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Sep. 1,1882-Jul. 4, 1884

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 GBOPING IN DARKNESS.
9 Blind Men Who Have Found Their Way to
Fame.
fioT Huber Studied History by Proxy— Gsnius Da
veloped by Affliction—The Blind Spy—
A Sightless Sculptor—Ears In-
stead of Ey;s.
I From tbe New York Dispatch.1
Blind I What an utter and frightful ab-
sence of all power and self-reliance the word
conveys! I t rings like the sullen clangor of the
dungeon door on a man condemned for life,
cut off from existence, left to wither in soli-
tude and despair. It would be hard to imagine
any condition more helpless than that of aper-
sUn shut out from the world,its knowledge aud
its busy ways, by blindness. Yet it is a
matter of history that there is scarcely a single
5fc*#' profession or walk in life in which blind peo-
ple have not become famous. They have sur-
mounted obstacles barricading their somber
ways that mark them, the wonders of their
time, and accomplished deeds of darkness
brilliant as the brightest in the careers of less
seriously afflicted men. Under the law of
Moses blindness was a disaualiflcation for the
priestly office, but the blind prophets, Tire-
sias and Phineas, didn't pay any particular
deference to the lawgiver's code when they had
any sermons to preach and anyone to preach
1 them to. Aproposof Tiresias the Dispatch re-
calls an old playbill of the Drury Lane The-
ter on which the name of M. Clancy figures
as the assuiner of that role In his own drama
Edipus. D r . Clancy, originallya prosperous
practicing physician in the County Clare, Ire-
land, lost his sight iu 1737, aud devoted him-
self thereafter to dramatic writine. A piece
of his called The Sharper, acted in the Smock
Alley Theater, Dublin, made Dean Swift a
friend, through whose influence his future
plays ware acted with success.
Another famous blind poet of Ireland was
coteruporaueous with Dr. Clancy. This
was T. Carolan, born in Westmeath in 1670,
and about the last of the Irish bards. Carolan
Is said to have been the author and composer
of over £69 songs and melodies in every style,
many of which one hears sung among the
peasantry to this day.
IIOMEB, OSSIAJT AND MILT02T.
Of all famous blind men of the past Homer
ranks first—that is, if there is any such person
to rank at all—which the ruthless modern de-
stroyers of our pleasant myths of history deny.
Somebody must have written the ''Iliad and
Odyssey," however, and tradition calls him
Homer, and asserts that he went blind in the
course of what were for that time most exten-
sive travels, during which he gathered mate-
rials for his epics. He derived his name from
his affliction it is said. He was originally
called Melcsigenes, aud wa3 born on the
wrong side of the blanuet somewhere in Asiat-
ic Grecee. "After losing his sight he went to
Cuma, which city be proposed to immortalize
by writing a poem iu its praise on condition
that he should be pensioned out of
the public treasury. The Cumanians didn't
It is of him that the story is "told that, being
overturned in a stage coach one dark,
rainy evening, in England, the car-
riage and four horses> thrown into a
ditch, the passengers and "driver, with
two eyes apiece, were obliged to apply to
him, who had no eyes, for assistance in ex-
tricating the horses. " A s for m e , " said he,
"after I had recovered from the astonish-
ment of the fall, and discovered that I had
escaped unhurt, I was quite a t i o m e in the
dark ditch. The inversion of the order of
things was amusing. I , that was obliged to
be led about like a child in the glaring sun,
was now directing eight persons to puU'here
and haul there, with all the dexterity and
activity of a man-of-war's boatswain."
B U S T JUDGES.
Justice is proverbially blind, and some
Judges are not a bit better. But Sir John
Fielding, who became blind in youth, acted
in the capacity of Justice, in Westminster,
with great energy and sagacity for many years.
So prompt and assiduous was he in the execu-
tion of the law, that the name of blind Field-
ing was a terror to evil doers. In 1S06 there
was a blind physician at Carlisle, England,
practicing with marked success. So much so
indeed that when Dr. Hugh James died his
fellow citizens erected a monument to his
memory.
Blind mechanics are by no means rare from
the brush and broom makers of our asylums
up to high rank. A Devonshire man named
Huntley spent most of his life at Clock and
watchmaking, and was considered a superior
hand at repairing.' An Irishman, William
Kennedy, had the repute of being one of ttie
best clock builders of his time, which was the
end of the seventeenth century. His musical
clocks were specially famous, and he was the
inventor and patentee of a new and improved
Btyle of bagpipes. Thomas Wilson, a blind
wood-worker of "Dumfries, became historical
from his dropping dead at his post as bell-
ringer in the church tower. He was an old
bachelor, doing all his own household work,
and raising all the vegetables he used in his
garden.
John Kay was a blind carpenter and joiner,
of Glasgow. Bagero, the blind carpenter of
•Western New York, made a fortune building
cottages in Livingston and Steuben Counties
loss than half a century back. At Angelica,
New York, David Mapes, who lost the use of
his eyes after having learned ' the trade of
wagon making, still keeps on at it, or did up
to a year or so ago. A tailor in Inverness-
shire who totally lost his- sight fifteen years
before his death, continued at his craft, and
there * t another, aud an excellent workman
too, inatiddlo Village, Long Island, now. A
blind bookbinder for many years did the fine
work for the Duke of Jiarl borough's library.
There is at least one blind sailor recorded iu
William Talbot, born in Koserea in 1731,
sightless from uoyhood. At the age of seven-
teen, a captain who had taken a fancy to him,
carried him on a voyage. He was afloat four
years, and wont about the ship from keelson
to masthead as nimbly as the sharpest-sighted
seaman. The famous Augsburg book-seller,
Wimprecht, was blind from birth.
The Dispatch has already printed a sketch
of John Metcalfe, the famous blind English
road builder.
Joseph Strong, a Carlisle man, who lost his
sight in childhood, was an extraordinary me-
chanical genius. His pet ambition was to
build an orgau, on which he knew how to
jilav.
Talbot, the blind sailor, also took to organ-
building when he stopped sailing the oceun
blue. A really able organ constructor in this
country was blind John Hellick, who flourish-
ed in Northampton County, P a . , at the com-
mencement of this centurf, aud built manv
tine instruments which still make music in old
country churches.
A BLIND SCULPTOR.
But the most complete triumph of tactual
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ug. modern schoolboys sick. records is to be found in the artistic skilJL of
[j,.turn their exchequer into an John Gonelli, sometimes called G*mbasio,
a for Homeric or blind men, so from the place of his birth, in Tuscany. This
remarkable person lost his sight' a'B>"t}ie age of
Sdizlng around for some years, twenty, and after having been in this condi-
houses of the great, the poet tion about ten year3, he first .manifested a
>eing iiu=, where he set up a school of taste for sculpture. His first work in this art"
""T335¥S«il composed his great works. Ail was to imitate a marble figure, representing
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w & S ? 8 ® r t - » century and a half after the
Cosmo de Medici, which he formed of clav,
and rendered a strikingly perfect like-
.T«„i «>f voy, though that date is disputed as ness of the original. His talent for
X w j w P * & e e x i s t e n c e o f lhe PMty it relates statuary soon developed itself to such a
1 ex- ^n^d-fn is' another alleged ancient bard whose degree that the Grand Duke Ferdi-
blimlne«s was one feature of his fame till it nand, of Tuscany, sent him to Rome "V: -l-.M-
was decided that he was a species of lyrical to medel a statue- of Pope Urban VIII,
Mrs Harris, who had never existed except which he completed to the entire satis/action
in the fertile braiu of his .asserted translator, of his patron. It is supposed that this is the
er of MacPherson. He was presented as the last of same blind sculptor whom Roger de Piles
speaks of having met in the Justinian Palace, a
a line of kings in the northwestern corners of where he was modeling, in clay, a figure of—
Scotland, in the Roman epoch, whose mother Miuerva. It is related that the Duke of Brae. -
was a Queen of Ireland. ciano, who had seen him at work, doubtei,
But or the existence of John Milton no doubt much that he was completely blind, and in or-
whatever exists. So much has been written der to set the matter at rest, he caused the
about the author of "Paradise Lost" that any artist to model his head iu a dark cellar. It
biography of him here would be supereroga- proved a striking likeness. Some, however,
tory. He'seeins to have been a comfortable old objecting that the Duke's beard, which was
litterateur, marrying three times, and dying of patriarchiat amplitude, had made the oper-
of the gout at the green age of sixty-six. ation of producing a seeming likeness too
He evidently believed in making his children easy, the artist offered to model one of the
work for their livings. His daughters were Duke's daughters, which he accordingly did;
his hands and eyes, but that was about all, for and«this also proved an admirrble likeness.
though tbey are said to have been able to pro- Among his nuuerous other works is a marble
nounce the Latin, Greek and Hebrew lan- statue of Charles I of England.
guages,and to read in their respeotive originals
whatever authors he wished to consult, they Literature, the pulpit ana music are very
understood uone but their mother tongue. natural employments for the intelligences of
the blind to find usefulness in, and in those
SOME P I I L L O S O P B I C B L I N D M E N . walks they have risen to. a high rank. One of
The preceptor of Cicero, and his first teach- the most pathetic instances is that of George
er in oratory, was the blind stoic philosopher, Manvill Feun, the novelist, to many of whose
Dioclotus. Aufidius Bassus was a philosopher brief works the Dispatch ha3 introduced its
and geometrician, and the author of a Greek readers. He was originally an artist, with
history, who groned his way to fame about the rising fame, when the failure of sight drove
same time. In the fourth century Didiinus of him to literature.
Alexandria, the preceptor of St. Jerome, After the death of Handel, his oratorios
wrote and expounded in visual darkness. were directed by John Stanley, the blind or-
Quite as worthy a stoic as any was the Profes- ganist aud composer. Another blind organist
sor of Philosophy and Medicine at Tubingen, who won extended reputation iu a tour of this
James Shegking, a native of Shrandorf, in country was Francis Liuley.
Wirtemburg, who lived in the latter part of B L I N D WAliltlOF.S.
the sixteenth century. This learned German, At the battle of Cressy, the blind King,
having lost his sight in early life, was so little
John of Bohemia, fought till he and the flower
sensible of his privation that he refused to be
of his following were killed. John Trocloz
couched by an oculist, who assured him that uow received the surname Zi;ca, or the one-
the operation would prove successful, in or- eyed, for the loss of an eye torn out in battle.
s.der, as he said, not to be obliged to see many
When the Hussites rose iu arms to oppose the
things that might appear odious and ridicu- succession of Sigismund to the crowu of Bo-
lous. hemia, in 141-i, Zisca was chosen for leader
Another eminent German, a century later, 0~theui. At the siege of Ruby he lost his
Was the Count do Hagan, the author, among other eye in the same manner as the first, but
many others, of a rare book called " A n His-he kept on in command, and at the head of
torical and Geographical Account of the Kiverhis army in a chariot. Battle followed battle
Amazon," which fs remarkable as containing till the enemy. were effectually beaten, and
a chart, asserted to have been made by him- Sigisniund threw up the sponge. Zisca died
self, after he became blind. ' on his way to meet the Emperor and assist in
The facility Francis Huber, the blind nat-signing the treaty of peace.
uralist, developed out of his affliction is much A savage old German legend has it that he
more extraordinary. His works on the habits commanded his skin to be made into a drum-
and natural history of bees are standards evenhead, to the inspiriting rat-a-plau of which
now. Huber was born in 1750, at Geneva, his old followers charged to fresh couquests iu
and lost his sight at the age of lifteen. Beesthe renewed wars.
were his hobby.
His habitual residence in the country in- In a purely aesthetic sense, without regard
spired him with the desire, first, of verify- to comfort, It is better to be wholly blind than
ing some facts, then of filling some blanks to have only one eye. As a famous French
in their history; but this kind of observationwriter once said, " t h e one is an afllietion, the
required not only the finest optical instru- other a short-coining at which the world
ments, but an intelligent assistant. For this laughs." Nelson had only one eye, having
latter purpose he instructed his servant, lost the other in Central America. Camoens,
named Francis Burneus (remarkable for his the Tennyson of Portugal, dropped his in
sagacity and devotion to his master), whom some obscure African war. But there is a
man in New York who wouldn't sell his lost
he directed in Iris researches, and by questions
adroitly combined, aided by his* wife and one a for thousand dollars. He is the door-
keeper at the Aquarium. He wears a glass
friends, he rectified the assertions of his as-
sistant,, and became enabled to form in his eye, over which the eyelid v.ou't close, and
own mind a perfect image or the minutest goes to sleep every day at his post with the
facts. " l a m much more certain of what I proud consciousness that, no matter how
soundly he may slumber, it is still with one
declare to the world than you a r e , " said he to
a friend one dav, smiling; "i'orvou publish eye open, and that people will think he is
what your eyes only have seen, while X take only resting the other. To the average small
the mean among many witnesses." boy* this vitreous optic of his is a thing of ter-
ror. Whenever assured bv resonant snores,
A famous authority of natural history in he tries to dodge in, the door-keeper's eye i3
England a century ago was John Gough, of glaring right at him, and he quails before its
Kendal. He was blind from bovbood. His stony beam, aud slinks off completely demor-
knowledge and his classification of the indig-alized. But there is one youthful soul among
enous plants were wonderful in their thor- those who congregate yearningly about the']
oughness. As a substitute for the eve, in dis-aquarium door which was not born to be domi- i
criminating between the finer species, he usedneered forever by an artificial dread. T h e ;
the up of his tongue, which he anplicd to other day, at a slack moment, the door-keeper
took out his eye to polish it up for further
their several parts, while he readily recogniz-
business. Then he laid it on the ticket box
ed ordinary plants by the touch of his ringers.
B U N D i'HAVELEKS, for a minute. There was a rustle of feet on
Milburn, the blind preacher, has a lecture the floor, down
Which many readers of the Dispatch have vanished
a rush in the air, aud a small boy '
Broadway, holding something
doubtless listened to—"What a Blind Man iu his hand, and yelling:
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Saw iu England." It is graphic aud clear.
But a much more wonderful traveler old' 'You won't fool mo agin, not if I know it,
lop-eye 1"
than he was Lieut. James Holland, *R.
"S. He was born at Exeter, in 17S6. He lost If Louis over gets within reach of hira with
his .siaht by oputalmia while serving on the his new club, he certainly won't consider it
fooling, unless he wears sheet-iron under-
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fhip is the p r e c u r s o r of r u i n ; ' ? t h a t ' o f . P U -
taeiis was*•Know thy o p p o r t u n i t y ; " o f BiasV\
The; Queerest -'of t h e O l g l t s — T h o " J f o s t ' i n e n are b a d : " of C h i l o n , . ' ' C o n s i d e r
•?' - S t r a n g e P a r t F i a y e d b y S e v e n i u .«" the e n d ; ' ' o f ClcobiibiK, " A v o i d excels;.*'
and of P e r i a n d e r , " N o t h i n g is impossible lo
History, Fable, Religion, i n d u s t r y . " Y e t another r e m a r k a b l e s e p -
Literature and tet was that composed of the Seveu Chiefs of
• ' Seienee. War who, according to the
Greek playwrights, lived in the
thirteenth c e n t u r y before o u r era—and w h o
were named Polynice, A l l m s t a , T y d e , Ca-
[From t h e S:m "•Vanciscn Chronicle.] p n n e u s , A m p h i a r a U s , Hippome.lon and P a r -
C o r s i d e r c d in the light of its p e c u l i a r thfiio; e . Six of these owners of h L ' h - s o u n d -
m a t h e m a t i c a l p r o p e r t i e s tlie Dumber nine ing mimes were Argicn princes who u n d e r
has from time lo time a t t r a c t e d m u c h a t t e n - Ihe leadership of P"lynice h i d sieire to the
tion. S t u d e n t s of the c u r i o u s have devoted city ol Thpbl's where one E codes had' taken
b o t b lauor and leisure to d e m o n s t r a t i n g now refuge. yE»ch. ius wrote a tragedy on t h e
persistently ihe highest sin.-le c h a r a c t e r of famous siege, which he entitled " T h e Seven
o u r n u m e r a t i o n repeals jiself in calen! itions Chiefs Belore T n o b o s , " played in A t h e n s
luto which it lias once heen allowed To e n t e r . 4(i2 i i . C , and ivhich wa» exiromely m a r t i a l
I t s quality of s e l f - r e p r o d u c t i o n . If olii may in stvle limt at | t | conclusion the people,'
be.a)lowed t h e t e r m , is sirupiy a s t o n i s h i n g , rushed out of the Ihoittre clamoring for w a r . '
and as a potent factor in ' h e first four r u l e s In t,he more reliable annals of comparatively i
of a r i t h m e t i c it plays a very renin b i b l e role. modern campaigns the n u m b e r seven also j
T h e n u m b e r t h r e e has also p e c u l i a r m a t h e - takes its place. There WBai for i n s t a n c e ,
'he seven y e a r s ' war, carried on in ,
matical p r o p e r t i e s , t h o u g h in a h sser d e c r e e Germany from JT8H to lTti", iu
than its s q u a r e . T h e r e i.- a n u m b e r , which the contending jiarly were P r u s s i a ,
however, which, wuile not PI pecul- with Kngland as its ally,ugain>t A u s t r i a , K n s -
i a r "in the processes of cilcuii'.ion, is sia, France and S.veden. T h e war was a m o s t
posse.-sed of a s t r u u . ' c Interest, b e - iilsastrmis o n e , deviutatcd G e r m a n y , cosi
cause of t h e a t t r i b u t e s with which tinie- Europe blood anil eold without, e n d , and
b o n o r e d institutions iiave investeu it, and tfloaen w P h o u t yielding :nateri:il advantages
b e c a u s e of ibe constant u>e to which, i: is to any party except P r u s s i a , which a n n e x e d
p u t , in l i m n s and dogmas which n are ac- ISiiexiH atiu ihencciorward took rank as one of
customed to consider sacred—Lo say l i m b i n g the rive great E u r o p e a n p o w e r s . Kven in the
of its s o m e w h a t Uueahiiv a l l r i o n i c s . i . few blood-stained pages of o u r history a r u d -
w o u l d be impossible iu ti.e limited space of a dy seven is seen. Tile lime was s h o r t . b u t in
n e w s p a p e r article t o R i v e all that U c u r i o u s those seven d a ' s ' battles w h i c h were f o u g h t
concerning t h e n u m b e r s e v e n , but a l l e r c a i n - near the Criekahoiuiuv from J u n o L'o to J u l y
1, 1902, wben J o e H o o k e r and Stonewall
i n g information Irom u variety of sources we Jiioktmn lorc»d the filming, there fell no less
p u t the ecleciie faculty to worlc, am! from an than i'0,(JjU Union soldiers.
a b u n d a n c e of notes, select the foilowiuir fur
presentation to Ibe renders of the Chronicle.
T U E SKVEX WO.VDE.'tS O F TT1K W O R L D .
,/ W a n t of space tOOi p r e c l u d e s anv iuvestiga-
This collection ol curious facts relating to
1iou into the origin of tiie opinions arid tortus seven would be looked u o o n as curiously i n -
w h i c h may seem to be g o v e r n e d by thin complete without a reference lo the Seven
n u m e r a l ; b u t w h a t t h e w r i t e r p r e s e n t s iu Wonders of the W o r l d . T h e s e very r e m a r k a -
brief, the r e a d e r may find it a g r a t u i u l study ble ohj-uts, some of ivhjch still r e m a i n , have
.\o i>ursue in ftStensu, been variously e n u m e r a t e d , b u t tbe following
classilicaion is ibe one most generallv r e -
ceived: (1) The P y r a m i d s of. E g y p t , (2)
A SACKED N L A I B E R , ' The i'.iaro^ of Alexandria, (3) T h e walls and
'f* T o begin w i t h , tu« n u m b e r seven was by hanging Hardens of Bail, ion, (i) The T e m p l e
i b e J e w s of old l o o t e d upon as being in a oi Diana at E p h » " l s , (5) T h e s m t u e of t.ie
nieaau.'e • sacred n u m b e r . T h e seventh day Olympian J u p i t e r , (0) Tue J l u i s o l e u m of A r -
was the S a b b a t h , and t h a t of course was ven- temisia, (7) T n e Colossus at I t . l o d e s . G e o g -
e r a t e d as t h e day of r e s t ; b u t besides t h a t raphy iitiiiisiies its quoia to tnis eompilation,
•'.here was t h e week or period of seven year*, wiih J l o m c . t h c city of the Seven H i l l s , t h o u g h
d u r i n g the last of whicn tho e a r t h was tin- several of the eminences uave long d i s a p -
w o r k e d , left in a state of r e p o s e . - T h e n , too, p e a r e d ; the Seven Capes of A l g e r i a ; I he
t h e r e was I h e t i m e ol seven weeks of seven Seven B r o t h e r s , as many m o u n t a i n s iu the
y e a r s or forty-nine years, a t the e x p i r a t i o n north oi A i r i c a ; I he Seven islun-is constituting
o f ' w b k b came the g r e a t year oi J u b i . e e . the Ionic KnpUbliC! toe other Seven islaiuts a
W h e n visited b y those w o u d e r i u l visions small g r o u p In the English Cnaitnei; t h e
w h i c h are incorporated i u t h e A p o c a l y p s e . Seven lakes, a r e m a r k a b l e plateau in t h e d e -
p a r t m e n t o; L ' l s e i M , F r a n c e ; the Seven s e a s ,
t h e ' e x i l e of P a l n i o s could not tail to have n o - the oid name for the e m b o u c h u r e of t h o B t v e r
'lived, a s w c d o r i o w , t h e s i n g u l a r repetition P o ; the seven m o u n t a i n s , a strange basaltic
of t h e n u m b e r seven in t h e various phages g r o u p on the R h i n e , which the tourists may
of t h e Revelation. T h e r e w e r e t h e seven see between Bonu and i l e t n a g e n , whilst at
e h u r y b e s to which messages were sent, the home we have Ibe seven fountains of V i r -
seven golden candlesticks with their seven ginia, the seven islands in Georgia, the seven
b r a n c h e s , the s e \ e n e v e r - b u r n i n g l a m p s . leagues in T e x a s , t h e seven s t a r s iu P e n u -
While in the figurative description of the last Bi if aula and the seven valleys of T e n n e s s e e .
d a y , St. J o h n is r e p o r t e d to have ueard seven Nor should we forget the now aimost for-
t r u m p e t s s o u n d e d , to have seen the seven gotten tradition of the island of the seven
vials of w r a t h p o u r e d o u t , t h e seven stars c i i e s , which was the subject of a p o p u l a r
falling from h e a v e n , to have w a t c h e d the tradition iu the time of C o l u m b u s . T h i s m y s -
b r e a k i n g of the seveu seals, and to have flown terious island lies somewhere in m i d - o c e a n ,
i n s p i r i t with the seven e x e c u t i n g ansrels. In aseven b o u n d s in gold and is crowned with
magnificent cities,, founded lang syne
vhe, days when holocausts w e r e looked upon b y seven Soauish bishops, driven from t h e i r
a s i. p e r t i n e u t form of religion, the n u m b e r sees to take t h e seas by tbe P a y u i i n . T h e
s e f e n was not overlooked. T h u s J o b ' s island has been visited at different times by
friends offered a sacrifice of chance navigators, none of whom h a v e ,
Kfsye&l calves and seven heifers. h o w e v e r , been p e r m i t t e d to leave the s h o r e ,
X>a,vid:.at tho lime of the translation of t h e for t h e seven-sitied island came to be p a r t of 0°S*!
a r k - o f t h e covenant i m m o l a t e d t h e same t h a t country from whose b o u r n e no traveller,
•. iiuroher.of v i c t i m s ; and A b r a h a m offered a r e t u r n s . A p r o p o s of s e v e n s t a r s : T h e r e ]»j;
y -A sacrifice' of seven sheep w h e n m a k i n g an alli- a g r o u p that, belongsjtoj* tess p r o s a i o j i s k ' W
, - a n c e w i t h P r i n c e A b i i u e l e c b , and similar fn-
s i a n e g g ; m i g h t be multiplied w i t h o u t e n d .
 c Hi e l f B r a e l itian'jjea-illf qc; JttHS'tuSrpT 7 .Ctt~SJ^nnsy!¥auia t o w n ; ' ; , W h e p T |
iiteeosVare Separated .Sx.nh th»"§eVen : ;daughte'rS of." A t l a s , p u r s u e d b M
Q r f o n ^ w e r e , ; in accordance with t h e m a l d v j
l i t THB NEW IAW, •' ..', 5 - e n s ' o p r a y e r t o ' J u c i t e r , c h a n g e d into doves,'*'
„..Jf5e!of a i d m a h v w a s no'loritrer t h e 'transformation did not e n d ' t h e r e . - O n V ^
[essential a n d ; a g e n t l e r d o c t r i n e Vbetr d e a t h t h e y w e r e c h a n g e d into stars and
cached, (he n u m b e r seven was fixed in t h e constellation of T a u r u s ; w h e r e
J a e d V ' D w l i l u e r e , U f " 1 D e r e d t b f t l S i - - .they t w i n k l e each n i g h t as t h e P l e i a d e s . To
fed t i c G r e a t M a s t e r if b e m u s t for- be s u r e , one of tbeoi is not visible to h u m a n
ffngeivc'e seven limes c o m m i t t e d t and eyes, b u t t b e lost P l e i a d , in f u r n i s h i n g a
leer l B a t P» r do» sbould be e x t e n d e d subject for a r t i s t s a n d pouts, h a i m a d e t h e
c ; iim»s seven t i m e s . In t h e cere- fable all the more poetic and l e n d e r . One of
j W t i i U belong t o t be Ctirislian religion t h e best r e a l i z a t i o n s of t h e mythical n y m p h -
f t h e n u m b e r seven still Holds its p l a c e , ' i h e errant is i b e s t a t u e iu M r s . S n i l l a b e r ' s pos-
i'Jfcma'n' Caholics aim Greeks have seven session which was e x h i b i t e d 111 public a s h o r t
i'«icrri.'.ienis~-Baplism, e u c h a r t s t , confirraa-' lime a g o .
' W i V W ' J W o e , h o l y - o r d e r s , m a ' r i m o u y and
CXireme-uuction. Again t h e r e a r e seven THE PLKlAt>i;S.
I ' d e i d i " s i n s — m u r d e r , l u s t , covelousness, T h e r e are also t w o o t h e r Pleiades—the
• Blltttony p r i d e , envy a n d idleness. T h e d e - word meaning a g r o u p or reunion of seven
v o l i u n a i ' c i i a r a c l r of the n u m b e r is still celebrated persons—.he pleiad of A l e x a n d r i a
' f u r t h e r i!irrea»eii by t h e r e being seven p e n i - insii'.uied b y l ' i o l v u i y P h i l a d e l p h i a and com-
Ipnilal f M l t o i nft4 " > • ftven doiors of the posed of the seven c o n t e m p o r a r y p"ets,C.illi-
V i ' r ' i n Mary, the first being t b e p a r icular m a c l i u s , A p o i i o n i u s , A r a m s , H o m e r the
• expression ol D-.vid's contrition and the lat- y o u n g e r , Lycupiiron, Oleander and
t e r being « festival of the Koman Catholic T o e o c r i l u s ; the second, the literary
c h u r c h :!i>-.iuiied by P o p e Benedict X I I I . in pleiad of C h a r l e m a g n e , composed
1725 ;>tc.i celebrated on Mie F r i d a y p r e - of A l q u i u , Augiluer:, Adelard, Xti-
ceding P a l m S u n d a v . T h e seven doiors eulfc, V a r u c f r i d , Charlemairne hiiusclf, and
are U) ''"-• p r e d i c i i m of Sim -on, L u k * one oilier whose uame Las been forg-Hteil,
ii. si; (-1 her ili;bi into E;vp:; (G) Oilier celebrated g r o u p s of seven are tile
the !o:- <il Jesti> in J e r u s a l e m ; (4.) ihe soee- seven electors or seven princes who formerly |
S Iscle oi J e - n s tieariii^ his cross, t o w a r d s Cai- elected the e m p e r o r of G e r m a n y , a n d tho j
' v a r y ; (5) the sight of J e p u i upon t h e i-ross; Sepleinvir, a society of seven Komish priests |
;

