Wichita eagle., 1889-10-09
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Dan Murphy, the Patriot Private. the
Republican Nominee.

Dan Murphy, the Patriot Private. the
Republican Nominee.
| In looking over the lives and political
histories and claims of the men who
compose the Sedgwick county Republi-
can ticket, there will be found not only
the most gratifying facts but pointers
and incidents enough to constitute an
enthusiastic campaign, if it were needed.
| The ticket as whole can be voted by
every true blue Republican of
Sedgwick county from top to
bottom without a scratch, and in doing
so conserve not only to the best interests
of the party and its principles. but the
best interests Of Sedgwick county, po-
litically and materially. Every man on
the ticket is right in and of himself per-
sonally, and sound by every standard of
the party's requirements.
The man least known to the public,
probably, is Daniel Murphy, of Clear
water, the nominee for register of deeds.
The rest Of them and their whole lives
including Tom Randall, Thode Brown,
Johnny Doran and the rest, everybody
knows.
But we have hunted up Mr.. Murphy's
record also, and if his crippled condition
were not enough, if his wounds and
scars could not command the vote Of
every republican III the county, his
glorious record as patriot soldier surely
would. The record shows that Daniel
Murphy, who is now 80 years old, was
born and reared among the hills of cen
trail kentucky, a region which when it
affords a republican furnishes guaranty
that he is such only from the deepest
convictions. He is man of
common school education only,
but with military record
which patriots of the grandest achieve
ments might well envy. At the age Of
twenty-four years, at the breaking out
of the war in 1861, he enlisted as pri-
vate in company Ct" First Kentucky
cavalry, and for gallant service was
twice promoted, the last year of his four
years service being in command of his
company. He saw the war in all its ter
rible phases. He was captured in March
1868 and made prisoner of war. After
his exchange, and confinement in a rebel
prison, he returned to his regiment and
soon after, in the battle Of Knoxville, in
the fall of that year was badly wounded
and lay in the hospital three months suf-
fering a thousand deaths But his will and
determination no less than his patriotic
ambition pulled him through, and he
was again back to the front with the
boys in blue. But his tall form and
manly bearing seemed a shining mark.
On the last day of July, 1864, while on a
raid with Gen. Stoneman, near Macon,
Ga, he was again practically killed, in
his wounded and helpless condition fall
ing into the hands of the enemy as he
lay on the battlefield. Then came nine
months more in a rebel prison, five
months of which time he was more
dead than alive with his aw
full wounds, the lead that caused
which he still carries in his body. He
was finally liberated on the Goth day Of
April, 1865, and mustered out at An
napolis, Maryland, month later. Re-
turning home he found Kentucky up
heaved politically over the proposed
Thirteenth amendment to the constitu
ton of the United States. The Republi-
cans chose Captain Murphy as their
standard bearer, and he was triumph
antiy elected to the legislature. where he
stood for the adoption of the amendment, |
not only, but by all bills looking to the
and betterment of the |
condition Of the colored man. Again in
1879 he was reelected to the legislature,
and served with honor and compatibility.
Captain Murphy as alUnion soldier has
a record Of which his chiIdrens children
will talk. He participated in the battles
of Mill Springs, Middle Creek, Perry
vile, Stone River, Seige of Knoxville,
Resaca, New Hope, Lost Mountain, Ken
esaw, Atlanta, besides innumerable
smaller fights and skirmishes incident to
cavalry service, and is surely hero in
the grandest sense of the word, patriot
Of unquestioned glories and a Republican
for whom every Republican of Sedgwick
county will feel it an honor TO vote
Captain Murphy moved 70 Kansas in
1884.
Since the war, in fact he has been a
farmer, practically all his life. He is a
cripple now, twisted and wrecked by the
years of agony and pain induced by his
service, by his imprisonment and by his
almost mortal wounds, all combined, but
lie has brave heart and will make
rood and an honest officer.
THE GREATER CITY.