The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-31
W. M. M'GLAIN.

| Every well regulated county should have
q coroner. That granted. he should be a
good one. When the Republicans in con-
re1tson assembled went TO make a selec-
ton for that office there were two men-
two Mscks in fact-before them, viz Mr..
W. 81 NcCie;n and Mr.. NJ. N. AcColEs-
ter These gentlemen, both beng splen-
I'D. popular men. ran SO close that the
choice was doubt for some time. but as
the meet-rg of the committee Mr.. Nc
Claim was decided 10 be the lucky man and
SIr. McCoIlsster threw of his coat and roll-
ed up his sleeves for HIM That IS exact
" what every Republican IN the county
Should co this fan. They should throw
c. .-hei.' coats and work for Dir. MeCiai1
fo- there IS 10 man 70 the county who :
more deserving Of the support o. me peo-
PIE than he IS.
Mr.. MoCla1a = 80 years Of age and every
year is az honorable page in his record.
He has been a craftsman, a soldier. a
farmer. a miner ard a business mar: and
IN every occupation ne was a man OF reoti-
tude. industry ard horror
Mr.. McClain was born in Dearborn coun-
", 1nS-ana N 1910 and at Is years of age
his father G.sd. thus throwing him on his
own resources. He worked at everything
ne could do 10 heip his widowed mother
for a few years when ne became strong
enough to bird himself out TO a carpenter
TO learn tine trade. He lacked SIX months
CT having his time served when the call
came to save she nation and he lad down
his hammer. plane ard saw and took up
the musket He belonged TO the Eighty
third Indiana volunteers. company y. Sec
ond brigade and second division of the
Fifteenth army corps. II is almost idle
to ask whether he was a fighter. His name
was Mack and that tell the story. The
hot suns of the south. the malaria OF the
swamps. the long marches or the cannens
of the enemy had TO terroFs for him. His
country was in danger and that Is all he
thought about II was not his enemies
that he dreaded II was the result of the
fight on his country. Mr.. Mccain sery-
ed in the war until the last Confederate
sword was lad own at APpomatox. After
the war was over he worked al his trade
and in 1861 came west. He worked in
Iowa for a few years and then went TO the
Colorado mines when there was great pro-
mise for everybody. In 1876 he came 20
Sedgwick county. and. Ike many other
warriors, settled down to the peaceful Efe
of farming and proved UP g claim. In or
about 1881 ne came into Wichita and has
been operating a meat market most of the
time since. Like all that gallant band
who fought for Union and Liberty he saw
that the richest legacy he could bequeth
10 his children was strong free country
and liberal education and II is for the
purpose of giving 20 his children the bene-
fits of the fine schools Of Wichita that he
moved into town.
Mr.. Mccain IS a man of the highest
character. He Is a man of modesty. He
has quiet earnest disposition and the rec
ord of his life can be searched In vain for
a flaw or a stain.
II asks the people or Sedgwick county
to make him coroner. He is just the man
for the place. He can fill all its duties In
the most admirable manner and he should
be elected When you are voting on cleo
ton day don't forget him.