' (6) the i-lOrolbii o t i t i s side with a 6t>ear; (7) Charged with t b e o r d e r i n g of ilie b a n q u e t s j
bis b u r i a l . Before leaving lite sacred chnr- to t h e gods or at the p u b l i c festivals.
j a- ter of the n u m b e r it will be vvel! to add In l i t e r a t u r e the n u m b e r seven has left its i
' that ibe first Greek copy of tbe Old T e s ' a - m a r k . T h e r e a r e , lor e x a m p l e , T a s s o ' s
roen! is said to be a translation from the H e - poem called " T h e Seven D a i s ; " t w o piays '
b r e w made by t h e o r d e r r»f P t o l e m y by sev- produced on t h e F r e n c h stage one after the
en y i n t e r p r e t e r s about 2711 B . C . ; t h a t the o t h e r e u t i l l e d " T e e Seven Castles of the
I S a n h e d r i m , t n e g r e a t council of t h e J e w s , D e v i i , " and " T h e Seven D a u g h t e r s of
c o n s i s t ' d of seventy m e m b e r s ; t h a t the S a t a n , " (jue last, by t h e way, p r e s e n t e d ai
p r i e s t circled the w.ilis ol devoted J e r i c b o the California last Christinas u n d e r t h e title
seven tiroes; that a seven-folil vengeance was of " T h e Seven S i s t e r s " ) ; a w e l l - k n o w n
t h r e a t e n e d Ml tbe slayer of Cain; and that it d r a m a by Mallrfille, called " T e e Seven Chil-
was seven days before t h e flood w h e n Noah dren ol L : i r a , " a u u vYordswoi'Lh's p o e m " Y V c
I filled his ark Arc S e v e n . "
" W i t h every bwnst. trad bird a n d in?>eet s m a l l . STP.AY FACTS ABOUT S E V K N .
In sevens and p a i r s . " As a last p a r a g r a p h of odd i n f o r m a t i o n
T H E REALM O F FANCY". connected with this r e m a r k a b l e n u m b e r , we
I n t h e panes of fancy, seven occupies an will g r o u p t o g e t h e r the siray facts whieh
i m p o r t a n t place. T h e r e were (and may still cannot be Placed u n d e r any p a r i i c u l a r head.
be) seven heavens t h r o u g h which M a h o m e t Iu South A m e r i c a there is w h a t is k n o v n as
jiassed, while other romancer* ( i n c l u d i n g , the seveu-uay sickness, au epileptic disease
s t r a n g e as it nasi s e e m , Victorian Sardou which attacks cuildren ibe seventh d a y after
a m o d g their n u m b e r ) have locaied a seventh the? are b o r n . A m o n g the religionists of
heaven in S a t u r n . M'lio, too, h a t not h e a r d N o r t h A m e r i c a a r e the S e v e n t h - d a y Ua.ifists,
of tbe Seven Champions of C b r i s i e n d o m — S t . a seel of Sabbatarians n u m b e r i n g a b o u t 7 , -
George of E n g l a n d , S'-. Denis of F r a n c e , St. 000. One of the principal feasis of ancient
J a m « s of Spain, S . An: bony of I t a l y , S i . A n - Greece was the S e p l e r i a , given at Delphos
d r e w of Scotland, St. P a l r i c k of I r e l a n d aud every seven y e a r s . I t was lo Ibe discovery
S t . D a v i d of Wales? " X o i s e e n o u g h t o a u a k e n of the accord of t h e s e v e m h in the f o u r t e e n t h
t h e Seven Sleepers,'-' is an e x p r e s s i o n often century t h a t we owe the fulness of m o d e r n
I made u s e of in reference to a great t u m u l t , but h a r m o n y , a n d which m a r k s t h e differ-
the r e m a r k is m o r e common than ft kuowl- ence between ours and • ancient
| edge of its origin. T o r y briefiv i he story is m u s i c . T h e F r e n c h have cause t o r e m e m b e r
t h i s : I t i s - 4 Christian legend o r i e i n a l i n g In the old-time Seventh m o n t h , for it was in
• the O r i e n t , b r o u g h t to E u r o p e by Gregory of S e p t e m b e r , 1792, t h a t the massacres of the
T o u r s and often r e p r o d u c e d by The middle- tirsl revolution took place, while by a sort of
a'ie -writers. W h e n Deoias was king of historical balance it was iu S e p t e m b e r , 1S70,
. Epbesue and p e r s e c u t i n g ihe C h r i s t i a n s , that t h e F r e n c h e m p i r e f o u n d e r e d . A n
seven young m e n of that city, to escape t h e event iu Spanish bisiory was tbe issuance by
m u r d e r o u s king, took refuge in a cave, and Alphonso Le Saae in 1256 of Las Siele P a r t i -
beujg discovered, they were by o r d e r of t h e das, a most c u r i o u s compilation of i n s t r u c -
J t y r a n t , - w a l l e d in a n d left 10 p e r i s h of b u n - tion for j u d e e s . J u v e n i i e r e r d e r s will call to
| gei;."'Their names were M e l e b u s , M a x i m t e n , mind the Seven L e a g u e Boots, a l t h o u g h '
D e n y 6 , ' - J o h n , S e r a p i o n , C o n s t a n t i n e and they may n o t so reauily l e m e m b e r t h e Seven |
! KCsrtlnlsh. T h r e e h u n d r e d aud s e v e n t y - t w o Sciences—grammar, logic, r h e t o r i c , a r i t h -
i years a f t e r w a r d s , v. hen the good T b e o d o s l u s metic, g e o m e t r y , astronomy a n d music.
' was e m p e r o r , an E p h e s i a n s t a r t e d in to Finally, o u r bodies are supposed to u n d e r g o
make a 6table out of the cave, and to do this a complete change of tissue every seven
years, and we have seveutv years to live.
41 j first. Jtore down the wall. T h e noise of
thaa w o r k m e n aroused the youths, who
; . b i d b e e n all this time miraculously kept
P K E S I D E K T J O H N S O N ON S E V K N .

