The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
gatlg Eagle
NJ. VI. MURDOCK. Editor.
A SOUTH KANSAS APPEAL.


more readily admit our position thar
the Republicans in the northern portion
of the state.
The development of central Soutl
Kansas has been so remarkable dur
ing the last twenty-five years that its
increase is not well understood, anC
Southern Kansas now contains many
of the most populous counties in the
state, and among those. casting the
largest Republican vote in 1896 as viii
be shown by the number of delegates
which will represent them at the next
Republican state convention.
Going west half way across the state
from the east, we find in the three
southern tiers of counties eight which
will have fifteen or more delegates each
in the next convention. These are:
Crawford, 20; Cherokee, 10; Bourbon,
10; Labette. 16; Montgomery, Is; Cow
ley, 10; sedgwick, %; Reno, IS, a total
Of 14O.
Going the same distance west in the
three northern tiers of counties, we
have counties having fifteen or more
delegates: Brown, Is; Marshall, 16;
Atchison, IS; Shawnee, 81; Leaven-
worth, 81; Wyandotte. "a, total Of
AL The number Of delegates is nearly
the same in these two localities, but the
number of officers selected from the
two localities is vastly different. Let
US see:
Within the period mentioned the Re-
publicans have had five governors from
the northern and eastern portion of the
state, and only one from the southern,
as follows: Osborne, Leavenworth
county; Anthony, Franklin county; st.
John, Johnson county; Martin, Atchi-
son county; Morrill,, Brown county.
Southern Kansas has had one Repub-
lican governor in twenty-five years, L.
L. Humphrey. Montgomery county.
OF the five governors first above
named all were from counties less than
fifty miles from the northern or east
ern line of the state, and four of them
were from border counties.
In the matter of justices of the SUI
preme court, Southern Kansas has
Jared still worse The chief justices
have been as follows: Kingman, Brown
county; Horton, Atchison county; Mar
tin, Atchison county. Associate JUS
tees: Valentine, Franklin county;
Brewer, Leavenworth county; Johnson,
Ottawa county.
The southern portion of the state
with its large and varied interests has
never been allowed a representative
on the supreme bench by the Republican
party. We have been shown the same
consideration in the matter of United
States senators. We have had: ingalls,,
Atchison county; Plumb, Lyon county;
Baker, Leavenworth county. From the
southern part of the state during this
time Mr.. Perkins held the office Of
United States senator for a few months
10y appointment. Southern Kansas has
had a few minor places on the state
ticket during the time mentioned, but
only few.
OF the important Offices Of United
States senator, governor and justices of
the supreme court the Republicans
in Kansas have had sixteen during the
last twenty-five years. and all of these
but two come from north of the south
line of Lyon county
We submit that this is hardly fair,
and we do not think the Republicans
anywhere will dispute this proposition.
We do not wish it understood that we
are complaining of the action of the
party in the past. We simply present
these facts, hoping that it may seem
reasonable to the party to accord to
Southern Kansas the nomination Of
governor at the coming state conven-
ton.
Central South Kansas presents a
candidate for this position in whom it
has great confidence, and the entire
southern portion of the state is giving
him enthusiastic support.
If he should be nominated. he will in
augurate one of the most enthusiastic
campaigns ever conducted in the state
and largely assist in securing the sue
cess of the ticket
But if his nomination shall not be
deemed wise by the convention. then
Southern Kansas viii be found in line
using its best efforts TO insure success.
We present our claim for recognition