The Kansas Democrat from Oswego, Kansas • Page 4

THE KANSAS DEMOCRAT. Leavenworth, in lact to Kansas titled to seats in the convention Grc-Mey and Brown Meetings. 'thousands ot cattle bom oihc ID, 1872. state enterprise and thrift. The paner has been run just six years.

After many struggles, it has over- 'come all its dillienlties, and is now a paying institution, as well si -j an ornament to Leavenworth ciih. Politically, the Commer-: cial 1ms been truly national and Democratic, without bitterness. Its managers have relied more en their busiuess interest than on politicians for patronage; hence I their success. The merchants and property owners of Leavenworth encouraged the men who started the Commercial, and they have hail I heir lewurd in the intlueiice and encouragement the Commercial hits given to the business of Leavenworth. We trust Tjik Dkmockat in our hands will silno run a successful caieer.

It may be on a much less extensive scale. Lut we have faith, nevertheless, lint industry iiud tact will always win. We believe -in the motto that the "Righteous man will not be forsaken, nor his children beg bread." The value of good paper to the enterprise and growth of a town or county, can hardly be over estimated. Below will be found the proceedings of the Liberal Republican Democratic convention. The convent ion was large, and much interest was manifested iu their selections.

lien the choice of a majority hud been determined, the minority cordially acquiesced in lie if wdshun The nominees are men well known to the citizens of Montgomery count', and every way qualilied for th- positions for which they heve been nominated. The ticket is now complete; county, slitle Now let the laborers go forth in the lie I (1 and reap their harvest. After the ((invention had (dosed their proceedings, the delegates separa'ed into district conventions smd made their selections for their candidate for the "gislafure. The Sixty-fourth District presented the name of Dr. E.

J3. Dunwell, and the Sixty -ii l'i Ii Dis-I lift, pieseute I the mime of F. Devore, of this city. Doth gentlemen were members of the last legislature, and pt lfuimcd their duties satisfactorily, smd their masters have said, well iione good faithful servants, you shall be rewarded by our approvsil and si le-eleetion to the oilico you have so faithfully tilled, Liberal KciUibikau and Datio-emtio Convention. Pursuant to call the Liberal Kepubiicans and Democrats of Montgomery county, met in convention sit City Hall, in the city of Independence, on Ssiturdsiy, Oct.

f)tli, sit I o'clock p. and on motion, H. C. Hates, of Independence, wsis elected temporary chairman, and W. A.

Cannon, of Parker, secretary. A committee on credentials was appointed, consisting of W. A. Moore, Thomas Long, and Levi Glad felt or. A committee on permanent organization smd order of business From Independence Tp.

W. C. Job, W. II. Clark, J.

G. Hamilton, J. M. A 1 tally and W. P.

Bennett. From Cana Tp. 0. V. Mcllugh, J.

P. Rood, David Johns, C. M. Davis, Levi Glad feller. From Cherry Tp.

Thomas Long, J. T. Ryan, W. Kollep, Waliitk, Charles Lamb From Louisbury Tp. M.

F. Sentry, A. H. liaird, J. Y.

Potter, J. T. Reed, Yeater. From Porker Tp. E.

G. Ross, W. M. Locke, V. A.Moore, W.

A. Carmen, smd F. From Sycamore Tp. R. R.

Palmer, T. T. Caldwell, H. Crime, W. G.

Ball, and A. A. Stewart. From Cherokee Tp. J.

II. Rudd, A. L. Neil, 11 Wells, J. L.

McDonald and Alex. Carnes. From Rv (laud Tp. M. T.

Payne, J. M. Moure, P. Huling, J. W.

Sweeney, C. T. From Liberty Tp, II. Coleman, itoss, Burnett, E. Bilderback, J.

Bar- ker. From Fuicib Creek Tj. W'm. Co.ven, Jt.liersoii Cam-bell, J. II.

Wallingford, J. Settle, John Boyd. From Lidepcmhiiec City. lot Wsird L. C.

Jtivlsou. 2d Wai'l M. D. Henry. Sid Ward L.

H. Bean. Ward II. C. Bau s.

The committee on permanent organization sinu order ot business, reported For President of toe Convention W. M. LocAv. For Secretary VY. A.