a s l e e p ; and one of t h e i r n u m b e r was sent into
the-city t o p u r c h a s e b r e a d . H e found t h e
f cross e x h i b i t e d iu p u h l i c w h e r e b u t yester-
i day its p r i v a t e possession h a d m e a n t d e a t h .
j . H e recognized no place nor p e r s o n , and on
presenting nis eoin, an obus of a date obso-
lete for c e n t u r i e s , be was looked upon w i t h
suspicion, and t i n a i h t a k e n before the a u -
t h o r i t i e s . They d i d not believe his s t o r v ,
JbiSrcbeiue. conducted to t h e cuve, the o t h e r
;*?5*9 u , >g men w e r e found alive and freshly
.Jgpngefle.ti; from t h e i r long sleep.; T h e d e -
^ B j * * S l e a r m H l l r p o i n t s of r e s e m b l a n c e t o
.Asbingtoh I r v i u g ' s story of " K i p V a n
jnkle."
I f K K ? *_ THE SEVBS ELEEPBRS,
Pa, * s ° r u i l i s l a t e s t h e story of the Seven
| ^ 6 t ! p e i ' s . ; the P e r s i a n s a n n u a l l y celebrate
| l b e l r X e a s t ; the spot is still shown a t E n h e s u s
g y b e r * t h e fabled miracle look p l a c e , a n d we
j believe the itouiau Catholic c h u r c h has con-
5 I t e r a t e d a day to tiieir m e i n o r v , Scarcely
In a "copy of i h e c u r i o u s .4/iisanac/i.
Prophclique for t h e year 1866. which has
been placed in o u r b a n d s , we flud a p a r a -
g r a n h which some p a t i e n t F r e u c h i o a n has
c o n s t r u c t e d to show t h e truly r e m a r k a b l e i n -
fluence which t h e n u m b e r seven h a d upon
t h e life of P r e s i d e n t J o h n s o n . His name,
says t h e w r i t e r iu t b e Almanack, h a s seven
l e t t e r s ; at fourteen, years of age (or twice
seven) b e w a s a p p r e n t i c e d to a t a i l o r , and
worked with the n e e d l e for seven y e a r s , b e -
ing t w e n t y - o n e ( t h r e e times seven) when he
gave u p bis t r a d e . I n 1823 (four t i m e s seveu)
he was n a m e d a l d e r m a n of t h e towu of
Greenville; In 1835 (five times seven) he was
appointed a m e m b e r of the legislative house
of T e n u e s s e e ; in 1842 (six t i m e s s e v e u ) , and
at the age of'85 (iive t i m e s s e v e n ) , he was
s e n i to c o n g r e s s , e u t e r i n g the senate at t h e
age of 49 (seven limes s e v e n ) . On the sev-
e n t h of M a r c h , 1SU2, be was elected military
governor of T e u i K s s e e , and iu 18(34, beinn
then 56 ( e i g h t limes s e v e n ) , he was n o m i -
nated p r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i t e d S i a l e s .
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I r r being n if.* " plelau
olniroh iusii-> li! '''' lj.v P«l>e lii-ii-.-di-.--i X I I I . In
1725 Kti'l c i e b r i i t i d on the F c d a y p r e -
ceding P a i m f u n d s * . T h e sc-v.n dolors
ure (1) i•"i p r e t l i c i o u of Sim o n , L n k *
ii Mi (31 I*"!" "'-'"*'- intu BstypU (0)
the lo:-- "I J'JsU* i» J e r u s a l e m ; (4) iho stiec-
Isc'e of Je*UJ bearlm! iiis cross t o w a r d s Cal-
I van-- (5) IBO sight of J e m s u p o n t h e i-ross;
(6) "liie [iler«ll>; of, bis side wiili a s u e a r ; (7)
his burial. Before leaving tHe sacred chnr-
i a- t»r of l lie n u m b e r ii Will be well to a d d
I that the Or«t Greek copv of liie Old T e s ' a -
' m e n ! i6 said to be a translation from t h e H e -
' brew made br the order nf Ptolemy by sev-
en:v interpreters about 27U B . C . ; t h a t t h e
S a n h e d r i m , tbe g r e a t council of liie Jew-H,
consist-d of ^evenly m e m b e r s ; t h a t the
p r i e s t circled the w.iiis ol devoted J e r i c h o
seven l i m e s ; that a seven-fold vengeance was
threatened W the slayer of Cain; and thai it,
wax seven dsys before t h e flood w h e n .Xoah
mled his ark
" W i t h everv b«ast. and bird i-nu i n ^ e t small,
In sevens and p a i r s . "
T I I E REALM O F FANCY.
Ill the pages Ol fancy, seven occupies an
i m p o r t a n t place. T n e r e were (and may slid
b e ) seven heavens t h r o u g h which M a h o m e t
passed, while oilier romancer-. ( i n c l u d i n g ,
Btrange as it may seem, Yictorien Sardou
nnic.i"' their n u m b e r ) have located a seventh
b e a \ en in S i ' u r t i . W h o , too, has not heard
of the Seven Champion* of C h r i s t e n d o m — S t .
George of England, S'.. Denis of F r a n c e , Si,
Jain** of .Spain, S . An liony of I t a l y , S t . A n -
d r e w of Sc.ollind, St. P a i r i c k of I r e l a n d and
S t . D a v i d of Wales? " K o t s o enough to awaken
t h e Seven S l e e p e r - , ' 7 Is ntl e x p r e s s i o n often
made u s e of in reference to a t r e a t t u m u l t , b u t
t h e remark i« more common than a knowl-
edge oi its origin. Very brieflv tlie siorv is
t h i s : I t is a Christian legend originating in
the Orient, b r o u g h t lo E u r o p e by Gregory of
T o u r s and olten r e p r o d u c e d by Hie m i d d l e -
aije writers. W h e n DeuiiM was king of
E p b e s u e and p e r s e c u t i n g ihe C h r i s t i a n s ,
L J seven young men of ttint oily, to escape the
m u r d e r o u s King* took refuge in n cave, and
being discovered, tin y were by o r d e r of t h e
t y r a n t , - w a l l e d in and left to perish of h n n -
i gttU'"Their names were Melcbus, M a x i m i e n ,
I Efenys, .^Joun, Serapion, Consianiine and
j Martlniah. T h r e e h u n d r e d and s e v e n t y - t w o
j £ e a r s afterwards, « hen t h e good T b e o d o s i n s
j was e m p e r o r , an Epbesian s t a r t e d in to
! make a stable ou- of the cave, and io do this
' fifst, Jtpre down the wall. T h e noise of
: t e a • workmen aroused t h e y o u t h s , w h o
b a d been all Ibis time miraculously kept
; a s l e e p ; and one of t h e i r n u m b e r was sent into
! t b e c i l y to p u r c h a s e b r e a d . H e found the
cross exhibited in putilic w h e r e t>tu yester-
day its private possession bad meant d e a l h .
H e recognized no place nor p e r s o n , and on
presenting his coin, an obus of a dale obso-
lete for centuries, lie was looked upon w i t h
Suspicion, and tinaih taken before the a u -
t h o r i t i e s . Tbey did not believe bis s t o r y ,
bO,t being conducted to the cave, ihe o t h e r
aliyjotiug men were found alive and freshly
t awakened^ from t b e i r long s l e e p . T b e d e -
-f f a d * ' b e a r many p o i n t s of r e s e m b l a n c e to
i TYasb.ington l r v i u g ' s story of " H i p V a n
i Winkle."
'; ';¥*•'"•• '•'••'"' THE SEVEN SLEEPERS.
'.' T b e Koran relates the story of the Seven
S l e e p e r s ; the P e r s i a n s annually c e l e b r a t e
t h e n feast; ihe spot is still shown at E n h e s u s
w h e r e the fabled miracle look p l a c e , and we
believe ihe Jiouiau Catholic c h u r c h has con-
secrated a day to their m e m o r y . Scarcely
less mythical, p e r h a p s , are the Seven S a t e s ,
who figure in an old English metrical work
u n d e r the title of the " S e v e n Wise M i f t e r s , "
a n d wriiteu of in A r a b i c , H e b r e w , G r e e k ,
L a u n , F r e n c h , German and S p a n i s h . T h e
story is probabli of I n d i a n , i h a i i s , o! H i n d o o
o r i g i n , as it is louuded on the truly O n e n i a l
idea oi Seven Sages telling an e m p e r o r a new
story every night in o r d e r lo d i s t r a c t his a t -
tention from a contemplated execution of bis
^n. These Seven Sages are not lo be eon-
•inded wiib t h e Seven Wise Men of G r e e c e ,
1 lived about 548 B. 0 . , and w h o d e v o t e d
iselves to ibe cultivation of practical w t s -
They were Colon, T h a l c s , P i t t s c u s ,
i
oi v.uai
of A i q u i t i , Augilbcri, Adelard, r.i- |
culfe, V a r u c f r i d , C h a r l e m a c n e himself, and j
one o t h e r whose n a m e has been forgotten, j
Oilier c e l e b r a t e d g r o u p s of seven are the j
seven electors or seven princes WHO formerly j
elected the e m p e r o r of G e r m a n y , and the
SeptcuiYir, a society of seven Ilo.-nish priests
Charged w i t h the o r d e r i n g of the b a n q u e t s
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to t h e gods or a t t b e public festivals.
I n l i t e r a t u r e the n u m b e r seven has left its
m a r k . T h e r e a r e , for e x a m p l e , T a s s o ' s
poem calied " T h e Seven D a v s ; " two plays
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p r o d u c e d o n . t b e F r e n c h stage one after the
o t h e r entitled " T h e Seven Castles of the
P u v i i , " and " T h e Seven D a u g h t e r s of
t
S a u i n , " (.ihe last, by the way, p r e s e n t e d at
the California lasi Christinas u n d e r t h e title
of " T h e S-ven S i s t e r s " ) ; a well-known
d r a m a by Malb-fille, e.illcd ••Tne Seven Chil-
dren of L a r a , " a m i W o r d s w o r t h ' s p o e m " \ V e
Are S e v e n . "
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STRAY FACTS ABOUT S E V E N .
A s a last p a r a g r a p h of odd information T3
c o n n e c t e d w i m this r e m a r k a b l e n u m b e r , we
will g r o u p t o g e t h e r the stray facis which
cannot be ulaeed u n d e r any p a r i j c u l a r head.
In South A m e r i c a lliere is what is known as
the s e v e n - n a y sickness, an epileptic disease
wnich attacks cuildren ihe seventh day after
they are b o r n . A m o n g the religionists of
N o r t h A m e r i c a arc the S c v e n t h - u a y l i a u t i s t s ,
a sect ot Sabbatarians n u m b e r i n g a b o u t " , -
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WO. One of Ihe principal feasls ol ancient
Greece was the S e p t e n a , given at Di-'lnhos
every soveu y e a r s . I t was lo the discovery
of the accord of the seven;h in the l o u r t e e m i i
c e n l u r y t h a t we owe the fulness of modern
h a r m o n y , a n d which m a r k s t h e differ-
ence between ours and - ancient
m u s i c . T h e F r e n c h have cause to r e m e m b e r
the oid-tiiue S e v e n t h m o n t h , for it was in
S e p t e m b e r , 1792, t h a t the massacres of the
tirsl revolution took place, Willis l'}' a son of
historical balance it was in S e p t e m b e r , 1S70.
t h a t t h e F r e n c h e m p i r e f o u n d e r e d . An
e v e n t in Spanish his.ory was tbe issuance by
A l p h o u s o Le Sasre in l-.'56 uf Las Siete P a r . i -
d a s , a most c u r i o u s couipiiaiion of iusiruc-
1
tion for j u d g e s . J u v e n i l e readers will call lo
m i n d the Seven L e a g u e B o o t s , although
they m a y not so reauily l e m e i n b e r t h e seven
f
S c i e n c e s — g r a m m a r , logic, r h e t o r i c , aritii-
nieiic, g e o m e t r y , astronomy and music. 00
F i n a l l y , o u r bodies are supposed to uudergo CO
a complete change of tissue every seven 1S>
v e a r s , and we have seventy years to live.
P R E S I D E N T J O H N S O N ON S E V E N .
In a copy of the c u r i o u s Almanack. 00
Prophetique for the year 1886. u n i o n has 00
been placed in o u r h a n d s , we find a para-
g r a p h which some p a t i e n t F r e n c h m a n has 5"
c o n s t r u c t e d io snow t h e truly r e m a r k a b l e in-
fluence which t h e n u m b e r seven had upon
t h e life of P r e s i d e n t J o h u s o n .
says t h e w r i t e r in tue Atmanachj
His n a m e ,
has seven
l e t t e r s ; at fourteen years of a^e (or twice
s
seven) he was a p p r e n t i c e d to a tailor, and
w o r k e d with the needle for seven years, b e -
ing t w e n t y - o n e ( i b r e e times seven) wheu he
gave u p his t r a d e . In 1828 O'our t i m e s seven)
be was n a m e d a l d e r m a n of t h e towu of
G r e e n v i l l e ; in 1835 (live times seven) he was
a p p o i n t e d a m e m b e r of the legislative house
i
of T e n n e s s e e ; in 1842 (six times s e v e u ) , and
at t h e age of o5 (hvu times s e v e u ) , he was
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sent to congress, e n t e r i n g the senate at t h e
re
age of 49 (seven times s e v e n ) . Ou the sev-
enth of M a r c h , lSd2, be was elected miiiiury
g o v e r n o r oi T e u m o>ee, a n d in 1S04, being
then 56 (eight times s e v e n ) , he was nomi-
n a t e d p r e s i d e n t of the United S;ates.
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The Atchison Champion approves of
jthe railroad plank in the Republican
jstate platform, but doesn't think much
(of that part of the structure, relating to \
female suffrage and prohibition.—[Clay
Centre Dispatch.
Please quote, if you can, an article \
from the Champion criticising the pro-
K the moment his party has placed St.
hibition plank. If you can't find such
an article—and you can't—perhaps it
would be as well to correct your state-
ment.—[Champion.
No man in Kansas is doing better
work for the entire ticket than John A.
Martin, of the Atchison Champion. He
is a consistent anti-prohibitionist, but
he is more a Republican than anything
II
ielse in politics, and when he found his
faction; of the party beaten in the late f i
^comvention he went to work like a man
ito help elect the ticket placed in the
p again get in the Republican camp and
rfield. Hurrah for John A. Martini
u |THE REPUBLICAN.
JTHE C O U R I E R !
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BOWLKY COUNTY, f
D. A. ailLLTNGTON, Editor.
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| T H U R S D A Y , SEPTEMBER 7. 1SS?.f:
M A R T I N ON MUSE.
The difference between men 13 ex
eiriplified by comparing R. YV.P Muse
of Newton with John A. .Martin of *?*'
Atchison. Martin was strongly and
no doubt conscientiously opposed t o
the nomination of St. JoluCfor gover-
nor, did not like the prohibitory
amendment and legislation, is opposed
to female- suffrage, and did what he
I could to prevent the adoption of either,
I by the Republican convention. So far
Mure was like him but here the like-
ness ends. Martin has spent the best
years of his life in building up the Re-
publican party and making it the par-
ty of principle and progress. He has
leceived no office, demanded no reward
at the hands of the party. He advo-
cates his views of policy in the party
with rare power and is rarely overrul-
ed, but when overruled lie never bolts
but sticks to the ship and contributes
promptly and cheerfully to make her
voyage a success. Not so Muse. He
has done little for the party and has al-
ii ways been demanding offices ot honor
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and trust. The party" has given him
some of its most honorable offices.
Nevertheless the moment the party
does something of which he does not
lauw
organ;
ui.ty tl
approve he begins to fight the party pie or
nominations. proliil
Martin lives in a county which in- at sac
structed her delegation solid against
|o»tr!
we ha
St. John, is surrounded by many thou- did do
sands of bitter opponents of St. John vision
perlec
and prohibition whose support is es- will :•
lvcogi
sential to his newspaper business, yet itreuj
John in nomination be runs up the
flag and goes to work for his election.
ueseni
Btrenj
the an
etnml,
Muse is in a county which instructed Will o
by a two-thirds vote for St. John,has no"
business which will suffer by his sup-"
port of the nominees, yet he is for rule
or ruin and the moment his choice is
overruled he organizes a bolt. We
suppose he will bring up in the Demo-
cratic party. He might as well for any
>ff\c
recognition he will be likely to ever
the sooner he leaves it the better it
will be for the partv "™^T %
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O. S. MUNSELL, EDITOR.
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E. A. MUNSELL, A s s o c i a t e Editor, f
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ZFMDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 7882.
• I F there is a big-brained, big-hearted re
jpubhcan iD Kansas, to our thinking H i s
Col. John A. MMtlu, editor of the Atchison
luammon, and (be man we want to vote for
for governor some day. lie doesn't believe
in piombition, tought the amendment, and
I Ibis year knight the rcuomiuatioii of Sfcr
. John with all the ability there was in the
| opposition ; but nov, that it is all over, al-
ter be has UMdfl i l i s ri-Iit in the convention
and "surrendered,-' there is no talk of both
mi,', file Champion supports the ticket and
d o u t g c t o t f a n y Junction City Union bal-i
derash about "bolting in the interest of re- •
publieaiiisiu." In a late issue oi the Cham-l
pwn, in the course of an editorial on the'
political situation, we find the following'
lmiily words about prohibition; and coni-
iiig.iw they do.from an avowed opponent of,,
the measure, they deserve careful consider-&
ation and carry more than ordiuary weight: S
»eUI«diteuiiMI
' settled ,,e Ui S this state
r ."oj> prohibition
is the fiiul ***Wl
H is'"
rTauh4 1 ^ I w„ t l 1 1 r C ? M S t i t u t i 0 1 '' W M i would
requiie a-two-tinriU vote of the Idulalalura
una a majority vote of tbe people to renea!
tins Constn.uiio.ml provisionf Nilthar^oJ
len about their knees, and this pTouib^on
 clause'wiil still, -ci.:- Jieve, be a p a n 0/ the ,iT-'-^ •*••
organic law of Kansas. Whatever anyone
may think of its wisdom and policy, this
will be the result. A majority ot the-pco--
[THE TRIBUTE.
pie of Kansas l»«Y« put it ihere to stay. J'he
prohibition law will be changed, no "doubt,
at each session of the legislature. It is open
to serious ciitisi-m, ho one with whom
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25th, 1882.
THE Atchison Champion is doing 7. I
we hare ever ItilJieU has assumed that it
did not need amendment* some pf its pro-
visions are crude and weak—these wil'l be
good work for the Republican ticket,
and we hope to see its editor, John A.
I
perfected. Some are tti..,imily harsh—these •a
will be repealed or modified, Some are Martin, Governor of Kansas in 1884,
recognized. "3 iliCll'uetual—those will be
tirergthened. Every legislature that
assemble* Will run a muck with this law. to
withonl fail. F
strengthen, lo modify, or to perfect it. Bill
the amendment to the Constitution will
Bland, became a majority of the people
will oi>po»e its repeal.
Col. Martin's Resolutions.
To disgruntled Republicans we i
heartily commend the example of Col.
John A. Martin, of Atchison. All
'gift imhneiiilent know that he was openly and consist-
ently opposed to a third term for St.
John, and did all be could as a Re-
Official P a p e r of the Cimnly publican to secure the nomination of
another. But after the Convention
J. S. WATERS j . E . BRYAN, was over, he went home and made his
,! Editors, paper, the Champion, red hot for the •Pa
tfns. ilAiiv UCGILL. . . . . Pj.onuiiTntSni. whole ticket. At a recent Republi- •3
can Convention in his city, he offered
SBPTEMBKR If., im
u the subjoined resolutions, which we
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• IX CONTRAST.
cheerfully endorse, and also the wor-
thy example of their distinguished I
Tlie Atchison Champion was author: so
bitterly ami unrelentingly opposed Resolved, That it is always the duty and SO
to
the privilege of the Republican party to give
to the rc-nomination of St.1 John, that always wrong-headed and wrong-heart-
but when a fair, full majority of ed organization, the Democratic party, u 00
whipping. 00
the party re-nominated, the Cham- Resolved, That the faithful discharge of -t-

pion didn't even talk of bolting, this duty was nrver more imperatively de-
manded by the higher considerations of de-
j ! I t rather talked down any such cency, Justice and a proper regard for the
welfare of the State and its people than it is *
j j proceeding and quietly acquiesced at the present Ume,_ .We will, therefore,
having nominated a t jcket for county officers,
;,;jin the action^of'a,"Majority.'. The
Champion h s j ^ k e n a sensible, dig-
proceed tothe discharge of the duty with all
the earnestness of which Republicans are ca- I
nified position"; and -one that will
make John A. Martin a host of
pable.
T t c report was unanimously adopted. ,
I
new friends in the state. While
opposing what we and others be-
THE COURIER^ I-fc.
lieved ought to be done, he has
OFFFICIAL PAPER OF COWLEY COUNTY. P
counseled harmonious action since
the convention. <^
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D. A. JtfLLESGTOX, Editor. •
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER2,1383. ©
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A TRUE KErlr!jr.ICAX.
. J o h n A. M a r t i n is Hie " n o b l e s t
HIAWATHA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 21. Roman of t h e m a l l / ' Strongly as lie
disapproved, of and w o r k e d a g a i n s t the o
•J,. .The J'rankfort Bee's nomination of Col nomination ot S t . J o h n ; strongly as
[ M S J P A - Martin for Governor in '84 strikes us he opposed t h e a d o p t i o n of t h e prohi-
""i every respect wise and sensible. bition p l a n k ; he h a s done t h e most
s t a l w a r t work for S i . J o h n a n d - . t h e G
whole ticket. H e is a R e p u b l i c a n , first in
last and all the t i m e , a n d has probably >
done more to unify a n d s t r e n g t h e n the
Republican party t h a n any o t h e r marl t
VO
in t h e s t a t e . H e is a l w a y s for l a w and;
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order and the enforcement of the laws,!
and we would trust his ability, energy
and integrity anywhere. We do not A
always agree with him; sometimes K
, think him on the wrong side of a very I'
important measure, but we want to'see [
him recognized as he deserves. Should ;
he be a candidate for governor or any
other office in llie state or nation, it
will take it much more serious conflict
of opinion than i3 likely to occur to
ijnrevent us from supporting him withi
sail the enthusiasm of which we are ca-1
ipable, r "coughed nor dodged." It gave the en-,
MARION RECORD. |/B
E. W. HOCH, "Editor.
W. F . HOCU, Business Manager.
F R I D A Y , N O V E M B E R 3 , 188*.
"John A. Martin, of tbe CfcaiBpSi, is
doing work whiclfewgliH"6t be forgotten
by Kansas Bepublicaha. ^^_^-
iTHE NEWTON KftNSAN.
THURSDAY, NOV. 9, 1882.
Two years hence the Republicans of
Kansas will nominate Hon. John A:
Martin, of Atchison, or some other
[good Republican who is satisfactory lo I
the minority as well as the mnjority, [
and upon a Republican platform not
made lop-sided with a lot of issues—
prohibition, female suffrage, etc., and
he will be elected by 50,000 majority.
Then every Republican will pull' off
his coat and roll up his sleeves and go
to work for the ticket. Had the old
anti-St. John liners who preferred to
vote for him for the sake of the party
rather than see Glick elected,
voted against St. John this year he
would have been defeated in the State
by 25,000 votes.
MARION RECORD.
E R I D A Y , NOVEMBER 10, 1888.
m T H U R S D A Y , NOVEMBER 10, 1882.
The Atenison.CftoTOpw^rifpught " a j
good fight, it kept'the'faitlii aiid- hence-
forth there is laid up for its able "editor
a gubernatorial crown.
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S^Gagette^pV. P . W I L S O N , E d i t o r .
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S A Y MoransieP^SN^
<Tohn A. Martin, of At&lson, did not
'eougli and dodge"." He. acted the manf
ind the Republican. The GAZETTE nom-
inates him for Governor in '84^—There i
no worthier Republican in the State.
T b T Atchison" Champion" nefther .
(tire Republican ticket a hearty and hon-
orable support
Q3KALC0SA. KANSAS. J U L
I'. J« K O B E S T S , Editor.
i * SaCiirdiii, November 11, Hjg2.;'--1 ]
D U R I N G the campaign .,}.ust closed.i 2
no newspaper in Kansas has published j „
j,
more earnest and telling articles fori -
j the republican ticket than the Atchi-; 1
son Champion. if anybody had rea-; •§
son to be disgruntled over the nomina-| £
t tioa of_St._John, Col. Martin had;BttW.i
' urally it was a fitter pill forninTtdl |
swallow. But John A. Martin has 4
proven that he is a true republican,-1
and that be is fair enough to allow the 1
majority of bis party to rule though J
they differ with him. W e have a j§
higher opinion of Martin than ever be- S
f»re, and that he has made many j
friends in tin* campaign we know. §•
I The conduct of th&.Champion-itkXLA]™
.both its editors has be?n,euch - a s , £
to place other dailies we might name
jiu a very unfavorable light
The Lyons Republican.
" O N E mo' ribber to cross,"—and
that Salt River.
Gov. JOHN A. M A R T I N in 1881.
Stielc a pin thar.

?0FFiblAL STATE PAPEB
JOHNSTON
B. JPCBCIHA, Fra>'t.
JOHN R, MOLVANB, Treasurer
; imDMMPAT MORNING, KOVEMBER if; IBStf
IT giveiTthe CAPITAX sincere pleasure to
bear testimony to the straightforward and
honorable course of Col. John A. Martin of
the Atchison Champion during the receDt
campaign. He was opposed to GOT. St
John's renomination, and did all he prop-
erly could to prevent it. But when the
majority decided against bim, he accepted
the situation like the true Republican and
upright, fair-minded and admirable man
that he is, and went into the canvass in
good faith for the who!e ticket, doing same
of the best work of his many years of un-
faltering and effective service to the party.
Such a man shines like a star where so
many owing similar obligations chose to
play such a different part. He may be sure
I he has won an additional end enduring
I claim upon the respect and gratitade of the
Republicans of Kansas, and commended
himself anew to the regard of all good citi-i
zens, by his manly and faithful course in
this matter.
P0lt0u Bicftltt.
JVT. 3VE.-.33001*., E d i t o r .
HOL'TON". THURSDAY,3HOV: 16,, 1882 k his manly course, w h o , w i l l not be
\f,
~JDol. John A . Martin has alrcadyjr
| been suggested by two or three of
i out exchanges for Gov. Glick's sue-1
j cesser. Of course it is entirely too
early in the 1884 campaign to risk a
guess who will or ought to be t h e !
Republican standard bearer in the
next contest. Two years may, and J
doubtless will, bring about changes in
'"', issues and great changes in sentiment.
V; Col. 'Martin's discreet and patriotic
j course since the Topeka convention
has had the effect.to commend him
arid; his excellent paper to Republi-
cans generally, and if called upon to
9
choose a candidate within the next
month, we know of no single man
who would be more likely, to command I
general support; but two years hence
no one can tell what may be the
public sentiment.
THE JOURNAL.
Official Organ of Saline County and '
t h e City of Salina-
ii
T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 16, 1882^
WHILE St. J o h n ' s influence and >
power may have gone down, he ha6i
some friends and supporters who
S
may have some Bay yet in Kansas
politics. We believe it is the sentl-
' ruent of nearly all of tbem in this
' section that Col. John A, Martin, of
Atchison, did the handsome thing
with his paper and influence i n . t h e
late election. He was opposed to
St. John's renomination, believing it
to be unwise and impolitic. While
be entered his protest firmly to that
act before the nomination, be came
I
manfully to the front after it was ac- w.
complished, and did a l l In his power, oo
oo
for the election of the whole ticket.
His Republicanism arose above his
personal feelings in the matter and
be made a gallant struggle for bis par-
ty. I t was not a stab-in-the-back
support like that given the ticket by
some other Kansas papers, but was
a plain, outspoken, unreserved sup-
port. He has made many friends by
backward in giving him an enthusi- H
actic support for Governor in 1884, I
should he desire to be a candidate.
The Abilene Oazette places him in
I
nomination for that position,, and it
is seconded by scores of voters'lu this
section. : !• . ----- . • , ..
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SALINA HERALD: I« O
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T o n G. iTiCKLiN, Editor.
THURSDAY, !N"ov. 16, 1S82.
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* I T is more than likely that John
A. Martin will be the next Gov-
ernor of Kansas after Glick.
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0flpiilPi
Oil A.KI.ES » , ULMER, Publisher
.-.*-.' Published every Thursday at
STERLING. KICK COUNTS', KAN8AS.
* Termi: S1.60 Ptr ye»r la lAvinct, Poittga Tret.
ol. 6, No. 26 II Uov.116, '82.11 Whole No, 287
Jony. A. MABTINT would be a food
man to succeed Gov. Glick two years hence
*«« and take the republican party out of its
"cave of gloom."
NORTON CO. PEOPLE.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 3882.
'Twpyears from how John A.
Mait(iu can bo elected~Govcriior
of Kansas too easi, and we wish j
it digtiiactjj; Understood that he is
the choice of T H E PEOPLE.
22tOF 2A2T0!fi
OR. .-•
Great
'wo years jTHMiue th- •ii..lpubiio:vut
Kansas «\).\ noniir.ato lion. John :
Martin, 'of Atchison, or some
ur good Hepnblicaa who is satis
ory to minority as well as the
irity, a/hd upon a Republican M
form wit made tip lop-sided with a *: •
*. of. issues—prohibition, female si V
>ge, 6tc,. and he will be elected
•0,000 majorit}'. Then every P'"'
j iSiieun will puliofi his coat and
Zf i.;p his sleeves and go to work
Kie ticket. Had the old unti-St.
.;• liners who preferred to vote :i
r-.m-for sake of the party rather
.a see Glick elected, voted
inftt St. John {his year he would
e been defeated in the State by
GOP votes.
P " ! HE VO WMxlMES.
? Br GEO. B. DOUGHERTY.
TH n U n . 4 X", SOVKHBEK 33. 188$.
•;Joim A..Martin will stand a. good;**
r ^t„
Show of being Gliok's successor as;''
B B J ^ a ^ l " G o v e r n o r of Kansas twoyears hence.L^
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MCPHERSON, J & N Ms;
Nov ir-
JohactA. Martin TOpposeu"rH
noiSHiSSon, but after.t^;^Kiav|jitiop
i ! no man in the State rendered- he ;
I .-If service to the party. .'SV LW* • \
1 \ $*xtgttit§to\%$$flmtMJl
i O H S M. BIOS A SONS, P u b l i s h e r * ]
7BIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1882."
THE Atchison Champion came to hand
yuaterday with a well conceived and timely
editorial admonishing Republicans V i f e w
the "dead past to bury its dead," and<£gan-
ize for the coming contest with the Democ-
racy. • _- : ;
! THE Oswego Independent, in its strictures
j upon the Atchison Champion's course dur-
ing the'late campaign; does that paper
great injustice. The Champion did all]
that it could and all that ought to havej
been expected of it, and no part of the;
; blame for Gov. St. John's defeat is to^>eJ:
j ' laid at its door.
FH3 REPUBLICAN]
O. S. MUNSELL, - EDITOR.,.
E. A. MUNSELL, Associate tditor,' *
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1882.
JOHN A . MARTIN,
ITE
of Atchison, did not i.
"OOltab ami dodsso." Ho acted the lWau g
mid toe republican. Tue Gazette noininntcs S•;
hiin lor governor in 'SJ. I'here is no vror- ?•
tbler republican in the state.—* liilone
(Susetle. •-,-••. ." {,
Bo Say we all of us. JouVA. Martin •
woiild have the most unauhnousnevirspaperi
support of ahy man that could be nominate;*
ett—because he dcstfvves it. •:
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| | T Q E CHAMPION.
FRIDAT,
iiripion has heard statements
aovement was on foot among the The next Republican Governor- of S T . !
tlfe^men^who advocated Mr. GLICK'S. Kansas should also be . an Atchison jf ; \
election to "boycptte" it—that is to with-
draw their "patronage from it because it
man. His name is John A. Martin, t-s
and a better Republican i-annot be l>
I
had supported the Republican candidate found In the State. v . -'_ . -p •
for goveniof.
. -v THE PATRIOT, has never heard of this
movement and doubts, exceedingly, if

mm^m any such has ever been set on foot. It is

barely possible that, in the heat of the
campaign, some one, believing that the E. M, BRICE, Editor.
— = — ^ — 1 1

