The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-11-03

that his wife is quite old and in fesbIs
health, and TO remove from her home s.
Chautauqus county, Kansas, TO his homs-
stead, ct this season Of the year, would en-
danger her health; and that he has OuER
crOrs in the field to be gathered and otheE
matters at his old home in Kansas that -
nand his personal attention during -
winter months and until opening Of ths
spring.
Afiank asks that q leave of absence b
granted him for eight months, 70 July 20.
1898, at which time he desires TO retuEns
with ali of his family, and resume his resi-
dence on his lands. His present posaoz7ca
address will be Wsunets, Chauteuaue
county Kansas. MoRToE B. CHRIslEAN.
Subscribed and sworn 60 before me- this
10Th day of December, 1892.
[sEALl P. c. HUGHEs, Notary Public.
Certainly no man win claim that tS
had any more right there than 3 Choo-
taw Indian or a negro from the Wilds q
Africa who had that day for the 6nAt
time in his life set foot on Kansas soil
and the only claim they make for his 70
manning then and through the aD'irs
session was that he held certificate.
In the Coffey county case the totalAs
as given by the election judges and
clerks of the county. showed that Riess
Populist, had one majority over Baliin-
ger, the republican, but by some means
the county board, which was republican,
counted them a tie and in that way it
came before the state csnvassing board.
The cenvRssing board met in the secre-
tary OF states ofice, and, as the mem
bers OF the board were all republicans
except one, it was thought necessary to
watch them. Mr.. Breidenthal, chairman
OF the state Populist committee and Mr..
Jones, chairman of the state democrats
committee, together with other membeES
OF the parties were present all the tlnas
until it came to deciding the CofeT
county case, when MIR. Ives, the only
member not q republican, objected 70
casting lots, as he claimed there was no
law for such action on their part, bat
the other members Of said board con-
cluded to take it upon themselves 20 cas-
lots. Before proceeding, however, with
SASA AOSSCAy b8OT ACQAC6lCG es4A s4sto
members of the canVassing board to rs-
tire from the room while they decided.
Mr.. Ives, refusing to act, also Withdrew,
and the other members of the board re-
manned and behind closed doors $50 much
objected to by republicans they pro-
ceeded to cast lots, and in few mo
ments thereafter opened the door and
announced that Ballinger, the repnbli-
can, had been the lucky man. Who
would expect any other result with Hig-
gins, Humphrey, Hovey, ETC., to do the
drawing in secret behind closed doors3
Why the necessity Of Breidenthsl, Jones
and others Withdrawing if they INTENDED
doing justice or having an honest drswR
Besides, the law required that ali parties
interested In such drawing should have
sufficient notice to be present at such
drawing, but the state board of can
vRssers neglected and refused to notify
Mr.. Rice, one of the parties claiming tbs
election in Coffey county, and the only
claim the csnvassing board makes about
the notice is that q very few minutes
before the drawing took place they mott
fed Mr.. Snow, friend Of Mr.. Rice, that
such lot would be cast that day, but it
was gwen at such time that it was inn
possible for Mr. Snow to be present or
get there in time to see such drawing.
The above are only two Of the dark,
mysterious political juggling done by our
republicans, though these alone would
leave the Douglass house with but
sixty one members according to their
own count. Does any fair-minded msz
claim for moment that Chrismsn or
Ballinger were entitled to seats mem
beers to help orgRnizs the houseP We
have made diligent search for such par
son, but so far have found none except
q few politicians, and they are the Onss
who claim everything is fair in war or
politics, or in other words, Honest e