The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-21

plan proposed met with the APPROVAL Of
Mr.. Anderson. Mr.. Higginboiham
for some reason, that is stin con-
iectural. but which In any event re-
fleets great credit on his discretion.
turned over the letter to Hon. II. r.
Dow Of Riley ex-deputy collector OF
Internal Revenue, who sends 10 Air.
Clark the following answer:
Dear Sir:-Nr. Higginb0tham hands
me your letter Of to-day with request
to answer. The plan proposed was
submitted 10 Mr.. Anderson in sub
stance. and he approved it, If my
friends are disposed to do the work
necessary 20 make it win.
Mr.. Anderson emphatically says he
doesn't want 70 be candidate at ali
unless the republicans are so far con-
WINGED that they we're wrOnged bY the
delegates to COncorlia as TO justify
them, as party, to repudiate the
actions Of that convention by such
methods as would be recognized as
authoritative or from the rank and
file Of the voters themselves.
Mr.. Andersen gives as his reasons
for this that the railroads and other
enemies have for years been trying TO
route him out Of the republican party.
The chief complaint has been by these
fellows that he was not a good repub-
hcan. lie SAYS he would rather
stump the district for the straight
ticket with Wilson on It than to give
color on that charge. lie is right.
Now that Mr. Wilson is the regular
nominee is true. so far. Whether
the people have a right TO come up in
their sovereign power before election
day and repudiate the action Of their
delegates Is not & question that might
be argued ON both sides eteTnally. 30
far as I know It is simply question
never vet authoritatively settled, and
like any good attorney in the defence
Of an important case we will insist
that the true answer to every question
raised in our favor until il shall be
decided against rs. One advantage
we can count on: If every precinct
will only send up a delegate backed
by a majority Of the republican votes
in their precinct TO this convention,
and thus a majority declare that the
nomination Of Mr.. Wilson was never
authorized. directly or indirectly, and
therefore illegal and void and pro
ceeded to nominate John A. Anderson.
no campaign orator or newspaper
within the state Of Kansas will assert
repeatedly, day after day, that A. 5.
Wilson is the only true republican
nominee. and that John A. Anderson
is bolter. They may for once ques-
ton the technicalities Of the proceed
ings, but they will accept the situation
BY saying: 1--WE leave the question Of
which is the republican candidate to
the voters to decide and which they
shall have decided. even these cap
tiOus ones will find themselves pre-
committed to AndersOn's recognition
as the straight nominee.
To make this fight will require work
noc that would otherwise have TO be
done later. We propose to send one
delegate from eacn precinct to the
delegate convention and one thousand
from the county TO the mass cOnreation.
If You will send one from each pre-
cinct and five hundred from the eOun-
ty we will hare a train to haul them
up If il can be hired. Yours truly,
II P. Dow.
2. Sat a mass meeting here last
night the republicans were unanimous
for this move. and the greenbackers
were equally unanimous for c0-Opera-
ton i'm the mass convention. Our
leading greenbackers are heartily in
favor OF Mr.. Anderson retaining his
with the republican party,
and three fourths Of them will follow
him squarely into it In year or two
think you will agree with me that
this Is one Of the most artistic ''pOpu-
lar uprisingsr that ever took place.
Mr.. Anderson we are told does not
s'emphatically" want to be a candidate
at all. lie wants the Republicans
to make a nomination. What repub-
lieans, and how many. lie is willing
however TO be a candidate and ZAP
proved the plan on these conditions.
:. II my friends are disposed to do the
work necessary to make twin" This
plan violates every principle known to
Republican conventions. III the regu-
lar Convention had not already been
held, it would have been all wrong. To
give Il fictitious appearance Of be-
ing popular movement the voters
we're 10 have the small privilege Of
voting for Mr.. Anderson or Judge
Wilson. but nobody Olss. al other
we're cut OF. OF the a.
300 other Republicans In the district
none were to be permitted to run other
who might desire to run for
or whose friends might
imagine they were better than either
man named, were 10 have no chance.
These cOnspiTatofs had no intention
Of ever calling a new convention ac-
eording to regular forms. They knew
very well that al regular Republicans
would be satisfied with the action Of
fhp only Bppublican CONVENTION, end