Champion's course was inimical to the ,

best interests of the city, may have said j THURSDAY, NOV. 23, 1882.
Borne indiscreet things which upon reflect
tion he'wonld gladly recall, but that any^ MINORITY VERSUS MAJORITY.
number of Atchison people Bhouldhave:
eyer talked of "boycotting" it we do not
i
We shall have considerable to say
about election results and future election =*i t
believe;?-. •
1
'.Of course we • think the Champion ' ii.
operations, If that portion of the press
which was opposed to St. John, had as
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{pursued the wrong course in the cam.'.,"-/ ,' truly and faithfully stood by the nomi- tv»

\- nation as did the Champion; or if the

hSve"fia3'it brave and independent as was prohibitionists, knowing the fearful op- oo-
00
fiie Junction City Union] the'Vhief and',p -t position made against St. John for that.
tew other papers;and it would have been, i* . reason alone, had made it a point to BUS- ;
atifyihg to thousands of its readers t o : ^ , ' - ' tain him, Gov. St. John, in either event,'
[have had it denounced shams and shy- &~" j
sters after .convention as it did before, l
would have been elected. • ' "^ .rj f
still wabeTSeve the course persued by the
Champ&n was the result of honest con- Dollar Edition, fc
viction-on the part of its proprietor.
tr^st- in this contest the Champion has I
been wrong it should be remembered that
I
i
ALBERT GRIFFIN, Editor and Prop'r.% f
n
for a quarter of a century it has been
| J * ">
F R I D A Y , N O V E M B E R . 2 4 ^ l i S=8j^p
jAtchison's friend, and he who lifts his J
"hand against it strikes Atchison a blow '
, ''We"'1are sorryjta^seS'that a few pa-
n ipeiia "find fault with the manner in
Eooks County Record. j | (•which the Atchison Champion con-
ducted the late canvass. I t seems to o
us that, after Mr. Glick'a nomination, 00
I ClIAMIlEKS & X K . W K I . I . . KWTOUS.
>fe. it did most excelent service. If the
other anti-St. John Republican papers
3
SUBSCUirTXiN Plill'K.
.?.!..V)! K n n : - m o n t h s had done as well he would have been B
i One yenr
s Six m o n t h s . . . ,. .7o j Tv»i> m n t t l l l H elected. The fact that Mr Martin is n
opposed to prohibition and dislikes St.
bn A.'Slarttn F R I D A T , NOV. 17,1882.. John, makes his course all the more
j commendable, and he should receive
I
is newspaper ^ a W A ' , ; . ' . TJ : ; ^ " r -. A. -- -V J , ,'•^ r , . : .
: i t
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ALREADY the newspapers of the state I the credit due him.

are nominating John A. Martin, of the
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in
Atchison Champion," lor governor ill >
1884. Had lie been given the nomination
..in 1882 the republicans ot Kansas would ,. i&m I
have rollo.tl up their usual 50,000 mujorl- j J:
] ty lor the whole state tieUet.
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LA]CYgEiOUM^
SATURDAY, NOV. 25, i882....J:'
BD. C. LANE. ;-
J. P. XEXEA.
KENEA & LANE,i
TA
I fc» The Saline County Journal 4\
i and the Abilene Gazette are for Col. [|;'
3, John A. Martin for Governor twoiv
I years hence," says the Topeka. Com-' 'j
S monwealth. ._ We Buppose Col. Mar-' ?
tin would Bnit a majority of the Re-^ I
publicans of.- the. State for ita .chief '
executive, but if his friends wish to J
see him nominated we would re-'.?1
spectfully suggest that they defer
agitating the question of his candi- [. j
dacy until the gubernatorial cam- §
paign of 1884 should appropriately,
begin. There is danger of talking
about the best kind of a man for au
office until the " othe^ fellows"
join hands and defeat ht'rnv Grant,
and Blaine have both failed of the
Presidency, perhaps because of ex-
cessive talk by their well meaning
. friends, as much as from any other
I cause. •;We hope that Col. Martin
will be treated with true, judi-
cious [courtesy by his newspaper
brethren. . ".' ,,,..,.-
«5
Hhittt fall*!! g W ' l
:
>LYAHSHP.LBE^. - Ed
iUOUAJ',.), KANSAS, N
The next Republican Governor of KAU-U
sas shoulf' also be an Atchison man. his I
name is J^hn A. Martin, a bettor Repub-i '
liean cannot be found in the State.—l''re- j
donia Citizen.
Same feeling over this-wa>C
Baiter City J<mrnat§
^ A l r e a d y J o h n A. Murtin IB men- ftfl
t i o n e d as Glick's successor, two " a
years hence. A good suggestion, ?£;
Iho.ugh rather premature.
•'. .J.-: V? -•-•'. .It.
mm
£*i' saw?
:
iT Hi TR,X|2^5_
THE Oswego Independent does Hon.
John A. Martin great injustice in I
classing him and the Champion with
those who threw cold water on the
State ticket. The fact is that, the
j Champion did more than any other
\ daily in the State to elect the whole
ticket, and more than the Independent
would have done had it opposed the
nomination of St. John and had Glick
lived at Oswego. We had better drop
! the past fight* and unite for the future
;
as Republicans, instead of having two
; classes in the party,
THETmtSriUH SIGNAL '
ITAKYSVIi-LTJ.' KAXSA8. },
kin in the mattflgernflntol tho Champion
'pinre tii- U^tmbllenn SlaW convention .,
r •
j [for th« Nomination of State. o'.Vieera has
! jvron him » iKjsiof'warm frhrndsthrongh-
jout tho Stale." Had we been hunting ['
nor a man whom we thought would !
yho\t the ticke)fiif'"e.B«Ql,of(:St.'John's! !
nomination, that man wwild have been '
Uohn A. Martin-, but instead of bRlkj-Bg, !
[like the Other Martin of tho Junction
City Uaion. lie kept rij>ht on *t wofkin
the Bsvne old harness, and did RS mud)
toward." ssvltlg the State ticket as any
I other man in tlie Slate. 1J». h«* donn J
his duty, ancPwill be' renipiVi'bVrrdi'ft»' • v£
the party, .vhiic the other man will l»o
remembered some time, at the polls, in
a way he is not looking for. __ .
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h
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"™r^*™ ^ ' T f - ticket exaetl^vSty*'^' 1 *
Columbus H g & £ f B @ g B B ^
hope of the ohn Ai
ttS^EigK
me*m

w ;
*:;, _ Col-John A. aiartln.
Men have their times and half times as well
as the seasons and the leaves. Col. John A.
Martin's time to be elected Governor, it is not
at all improbable, will be two years from No-
vember. W e did not support him when he
was a candidate against Geo. T, Anthony, and
could not have supported him this fall, but we
should not like to say that it would not be an
easy job to do it two years from now.—Leaven-
worth Press.
There is nothing mean about Col. Martin.
He has had many political disappointments,
but they have failed to make him " sore-head-
ed." H e was opposed to St. John's nomina-
tion for Governor, but when nominated by the
Republican convention, he did not hoist the
Democratic nominee's name to the masthead ot
the Champion and lie about St. John, but went
to work for the whole ticket.— Thayer Head-
light. '• _____ •••'• :•'
Cmporia Daily Mew^
F R I D A Y KVENING. 1>KU. 39.
It: may be a trifle early for prognosti-
cations,- but we should not be surprised
to see Atchison lurnish both the candi-
dates for governor in 1884. It is not
unlikely that.Mr. Glick -will run for a
second term, and there is a man in the
8ame town about the size of Col. J o h n
A. Martin, that a good maoy "Republi-
cans a r e keen to gamble on in a fair
racei.
A Tried Man.
Fort Scott Monitor.
The election of Col John A. Mar-
tin, of T H E ATCHISON CHAMPION, as
Secretary of the National Republi-
can Central Committee vice Dorsey,
resigned, will be hailed with general
satisfaction. In this State Col. Martin
•P is a tried man in many positions of
honor and trust, and will reflect credit
upon himself and Siate in this posi-
tion.
""The election was unanimous, and a greater j
compliment could hardly ha*^; been paid to a •
very modest and able man. Col. Martin ,
is a man of rare judgment, cool, firm, strong.
A great national position has come West, and
the party will derive deefflft benefit from the
change. Editors, BoldlMMP Kansans, appre-.'
riate the compliment, i f is an honofcpf which'
the State is proud. >U. jjl fl L ^&iu\,
pmwm
I
POLITICAL PROBLEM,
On Which Some Members of the Republican
I
CO
, National Committee are Figuring.
I
The Proposed Plans for Party Repre-
sentation in Convention.
I
'Col, Jojjn A, Martin Figures Out the Results of the
>
General Methods Suggested.
Jlcctlsig of the Committee Wednes-
day Ijliely ti^ou a VttU Our.
toL John A. jliirau, 'meiiilnro? iUo-Mtional; >»
Republican cominitteu from Kansas, was im-
portuned last Saturday by a representative of
( 3Jrtfl Bi:I>rBLic.i.K to say somethiug^r*53trj?rS'r,
plan for the selection of delegates to tje lltort
national convention, and about the other
plans. Mr. Martin was full of the subject,
and perfectly Trilling to talk. Ho ci"plaiued f
his position fully, and volunteered to get up
a series of tables showing the operation of the
various schemes v.-iuch will be before the com- .•*•
1
inittee at its meeting in this city on theceven- i" *. so
(eentii inst.; and put his views into shape for 'i . 00
publication. The result, which is presented \:-'
herewith, will be found of great publi_' int'.Test ; ; ',
and of value to merubcrsoi' the committee and ',•." 00
politicians generally: ~'--\ oo
It has been apparent for years Oiat tho
basis of representation in national conventions
w.'ts unfair. The objections to it a r c :
I. That under such a system of apportion-
ment it was impossible to nominate presiden-
tial candidates who wcro not the choice of a
majority of the republican voters, hbr of the
fitatcs whoso electoral votes could be secured . . . .
for republican nominee;. L
II. The equal representation of re publican i «J
Voters was, under the operation, denied.
III. I t ni.ido no allowance for 'increased
representation following increased population,
J
trscept at the- end of each decade.
:es instead of congressional districts. If
tho republican fotvrs of tsat'h state were
equally represented, it would be impossible to
ijceuro thu nomination of a candidate for ©
president who was nut the choice of a majority 00
of the republicans nf the country.
.\'c a meeting of the republican national
committee hekVin Kcw York in July, l&iO, i
HOX. VvILMAM E. C i r A N D L E R p
submitted a resolution that tho republican
national convention of 1SS1 should be com- o
posed of four delegates at largo from each B.
fitato and two from each congressional dis-
?' trict, the district delegates to bo chosen by
district conventions hcid In the congressional
districts. Such an apportionment would al- G
loc delegates to tho several states as follows,
the republican vote of each state for presi- >
dent in lSS'J, and tho republican voters each
delegate would represent, being stated in the
i
table: c/>
THE OLD PLAN OP AlVOnTIONMEXT. *—•
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ibl
ssachusctts
Mk:Hlg;LIl
•1 J*Bra&**5£3 Minnesota
Mississippi:
Missouri i'jffti
ew Y o r k . . . . . .
56.221 Nevada
Alabama
M Arkansis
California..' ,
42,430
80.378
27,450 4.010
New Hampshire
New Jersey "
Colorado.... North Carolina
67.071 Ohio......
Connecticut, U.IK
Delaware— 23.632
Oregon
Florida — . . . 54,OSS
Penusylyauia .
Georgia 2.295 Khode Island..
318,037
Illinois 232.104 South Carolina
ludiana..... 163,927 Tennessee.......
Iowa 121,549 Texas
Kansas 106,300 Vermouc...
Kentucky.. 38,010 Virginia
Louisiana.. 74.036 West Virginia.
Maine...... 6S.615 Wisconsin....
Maryland 105,205 The Territories
Mnssachus'ts" 185,330
Michigan— 03,909
Minnesota... 34.854
Mississippi... 153.507 T h o to tal r e p u b l i c a n vote for president*
Missouri 54,979 v i d e d b y fc'49, t h e n u m b e r of stato deieg;*!* 1
Nebraska 555,544
K),445 u n d e r t h i s plan, w o u l d m a k e t h e basis of r#j' j l
New York...
Nevada 44.852 r e s e n t a t i o n 5,254. • st
New H'pshfre 120,555 A t a m e e t i n g of t h o c o m m i t t e e held " S i
New Jersey.. 115,874
375,048 W a s h i n g t o n i n March, 1881, Sir. C h a n d ) ' ' P !
N. Carolina.. 20,019 proposed a n e w apportionment scheme, kne"* ^g
Ohio 444,704
Oregon as -|.
Penns'lvania 18,195 THE "CHANDLEB-M'PHEESON PLAN." 2j
Rh'de Island 58,071
. S. Carolina.. 107,67 T h i s allows four delegates a t large f r ''''£V"
I Tennessee— 53,208 4.4S5 , each state, t w o from each congressional ifi'ma
2.049 1 t r i c t , a n a d d i t i o n a l delegate a t largo for ert"
Texas 45,-',o:
Vermont — 5,l)9o r e p u b l i c a n senator, a n d an additional d h t r t j
Virginia 83,639
46,243 delegato for each republican r e p r e s e n t a t i v e <S
W.Virginia.. t h e t h e n e x i s t i n g or previous congress. ' J » " J
Wisconsin... 144,400
The Terfies. scheme, l i k e t h a t above, recognizes t h o f f ' g
t h a t s o m e t h i n g s h o u l d be done t o securn'l'H>
170 650 d i t i o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n for t h o r e p u i i l i " , ' ^ !
T h o t o t a l republican v o t e for president in states. U n d e r i t t h o representation would » •
13S0 was 4,150,921. I f t h e S03 delegates from as follows: §b
t h e states—omitting those from t h e territo- THE CnANDLEIt-M'PHERSON H.AN.
ries—each r e p r e s e n t e d a n equal proportion of
t h e r e p u b l i c a n votes, t h o basis of such repre- rn
s e n t a t i o n w o n l d bo 5,549 for each delegate.
BK*.: . Seventeen s t a t e s only, i t will bo observed,
furnish such proportion.
A t t h e J u l y m e e t i n g , above referred to,
COL. JOHN A. MAKTIX,
Uf Kansas, s u b m i t t e d , as a n a m e n d m e n t to Mr.
• Chandler's proposition, a resolution to t h e eflect
i t h a t each s t a t e should elect four delegates at Alabama
( l a r g e ; each congressional district one delegate, Arkansas .'.
J a n d each s t a t e , i n a d d i t i o n to its delegates at California
Colorado
l a r ^ e , s h o u l d be e n t i t l e d to one delegate for Connecticut
e v e r y 12,000 republican votes, or fraction of Delaware
over half t h a t n u m b e r , cast for president i n Florida
1SS0. T h i s was t h e iirst proposition made Georgia....;.......
l o o k i n g t o av change i n t h o old and unfair Illinois
Indiana
basis of delegate r e p r e s e n t a t i o n i n natioual Iowa
conventions. U n d e r i t delegates would bo Kansas
assiTied t o t h e several s t a t e s , a n d would each Keniucky
represent r e p u b l i c a n voters, as shown in t h o Louisiana
following t a b l e : Maine
Maryland
COL. JOHN A. MARTIN'S PLAN. ' Massachusetts......
Michigan
Minnesota
| Mississippi
{'Missouri
i Nebraska •.
i New York
Nevada............
New Hampshire...
New J e r s e y . . . . . . . .
..;•; North Carolina....
• Ohio..;; >
Alabama.... Oregon..... ' . . . . . v .
Arkansas.... 11.D3U
Eennsylvania.;....
California... Khode Island:
Colorado — South Carolina....
Connecticut, ' Tennessee...—.;,..
Delaware....
Florida 2.254
Georgia 6.360
I Illinois ^Virginia";.:...
Indiana S.131 Xviseonsin.:........
Iowa The Territories.?.'..
Kansas
Kentucky... ..'•• - ' V -'" **-*^< .
Louisiana... ip'-r'<
Maine...!..,
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- w o n , » - - e r r e d to"a SBbeS . x , . , . _ , , , s t a t e ^ a n d one delegate

,Kt*r«AfcMWS*t«Jra£ William E. C h a n d l e r / q i
I ? - ^ ^ ^ ^ h b n u a C. P i a t t , of New
v ^ S g M f f l ^ C T K a n s a s ; ' j o h n M.
F i l l eupon
port? M r W > ^ hao meeting;
y % ? tffeWvat ^ ? 1 Q to " Wboh held
i , H ti an
t h i s d i t ^ o n Wednesday n e x t , l , t h i n s t a n t
Since t h e adjournment of t h e committee,
Mr. Chandlerfcas .proposed
A N E W SCHEME OF A P P O E T I O N M E N T ,
as follows: F o u r delegates at large and t w o
delegates from each congressional district,
with t h r e e additional delegates a t large for
each republican senator, a n d t h r e e additional
district delegates for each r e p u b l i c a n repre-
sentative in t h e existing congress. U n d e r t h i s
scheme, t h e representation of t h e soveral
states would be as follows:
HON. M . E- CHANDLER'S PLAN.
*;to
toe
o-sS =
i
l o r each congressional district, w i t h a n addi-
tional delegate at large for each republican
senator, .and a n additional district delegate for
each republican representative in t h e t h e n ex-
isting or 'previous congress. "Under Mr.
Eorbes's plan t h e n e x t n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n
would be composed of 671 delegates—170 a t
largo a n d 501 representing congressional dis-
tricts.
A F U L L M E E T I N G FEOBA.BLE. -'
I
A m e m b e r of t h e n a t i o n a l republican com-
m i t t e e said last n i g h t t h a t h e t h o u g h t tho I
meeting of Wednesday would be a v e r y full :
one, w i t h a n a t t e n d a n c e of at least t h i r t y
of t h e forty^seyen, a n d a fair prospect of
more. Ex-Gov. E o u t t , of Colorado, is ex-
pected, and some of t h e o t h e r r e m o t e states
h a v e been h e a r d from. T h e r e will be an ef-
fort to have a genuine expression from each
stato and territory, and with a view to t h i s ,
t h e g e n t l e m e n said, a rule w h i c h h e
t h i n k s is still in force, to t h e effect t h a t
proxies m u s t in all cases be h e l d b y
republicans hailing from t h e state for w h i c h
t h e y a r e given, will be insisted upon. T h i s ,
will, h e said, be possible except w i t h some of j
tho territories,of w h i c h exception would be !
made. l i e t h o u g h t t h e r e would be no diili- [ T3

Alabama
Arkansas
4
4
20
14
2.S11
3.031
c u l t y in settling all questions harmoniously, j
T h o m a t t e r of reorganization does n o t come |
up at t h i s meeting, n o r tho question of t i m e -,
1
California 7 19 4,230 and place for t h e n e x t convention, excepting m
Colorado - 10 IS 1.830
Connecticut
Delaware
10
4
21
r>
3.194
2,355
some casual discussion t h a t m a y bo h a d on
theso questions. Several members of t h e 8
11 2,148 committee are temporarily residents of Wash-
Florida
Georgia
4
4 21
83
2,295
3 832
ington, including Senator F i v e , of M a i n e ; w
Illinois lil
4} Secretary Chandler, of New H a m p s h i r e ; .Sen-
Indiana 7 5,189
10 53 3.470 ator Logan, of I l l i n o i s ; Assistant Secretary
Iowa 4.~> Xcw, of I n d i a n a , a n d Senator Cameron, of
Kansas 10 2,701
Kentucky 4 S2 3.:!22 Pennsylvania.
Louisiana 4 17 5.238 oo
Maine 10 no 2,407

ItoSfftfiftcfito/
Maryland 4 3,119
Massachusetts 10 68 2.S-IS
Michigan 10 42 4.412
Minnesota 10 2.653
Mississippi 4
4
17
2S
1.059
4.79S
_ i
Missouri
Nebraska 10 13 SUSS
117 4,748 «VT. TUX. B e o l t , JEJcaitoar.
New York
Nevada
New Hnmpsbire
ID 1U7
it
10
9
20
l.lf.0
2''.''
3.0">3
J a.
New Jersey 1M
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
24
oo
5
102
10
28
7;I
12
112
20
4.134
5.137
1.718
3,970
BOO
J HOLTON, THURSDAY, JAN. 25,

