phases Of obtaining polit
lcal preferences from the ncminfstra-
tlon a that ofthe Ksnsas Democracy,
divided into two factions, one led By
ex-GoveTn0r Click and the other By
ChaS. ". Blair, Judge John Martin
ano Colonel a. s. Everest. The
Click men make the rounds Of the
department alUost daily for the pur-
pose Of heading on the Blair Blrty,
and the Blair men follow closely II
upon their stepa 10 knock down the
Click pins whenever and wherever
they are set up. Things have gone on
in this see-saW fashion for sometime
without either party gaining any ap-
parent advantage.
AFLAEz hIAKGUYRB.
The Click men, however, recently
executed flank movement, which,
like the tricks OF the heathen Oh ines,
was played upon the Blair forces IN &
way they despise. The number OF
Kansas Office seekers In Washington
constitutes q small army, and mas
much Sc the rank and flle cannot tell
whioh faction is likely 10 land on top
they sail very close 70 the wind 50 as
TO drop on the victorious side. Word
was quietly passed around among the
Kansas men that u would be the pro-
per thing for all 20 Assem- bie at room
-, Willard's Hotel, the Click Club
headquarters, and proceed ia q body
70 the White House 10 pay their re-
spects 20 the President. The prOpOsl-
ton was eagerly embraced, and &C
cordingly they assembled, and after
electing General Ike Shnrpe,of cOun-
ell Grove, ss leader and spokesman,
they paired OF and marched In pro-
ceaaiOn 90 the Executive Mansion.
They were introduced by and intro
duced % the President, and aWed In
20 respectful silence by the sOlsmnity
Of the occasion, General Ike Sharpe
embraced the opportunity Of assuring
the President that the Kansas DemOo-
Facy were OveEjoyed at bis election
and would give his administra tiOn
their hear ~ support that there were
no divisions In their ranks as had
doubtless been charged, but on the
contrary they were solid and united,
and the universal sentiment Of the
10000 Kansas Democrats who voted
for Cleveland and Hendricks was In
favor Of ex-3ov. GiicK for political
recognition that Gov. Click had pre-
viOusiy led the Democracy to victory
In the hitherto Republican State Of
Kansas, and the next two years the
"KaW Staten would undoubtedly fall
into the Democratic line.
Gen. Sharpe thereupOn presented q
paper urging Gov. Clicks appoint
ment 90 Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture.
SURPRISED INTO SILENCE.
The astOnished Kansans, thus elev-
erly caught In the trap, were dumb
founded, and could not utter q word,
although the majority were Blair
men. AS silence, it is said, gives con-
sent, Gen. Ike Sharpe ehuekled over
bis successful strategem, hinted that
it was time 10 "Yamoose the ranch"
and withdrew his forces from the
White House In O mastery retreat,
literally dazed by their adventure. It
was not long, however, before the
news few on wings OF the vine 10
the Blair candidate and great was the
decentralization thereat. The Blair
ranks were thrown into confusion,
and hurried councils Of war were
held to determine how the damage
could be repaired. The latest acs
counts are to the effect that the Blair
men had agreed to cause the President
10 be informed how he had been vic
timized by Gov. Click and his heneh-
man, Ike Sharp, sometimes called
Governor but more recently Gen
eral." To this end they have resur-
rected q report made by the last Kan
sAs Legislature, which Investigated
the aforesaid Issae IN relation to his
connection with the disposal Of GER
tain school lands in Kansas.