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First congressional district will meet at
Holton 10 nominate candidate for con
gress; but the successor 10 Morrill, will
be named al m earlier date than the re-
publican day.
Jefferson The republicans Of this
county have DR.. Cooper, the Rob
crises father and son nand the youth.
iul, somewhat ornamental senator,
Charles y. Johnson. He would not OBJ
ject 10 going 10 congress, but the sturdy
yeomanry Of his section will never press
that honor upon him. Party ties never
sat more lightly upon the voters Of this
county than they do this very year, and
lbs republican managers might not inap-
prOprIately be admonlshed "to gnaw a file
and flee unto the mountains Of Hepsi-
dam," for in next November, "Rachel
may mourn for her first born"
Leavenworth - This county IL most
emlnently historic. It's fort, ancient
KIclnpoO, its early struggles between
'the border rufilans" and "the free state
settlers furnish abundant matter Tor the
pen OF the historian. John W. Whitfield,
Franklin Pierce's land officer at Kicka-
poo, was admitted az the first territorial
delegate from Kansas territory TO the
house OF representatives, and John Scott
Harrison, Of the Second congressional
district Of Ohio, the father of our Presl-
dent Benjamin Harrison, by his vote gave
him that seat on December o, 1866.
And in those days shat tried mems
souls" on July IA, 1866, this same Con
gresham Harrison voted against inves-
tigating the assault made by Represen-
tatlve Preston s. Brooks, Of South Caro-
lima, upon Senator Charles Sumner, Of
Massachusetts, by the following words,
defending his dastardly action:
can not understand why the gentleman from
South Carolina Mr.. BrOOksl should bring down
upon himself Che Indignation OF Che house for an
OtienB0 less aggTayatlng, In my opinion, Than
have Witnessed on this iiOOr-nOne Of which
seemed ~ excite the concern OF this house,
much less 10 elicit It's action.
! AN "A READY TO CONDEMN THE FANATT-
CIsM or MASSACHUSETTS As THE ULrRAIsM
or SOUTH CAROLINA.
Marcus ]. Parrott, Of Leavenworth,
was the last territorial delegate from
Kansas, and on April 4, 1861, he seemed to
have had votes enough in the joint conven
tiOn Of the Kansas legislature to have
made him a United States senator.
A. Carter Wilder, elected as the repub-
lican congressman In 1862, from Leaven-
worth, was violenly opposed by John j.
Ingalls,. Mr.. Wilder was beaten in the
republican nominating convention in
1864 by Sidney Clark, Of Lawrence, who
was six years the Kansas representative,
Robert Cro2ier, Judge of the First
judicial district, elected In 1876, 1880,
1884 and in 1888, was United States
senator by appointment from Governor
Osborn, until his seat was taken by ex-
Governor james M. Harvey, who was
elected by the legislature Of 1874. Sena-
tor Crozier succeeded Alexander Cald-
well, also Of Leavenworth, who was per-
mitted to resign while a senatorial inves-
tigaticn OF his election was pending in
the senate.
David J. Brewer, Of LeavenwOrth, has
had his judicial advancements till he has
touched his goal at Washington, d. c.
Daniel r. Anthony, of the Leaven
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