The National Republican Central

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South Carolina 17
2ii
21
30
2.705
3,589
Committee has chosen Col. John A. 4-
Tennessee
Texas • >.* 20
20
2.049
2.27S
Martin, Secretary, in place of S. W.
Vermont 1U
Virginia as 4ft 1.S58
B.f»2
Dorsey, resigned. The Republican
West Virginia it ft
Wisconsin "7 "7 3,903 party will not be disgraced by any
The Territories is act of its Secretary while Col. Martin
Total. »l
287 I 1.019 ' 1.300 i holds that position.
o
I n t h e Chicago convention of 1S60 the dele- 00
gates from t h r e e states each represented less
t h a n 2,000 republican v o t e r s ; those from six
iidditional states each represented less t h a n
I Lenora Leader,
3,000 republican v o t e r s ; and those from four
others each represented less t h a n 4,000;
J . H . W E I G H T , E d i t o r a n d P r o p r i e t o r . •;
a.
I while t h e delegates from six states each rep- B
resented over 7,000 republican voters : a n d
THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 1S83. o
those from seven other states each represented
over 6,500. T h e r e has'been a gradual tend-
tfe K
THE many triends in IvaTsaVJoTj
ency in t h e several states, for years past, W
toward representation in p a r t y conventions Col. John A. Martin, of Atchison, ^ \
based on p a r t y vote, as affording t h e fairest
will b e pleased to learn t h a t he Wa»^ g
and most equal representation of party senti- on
m e n t . I n no less t h a n t w e n t y - s i x .states t h i s i elected by a nntinimona vote, s e c r e - - ^
is now t h e basis of apportionment for republi- >
can state conventions. ' tary of the republican national com
J o h n M. Forbes, of Massachusetts, lias also n i i t t e e , a t i t s m e e t i n g in " W a s h i n g t o n '
I proposed an apportionment, wliiuh is substau-
I tially t h e "Chandler-JlcPherson p l a n " reduced last vffek. This is a compliment o
' y i u m b e r s . Mr. Forbes's p l a n allows two dele-
Iworthly bestowed and an h o n o r if.v.
the state.
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^Editors.
PERCY PEPOON.i &*•
FALLS, CITY, NEBR., JAN. 26, 1883..
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THE election of Col. John A. Martin
as Secretary of the Republican National
Committee, in the place*-.of S. W. Dor-
sey, resigned, is a just tribute to a wor-
thy man,-a true Republican, and a high
compliment to the State of Kansas. Col.
Martin has always been true to the Re-
publican party,;not"only in its. days of
prosperity/but also in its time of ad-
versity. "> To receive the nomination of
the Republican party is all that is nec-
essary to insure the support of Col.
• Martin and the Champion. In electing
him Secretary the Republican Commit-
tee honors itself more than it does
Col. Martiru,, ., .
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i.HE GIRARD PRESS,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2i,lS8;i.
WASSER, ?
RIDDLE, J EDITOBSASD PHOPRIETOnS.
At a late meeting of the Republic T
can National Committee, at Washing^ •
ton, Col. John A. Martin, editor of
the Atchison Champion, was chosen
secretary by a unanimous vote. It
is a good selection, Col. Martin being*
one of the truest and staunchest Re-,"
•I publicans in the Union.
IMARSHALL COUNTY NEWS.
;:, ~ .,,.,• ,. — a a n —
j MJfiTBYlIXB, IRp>TT-^&tJJISJL26,clSS3.
I o'clock last-Thursday morning. T h e |
TUB selection of Col. John A. Martin
as secretary of the National Republican
Committee pleases the people of Kansas,
and for once an honor has come to Kan-
sas that if unanimously satisfactory to
the'^rcss of the State; and they are not
backward about saying so. This is not
all because he is "tried and true," '"hon-
est," "faithful," "capable," "fought
above the clouds," "edits the Atchison
t Champion," and all that, but bscause
he has a heart and soul in him that has
won the esteem of the people of the
State, and they like to see honors come
i. u PJ° him.
<MJ
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- ™ M e O B « r j j p a 7 at Newton, Kansas.
J of The selection of Col. John A. Martin
Atchison, to the secretaryship of the
National Republican committee, is a
well deserved compliment. He has bet-
ter claims to recognition as the leader
of his party in the state than any other
citizen.
THE FAEMEE.
P. H. B A R N H A E T EDITOR.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 18S3.
COL. MARTIN, of the Atchison •
Champion, was lagt week elected |
..secretary of the national republi
can committee. That is a hand-]
some compliment to Kansas, and j
it could not have been more grace-
fully and wisely dispensed. V
T H E CLIFTON'REVIEW*
I*. F . H B W B T T , Editor.
•sfeiy-'
THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 1882.
Col, John <A. Martin was. recent!y r '
elected Secretary of the National Re-
publican committee, vice Stephen A.'
Dorsey•• resigned.' We in - common*
•with all Kansas congratulate Col.!
Martin on his promotion, and the re-."
I publican party on stcuring the a e r v i - t j
ces of a man who . possesses all t h a t . j i
gnes to make up an efficient loyal:..jj
worker. •• j b|
The Atchison Champion office was J
totally destroyed by fire at about f'>ur^
files of the Champion, which date back'Jj
a quarter of a century, were destroyed'!]
a loss to both CoK. Mania arid t h e | l
State, as theyposses'sed many hiatori-JI
c a t facts in connection with Kansas.^
that there is no other record of. Col.'::
Martin will have the sympathy of J
every paper in the state, and it i s ?
pleasant to know tbat his cpntempo^l
raries generously opened there offices]
for his U36^Uhtil h f eould aga in gatb-
e r h i s chickens under his own wines.
We'confUently expect the Champion]
to become much improved by its pas-
sage through the fire, and extend to J
Col. Martiu our best wishes -for hisl
future prosperity. :.•' •„• ,-"v«::.:^

TOM G . N I G K L I N . - E d i t o r .
THUESDAY,
'Aaky'-ljA, ^r 35
MARTIN AJTD D O R S E Y .
The National Bepublican Com-
mittee have jumped from one ex-
treme to another. They have dis-
carded Dorsey as secretary and
taken up John A. Martin, of the
Atchison Champion. Under ordin-
ary circumstances Martin's promo-
tion would be commended by ev-
ery loyal Bepublican in Kansas,
but he was not cut out for such a
position as secretary of any great
party. He is too honest to do the
position and party justice in time
of need. Above all others that
position should be occupied by a
shrewd, unscrupulous man. Martin
could have been Governor not
many years ago by the judicious
expenditure of exactly $250, but
he would not give up that sum to
prevent the good old party from
ruin, so St. John was nominated.
But Martin may have profited by
that experience. By his action
Martin showed himself to be a
gentleman and a scholar, but no
politician. Just think of the time
in 1884 when the great Bepublican
party stands swinging in the bal-
ance, awaiting the judicious ex-
penditure of $250 by its Secretary.
and the latter stands back on hie
moral dignity and says: " I will no'
give a dollar to make a Presiden
of the United States." You al
know what would bo the conse
quence. Some flush Democra
would put up the $250 and carrj
off the President. Dear reader
do you for a moment supposi
Hayes or Garfield would ever have
reached thePresidency had money
not been expended for their sue
cess? Now, you may be surprised
at these views, but don't say they
arejfalse. This is a chilly world,
jgfd. we are dealing with cold, un-
N;AI.
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varnished tacts when we say that
no man was ever' elected to any
high position without the expend-
iture of money, either legitimately •?•
or illegitimately, and we are taught
that everything is legitimate in
politics. We regret this fact very
much, but it is none the less true.
The Democrats have driven the
Bepublicans to such methods. It
is a wet day when Democrats are
not anxious to exchange a " b a r ' l "
for office, and of course, Bepubli-
cans cannot afford to allow the
party to go to the bow-wows. We ;
said unkind words of Dorsey be-
cause he went outside of his legit-
imate path to steal the postofflce
department dry. But Dorsey de-
serves credit for the able manner
in which he placed the Bepublican
campaign funds where they did the
most good. Had it not been for
him, the Democratic Chairman.
Barnnin would have stolen every-
thing that could have been carried
away bodily. Dorsey's shrewd
management gave the Bepublican
party her President. We praise
Dorsey as a political manager, but
condemn him in the role of a star
route thief. I t is all very well for
persons to moralize on politics,
but practical experiments show
that diplomacy has a far better
record in the achievement of po-
litical success than any other
method yet practiced, and it will
be so as long as the wicked world
stands, with the hungry Democrat-
ic party in the immediate vicinity
of the rear, howling for office.
THE HOLTON SIGNAL.
HOLTON, KANSAS, JANTARY 24, 1SS3.
JOIUTAT Martuir'eaitdr " o f ^ n e
Atchison Champion, has been elected
secretary of the National Republican
committee. The work of trying to
reform the Republican party has com-
menced, but too late. It shows their .
„ood intentions, however, when they
°ive a man like Martin the place of the '
infamous and notorious Dorsey, of.
rl star rautefarne. ^ ^ich |
. *rrifBTB&£X<m^.fdu
CM
Lad
 THE HOWARD COiJ'RANt;
A . R E Y N O L D S , Editor.
*
THTiJESDAY, J A N U A R Y 25j>18S3. -
Col. J o h n A . M a r t i n , tiaTr&eii eiecTe*rSer>
r e t a r y of t h e N a t i o n a l R e p u b l i c a n C o m m i t -
tee. Col. M a r t i n i s a m a n of w h o m e v e r y
K a n s a n is p r o u d a n d t h e N a t i o n a l Commit- (
tee d o n e itself h o n o r i n a p p o i n t i n g h i m i t s
.Secretary. • _^__—:
THE* TELEGRAplH'
WA TER YILLE, FEW A V, JAS. S$. JSSS.
1 ^ n E sel«-tion orjoirnAVMartJnTof
! " » * Champion, n8 secretary or t h e
-National R e p u b l i c a n e x e c u t i v e c o m - '
i n i t t e e w a s H g o o d o n e r.nd a n h o n o r '
t o t h e p a r t y and t h e Stat*. Mr '
M a r t i n h a s heen i d e n t i f i e d w i t h N a -
t i o n a l a-3 w e l l a s 8 t a l e p f ) U „ M f
m a n y y c a r a a n d h a s for a l o n g l i m e !
(>een n n a c t i v e m e m b e r of t h e N ' . - i
tiona! executive committee. lie HK
M a c l i v e w o r k e r , a good l e a d e r , l u r , S
• ) n c n c a m p a i g n a n d fertile ; „ , l t e ! '
resources m o s t n e e d e d .
euc mmm ittiuc
HOI., mi.i.ir.it.
THOY. K A N S A S :
(Thursday, laimt iss;
i I S P Col, John A. Martin, of Kansas, lias been
j elected Secretary of t h e Republican National
: Committee, in JtlaM t»f Stephen M. Dorsey, re-
j signed on aeeouut of " a pressure of other busi-
ness " or, as they used to coueh it, in war times,
whose "resignation was accepted for the. good of
the. service," We congratulate Col. Martin, and
the. Committee, and t h e Republican party, upon
the change. I t is fortunate for the party, and
a compliment to Col. Martin.
T H U B S D A ^ J A N ^ 1883.
O l . J o h n A M a r t i n , editor of t h e
Atchion Champion has been elected Sec-
retary of the N a t i o n a l Republican Com-
m i t t e e . T h i s is b u t a j u s t appreciation of
t h e Colonel, for h e is a genuine, every-
, day-tn-the-year Republican, with no ifs
" nor awls about i t . All Kansans foeU
.just a little b i t elevated over h i s posi-
tion, for Mr. M a r t i n , is w o r t h y ot the
.confidence thus bestowed.
f l i t Iftorlfc-
H I A W A T H A , THURSDAY, J A N . 25.
Xhe Atchison Champion Fire.
On Thursday morning last a fire in t h g
Champion office destroyed the news room an(£
its contents, the editorial room and the files*
This is the Vhampion'3 second fire, the first 0Q5.
curing in 1868. T h e files were then Imrne^
and Col. Martin with great difficulty replace*
the set, or most of it. He has told us that h j
lias repeatedly offered to give his files to t l ^
city or county if die authorities would keeii
them in a fire-proof safe. But " authorities?
usually know and care little for history, ioj
chidiny their own. A daily paper is the near-
est approach man has made to the full history
of a community, and every city and eounS '
ought to preserve these records. Our oigi'
county does so. Our State Historical SoeieJft'
I does so. o£
Col. Martin has the sympathy of the Statt,!
and we hope the insurance companies will rfcrt '
try to swindle him now as they did befoS.
i lie and Prentis were out of town that cij§d
morning, but the "boys" left behind got intoSa
j job office and got out a paper as usual. T i e
newspaper instinct never to miss an issue ig-a
proof that men and papers have a divine cSS-
.'gin. When the editors return they will l i ^ e
a sad time—letters, papers, a thousand treas-
ures destroyed forever. It pulls the hejjrt
strings. The good editor loves his paper, ais
I den, everything about the office. A newspaper
is made of countless papers of pins; mjllionSof
I them are taken out every day and placediln
end, each in the right place. A lire mots
them all, and melts the heart of the poor nfjan
who sees them go, and with them all t h e t h a i s -
aml letters, records, scraps and books of .Siis
workshop, his home by day and by night fc§so
many years. -- r r *
THE COURIER*
P." A. y.tU.lVs'l'.'ONTiv.Utor.""~ js
! T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y * . ltsfflj
IIIINOHSTC KANSAS.
Col. J o h n A . Martin uf K a n s a s 3?
elected Secretary «,f U10 Repul«lica|
n a t i o n a l c o m m i t t e e , vice Doiffitt,- r g
signed. Col. Martin will m a k e a got; '
one a i d besides no one would rtafl
i n s i n u a t e t h a t t h e r e was a s t a i n nr even
the smell Of s m o k e upon ids g a r m e n t s .
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M.IvI.'MU'r^CK1_EDITOR._ •
AN. 25 ^ » S S A M 86ttmT. ^Tf^HJATKAKSAS, J A M u g f J o , 1883.
^Tc^jol^ArMartiu, the well-
,iplon*ire- known editor of the Atchison Cham- HONORED- •• T3
last | . fire in t , , e pion was elected last week Secre- ^ the ineeliu- oFtbe" National Republi-
;,e negs
room a

room fnd " i e file?"

nd fir| the first oc-
J famous star route defendant, re-
wer«> then burned |
t dirSiulty replaced
. H»Wtl us l h "t he
>iV« lis files to the
horiUp « o u l a kee
P next National Republican conven-
Bull" authorities "
ittle | r history, in-,
ilv p#er is the near-1
de to tf>c full history
, er v | t y and county.
> recojds. Our own
a l e H|toneal Society;
of the State, I
panies will not
lev did before.
; town that cold
nit i
Viand got into a
pape|;*> usual. The
•er to $iss\ an issue is a
,ers h£vci divine on-
rt relt^n tfeey will have
pers, B. thousand treas-
5r . ' # pulls the heart
itor l0§» his P!H>er- h i s
, the o|ke. A newspaper
) ! l u e r s If pins; millions of
verv ftv and placed on
It pla®. A fire melts
he h e l l <^ the poor man
,dwitlFthem all the thou^
scraps 3>nd books of Ml
bydarandbynightforso
BIEB.
KAItnr.
t a r y ' o f tlie National Republican
Committee, vice S. W. Dorsey the;
i n e d . Col. Martin has been a
•member of the National Committee
for years; and as Secretary will;
have charge of all details for the
tion.' The election is not only an
houor to Col. Martin, but a big
ixompliment to Kansas.
CALDWELL COMMERCIAL^
"W. B. HUTCHISON. Publisher.
CAL-DWELL. T H U R S D A Y , JAN. 2S, 1SS3.
Kansas has been honored by the
unanimous election of Col. John A.
Martin, editor of the Atchison Cham-
pion, as Secretary of the National
Republican Committee, vice Dorsey
resigned. Coh Martin is one of the
clearest headed Republicans in the
i state, active and zealous in sustain-
ing the principles of the party, and
at the same time honest and bold in
criticising all measures calculated to
degrade the party into a mere fanati-
ical mob or a combination of plaee-
| hunters.
T h e Atchison Champion had a
streak of ill-luck on Thursday morn-
i n g of last week, in the destruction of
I its printing office by fire. The build-
j i n g was also greatly damaged.
I greatest actual loss was the total de-
I
Kansas Herald.
Editor.
3. L. ROBERTS
T. L. BRTODAGB
t3
COL. MARTIX and his ' Champion are being
pretty well advertised. The Colonel's ap-' 1
o
pointment or election to the Secretaryship of
the National Republican Committee is being
highly eulogized.' The HERALD is glad that
I
the post fell to a Kansas man, and we know J'
of no one in the State better qualified for the 00
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office than he is. The partial loss of his news- j
paper office will discommode his employes for
some time, but will eventuate in issuing a bet- •
ter paper than ever. Mr. Martin is able to
stand the loss, although it is a heavy one. It
will advertise the paper and he can afford to
stand that. It is to be regretted that so good
and prompt a paper should have suffered so
by fire. Nobody would have cared much had
the misfortune happened to the Commonwealth,
but the Champion is the friend of Kansas, and \
every Kansan is its friend. It is a generous [
paper, is steady and reliable, and never in- 1.
trudes itself upon the craft by asking the press •
to publish its prospectus. It has no prospec- j
tus except its own columns. It is evercour-; -fc.
teous to its county exchanges, and its columns 5
are always tilled with the news of the day and .
editorials upon timely topics that have great
I
influence. We venture to say the new outfit,
The
will make the old Champion look gamly.
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E\MifevftV 3M»*;
1 struction of the files of the old Squat- *! The Ellsworth Reporter. I <
• ter Sovereign. Col. Martin, the editor,.
and proprietor, was ahsent from the' Published every Thoxcday by
* TO ! » * * * * • p
MurlSi of Ki"-sas >* city at the time, attending a meeting GEBHARDT & HUYCKE, \ n
of the National Republican commit-
rv <J llhe Republican
I
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THURSDAY. J A N . 25,1382.
^ t t e , -^ice Dorst- , e . tee. The paper never missed apublica-
a r U l l will make :t good tion on account of the destruction of
The Republican National Commit-J
l ; 0 0 l i e vvrulddareU. ;|jts printing material, and when its
here was astam-n-even '[new office is fitted up, we shall ex- tee has done a wise thing in the elec- in
•oect to see t h e old Champion come tion of Mr. John A. Martin, of Kan- >
oke upon h ^ ««»•»•»»»
out all the better for ifejtjrdeal by fire. sas, as its Secretary. A more capa-
ble man could not have been chosen,
^ - : and as the Secretary will-have charge •~1
of the preliminaries at the next Na- o
( tional Convention, it is fortunate S
-that the important work is in such p
good hands.
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FRIDAY. JANUARY 2 6 ^
g g i ^ : ^ " ^ ^
I S r T h e appointment of Hon. John '
A. Martin, of Atchison, as Secretary ^
of the Republican National Committee 'fj
is a deserved compliment to Republi-
can Kansas, and a fitting tribute of •.
r.
confidence and esteem for Col. Mar- :
tin. The office is the most important
one in thelCommittee, for upon, the
! Secretary the plans of the campaign
|
I largely rest. It was eminently proper •
| that the State giving the largest Re-1
publican majority in proportion to its
total vote, should be thus honored,'
and upon no Republican in Kansas
could the honor be placed with more
grace than upon Col. John A- Martin,
who is wise in council,. and both dis-
creet and valient in political action.'
The Committee, did the Republican !
party good service" ia this judicious
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selection of a Secretary. . .. »-••-
9 W i ~ S i ability of the Col. wlio is one of tin-
THE REPUBLICAN.
[PAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA)
9 THE election of Col. John A. Mar-'
8. tin, of the Atchison Champion, as
secretary of the national republican
committee, was a proper recognition
of the claims of the party in the west,
as well as an honor to the man and
the republican party of Kansas. The
duties of the office are onerous and
difficult, but Col. Martin will be
equal to the occasion and at the prop-
I er time give a good account of his \
I stewardship.' His appointment is al-
so a compliment to the fraternity. ';
ffl
Ght^se-Govmty Leader:
FUBI48HBD BVBHT THURSDAY,
a.
BY "WM. A. MORGAN.
K r The election of Col. John A. Mar-1
tin as Secretary of the National Re-1
I publican committee, is a well meri-
ted compliment to that gentleman.!
There is not another public man inj
1 Kansas who stands as well with the
people as Col. Martin, and all extend
3 I to him their hearty congratulations.
'.lit^iaiil^%;
J COTTON & ANDERSON. PUBLISHERS.
'~l^J^mZlZZ.. Kansw
Thursday Morning, Jan. 2o^lSS3. _
} THE selection cf Col. John A. Ma-1
tin of the Atchison Champion to be Secre_
tary of the Republican National Com.
mittee. is a fitting recognition to one of
the noblest men, not only in Kansas,
V.ut in the nation. Kansas has no bet- 111
t&
ter man, and if she does not recognize
his merit in '84 by placing him at the I
head of the State ticket, She deserves
to be Glicied again.
THE iWDHP£^DS5?JT, | : j
J. Jf. BilSS, EultMV • ?*•• f |
-i 1
ffHEE^TLSAF. KANSAS. JA2T . £3 T3, l.«38. I H
COL. John A. ilurwu o: mb Atchison
Champion h»s been elected Secretary
of the National Republican IJOlUmiUt-u
in place of Dnrsey ri ei^nwl. Tins U
not only a just recognition of the gftuit 3
and growing we.-t,, but of tbn gre.il
leading .Republicans of the suite; mid
there is no risk in predictis;;; tlittt In
will m:ike one of the most COIISCUMI-
tious and etiergctic workers who evs r
filled the responsible position to which
he has been selected by a uriiiriimmih
vote of the National CoraaiilU-e. There
will be no scandal attached to Col.
Martin in his connection with the
j Committee as Secretary.
§hc (Ssajje (fUg J r « §r«ss.
O F F I C I A L PAPER.
THURSDAY. JAN. 25,1883.
t-
f The election of Col. John A. Martin
J t h e office of secretary of the nationa,
reoublican committee was a deserved
fflSE* to one of the truest repub-
hicans in the union.
 DAILY EVENING NEWS. T h e Gazette. x\
JEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY V, p . W I L S O N , E d i t o r .
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/ COLONEL JOHN A. MAKTIX, the wide- j
ly" known editor and owner of t h e !
Champion, Atchison, Kansas, has been j
chosen as'the successor of Ex-Senator'
Dorsey in the secretaryship ot the na-1
tional committee. Col. Martin is aft!
old friend of ours, and we rejoice to see !
FRIDAY MORX3NG,MARCH 23.18S3. \
We hope and we really believe that I
when two vears have rolled away, Johtr
A. Martin/of Atchison, will have been
nominated tor Governor by the Republi-
I
1
cans with hut very little opposition.— 1
Salina Journal.
Unless the political atmosphere under-
goes an unlooked-for revolution John A. j g
j Martin will he the next Governor of j t/5

him receive the honorable distinction, i

He is a double-dyed-in-the-wool repuii- j
lican,but withal an honest, honorable
gentleman, and will never stoop to BUY
of the infamous star-rou'.ers' method.'
to win success for his party. The ap-
pointment of such men to the high
places, is an evidence of returning sin-
ity.to the "grand old paity."
giaafimmtaffitaim
! Kansas. .. 1 1
THE REPUBLICAN.
O. S MUNSSlX, • - EDITOR.
E. A. KiUNSELL, Associate Editor. I
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, J883,
The Qsasre City Free Frets nomi-
nates Col. John A.r Mart ill for vice-
president. The JS eics would second
thai motion but Kansas needs Mr.
Martin at home when thtf time comes
to elect a successor to Gov. Click.—

FHIDAY. Jan. 26, 1SS3.