Cannou. Tilsit to liil the otilees, be voted for by ballot, smd nomiusitcd in the following order: 1. County Attorney. 2. Clerk of District Court.

15. Probate Judge. I. County Sup't. Pub.

Inst'n. 5. Coroner. On motion, the reports were adopted, smd the committees dis charged. The convention then proceeded to ballot, resulting in nominations its follows i'OK COUNTY ATToKNKY.

J. D. Gamble. roilCr.JC DISTKtCT T. O.

Ford. F()i: iDATK JtlDOK. C. J. Peckh im.

FotS COUNTY StrPT. OF inht'n. Daniel Woodson. foi; conoNKK. II.

T. P.ayi e. A Central. Committee was then appointed, consisting of J. B.

Craig, Chairman; J. D. McCue, A. ii. Bsiird, John Boyd and W.

A. Cannon. The convention then adjourned sine die. Next week, Krank Willis an.l Cot. York, liohl joint discussion live diili rent places in Wilson coiiiit-.

J. Walker, Republicsm nom- ineo for congress in Uih Third congressional district of West Virginisi, declines running fur that othce for the re.ison, sis tie ssiys, that the late gubernatorial tlisit dintrict unless he bears some other name and llsig than the Grant radical one. Ho recom- mnds an independent democrat of Llut straight out school to voted for by iho. auti-Greelcy Tactifvna. Jas.

In Candidate for 1 County Attorney will addresn tin; peo- i pic of county upon the i i 1 1 .1 i litiiiunii i.jmiisi.iiiii: ii.ij uiu lowing times pliices. Jtivdifii! tttudav, Oct. Center clioi'l liotiMi hvcainoro Monday 1 Cox'; house LoniHbur tp. F.idav, Oet. M.

HikCity, Loi.i-:ourg tp. Sraunlnv, ()et. is). sumes saioot Iioiiho, ltutiatiil if. Jlonday, (ei.

1. ii I i iiiii imiui si-noiii uouse, muiaiKi Tuesday 0-i. Havana, Co in. Monday, Oet. tp.

Thursday )t-t. '21. illu 's sloi'o, I'aw cruel; tp I'Yifhy Oct. Mr. LarfvMin's nehool house, creek Oct.

i. Parkei', 2 m. Oct. villi', day, 7 p. in.

Oet. 2s. Tut -day, in. i'y City, Tuesday 7 ni. Oi Cherry vale, Wcituebilay, '2.

p. i. Oet. r.M.it selicol tioii-ie, 'Jherry to. 7 Oft.

1 jji. Vt, V. Doviire, eandid.itc for! Jtepreenta -ive, ti'itli Disiriei. will vl- drcf-s the ipie at liie biiino titie; and laeeup- aad thereafter liie il.ia. E.

1.. Oiinwcll, eaiididan; for 'jresi'dlalice, aed Oaui'd Wooitson lv.ni le for Sllliei iiitcud' lit of i' liiiie OishMietioii, will address the people lie I and place. Lu-! cal speakers arc iavii.ed to take part ai i'n ii('iMii'iv rr i in 1 1 1 1 i i i-i olif; Vhe ladl' are pecfilly i i j.I i- "at tend, 'i'l'e wiii unles.s otlierwiso provided 7 o'c ot n. in. Die friend ot liie I.ihci'Nl cause sit the various named I are prepared.

that the places J. 15. VAX A it, Cum. I niiepeudenec t)-t. lo.

it to line, ill All 'ire 'iivit, c.di liTATE ITBtm. Ellsworth, Kansiis, lisid si storm. girls sire now called Mo-lasses. Win. Pounds, of Phillips weighs pounds.

Seventy thousand Texas cattle sidl roiim iiesir Wiehitsi. county has settled up people this Bunker Hill is to hsive ati artesian well. studermg are lnresi- in iiumbohlt. WifiiUn. has anized si, silver e.orm.'!.

baud. 1 'arsons lias surveyed smd a gva-veyaid. al county iS complain. rn iiegei Jex fever. county is opening some twelve inch coal veins.

