People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-11-07
NUMBER u.

ed them or not.
Well, when John W. Haughey
lOomed up in the county convention
as Dick Millard's chief lieutenant
and swapping agent, many people
were suspicious that he had good
sized knife up his sleeve with which
ne sought to wreak some vengeance for
his supposed personal grievances.
When the convention closed this sus.
picion had settled down to a firm con.
yiction in many minds. The defeat
ed candidates and their friends, as a
rule, charged their misfortunes to
Haughey's dOmineering influence
over Millard and Lewis.
Then came the organization of the
county central committee. In for.
mer years it had been organized on
convention day. This year Mr..
Haughey as chairman Of the old com
mittee deferred the organization Of
the new committee for a week or so.
Many Of the members of the commit
tee from the country precincts openly
expressed the opinion that this was
done so that they would not get back
ard so that Mr.. Haughey control the
organization ofthe committee. When
the day for the committee meeting ar.
rived, Mr.. Haughey announced that
he and Dick Millard held the proxies
of twenty-five members of the CON-
mittee. Mr.. Hanghey was reelected
chairman and Dick Millard was held
responsible for it, although he knew
Haughey was not really desirous Of
Sadler's reelection.
Then repeatedly during the cam.
paign reports, apparently well found
ed, came out to the effect that
Haughey had been laying this scheme
and that one to effect the election OF
Millard in any event at the expense Of
the other candidates on the ticket.
The other.caldidates and their per.
sonal friends became very suspicious
If not fully convinced that there was
too much foundation for these rumors
and that Millard was not ignorant OF
the plans nor cOndemning them.
Then the Monitor-Press Clipped in
It's mite, 1t Published compliment
tary notices of all the candidates ex-
cept Sadler. The only mention he
ever got in the MOnitor-Press after
the convention was the republication
IN those columns OF a very uncompli-
mentary article from the South
Haven New Era.
These and other fact. created 10
the minds OF the people the strong
suspicion OF dislOyalty on the part Of
Haughey, Millard and their close
friends to one or more of the other
candidates on the ticket. The result
was that the campaign has been run
without any management whatever
every fellow for himself and let the
devil catch the hindmOst." We have
had no platform, no campaign meet
ingS, and we have been requested
time and again to say just as little as
possible IN print. We turn up today
with Aillard and Lewis slaughtered
more by reason Of Haughey's alleged
attempts to avenge supposed personal
wrongs than any other.
We need hardly say that we have no
use for such campaigns. In the first
instance the cowardlY refusal to adopt
any platform was almost a fatal mis-
take. Then the absolute control OF
the convention by two candidates,
Millard and Lewis, was a dangerous
power; being unwisely used 1t became
a destructive one to those welding 1t.
Mr.. Haughey's election as chairman
OF the county central committee was
certainly very lnjudicious one for
him to seek whom his attitude toward
Mr.. Sadler as candidate was so we'll
known, and Mr.. Millard's support Of
him is simply unaccountable. Then
we fear there has been only too much
foundation for the charges Of treach-
cry to parts OF the ticket. Taken all
In all, the results are no surprise.
Mr.. Sadler's reelection Is the natural
result Of a straightforward, manly
course on his part and illustrates the
fact that honest conduct pays under
all circumstances. We hope that the
lessons taught by this campaign will
be so welllearned that Sumner county
will never again need such a teacher.
Mrs. A. Griffin entertained her Sun
day school class at her home on West
Harvey avenue last Saturday. The
afternoon was spent in cutting quilt
pieces to be sent to the Industrial
school at Nankin, China and In social
games. Lunch was served at O'Clock
The names Of those present are: Miss
Maude Barnes, Lula Davis, Lena
Miller, Amazette Cox, Zella Mitchell,
Grace EdmunsOn, Hattie Lester,
Emma Barndollar Fay DeTurk and