Emporia News,
T h a t ' s what we. think. I
§he (isage $iig <gm §jim m
"a
!&. B. B E T A N , Editor & Proprietor. "9
Col. J o h n A. Martin, of the- OFFICIAL PAPER.
Atchinson Chamyiion lias been elec- 00
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ted secretary of the National Re-, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1883. "•""
publican Central Committee, Dor-i
j The Osage City FitKr. PRESS cniaiD&ies Col. So
sey having presented his resigna- ..John A. Martin for vice-president.— Tapeka 00
-fc.

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tion at the meeting of the Commit- j CowmcnweaUh.
tee which ocenred in Washington ] The 0.-=age City Fare PKESS did no
last week. His election was n o t i such thing—it was some other FREE
' PREBS. Yet, much worse suggestion!" $
only highly complimentary to him-
have been made thain jM^/i^'-'-~'^ J ."^~r
self but is a source of congratula-
tion to the republicans of Kansas. THE CITIZEN.
At the meeting of t h e National J. D. GlfV.AS-T'X.T.dit .M«:t*. I'ttWte 1WS
Republican Central Committee _;._. -M 8ftA$$ N . ... ---• -
held in Washington last week sev- - Aw.oon. KANSAS, M.UMI 10, I8fc3.
eral plans were proposed for chang-
i n g t h e basis of representation i n ; John A, Martin i- the KofiuhHcMl
Ito
the national conventions, t h e best: who ought to be gnvu-ncr after Mr
of which in our judgment, was j Glkk. I f
presented by Col. Martin, of Atch- o
00
iuson. A l t e r a tedious discussion,
MCPHERSON, - KANSAS.
however, the basis was left un-
changed. T h e method of eleetins
I
<S2.
Fr.IUAY, MAKCH 30,188S. O
them was changed so t h a t all ex-
A e.ept the four delegates at large Johh A. Martin is named by a niun
ber of papers as the next republican
I will hereafter be elected u\ con-
candidate for governor. The election
g r e s s i o n a l districts. of Mr. Martin would he the hiindsolne
thing for Kansas republicans to do in
•u.
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C|e C0miii0ntoe|lllj.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH.28, 1883...if.!'
PoBtinBSte'r'Geiieral.'
Telegrams signed by nearly one hun-
dred men,including Btr.tacmcers, mem-
bers of congress, and republicans from
all over the state, -were Bent from this
ci-y yesterday and night before last, to
the president, aesing tor the rppoint-
roent of Hon. John A. Mania oi Atchi-
EOD, as postmaBler general, in place of T.
O. Howe, deceased. That Mr. Martin
would malio a good postmaster general
all who know him will attest. He haB
good executive abi ity, and is well ac-
quainted with the public men of the na-
tion. Kansas hue never had a. man in
the cabinet, and when she presents as
good a man lor a position as CoL Mar-
tio, the requ*:Bt is certainly entitled to a .
rpspectful consideration.
• succeed Postmaster General Howe. Col.
KANSAS.
Ool. John A., Martin Strongly Secom- ,
mended for the Position of
Postmaster-General.
Sleeting of the Connell to Appoint; j
Ballxoad Commissioners—Method j
of Their Proceedings.
TOPEKA, March 27.—Telegrams signed
by nearly one hundred men, including*,
state officers, congressmen and leading,
republicans from all * parts of the state,
were sent last night and to-day to the-'
president recommending Hon. John A.
Martin, of Atchison, for the position of i
postmaster general.
Emporia Daily News.;
W E D K E 8 D A T EVENING. MARCH 3 8 .
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
One of our own distinguished citi-
zens, Col. John A. Martin, has been
mentioned for the vacancy in the cabi-
net cQUsed by the death ot Hon. Timothy
O.Howe. The people of Kansas would
leel honored with Col. Martin's promo'
tion to so important a place. It it is
within the range of probabilities for a
Kansas man to obtain spch distinction,
he could count on the unanimous sup-
port of all his thousands of friends in
this state. _ . ..„--_-
J-
ki
(fTJBMSHED BT THB HERALD CO HP ART.
'
| THB people of Kansas will move upon;
(Washington in a solid column, with the
iname of Col. John A. Martin for post-
.] master -general. No better or worthier
1 appointment could be made, and we
' hope the President will honor his ad-
'•' ministration by recognizing the distin-
guished and patriotic services of the em-
inent Kansan.
%\i CsmiMntaii!)
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH '29, 1SS3.
\ KANSAS people are very generally on
doraing Col. John A. Martin, of the Atch-
ison Champ'on for poetmester genera! to
Martin would nip.ke a most excellent
cabinet officer.
T H E B^HSnSTEIR,,
PCBLISHED BY
The Banner Publishing Co,,
WALL STBEET, - - FORT SCOTT, EAKSAK.
\ F O R . once WB onn congratulate the s
'Republican party in having through the
; choice of its National Committee placed
an honest man at the head of its party
machinery. Hon. John A. Martin, of
Atchison, ha* been elected Secretary
of the Republican National Committee.
Stephen W. Dorsey,the great star route
thief, has at last been displaced. Itfi
^may not be particularly pleasant to Mr.
i Martin to step into the shoes of Dorsey,
yet we apprehend that Martin's high
| character may redeem the office and
| cleans it from the contamination of the
j thievings of Dorsey and his pal Brady.
: The change becomes a serious question,
[however, with the Republican party.
IA man of Mr. Martin's honor and integ-
Wjy in the place of Dorsey during tin
campaign of 1880 would have been
to Garfield and Arthur. We entertain
too high an opinion of M v ^ I a r t i n t o
.believe that h e would h%»* entered into
a conspiracy with Qarlield and Brady
o rob the'governHient of hundreds of
housands of^datfars with which to p u r - t t
ction in Indiana in )88fo??\
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Unanimous Endorsement.
A t a meeting of t h e members of the
board of trade, merchants and business
THE DAILY PEE&S.
men of this city,,held at t h e board of
trade rooms this morning, Mr. E . K" M. "IV. B E T J i O I - D S EOITOB.
PAHT.
Blair offered t h e following resolution:
upon W H E B E A S , T h e name of Col. J o h n A. T H E 51AKTIX BOOM.
Martin, being presented to t h e president |
h the of the United States for t h e position of 1 T h e friends f t J o h n A . M a r t i n
post-gl poetmaster-general, now vacant, by a S h o u l d not a l l o w t h e b o i n i for i h n §
rthierR- large number of national and state of- Postmaster Generalship interfere with •s
d W6g ficers and citizens of Kansas, therefore t h e G u b e r n a t o r i a l boom. • W e ftM w
be i t
Resolved, T h a t we, the members of the t'oin? t" e l e c t a R e p u b l i c a n G o v e r n o r |
s ad-§"; board of trade, merchants and business i;i K a n s a s in about h y e a r a u d a half, c—i

e em-f
men of Atchison, irrespective of
party, heartily second this recommen-
I h u d r, bourn is lihelv marie*? ftod s w e l l
I for Got. M a r t i n tor G o v e r n o r . T h e
I
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dation, believing that Col. Martin would
make an intelligent, active and efficient I very best t i m b e r will be selected, uml
officer. l i t behooves t h e c i r c u m s p e c t to be
Resolved, That the secretary of the ! c a u t i o u s a n d w a r y as to w h a t - t h e y d o
• board of trade be instructed to forward a I with c a o d i d a t e s in t h e m e a n t i m e . 2
copy of these resolutions to Senator
P l u m b at Washington, and request him
3.
on-' 1
to present them to the president, and use OSAGE COUNTY CHRONlCIiEp
his influence to further t h e object ex-
ten- I pressed herein.
J u d g e Otis seconded t h e resolutions in XI
il to I
an eloquent speech, in which he paid a
Col. t high tribute to Col. Martin as a citizen of
lent g
I Atchison, ever foremost in the advocacy
of all enterprises looking to the advance-
ment of our city. S. K. Washer, vice-
THURSDAY, MAKC11 29, 1883. I
president of the board, then p u t t h e reso-
*J. lutions, a n d they were passed unani-
mously.
JOBS I RiRTALl, Editor »J l'roprirtw.

Subsequently the following message The name of Hon. John A. Martin, of

was forwarded to Washington by Man- the Atchison Champion, Secretary of t h e
ager L a u n , of the Missouri Pacific Mu-
SAS.1 tual Telegraph company, to whom the National Republican Central Committee,
merchants are indebted for this courtesy: and who for twenty-Ave years has stood
ATCHISON, Kas., March 28, '83. a t the helm of tbe Republican party In
;heif Senator P . B. Piumb, Washington, D. G : this state without reward, i s mentioned
;bej "The members of the board of trade, $
in connection with the office of Postmas-
ted I merchants and business men of Atchison,
irrespective of party, passed resolutions ter General, recently made vacant by the
rty
this morning: endorsing recommenda- t h e death of General Timothy 0 . Howe
of tion of Col. J o h n A. Martin for postmas- • f Wisconsin. Mr. Martin possesses pe-
iry ter general." T. B . G E E O W ,
culiar qualifications for this office. He is
ee.
ite
Secretary of Board of Trade.
a gentleman of fine presence, suave and I
if; if* 1 f gentlemanly t o a nicety, of spotless hon-
or, possesses a comprehensive and highly
I'
Ir. :;U i.-O.UC
•ultured mind, is a thorough master of
details, and has practical knowledge of
ffli
nd
Ei;le.~rd at the P f f | Office Ht While
Oaks. X . 1iL. Bssucotidclc.ssiil.llU'V.
the workings of the department from
having been postmaster a i Atchison a
[
he number of years. Mr. Martin, if he re-
iy.
in, ; Saturday, January 27, 1883/; ceives-the appointment, will dignify the
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plaee'nml reflect honor upon t h e state.
:y. 00
'g- «•' THE Augean stable Las been]
li
lift; /cleansed. Dorsey has been reliev-j
«n e
>
jed as Secret&ry of the Republican i iI** jSailM. gmtruai o
in % ^National Committee, and John A . '
to
to
Jy
m Martin, of Kansas, now fills the^
Secretary's chair. There is no!
frail at the post office at Lawrence, Kan-
»«« »s df noad class matterr
I
of
.r-l/
•"chair that the said Martin would!
not honor, and the Republicans oil
• off- LAWRENCE, MARCH 29, 1883.
M
IbZ
Kansas should be ashamed oftherp-j THK JOURNAL heartily endorses the
Hp™s, in not voting him intq^f he! movement in favor of John A. Martin ":.-»
for postmaster general, because be is a
putjeniatoriahchair of.the S^ate, Kansas man, because be is a newspa-
per man, because •*"
C i'C j r
be is eminently1
™ DUJ'uen[|y
qualified for theplafiejnd woxth^o/ it# ^

rc&ema
 jOURMA
O f f i c i a i ~sr -t-i -> of X t l i n e C o u n t j a n d
t h e Guy o f S a j i n a .
!>ih 18K»,
MARCH
A STROXG effort is being made by
our delegation 111 Uoufrress •»« b>
| col. John A. Martin appointed 1 wt
f a s t e r General. Whether or
.f„„,ic nip movement,
success attend. I M J
, Martin enn be »W»WI« J i undoubted honesty, stamp him as a man
ment Riven him. And u u«
- S S i v I th« appointment, it *H »
prevent the Republican, of l u i M M
making him their nomn.,e All U«». |
ernor two yeont lienpe>
LA CYGNETOTMAk
S A T U R D A Y , M A R C H 3 1 , 1883
j . r. MHKA..
ED. C. 1.AKB.
KENEA & LANE,
PTJBLIBHBBS.
| S ~ T e l e g r a m s Bigned by nearly
one hundred men, including State
officers, m e m b e r s of Congress, and
R e p u b l i c a n s from all over the
State, h a r e been sent from Topeka
t o t b e P r e s i d e n t , asking the ap-
p o i n t m e n t of Hon. J o h n A . Maatin,
of Atobison, for P o s t m a s t e r Gen-
eral. H e would fill the position
creditably a n d deBerves an equal or
I greater honor
. ,*j The suggestion of-Cotjifaeiia, ot the
~;^Atchison Champion, to be- Po-4 Master;
.;,,,;»; .General nieets with muelj favor in -tbf\,
-. : ^r*" v"
^Iy7M A RCH30,1883
^i,iSlv#l vm-vor PostoasterGeneral, Jobn
Z&m ^H W
» A. Martin
Martin of Atcbison.
^B&S^V-fJ
^a^=ssi3iBit--4^ac«iiej^i^iSx^**
WlfWs
BY D. K. ANTHONY.
THTJR8DAY MORNING, MARCH 29.
COLONZL JOHH A. MABM" is hBving very
gratifying mention for the position of
postmaster general. Colonel Martin is
fitted for any public position, as his Cilm,
conservative disposition, his high order of
executive ability, thorough acquaintance
*.•«»' with public affairB, coupled with sound
jadgment, quickness of perception and
to be trasted anywhere. j>
5L SBW M.
Bit HLLJgft B. J.EMMOX.
FRIDAY, MARCH SO, 1888.
THE KANSAS CANDIDATE.
!
| Tbe friends of Hon. John A. Martin,
;• X
- of Atchison, and they incliule.nearly all
i the public men of Kansas, are urging
,1iis appointment to the place made-va-
I cant by the death of Postmaster Gen-
; eral Howe. Kansas should have a
I place in the cabinet of President Ar-
thur. In the past her claims have been
ignored and other siates have secured
the lion's share of official honors. Our
: congressional delegation should now in-
sist on the rejojgnition of their state
John .A)ltfl||S$in is the man
19. ftlaceagpfeSir; ability, integrity
^lidMity w the" principles of his :s
j Should b e rewarded and;the;'
r ^ijyWedi|his appointment to'the-
fpostmaster general. .?' p
tags
THE SPECTATOR.
Published Everv Saturday,
By J. P . CLOUGH and T. J . "WOLFLEY.
TERMS.—§1.50 per year in Advance.
WETMORE, KANSAS, MAR.31 1883
. [ The name of Col. John A. Martin, of
Atchison, has been mentioned in con-
nection with the Post Master General-
jshipofthe United States. No betteri
//'•: selection could be made, and we -hope H
:
the President will confer the appoint-
j ment upon this distinguished citizen of
lour State
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THE MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS!
I W-J.RY8VILLK, FRIDAY, ilAUCH SO, 1SS3.
TOPEKA, Ka-... Match l','.- -Tele-
grams, signed by nearly, one hundred
men, including State otilcers. Congress-
men and leading Republicans, from aH [~
parts of the State, were sent, last night 1
and to-day, to the President, recommend-
ing Col. John A Martin, of Atchison,
E for the position of Postmaster General.
If wo had any influence at Washington .
we would \)e glad to phe.v. ou- -^'iiiture j
on that petition, because «•• l«it|ove In
the eternal fitness «{ tiling-. hi addi-
tion to good practical comiiimi sense and
unquestioned ability. Col. Martin hag
been trained to the service. 1'is eight-
een years of experience In pusial" affairs
na postmaster at Atchison v, onlrt be util-
i ized. Our ftlty thousand postmasters
', would not sutler the inconvenience of
| being commanded by it recruit. Post-
1
masters all over the west would be re-
joiced to have a man at the head of the
department Mho knows and appreciates
the difference between the requirement?-
of the budding, bursting, growing west,
ana the riveted, rooted, iiu no'-able, un
changeable east, and who has ability
broad enough to measure equal and exact
justice to aii sac tions
BELOTT. G A Z E T T E .
Official Paper of Mitchell County.
S A T U R D A T , M A R C H M. 1SS3
The friend* of • oil. J o h n A, Martin, of
Atchison. have iei»i his name to Die
President itir ;!-, appointment of po.st-
master ireuerr, l pluce of Gen. T. O.
Howe, deceased. Mr. Martin would make
a good postmaster general, nudes Kansas
deserves ft piaeo in tJje eabinel, we think
the preside'!' will civo the wiliest a con-
sideration.
F R I D A Y . MARCH 30,1883.
K, V. SWEESY, Editor ana Publisher,
KANSAS people are very generally en-
dorsing Col. John A. Martin, of the
Atchison Cliampion for postmaster
general to succeed Postmaster General
Howe. Col. Martin would make a most
«xcellent cabinet officer.
I
THE XIltWIN CHIEF.
iin
^PuOlts/ieU JJ.IL/-)' i hti/sd<ty by
I
r. J. .(• ir. a. PICA-JET'T.
OFFICIAL PAFKP. OF PHILLIPS COUNTY
T h u r s d a y , Mnruli 25), 188.'?.
>
The Kansas frLnds of Col. Jolm A.
Martin, of the Atchison Champion, are
ursine his claims for Postmaster General
made vacant by I lie death, of Mr. Howe
The colonel is u gentleman iti every WHV
qualified for so hi-h ami distinguished
an office, and will receive the unquali-
fied endorsement of ll(0 entire state.
Put the CHIEF on the list.
I
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Winchester, Kan., l\fieroh
Postmaster Genera! John A. Martin;
IIriw Would that ftoiiftd? First rate, we
think. We are for M irtin i-r V. M.
General, or Governor of Kansas, or Vice
I'resident; in fast, we are a John A.
Martin man. arid in the'languaae of the
eloquent "Kicking Bird," v,e have out
o.
our "tow line'' fur Johnnie, and will d•_>
H
what we can whoopilltf'liilii up'for any §
pood position lie may aspire to, and if
he tines 'i "get there E i f we'll continue 1
to whoop up his Atchison (JkQWpion
the best paper in the State.
Sterling Bulletin.
C H A R L E S D . ct.nr.KH, Publisher
Published every Thursday at <
S T E R L I N G , R I C E COUNTY. K A N S A S .
Toraa: SI.SQPeryasr Is ia?ts:c. Postage fres. p'
Vol. 6, No. 44||March 29, '83.!iWhole No, 306 O
R.
COL. JOHN A. M A R T I K, editor of the j
Atchison Cliampion is being urged for ap- .
pomtrnent as postraaster general in Pros- j
ident Arthur's cabinet. Over 200 tele- j
grams it is reported were sent to tixe j >
president from Topeka requesting the ap- j
pointment of Col. Martin. There is n o !
better man in the country for the place j
and we hope Col. Martin will be the next j 3
postmaster general.