There is si cordwaiuer in Fort Scott who crow feet. Spring Hill wsints si grsiin elevator, and wants it bad. A year and a half old colt weighs pounds on the Ohi-ihe scales. On lot in Junction City, one peck of potatoes turned out si crop of eighty-one bushels. A Troy man went down into his well to clean it out arid found si rattlesnake residing there.

When a Kansas Indian dies his friends choke si pony to death smd bury it with the deceased, instruments are to be pro vided for the prize baud of La (Jvgne. 'independence has over three humlrud scholars in her public schools. It is rumored in Fort Scott that me is 10 ciuuuru .1 At .1 hands. The Allen county iir said io Jiavi ueeu uiu uem in the county. Mound City claims to have the worst vagrsiut ever imposed upon smy Miami county republicans seem determined to Vend Col.

Topping to the stare senate this winter. The devil in the Republican office in Baxter, shakes nine dsiya in succession, and then. resta uiteJ days. Linn countv has not onoughi eorn to winter her own and i I I I counties. Wheat sowing lias commenced in Douipe tn county.

1 i i li wlieitt tuei'e tittf year lf ti yt.t tlmy ain't happy." TheNviehiia bugle- s-iys the a moun ot ca 1 1 pyed Uvuj ''l ntty car huls. or ioiir thousand l. While Mr. D. X.

McQ.uif.ty was intending at. Mound City, Last Sundii niirtit. his Iiorse wiin fdolei). wni (put n-ing to churcli now. Tlie Wellington, (Sumnir-r Co.) ii i teps sibmit to be taken to bring to justice the Indians hat murdered Capt.

Mo'dey some i 1 1 hist summer. The county Ncwk siiys.f.u une.sii.'il amount of hay has been im' 'U this vesir. Ni.ar- i i 1 ovtMv iias la ru; sUv The weather mis iveti very ruble. The Lhii liagton Patiiot says that railro.e is reviving, i mo is oecommg pieiitter, young cattle sire getting scarce. the favnmrs sire still sowing wheat, and home real estate an hands Creeky's U'clccfnc in ih The tour of the Union casidi-date for President is a continued ovation, and the welcome sit Cincinnati is one of the most remarkable on record, It; v.

as very grand Pill but the euliie t.asm in was unbounded. The estimate of attendance were ail the way from to and the enthusiasm seemed to correspond with the Mr. ret ley had to speak sill through the. day wherever the cars slopped, we hear from him one woid of vain boasting for or parry, or expressions of ill will towards his opponents. His great hope seems to lie that, whether elected or not, his imm- i 1 1 -1 i liiaiom will yuo''ie lie- iiiny good and especially of go'te.

feeling between diller ent sections of the country. At; the little town Ohio, he said 1 desire a onion lie ween fh; Northern smd Southern rioilioriH id' our eou itry which shall hnave behind it no sting of Inundation on one side no sling of undue exultation the other. I believe the for the Union wsis right-eou'dy fought in the interest of sect oi-party, buL in the interest of universal humanity. Cheers. Such was, at any rate, my idea from beoi lining to end.

I never I Kuthmi pooj.lH who warred upon ih smy thing jilnr0 (nan that they should lay down their arms and- concede that henceforth men should enjoy etpml rights in every part of our country! When they had done this they were no longer my enemies. I desire to forget that tdiould be henceforth regarded and regard themselves as simply ui)' countrymen, standing on 'Ant same even platform with myself, having exactly the same rights, the same duties, the same obligations, the same hopes, and the same reasons for being proud smd devoted to our common country. If mv being candi date, whether successful or not, 1 shall tend somewhat to reawsiken sentiment: -of fraternity, which I 1 think have been too long buiivd, Uhall cause them to be felt in either extremity of the Union, WIUS'J fom tc. that we faug.it and tiered honestly, 1 shall be sat isliett. VlCtOl'V was (leciareu uri the side of the Union ami liberty.

