Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-24
FOX GOVERNOR.
The Baokers.if not Their Candidate.
Still on the Track.

Still on the Track
Did we not know that our editorial
brethren of the southwest know that
the most effec,ual way to kill of an
aspirant TO office is to wear him out
before the nomination day is set, We
would not be SO prone to suspicion a
conspiracy upon their part. Such a
formidable array of endorsements as
they have been piling up the two past
weeks, if promulgated in the political
season, would be likely to cause some
body trouble, even If they didn't elect
their man. But the elements of time
and season cannot be eliminated and
We are their victim. The following
are the latest promulgations, which,
like those that have gone before, are
as free and unreserved in expression
as the sweep of our own prairie winds.
In making our acknowledgements of
the honors SO thickly and unresery-
edly showed down, we take the liberty
of terrifying the records and making
our honOred aud gallant governor,
Johu A. Martin-who is our guest to-
dsy-feel bad, by reproducing what
the conspirators have produced the
past week:
We hardly think that NJ. NJ Murdoch
will refuse to run for lOrdship II he re-
ceiyes the Observation-Disclosures Enterprise.
Marsh Murdoch. the great chief of the
Wichitas, has been bounced from the
Wichita pOstOffice at last, Frank Il Smith
securing the prize. Murdoch is now prob
| ably ready to east his eagle eye in the di-
| rectiOn OF the governors mansiOn.-Larned
Eagle Optic.
The WICHITA EAGLE man is just now
kept very busy declining the gubernational
honors persistently thrust upon him by his
| numerous friends in Southwestern Kansas.
Murdoch is comparatively young man
and can afford to wait, besides he can not
| yet very well be spared from the tripod of
| one of the leading papers OF the state
Yates Centre News.
Many papers throughout the state, and
especially the southern part OF it, are nOmi-
Mating u. NJ. Murdoch, OF the Wichita
EAGLE, to the Office of governor. We be-
lIeve the colonel's ideas are big enough to
| embrace the whole OF Kansas in his endea-
vors TOR her advancement. and be no less
than he has been 10 Wichita. Ii he can
rustic Tor the state as lie has for w Wichita ,he
ought to be captured, if the state has TO Of
| fer a reward for him.-Cdal Sentinel.
Let the voice of Butler county, the big
and mighty, 20 up as the voice of one man
| for NJ NJ. Murdoch, Of Wichita, for COVER
| nor in 1883. just as she was the right
| bower Of Ii. G. Sluss, of Wichita, for judge
| in 1888, and DIR. Allen, OF Wichita for secre-
| tary of state in 1884, and must stand in
solid phalanX for L. b. Wall, of Wichita.
for Judge and DIR. Allen for secretary OF
state again in 1856. Great is Butler county
| OF the Walnut Valley. and We do not zee
| how Wichita and Emporia men could get
| so many big offices if it were not for her
| solid and faithful support. But say. how
| would it do to inform Wichita that il would
| be but fair and just to divide this thing up
| little. That il she wanted the support of
Butler county Tor STATE Offices she SHOULD
give Butler county the judgeship. Or il
SIZE insisted upon the judgeship she must
| faithfully give her support to Butler cOun-
f! ty for some prominent state Office in 1883,
or sooner, il the opportunity offered
Douglas Tribune.
Marsh Murdoch is being mentioned by a
| number OF the prominent paper. in central
| anJ southern Kansas in connection with
the governorship of the state. While the
| talk Is exceedingly gratifying to Marsh,
| still he does not al present want the posi-
ton, eX allied though II be. He has a great
task before him in knocking the stuiiin' y
out of Kansas City. and no man, however
| well posted or brilliant he might be. could
do the work thoroughly and expeditions
ly as Mrrsh-and should he be absent. from
his post month. the people OF Wichita
would begin 10 howl for his return When
Marsh has -'Du>ied' Kansas city, and buiit
a city OF 50,OJD Inhabitants at the mouth OF
the Little Arkansas. he eau then begin To
nix OF suhernatoriai honors. and not I'M
til then. Eth. Marsh!-Sharon News.
Two years ago the people arose with
one accord, aud determined 10 reward the
man who for twenty five years had been do
ing more than any one agency TO build up
the state. through the medium OF what has
for years been considered the ablest paper
in the stat. Accordingly they made john
A. Martin governor. and in 50 doing firlny
cemented the arty, aud placed the most in
fluenticl friend of the state in position
where he i making himself even more SER
vicable. We have no doabt they Will vote
almost unanimously to keep him there
another term. What john A Martin did
Tor northern and northeastern Kansas.
Marsh Murdoch has been doing for south
ern and southwestern Kansas, and two
wears hence the state will be Just as uDani-
chair, where his big corn and potato stories
and his railroad arguments will be all the
more attentiyeiy listened to. BY that time
Wichita and the EAGLE can spare him for
awhile, rs they will be out of the reach of
competition.-kingma Leader.
The native bushes now mantling the
dOwny cheek Of Marsh Mdrdock. of the
Wichita EAGLE, are delightful TO behold.
His brethI N of the rural press are covering
him with ha. fflpes. f,v
nominating him daily-eyen hourly-iOr
governor. His well known modesty is con-
stsntly being outraged by these persistent
scribblers His nearest friends are begin
ginning TO feel ashamed and are inqurng
IL any one ever died from bashfulness. Sc
riousiy. we agree with the EAGLE that the
time has not yet arrived when il would be
proper to present his name Tor the office of
chief executive Of this state. But We have
no doubt that The future has much in store.
in this line for Mr.. Murdoch. Kansas is
well advertised but no better than she de-
serves TO be. She will never reach the acme
OF her glory until Marsh Murdoch Is her
governor. What he has done for Sedgwick
county he can do for the entire state.
When the time is auspicious he will find
kingman county making good second TO
Sedgwick in pushing him forward for the
place In that day which Is by no means
distant, mo" Will not be received for an
aDswer.-kingmaDC Co urier.
We could not conscientiously support
our opponent. as We know he is the |
wrong side on the political question, but
that does not take away the fact that Marsh |
Murdoch has done more for Southern Kan |
sas than any man in it. The EAGLE has |
done more for southern Kansas than any |
paper in the state. The northern portion |
of the state has h ad her share OF bonors and |
officials. and il l. time for our whsck. BY |
putting in nomination the two men named |
good men, Southern Kansas men. Twill he |
secured. and in either event the state viii |
do itself the honor in their choice at the /
ballot box. As much as the Resident
would like to see a clear-Grit Democrat |
elected this iall- n much as IL will adyo-
cate the nominee OF the party. knowing
that none but such will be put in Bomins-
tiop)-still. IL we have TO have Republican
governor give us Marsh NJ. Murdoch. Give 1
ms a man who understands the wants Of
our immediate viciniiy-give rs a man who
IS uDprsj JUDGED in the supplying OF these
" ants. give us a man who i man that
has been at the helm long enough 10 know
he channet-give Us man who is n man
ror be place. :, uthern Kansas is chuck
'un of Democrats who esn NIL the bill. but,