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ESTABLISHED, IX. 1869. J
t;
tti C KIJER, Ertltor anti Proprietor.!
^ A paper called the Eureka Republican,
I which we have never seen, and wiiich puo^J
I bably never saw the Champion, charges
I that this paper "not only refused to sup-
sport Gov. St. John, but hoisted the name
|j of Glick at the head of its columns, and
1 gave him a hearty support." For breadth
i of information and thorough familiarity
j with the political history of the last cam-
paign, the Eureka Republican 6tands pre-
eminent.—Atchison Champion.
Tbgra t)s simply no excuse for the Re-i ':
pub'W^faf'-'.Or any body else to make so
i groundless a mistake. The Champion is
too widely'and too well known for anyone
to be justified in such a blunder. There-
! is never any cause for doubt as to the posi-t
tion of tllerpftaiupion on politics or any
otber question—its tone is clear and certain.
Col. Martin Tias established a reputation
) for integritj.that is not surpassed by any-^
*nein Kansas, and his political course htisi
been Etraigbt forward and consistent. No
man in the State has worked longer, more
faithfully .or with greats? ability, and if
"iese things ever count for anything the ;
E epublican party owes a larger debt to j
,„ohri A. Martiri than to any roan cornier'-3
led with its rccsrd^iri the entire hfc&o.i'J. Qfji
Kar.sasv That's 'sft^i^"U^-_^^-<C'
THE DAILY PRESS?
Senator Plumb has presented the
TreeotamendatiouB of Col. John A
Martin for Postmaster Geueral U> the
President, and made a flue speech for
the soldier-editor. One thing is cer-
t a i n , there are plenty of candidates
I nut half as well qualified nor with
\ half the olairus that Col. Mariln has.
i In fact there are few possess! ngjbettvr
qualifications for the office than the i
| Colonel, Or course the Robesons and I
Delauos are not io be thought o! for a!
•'... ~, moment. A good man and an aide
moment. «• " A she is in the habit of giving that pai§y.\
Uan^lUb^oin^
:»«». «-i
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I
., JWEDNKiDAY MQRMTOar APBIL 5,1883.;
THE Denver Tribune re-echoes the sen-
iments of the Kinsas people whea it says : <S
'•John A, Martin, of KaDsaa, is ambitious 2
to succeed the late TimothT O. Howe as |
Po-tmaster-General. He is now. Secretary «.
of the Nations.! Republican pommittee,. and ^
is in every sense a broad'gauge, capable and rf
worthy man. He has been more or less in g
the public service for twenty yesrs and his •$
record is simply spotless. A western rain jtf
should succeed the we item man who was g
Postmaster-General, and no western manT.
with stiuncher integrity, stronger abilities'A
or more deserved popularity than John A. r
Martin has yet been named."
Bnlcrci at, EM Instance ai SoOtttUr, 2T.; 71y: M
..;_«--•• iccond-dast mall matter. . . ' - ^ v '
; THK latest mention for postmaster-genoraS
| Is John A. Martin ot Kansas. Mr,' Martin 8
I editor ot the Atchison Champion, a memiwrg
the Republican national com ailttee, and ot the
sob- committee to provide for district represent
tatiouB. It is believed that no appointment
will be made until the pM«tdeat • reOTrha frtttA'
Florida, whither, hiTwill journey' next Totf'"'
day." He wUl be acrorhpalned•".^byk: Becretal
: and Private Se¥ret
. .tlon of th»;cabtftet_, _.,,
thou ght that SJs%r/etajyjJFo_
\ permit hun to'eflnthinarn tl
THE HOLTON SIGNAL!
HOLTON, KANSAS. APRIL 4, "18S3J
The name of Col. John A Mart!)
has been mentioned ID connection wrfc
, the postmaster generalship. T H E Sra-
/ SAL would- like to see him get It.
•Kansas certainly deserves comethiup^t
the handa of the Republican partyin
consideration of the brutal mnjoritje*!
... .»«««*'«»"*• I
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•.: «g '4*'•-•'• '•• \ r; ^.-•;
 Kansas Herald. ^ \Xm ^ A
FRIDAY, APRIL G, 18S3.
THE mmmi PUBLISHING CO.
G. M. WELLKAH, Eiiitor. O. J.T ItOTJIACKKl:, JVr.Wch,,
T. L. BRDNDAGE, Proprietor. l: J. V. iK/rF. .Vcc. witl Tims.

Coi.. J O H N A . MARTIN" i s b e i n g prominently Knlnrttl n; Denver C\AtrnJn) P*tt-$M far t,nivj-

tniuiiM tKroutiK:hc. IJtflUi at monJ^Uus^utcr. ••
m e n t i o n e d for P o s t m a s t e r G e n e r a l , t o fill t h e
vacancy c a u s e d b y t h e d e a t h of M r . H o w e , JOHN A. AlARTis.of Kansas, is ambitious to suc-
w h i c h o c c u r r e d a few d a y s s i n c e . There is n o ceed the lole Timothy o. Howe a-i Vostmarter
better m a n n o r n o truer Republican than Col. General. He W UBW Secretary of lbe National
Ucpnblican committee n:ui ii in every sense a
Martin. H e is w o r t h y , w e l l qualified a n d d e - ;road piiare, capable and worthy man. He has
serving. JCCU wore or less in the public service for twenty
years and bis record is pimply spotless. A "West-
ern m m should succeed the Western man who
f*gf it wa3 l'ostmcster General, and no YVeEtem man
with stauueher integrity, stroncer abilities or
more deserved popularity than John A. JJr.nia
has yet bean named.
BY T H E KANSAS C I T Y T I M E S C O .
M o m i s o s MeSFOW,
t.-es't end Goii'i Manager.
CHAS. ~ . HASEROOE,
Secretary. N ORTON COURIER
TUESDAi. A P K I L 3, 1SS3. J.U..S1MMOKS,
• '• A- l , I T i ' E L , , ,• E d i t o r s a n d P r o p ' s .
_
T H E m i n d s of politicians a r e exercised
^^SDA^ AriilLr57l8S3.
OTer t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a n e w p o s t m a s t e r Col. John A. Martin, of the
general to succeed M l . H O V E . Almost
ever;- state i s p u t t i n c i u its claims, particu-
AieblBon Champion, is receiring
larly in t h o s e etates w h e r e t h e p o w e r of t h e favorable mention for a position
republican party is waning. M r . P i , r s r B is in the cabinet as Post Master
in Washington advocating t h e claimB of General. Republican Kansas
K a n s a s i n t h e p e r s o n of Colonel J O H N A. deserves recognition aud no
M A R T I N , of Atchison. T h e r e p u b l i c a n oarty
h a s shown u n m i s t a k a b l e signs of demoralrza".
worthier man could be found for
tion in K a n s a s . T h e old r e p u b l i c a n m e t h o d s the position than Col. Martin.
a n d policies a r e seriously q u e s t i o n e d . T h e The hearty endorsement h e is
old protectionist cry will lead t h e peouia n o receiving throughout the entire
longer. T h e p o w e r of trie railroads', t h e state is a deserved compliment to
b e s t allies of t h e r e p u b l i c a n party, is attacked.
T h e r e is n o r e p u b l i c a n i n K a n s a s or a n y
a worthy man.
o t h e r state t h a t w o u l d m a k e a b e t t e r p o s t -
master general t h a n M r . M A T . T I K . VTe'hopa
h e may get t h e office, b u t h e will n o t . Ohio
is n o t so safely r e p u b l i c a n a s K a n s a s
The
office may b e u s e d t o b r i b e t h e s o u t h , I t will
S'fc* W !»ste
M. M . MURDOCH. Editor.
go where it will do t h e m o s t good.

T h e Cabinet Vacancy WICHITA,KANSAS, APRIL5,1883.

[Special to the Kansas City Times.} '
WASHINGTON, D. C , April 1.—Senator P l u m b
returned to the city yesterday, and interviewed
the president on behalf of t h e apoointmeni of
General John A Martin of Atchison aB post-
master general, who h e u r g e d was eminently
fitted for the position, a n d whose nomination
would be received with marked satisfaction bv
the country. T h e president spoke kindly of
General Martin, but gave n o indication of his
intention.
Senator P l u m b was inclined to believe, how-
l e r , that the postmaster-generalship would go
e W * 0 . 0 1 " 0 o r t b 0 B 0 U " ' . Wikfa a possible
T , ^ 1 , o t a c o m P l i " t i o n for F r a n k Hatton'B
proaoiion T h e senator will leave in a few days
iur a j , e w England town.
FOR POSTMASTER GENERAL.
A larg« n u m b e r oi l a d i n g gelitli ineu of
tills S t a t e have u n i t e d iu a r e q u e s t t o t h e
I'lenutc-utoi iht! U n i t e d Stales fur t h e up-
poiiiluieiu .it Col. J o h n A. M u r t i n , (if Atoli-
1-011. t o lliu cabinet position of I'oslmnstur
t i e i i e r a l , Coi. Martin is a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
liepui.Ileal) o r t h e west, ami is well e q u i p -
eil for t h e lespoiiMliilhieK of t h e p o s i t i o n .
U It a high c o m p l i m e n t to be nieiitiuiied by
any c o n s i d e r a b l e n u m b e r of muu for s u c h
11 p o s i t i o n , b u t in t h i s i n s t a n c e 11 is a Oe-I
btil'Vcd 0Uu.

EVENING REVIEW.
THUBSDAY, MARCH 29.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.
BArLHACHE & CO., Proprietors.
POSTAL CHIEF.
An Augury of the New Appoint-
meut. .
A Veteran Statesman anU.Soldier
L
~ Will Probably Ge£lt.
Word from Headquarters.
Special Dispatch te THE REVIEW."
"WASHINGTON, D . C ,
March 28,1883. \
) *"
•The question-which'*has been rife
here both in political and social circles,
since the death of7 the lamented Howe,
is "Who will be - postmaster general?"
Prank Hatton's name was on every-
body's lips in the first twenty-four
horn's', and William N. Byers was men-,
tioned by a few of Senator Tabor's aux-
iliaries. * , .
It seems now definitely settled in the
public mind, both in New York and
Washington, that" John A- -Martin,
Secretary" of the National Repuolican
Central Committee, will receive the apr
pointment. >';:
'• No political reasons aregiven or even,
hinted, for this, but the general impress.
sion is that the", appointment will be
made purely and. solely on the ground
of merit.-' ;*»J. "- & .vi
Hon. John A. Martin lives jn; Atchi^
son, Kansas, and is ••--._ .'j
EDITOR OF THE ATCHISON -CHAMPION.1
His record during the war was "highly
•creditable, even brilliant*-..he went in as
a private and cante out a.brigadier gen-
eral. I t is learned: that'the republicans
of Kansas are verjentbusiastic over the
prospective appoiotjmentpf one of theii
favorite sons. » 3 •*, _ M
i-m • ...;••-•=
n I t is rumored upon the streets of "this
H city that President Arthur is decidedly
Ml favorable to the slection of - this soldier
H—-journalist for the ; vacancy ,iri" the
cabinet.' A conversation w i t t r t i m b e r
of prominent politicians develops the
fact that General Martin's good fortune
is regarded with approbation by most of
the leading people here, and no irival
f interests or claims .will ,btt. made to
clasli by its confirmation.
FOB^GOuFrt GLOBE/
DODGK C I T Y , A P K I L 3, 1S6S. '
ivA.ri6.vs is doing herself proud in
hot only llrgitijK but securing the
appointmentof Cot. John A.MVi'tin ,
of the Atchison Champion, to Hie
position of Postmaster Oris oral.
A Wore capable man for the posi-
tion would be hard to find.
•Jgjhe gndqrrudcut.
0SZAL00SA. KAK8AB,
F. H. BOItEKTS, Editor,
Saturday, March 31, 1883.
.•"JPOSTMASTEK'TJESERAS. Hovrr. <3«d
last Sunday, after a 1 ri-f illnepe, at
KcDfifha, Wisconsin. He was a man
nf ahility and of high character, and
.his dc PR>e it a itntiot'al loss. I t is no'
unlikely that Prank Hation, his as
siitant, will ha appoint- d to the
vacant p i n e . H o * ever, some scores
of prcm'neot Ransans, including con
pressmen and state officials, united in a
telegram to President.Arthur, Tuesday
night, urging the appointment of Col.
John A. Martin, of Atchison. We
believe Martin "has the ability and en-
ergy to make a pood P. M. g o n i a l .
but hardly expect to see Kansas giv|iJ
a cabinet position at this lima. *£..•' /
~*=sv
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H , C. R I Z E R , Pn-blisher.
E U R E K A . G K E E K W O O D CO., KANS.
Colonel John A. Alartin, of the Atchison '
Champion, is warmly urged by some of
hi6 many friends RS the successor of the lute I
Postmaster General Howe. Col. Martin
lias been one of the most useful, untiring
r.Dd consistent as well as one o( the most
capable and valuable lenders of the r e p u b -
lican partv in this Suite. Ho is a man of
capacity and integrity, and w"ou)d reflect
great credit upon the State in such position
nbovo mentioned, and it would be nr. '
honorable uktinsU.in to have the selection !
full npon hiiu,
CHE CHRDKICLEJ
J. W . H A R T , Editor.
Abilene, K a n . , Friday, A p r . C,
T h e friends of J o l m A. Martin are urg-
'! . Col. J o i n A- M M tin.
i St. Joseph H e r a l d .
' T h e National r e p u b l i c a n committee
in its session yesterday at Washington,
elected Col. J o h n A . Martin secretary, •
vice Stephen A. Dorsey resigned. Col. .
Martin is a good, square, honest man,
and his election to t h a t position is an- ,
other evidence that the Republican party j
is in earnest in its pretentions of reform. .
H e is no trickster, b u t when it comes to I
sound political j u d g m e n t or to honest
and fairhful work in behalf of good prin-
ciples, Col Martin lias few if any superi-
ors. H e is a representative of the real
integrity of the Republican party, and
one who in his personal character chal-
lenges the respect and confidence of the
eutire country. The people of the west,
i
and especially the Republicans of . K a n -
sas and Missouri, will be highly gratified
over t h e choice which h a s been made. •
While the position is an arduous one,
and was not sought after or desired by
the distinguished Kansas editor, \ c t it i
is well known that he is one who never
ISS3. shirks a duty, and that h e will accept
t h e position we entertain no doubts.
While it may not be considered in the .
light of a promotion to a man of his :

ing htm for Postmaster General. No character and standing, it is elevating to i

bettor man could possibly be fouud, and t h e committee of t h e party.
I lie President should for once recognize
the banner Republican State. A. M a n of V a l u e .
Lawrente J o u r n a l .
IIIIIIIW—B—W—^IWII IHIBIMIIM MI
T h e Republicans of Kansas will b e
elad to learn that Col. J o h n A . Martin,
KINGMAN- CITIZEN. of Atchison, h a s been elected Secretary
of the Republican National Committee,
UEO, K. r!M-?.i. FUAS* A . a r r 5 . i in place of S. W . Dorsey, resigned. N o
F I L t i K Y & CAPPir", I'r.Misiiers. Republican in Kansas has been truer to
t h e principles of t h e party or h a s done
HUKSDAy more for its good in t h e State than Col.
otJNiNc;, A r n n , 6t i
.•1,1
Martin, and his election is a fitting re-
V\y, ]C Hr.pi cognitisn of his ability and integrity.
motit of J u h n A. Mil No scandals will hover around t h e Sec-
:!: f a en : retaryship as long as h e holds it, for h e
pos-.tnm — t oi }:o*t»t| .•Ufa
i<ilm ke is a m a n of t h e strictest honesty, and
molt on
VJ I. V UDder his direction a pure campaign is
>T1 \ V | be 1 111 III
assured. T h e contrast between t h e old
ncss to i IJ
Unit i;iu»i r
s t r e a k o f ! r.m cr u and the new Secretary is marked; t h e
•• ! i O bI H J former was a sharp, unprincipled man,
t h e latter a m a n of t h e highest honor yet
the Ellsworth Reporter. a man of wonderful value to his party.
T h e Journal congratulates not only Col,
Published every Thursday by Martin b u t the Republican party of t h e
Nation upon t h e election.
GJBBHARDT & HUYOKE,, *
A n Excellent Selection. s "
THURSDAY-, - A P R I L 29, 1883. Kansas City Journal.;
i Colonel. J o h n A . M a r t i n is h a v i n g - COL. J O H N A. MABTIN of Kansas,
i v e r y g r a t i f y i n g m e n t i o n for t h e posi- has been chosen secretary of t h e Nation-
I t i o n of postmaster general. Colonel- al Republican committee. This is a most
M a r t i n is fitted for any public posi- excellent selection. H e will perform the
t i o n , as h i s - c a l m , conservative dis- duties of t h e position with fidelity, and
> position, h i s h i g h order of executive the party will never have couse to blush
• ability, t h o r o u g h acquaintance w i t h for any act of his while h e ho'.ds the
| public affairs, coupled w i t h sound ;
1 place.
j u d g m e n t , quickness of perception L-
a n d u n d o u b t e d honesty, s t a m p h i m as
a man to be. trusted anywhere.

,A MORNING NEWSPAPER.
| P u b l i s h e d E v e r y B u y In t h e T c n r
J at Ko. 112 Nassau street (Morso Building). Rew York.
Branch Offlcei: Brooklyn—37r, rmton street. Harlem—
i' 169 East I20ih street.
NEW YORK. MONDAY. APRIL • 2„.
•^'ABnTXGTON. April 1.—The P r e s i d e n t is ox-l
trcrnely u n x i o n s to s e t away, and n l t h o u s h not!
likely IO be do!ivined l n n c e r tliau T u e s d n y i t i s
possible somi'tliius: will inlervono t o dolny h i s
denni'imo n d a y or two beyond t h a t period. Tlio
p r e s s u r e is s o g r o a t r e s p e c t i n g Hie soleetion of I
It Posiruustor G e n e r a l lie vrisbes to b e removed
from t h e a t m o s p h e r e of WnfthloittQB a t t h i s p a r - |
licular i u n e t u r e . so t h a t lie m a y h a v e leisure \d
deliberate over lh» s i t u a t i o n .
Almost every W e s t o r n State lina a favorite
candidate, u u d s o m a n y a r e b r o u g h t t o t h e
r r e s i d n i i l ' s i n t e n t i o n t h r o u g h leh'uiiims n u d
ii i miin 11ii i mil niii iniiiii rnrniniiiii)iii»«iiiii
"from the a r r a y .
Senator P l u m b called u p o n t h e Prosidont yes-
terday lo prnsunt t h e name of G e n e r a l J o h n A.
Miirtin of K a n s a s , iho present s e c r e t a r y of ( h e
11-jpublican Siitinnnl Commitioe n u d ediior of
t h e Alciiison Champion. Geu'-ral Martin h a s a n
excellent w a r iiiiri political rocnr I. a n d , while
niakint; n o protausions to e x t r a o r d i n a r y proml-
nouce, is r o c a r d o d a s a very s o u n d , practical
man. H« is very p o p u l a r In t h e West, a n d
S e n a t o r P l u m n Insisted t h a t n o m o r e satisfac-
tory i n c u m b e n t could be chosen o r o n e who
would bring c r e a t o r s t r e n c t h l o t h e Republican
puny.
TJpon b o l n c interviewed by TnoTH's c o r r e -
s p o n d e n t r e s p e c t i n g General M a r t i n ' s c a n -
didacy. S e n a t o r P l u m b nai(l Hint t h e P r e s i d e n t ,
while s p e a k i n g kindly r>f G e n e r a l Merlin, pro-,
served a careful reticence. S e n a t o r Piuinb was
iaclin"d to believe, however, m a t t h e P o s t m a s t e r
G e n e r a l s h i p , viewed from t h e p r e s o n t s t a n d -
points, lay between Ohio a n d tlio South, with a
bare ehanco for P r a u l : H a t t o n ' s promotion. H e
thought if the S o u t h were given the position, it
would bo bocauso of the desire of t h e P r e s i d e n t
to d i s t r i b u t e 1MB C a b i n e t a p p o i n t m e n t s throUEh-
out t h e v a r i o u s r.ec:ions of t h o country, n o d not
with any i m m e d i a t e hope of a political coutri-j
b u l i o n j o R >publican - Buccaas
THE EMPIRE.
C0XC0BD1A.CLOUD COUXTY.KAS.
T H U R S D A T , A r i U L 5, 18(53.
MU'IKB AKD FUKLtSBJCD BY
\ • .:&S&lt«w,- ^^—- ••, m
H O N . J O H N " A . M A R T I ; ? is m e n
tioned in connection with the vacan-
cy caused b> the death of Postmaster
General H o w e . A petition numer-
otislv signed by Atchison's best citi-
zens was telegraphed to the depart-
ment recommending him tor the posi-
tion. T h e press of the entire state
are unanimously tor his appointment.
Col. J o h n A . Martin has for twenty
vears, through the columns of the
Champion, been an able defender
and exponent of Republicanism. H i s
name is closely identified with the
early struggles of Kansas, and as a
rrark of nis ability and integrity wa*.
recently made Secretary of the N a -
tional Republican Central Commit-
tee. E v e r y loyal Kansan would re-
joice, to hear of t h e appointment of
M-H?- Martin for Pastmaster General.
K ffilN
-£-•
W. M. ALLISON. Editor.
WELLIVaTOH.THTJBSDAY ArRTT., o ,'33. [j
tVi. John i i Martin, of Atchison jaj
being urged for Postmaster General to[
. sueceed Timothy C). -Howe. . Thorn irf."
j no co.ibt of Col. Martin's fitness for afJ
| Cabinet position./'He deserves it at the!'
i hands of a republican administration.,
The WELLINQJOKJA* has not always
W c in accord * with- Col. Ma.itin's
eour*e in the Champion yot it hns r.ev-!;
er fat a moment did him the ii.jns1.iee
to beiicve fbat,he wasactnated cy other
than-:the best of motives. i'Thht h*'-h*«J
iaboreti for whai. he conceived to be the
beet interest of the party' no "one who
knows him can or will doubt,, aud
•while wo .may or may not differ with
Lita u to-(lie best policy lor the party
to pursue in Kansas we cheerfully ac-
cord him the-«imir privele^o wv would
ask for our*tk-c-s, (he right, te advocate '
an honest opinion. We hope thut the
president witi appoint htm, and we
trow the country will never have tuMrac
lo r*gr*t tW ssiection. :
Z
INLAND TRIBUNE.
C. P. T O W N S L E Y ,
Editor and Proprietor.
Col. John A. Martin of the Atchison
\ ; Champion is being strongly urged by
j the protninent'inbfi of Kansas for the
1 'appointment of postmaster general and
! he is quite as apt to receive the appoint-
ment as any one. If he fails it will be
simply because of location. It is certain
that no better selection will be made.
THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO.
0. a.EOTHACKEE, President,
F. J. Y: SKIFF, l>ee. and Treat.
SntertA at Denver (Cbtorodo) Poslofflce for (raiu-
mlMton through the mailt at second-ciass matter.
11 H o n . J O H N Af i f AUXIN, of Kansas, wrttet'that
he was at no time an applicant for appointment
r
j as Postmaster General. Without his conseBt or
knowledge his frienas forwarded to Washington
(document! strongly recommending a n a indors-
ing him for the place, but h e neither made an ,
effort for it nor did he at any moment believe his j
appointment within the bounds of K9.
THE WASHINGTON POST.! I
W A S H I N G T O N . A P R II, 33,. 18S3.
|nteon f ounfu tatWtait.
o T» ''.ntert-.l at the frwtofiieO al Onrnctt, Kansas, n
>
N a t i o n a l H o m e for D i s a b l e d S o l d i e r s .
At the annual meeting of the board of
second-clas* mutter.
I
managers of the National Home for Dis- Published by the Republican Company,
abled Volunteer Soldiers yesterday, the fol- L. II. Gonnox.
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing 11. M. linooiu- Edlton
year: President, General W, B. Franklin;
first vice president, Colonel L. A. Harris, G A K X E T T . K A S . , A P K I I , 27,1888.
oi Ohio; second vice president, General
J o h n A. Martin, of Kansas; secretary, Gen- T h e Topeka Capital is an ou7sp<i!;en,
eral M. T. McMahon, of New York. The .•igorous and aggressive Republican pa-
resignation of General W. S. Tilton, gov-
ernor of the borne at Togus, Me., was ac-
cepted, and General Luther Stevenson,
per, and we'.tlo not believe that it will
bolt t| Republican state ticket, headed by [
jr., of Massachusetts, was elected as his suc- as .sound a Republican a - J o h n A. Mnr* >
cessor. Dr. S. K. Towle. of Concord, was
tin. of Atchison. Uul. Martin limy ii'il g
elected surgeon of the Southern home, at
Hampton, "\ a. The members of the board
present were General W. B. Franklin, n res-
ident; General George B. McClellan. Gene-
leeeive a hearty support bv OIK; Or twn
of Click's organs, as hi' has not applaud-
I
ral James B. Kegley, General M. T. Mc- <-MS law breakers, bn! be v, ill con.-cien-
Mahon. General John A. Martin, Colonel riously observe his oath and respect hii
L. A. Harris and Major D. C. Fulton. The position Its il citizen and ai: ufiiecr—mill
board leaves to-day to visit the Soldiers' the people will give 111ut a ronsdlig -up-
home at liampton, Va.
port.
1
T h e Gazette. 3
o