IJI'L 14. i (It'll licit union III HT IV 1111 L1I VIOHUyi'. It Oil ltWkl) AM X' ty I'll ri i At Providence, R. lately, Moitou E. Hoard, late cashier of the Rhode Island National Bank, antl Robert Pierson.

late teller of the same institution, were each sentenced to nine years imprisonment for embezzlement, the former to pay lino of $AO00 in addition. Tho wild man of Borneo, who recently figured in thi side show jhas accepted a waiterghip in Chicago Iti'iMtfilieim Nomina- ttOilS. Prcbidoiifinl '1 iekct. Fol President, 1 1 0 A I i i Ot New York. For Vice-President, 15.

GHAT DROWN, Of Missouri. y.n- i.t.vl. irs, WM. IAUIMi.K, oi Li-uwiiwortli romity; VV A II, ol'Si i'k J'. 1 A.

I no.M A ruii'c ruiuity; A. K. iiU.UhlS, oI'I'Im t.jI.. cnnity. Conrensionid Ticket.

fi. A. III I'Ollllly It. I A I IX, ol' ln-lo ruiuity. It.

ii. Mi l'i oi Mim'ii S'ote Ticket. nr I rniui', VUUADl'KtM M. WAI.hKfi, county. Ktir f-luif I ii I i Will lv.

It. teili dKVoUK. I'ir (jitiih WAI.Iil'll', Hi i i.iiil.lHu'uuiily. I'll)- Tl M.lllvr, e. II.

I in Ml mi county. I'M' Allililur, V. Ii. osHoKN, nl lliis iMjiiiity. nr ill J.

l' WASK1.V, nl l.iili.-tti- coiHily. l'ur A ttni'iii'V it'iii ral 11. I WAOOI.M nl li lii.Dii i oiuity For Sn i ri nl -ii ii nl' I 1 1 1 i I ion .1 I). i nl' O-hjju run lily. Kor t.

-r ii -o II. C. Slci A i.l' cuiinly. Kill' SrlllllnV, WILMS, nl Mi'iHpili'i I' Tolility. County Ticket.

I'm- lip, A im J. OA K'il- 1 U'Vk ii I i rt 1 ii. lol.l). I 'ill- I'M KIIAM. For County -npi-nnti I 1 id' I n-li uclioa, DA Wiiu -li' I M.

T. IV.IM;. 'i'lio KSeetiosis Odohcr. The telegraph repoits up to this time are somewhat mixed. Gains and losses are compared with the local vote of 1S7I lb0 or some previous year to show a gain or lobs, to sub the taste of the person milking the report for publication.

It will be several d.iys before the truth will be made know n. The Radicals have superior inaling ulvantages ft.v dissem-jws I suits their tastes. Pennsylvania claimed by a ilai'ge majority for the worst man that ever run for olhce in that stalm This we do not understand. Ohio I claimed by lO.Ouo, but this is guessing from psiriial returns from favored localities. is conceded that Ciii! iiin.aii has gout; Democratic by -laOO mnjor-iry, si gain of over Soot) votes in oiie couiity.

It is also conceded that the following Democrats insve been elected to congress: First District, Mil to a Savior; 2d dist. II. D. Banning; oth dist. J.

0. Lawrence 7th J. T. ii disk, Hugh J. ett; V2ih W.

J. Stmt hard; 14 th John lieny. 7. Republicans elected J. Smilii -lih L.

Guv-die: T'lli disk, Yvin. Lawrenee ')Ji J. A. l'obiuion. Ye julge from thi showing, that Ohio has gom? Demoorntio.

Indiana repoik; fn f.ir as heard are in favcr of the Democratic csindidate for go einor, Heu-3ncks. Connectif nt has rone 1 chiimed by Uie The Les.venworth Daily Com- ijiercial of the 'M of Ccudr onies ou tin an entire new drehs, nd IooKh as elegant as! bridgroom. Tb.e Commercial is a credit to' was also appointed, conflating contest in that state, causes him of H. U. Calhoon, A.

Ii. Neil, fear tliat no one can can i 1 1 M. Ixicke, O. M. Davis, M.

T. Paine, A. II. Baiixi, J. II.

Wal- lingfoid, AL D. Henry, .1. G. Ham- ilton, Ii. it, I'aJmer, auji Win.

Kelley. Th Committee on (yrwlnjiald reported the follovi in as en-.