The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-07
IN GRANT COUNTY
Chester |. Long Visits With
KanSans At Ulysses.
GRANT COUNTY ALIVE
Is for 9TH District Congress
man tor Senator.
RANT COUNTY ALIVE

Ulysses, Kan, August 6.-Every two
years Chester L Long comes down in
the extreme short grass country-that
part Of it on the railroad-and makes a
visiting campaign" The people in this
country like to hear a good speech. but
just as well do they like statesman who
viii get right down TO business and visit
with them. There are persons who used
to find fault with Chester L Long and say
that he had no cordial mannerism-no
visiting qualities.
To such it would be a revelation now
to see him in a little short grass town.
walking down the street, visiting with
this man and that. OF course, in these
biennial visits, and where there are few
people. and when these trips have con-
tinued for the past ten years, Mr.. Long
gradually becomes acquainted with prac-
ticslly every man in a locality. This
makes him popular in this country-prin-
cipally the fact that a campaign never
has been too hard, nor Mr.. Long so busy
that he has not come down into the
short grass country, spending a day in
each county.
So yesterday, in Grant county, Mr..
Long again met these people and spent
the day listing with them, listening to
their stories, TO their relations of good
luck that is coming to those who have
stayed with this country; attending to
their wants, and, finally making a brief
speech in the old court house to an at
tentive audience, composed Of men who
come from all parts of the county.
1t is one of the peculiarities of this
short grass country-one OF the things
which is a matter of biennial pride to
the citizens-that right up to the hour of
a meeting they will mournfully shake
their heads and declare TO the statesman
that it doesn't look very favorable for a
meeting It's too bad" they will say
but the chances are against US" Then.
the while the candidate-speaKer who per-
haps may not be "on" to the situation
has long face and a serious attitude,
these citizens will knowingly wink to
each other in expectancy The hour op-
proaches. The terpidation of the candi-
date increases. Visions OF a good speech,
carefully prepared. being missed by an
absent audience fit before him. The
time is nearer Then of over the hills
and prairies, east, west, north, south
come the wagons, the buggies and the
outriders. The town fills up. Busting
about the streets, stores, hotels, over
to the court house, they await the meet
ing. The citizens are pleased at their
surprise, and the speaker Is happy.
Grant county has a population of about
500. 1t is all cattle down here. There
are many fine ranches, well stocked, and
a few good feed farms There have been
some good ranch sales this spring and
summer. Several $1,000 sales have been
made and several sales ranging from
$1,000 up. This is characteristic Of the
county The man who stays with the
country finds pay-dirt sooner or later
The vote in Grant county has increased
since 1900. There are now about lbs voters
in the county and the Republicans are
confident of fifteen to twenty majority.
Several converts are claimed.
Two years ago. in making a tour of this
~ y
occasion to can. e sntion TO several poo
bahs' in the vari as counties. They still
abound, for the reason that in a small
county seat in these sparsely settled
counties. there must be one or two men
to whom fall the lot of doing and look
ing after things. The writer regrets
however, that the Grant county poo-bah
seems to have gone partially out of bus
mess He is Eli VI. Henthorn. He is
postmaster of Ulysses. editor of the
Grant County Republican, and general
all around handy man. But he has lost
some of his occupations. for two years
ago. in addition to the above, he was
then county attorney. member of the
Seventh district congressional committee;
chairman OF the county central commit
tee. and chairman of the Grant-stanton
representative committee. These honors
no more belong TO him.
The representative convention for Grant
and Stanton counties has been called TO
meet here on August % The nomination
is conceded to Stanton county. The dis
trict is close, but Republicans believe
they can carry it. The sentiment is un-
doubtedly for Chester I. Long for senator.
Lewis F. Pettiohn. receiver % the
United States land Office at Dodge City.
is making this short grass trip with
Mr.. Long. Pettijohn is a former resi-
dent Of Hugoton-and knows this coun-
try as well as any man.