Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-17
MORE THAN SATISFACTORY.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET CONCEDED TO
BE 4 WINNING ONE.
Many Favorable Expressions From
Men of All Partics-Mr. Jami-
sons Record aH Prosecutor
Other Local Politics.

Never was a county ticket better re-
ee!ved than the one which the Republic
ans nominated at Turner hall on Tues
day night. Fair minded citizens, regard
less of party, We're strong in their words
of approval for the candidates and the
platform, and a noticeable fact was the
oEen declaration of many well known
Democrats that they would support the
ticket from top to bottom. 1t was uni
versally admitted, even by Democrats who
are opposed to the ticket and will vote
against it at the polls. that the renomina-
ton of six men who were cheated out of
their offices in 1884, lends great additional
strength to the ticket. The people of KAN
sas City and jackson county have not for
gotten the gigantic and shameless frauds
of that year and they propose to register
a protest which will reach some of the
election thieves who by technicalities
were saved from legal punishment.
Taking the ticket from top to bottom
and scanning it carefully. not weak
spot could be pointed out, while it fairly
b!istles with stroag points. The renonri-
nation of Prosecuting Attorney w. T.
Jamison was everywhere commented upon
as deserved compliment to a capable
and thorough official and his election is
confidently claimed by one of the largest
majorities which will be given to any
man on the ticket. A number of members
Of the court house gang We're in ina and about out
nomination of Mr. Jamison because they
recognized full well that he would be the
hardest man for them to beat.
One of the most popular nominations was
that of Billy Sloan for county marshal.
The history of the outrageous forSeries
by which this strong and popular candi-
date was robbed of the office to which he
was elected, even on the face of the pad
ded election returns in 1894, is still fresh
in the minds of all. His denomination was
a foregone conclusion and his reelection
is an absolute certainty for the people
are Just waiting to get chance at the
election thieves and they are particularly
anxious to see that tardy justice is done
in the case of Mr.. Sloan.
What the people say of the nomination
of Jamison and Sloan they say of the en-
who will not only command the full
strength of the Republican party in the
county, but who will in addition draw mally
Democratic votes. The all-powerful senti-
the books of the county which have for SO
long been in the hands of certain gang
or clque-is stronger than ever this year.
The people. having become thoroughly con-
WINGED that many of the county depart
merits need thorough overhauling and
cleaning out. are making up their minds
to co 1t this fall
A Democratic leader, who stands high
in the counsels of the party, after openly
stating yesterday that it his intention
to vote for the major portion of the Re
publican ticket, said that he believed that
the entire ticket would be elected By from
800 to 2,00O majority.
Tie splendid legislative ticket presented
by the Republicans was a subject of spe-
cial comment and praise yesterday. The
legislature which is to be elected this fall
VII choose United States senator. and
there is every reason for putting good men
forward The Republican party has met
that demand well. The two candidates. for
senator, J. {. Horton and F. W. Sears, are
irreproachable as to ability and character,
and the very fact that such men will con,
sent to stand for election caused MANY
ought to be conceded from the start.