v. p . W I t-SON , Eil.:.
^ T C L S X STATEPAPBR.| Ioo
SATCP.DAY MORNING. APRIL QS, 1883. OC
F R I D - W Moi.N i . v . . '.;::. to
T H E Topeka CAPITAL IS an ~outcpoken,
T H E Manhattan Nationalist >cums vigorous and asgressive Kspubliean paper,
and we do not belieye that it will bolt s lie- oo
to t h i n k t h a t J o h n A . Mai'lill, of publican State ticket, headed by ac so^nd a S
A t c h i c o n , c a n n o t lie g o v e r n o r for t h e Republican ae John A. Martin, of Atchison.
r e a s o n t h a t lie is a n t i - p r o h i b i t i o n i s t . Col. Martin may not receive a hearty sup-
"\Vc rise to r e m a r k t h a t wo are a |»i'P* port by one or two of Click's organs, as he
Iiibitionist, b u t we would trust J o h n has not applauded law breakers, but he will
A . M a r t i n to c a r r y o u t t h e p r i n c i - conscientiously observe his oath and respect
ples of t h e R e p u b l i c a n p a r t y , i n c l u d - his position as a citizen and an aiecr—and
ing the prohibition plank.—[Winiield the people will give h i e a rousing -cupport. a-
Courier. —Abikne Gate'ie.
T h o u g h l e a d e r of t h e d e l e g a t e s The Gasetit is correct. The CAPITAL I
w h o o p p o s e d t h e r e - n o m i n a t i o u of
S t . J o h n in t h e c o n v e n t i o n , J o h n A .
will support J c o . A. Martin or any other
man the Republican Stcte convention may
f
M a r t i n a c c e p t e d t h e r e s u l t of t h e nominate for Coveinor •without whining or
c o n v e n t i o n a n d w o r k e d for t h e t i c k - double dealing. In the contest of 1334 Re-
et. H e is a c o n s i s t e n t R e p u b l i c a n ,
a n d if o u r s t a l e s h o u l d b e so f o r t u -
publicans must stand by the will of the ma-
jority of their party, as itcoay be made known
f
n a t e as to s e c u r e h i m for t h e n e x t by the State convention, A divided party
g o v e r n o r , h e w o u l d be faithful to means defeat.
t h e t r u s t a n d use his u t m o s t e x e r - Ui
o
t i o n s in e n f o r c i n g t h e l a w s of t h e oo
state, whether they coincided w i t h
IO.LA REGISTER^ <
his views or not. ,£2
THE fti'ECTATOlt. $*;OTT BROS. & ROHRER- p'
F R I D A Y ' , M A Y l±„ }HW-
o
T I I E O . J. V . " 0 L 7 L i : r , E D I T O R . A B.
S O M E of our e x c h a n g e s h a v e discov-^ &
S V E T M O H E , K A N S A S ? T U N . 9, 1888. ered t h a t J o h n M a r t i n is t r i m m i n g his]
T h e Republicans could not nominate a sails for t h e R e p u b l i c a n n o m i n a t i o n
better man for Governor than Col. J o h n for Governor n e x t y e a r . T H E R E G I S - ,
T E K hopes h e will k e e p on t r i m m i n g
A . Martin. His policy is conservative,
t h e m , for t h e r e is little d o u b t b u t t h e *o
•and wonld unite both factions wind will be blowing h i s w a y about I
J tnat time. -J
o
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62

THE PBEiSS.fc Iffl rJUHB'MOWUS

i
MAY S, X883. lamestown1Sa^
T—I T1 Bursa ay s o t , . .1

1 T L DOT!AT)0. KANSAS.-
The newspapers of Kansas are starting
'Frank P . KellpQ&^^H I
FOB GOVERNOR.
: a gubernatorial boom for John A. Martin, 1 nursii
of the Atchison Champion. Wo ho"pe that
- If they pick him tip they will carry hbav j We this week place the name of | $TU!.-.vo
clear through. He Is too good Bnd true a I Col. John A. Martin, of Atchison, • i§is era*
o
man to be slaughtered again. His loca* I at the head of our columns, as the ; i8i Kiuu
tlon is against him, bat there are Inuu- " "Peoples' Choice " for Qovernor, 1 I.**
> merable personal qualities in his favor. \ I •imml-'
and propose to do our utmost to ; |»r!it.
secure his nomination in. August.
Sterling BulfcUnt' "We have not been hasty, but have
I 111 si-lit
V hi
examined the grounds, and honest : .ini III.
ly believe that Ool. Martin has to- jimi net
BOW he
day the largest number of friends |
i^nd ho-
among the people of Kansas, than j l«t. J"h
JOHN A. MABTIK, Capt. J. B. Johnson any gentleman yet named in con-1 •(jtiuce C

I
en
or James Smith will be the next gover-
ner of Kansas. They are a!) good .men
ll
i'
pectipn with thatcmipept ppsitipu., j
There is prpbably no man within :
InekW
PccilltjUC
Sfehnkw
§ and either of them will poll the full re- fl? her borders whose labors in behalf!
publican role. r *iews,
H • pf Kansas has been so prGtluctivein i jgelectio
good results to the commonwealth. bint on
His motto seeuis lo have been:— tinkUu
!s Kansas and home first.'' 2so man i- It IS
ii spr
better understands the needs and jy-
Martii
requirements of the people of ev- purlin
00
00 Col. John A , .ii.iui.ii. -, ery part pf pur great, State, nor f»r lit -
receive the republican nomination in has their welfare and prosperity fnl.'
1S34. and ire believe he will.—Saline
00
County Journal.
more at heart than he. As a brave pnrpn
oo a s oin
There is nothing on earth that would and gallant soldier his record is
whitl
do our political soul half as much good an enviable one; as a Republican, _ This i
he is noted all over the Nation for
I as to have a newspaper man—one who
has done as much for Kansas as John his uncompromising fidelity to the
§, r'?cen
back
u party ami staunch adherence to utnr
I j A. Martin—in the gubernatorial chair.
its time honored principles; as a
man and citieep he is above re-
pots,
currj
to sa
proach. His nomination willheal mcin
'£. A. WUNSELL, Associate EditorT~ all existing differeppes, consolidate too f
all factions and bring out the full a- pe»l>
5 Hff:li
strength pf the gran.d old pajty
TRB Manhattan PTationalitt deems to think and the largest majority eyer poll-
that John A. Martin, of Atchison, cannot
he governor lor the reason that he is an ed in Kansas. But a fe\v weeks are
anti-prohibitionist. We rise to remark, left irt which to work. Let there
that we are a prohibitionist, but we would
trust John A. Martin to carry out the prin- be no faltering, but a determined MAN
ciples ot the republican party including the
prohibition plank.—Winlield Courier. "advance along the whole line,"
Like the editor of the Courier, we are pro- and victory will be purs. Fall in ! 11 ..nom
Jo

in
hibitionists, and we also have implicit'.;
trust that if John A. Martin should be elect- f
Fall in \
\
ll buti
ed, as we hope he will be, the next goveru-
a
^ or of Kansas, he will abide by, his oath of S3 •* ss»»- 1 '• larg<
'tn
' office to enforce the constitution and laws w ' can :
I of the stats of.Kausas. That is all prohibi-
tionist! ask, <;. .*••-- ..y^r "•• •
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hV*H n ttatnoH^j
tie mmtjSas €feei
r t,. KJLJ-KIS,
TPvCT. ZAIvTSAS:
ICfilor.
ifinrsiUtv, : : : Hureh 2:5. 18&».
Iptj.woirfirv KBi'ivivi' >.— ;.x-M'i iicrn\
>s crawled out of his lull' , ttml v.
b Kansas politics. \\ Is thiMHl
ftircll KUh—.just a';..;;; •],- (ill
round-hog »••»•• (li "'- t»fti*r hi.- six
cut. The obi man brgins in hfti
i seat in tin? Senate., and hi1 seen an opportu-
1ty in the temperance craze. ]
iini in, the first tiim*, ami why may not pmhibi-
[jou set Win upon his pins i|jj«l» ! Aftur tolling
Sow healthy and stout In- is. what hr weighs,
hnil how young he feels, he proceeds (n ghiriij.
ft. John to the skies, lie is. the greatest u,u;i
junce Christ—ft brave, courageous man. wl_-o. bus
Itaeklcd the whiskey intention, ami is bound to
conquer. He slips in Scripture. iiiyttUi'ftigy, and
|Shakespeare. to give forcible expression to his
''views, and deelares himself for ST. John for re-
"election, first, last, and all the time, lie does
jiiot omir, in the course of his letter, to make an
;iin*iml cut at John Martin.
It is evident that the old man has "pot it had."
I .To speak so unkindly and slightingly of John A.
4'Martin, who stood by him so many years. Blip-
[piil'tlng and defending him. and making excuses
1
for hhn, in his lust fatal Wonder, is very unerate-
I ful. It is still worse! wli"ii he does this for the. '.
purpose tif glorifying St. John, who was known i
as one of the leaders in the York eonspiraey, l>y \
which Pomeroy was beaten and humiliated. ,
This cringing and dirt-eating, coupled with the :
§ recent announcement that Pomeroy was coming j
back to Kansas to live, goes to prove that " S e n -
atnr Dilworfhy" again hankers after Hie flesh-
pots, and t h a t lie relics upon hum buggery to
carry bim through, as formerly. \Yc were going
to say that Pomeroy has hail his day; but re-
membering what has been, and that nothing is
too strange to expect at the bauds of n crazy
people, wc shall not be surprised to see Pomeroy
again on t h e top of the heap.
j -^r
•' «S. A . A T W O O D , K M T O I t .
MANHATTAN, - - - - KANSAS.
•yjJohn A . M a r t i n m a y n o t receive t h e
n o m i n a t i o n for G o v e r n o r n e x t y e a r ,
b u t if h e does h e w i l l b e elected b y a
large m a j o r i t y . H e is a good R e p u b l i -
c a n — l a w r e s p e c t i n g — a n d . i t is well
eno.ugh.to bear i n m i n d t h a t h e w a s a
SgeSSierr
33
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r.
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1883.
T H E Topeka Commonweal h remarks s'
"The Atchison Champion finds much to
C/3
admire in the average Kane&B cwspaperB
—especially the prohibition organs. Its l
lightning-rod is tviden'ly reaching s k y '
ward."
We have enough to do to atttnd to oor
own knitting and bence don't care to nun
gle in tbeeffray while the Topeka paperB
are wielding their shelalabs so wildly, but
rriust be permitted to remark that if all
Republican papers in this State will follow
the sensible rind maidy policy of the
'
Champion they would do mora to advance
the public welfare than they do, and if it is
the welfare of the Republicen party about
which they are Bolicitous they would accom-
: plish more in that direction. The insinua-
tion of the Commonwealth iB contradicted
:
by Col. Martin's entire record
i
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T h e newspapers of Kansas are si art -
| rag' tt g u b e r n a t o r i a l boom for J o h n A. I
! M a r t i n , of t h e Atchison C h a m p i o n . W e
hope t h a t if they pick him n p they will a.
I c a r r y h i m clear through. Ho. is too
good a n d t r u e a m a n to be s l a u g h t e r e d
again. His location is a g a i n s t him, A
b u t t h e r e are innumerable p e r s o n a l
qualities in his favor.—El Dorado B r t s s . *0
T h e r e is such a thing, brother Satter-
t h w a i t e , a s the newspapers killing a
candidate. Once before, Col. M a r t i n
w a s t h e choice of nearly or quite, every
republican psper in Kansas, a n d y e t he ©
00
lacked a few votes in t h e c o n v e n -
tion, of being the nominee, a n d conse-
quently Governor, T h e reason w a s
I
p
t h a t these papers, considered his nom-
ination a foregone, conclusion a n d m a d e n
no other effort. If Col. M a r t i n ' s friends
wish t o see him Governor of this state,
they m u s t not stop at a simple puff of
his g o o d qualities, in t h e i r p a p e r s .
T h e y m u s t work for him. H a r d intel-
i
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le»'ont work is what wins in a n y t h i n g . u
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PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, MAT. 25
. £ EEPTTBLIOAH NATIONAL COHVENTIOK.
|"Becretar/ Martin" Answers a Number of Inquiring
Vfv ' Correspondents,
• ^TCHISOK,* KA.., May 34.—Col. John A. Martin,
.of tnls city. Secretary of the National Republi-
^can Committee, has received a number of letters
r making inquiry concerning the next meeting of
t the committee; and as to what action had been'
! t a k e n looking t o the National Convention of
£1884. Replying t o these inquiries, he states that
p t h e committee will meet in Washington on the
• 12th of December next, to fix the date and place
I for holding the convention. At the last meeting
[ o t the committee, bold in Washington in J a n u -
f ary, the following resolution was adopted:
i " Resolved, That the call for the next Republican
'. National Convention shall be so broad and liberal as
to Invite tbe co-operation without imposing any
L- other test of all citizens who are in favor of elevating;
r and dignifying American labor, protecting and
f extending home Industries, giving free popular
[education to the masses of the people, securing free
- suffrage and an no-nest count of ballots and effect-
J ually protecting all-human rights In every section of
our common country. *nd who are wilting to support
the nominee of the convention.
f-\. *rte committee also fixed the basis of represen-
tation. In tbe next National Convention and the
f manner of electing delegates by the adoption of
f t h e following order:
; . The Republican National Convention of 1884 shall
:• consist of four delegates at large from each State
f and two delegates from each Congressional District.
Kv The* delegate at large shall be chosen by popular
,y delegate., . Stat* Convention* called on not
' * less ; . than, twenty dav'a published notice and
nejd -v not "<••' less *• than thirty days nor
more than sixty days before the meeting of the Na-
. tlonal Convention. The Repuulicans of the various
g Congressional districts shall have the option of elect-
^ing their delegates at separate popular delegate con-
'•• verrtioDS called on a similar notice and held In districts
r a t any time within 15 days- prior to the next
Jl meeting of the State Convention, or by such
- delegates as shall be chosen. In the latter method if
not elected previous to the meeting of State conven-
g tlons.-'l All district delegates shall be accredited by the
•g officers of such district conventions. Two delegates
S£ shall be allowed from each territory and from
' the District of Colombia. similarly chosen.
'y. Notices of contests may be given to the National
fv Convention accompanied by a full printed statement
; : of the contest, which shall also be made public, and
&!:. preference In the hearing- and determining of con-
Kj tests shall be given contestants according to the dates
iSfif the reception of such notices and statements by the
iV National Committee, **4. - .-•• £M
DORSET'S IXTTEB TO GENEBAL MABTIN.
WASHINGTON, June 13.—Ex-Senator Dorsey I
has written the following letter to the newly
elected Secretary of the Republican National'
Committee:
"General John A. Martin, Atchison, Kan.
Dear Sir: At the time when I was confined in
a dark room, not able to see the walls that
surrounded me, I received a letter from you
which I answered by dictation, as I have
been obliged to do.f or many months. 1 sup-
posed my answer was sent you, but it turns
out the stenographic notes were never
transcribed. I regret this for the reason tnat
I would not wish to feel guilty of discourtesy
to a man who has always been just to
me. When I was appointed Secre-
tary of the Republican National Com-
mittee at the request of General Garfield,
and accepted the place at the earnest solici-
tation of General Arthur, representing the
Grant side of the house, and the Hon. Wm.
E. Chandler, representing the Blaine side.
I made the same request of Governor Mc-
Cormick, who was my predecessor, that you
have made of m a I'had at that time a fan-
ciful notion that
A BECORD HAD BEEN KEPT .
of the Republican party, that showed
its life and purpose, and that
it__ would leave a permanent
\' SggMjUtMhi
history of itVhtinoraDie existence' and what
had transpired in 1856, 1800, 1864, 1868,
and 1872, and that that record belonged to
the Republican National Committee, and that
the Secretary was the proper custodian of I t
The answer I received from Governor McCor-
mick was that no record had been kept; that
the bonfire of forgetfulness was built to eat
up what we had a right to assume to
be evidence of honesty at the end of
each campaign. By a great inasB of people
of intelligence in the North it is believed now,
and will be believed for all time, that there is
not a scrap, a word, a dot or a line in any
record that will show a wrongful act on the
part of any person charged with the duty of
representing the Republican party during a
national campaign. Mr. Chandler was un-
questionably
THE ABLEST MAN
who served as executive of the Repub-
lican National Committee, being one of
first, if not the very first, who was recog-
nized as the real head of the Republican
party in the sphere assigned him. It was
therefore only proper tnat those who fol-
lowed him should be governed by the prece-
dents he laid down. jfe. Chandler gave Gov-
ernor McCormick no records. Governor Mc-
Cormick, in response to a letter similar to tbe
one you have written me, told me he had
no records to give. They were my
redecessors, and you are my successor,
P have nothing more to give to you than they
had to give tome. I have a great mass of
papers relating to the last campaieh. They
are chielly made up of letters addressed to
me and letters written by me to others, in
which no one could have the slightest in-
terest except to obtain curious information.
When 1 nccepted the Secretaryship
I made it a condition that not a
penny of the money subscribed
for political purposes should come into my
hands, and there never was a dollar sub-
scribed of the funds received by me or paid
out by me personally. The money was used
under my direction, but all my personal ex-
penses and expenses of clerks serving with
me were paid from my own pocket, amount-
ing to something over $13,000.
I say this much lest you
may think I have records showing the re-
ceipts and expenditures in 1880. The only
records of that kind I have are in paid checks
of my own contribution, and an unfortunate
bank book Ehowing charges of my own folly.
I regret more than I can tell I made it possi-
ble that such records should be in
my hands, but they are here, and I think
best to keep them as a reminder
of the splendid gratitude of dishonest power.
I do not owe the Republican National Com-
mittee a cent of money or a grain of thank-
fulness. In the midst of the storm brought
about by efforts I had put forth under its
directions, and in its behalf, a brutal assault
was made upon me at the last meeting of
the committee when I was not present to de-
fend myself. Not one of the forty
members present had the courage. or
manhood to resent the miserable cowardice of
an ambitious hypocrite. But never mind
t h a t the balance sheets of justice will some
time be written by the hand of honor. So far
a- you are personally concerned, if there is
any paper in my possession, or any sug-
gestion I can make that you think will be
useful to you I wiU be gratified to respond to,
your calL Sincerely yours,
SFEPHEN W. DOBSET^J
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Jfc. SHA;> ,^-JkV. i::?/1^OS &S* *»?•** *•S?M
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KwtbHOS
Louisville 3nm*2S. IHSH
• rsui'\
i;
The Jtfl.ietimi City Union prophesies
It defeat of the lt'publicnll state ticket in
IKK-*.. This may he accomplished by
blundering. jv.il It pull be avoided by
nominating puuli si Hisui as Col. John A.
Alailiti oiAtchison 1W governor, anil
building n;i the Its* »t the ticket <>1 like
material. W e nun blunder and fail or
\VU can act decently lllitl win. The I'n-
ion further shows the linger of the mil
ro;id malingers ill Kansas politics, It
is true Unit the mitrta me there. l$tll
the. republican p;irty must assert its in-!
llepoliiluUcc .>',' mil Colli' coiiU'ol or there i
will he ill) up-lisum of ihe people inirt a
people's ikkei Will in- placed in the lieid
that will Win. lU'iul the hand writing
in the widl while yet thorp is time.
THE WBLL1EGT0MAS
w . ;.;, A L U S D r ; . Erii-.cr.
WELLINGTON", THI.KSHAY jirxr.. •-'!• ' * : • '
A Suggestion.
Four times, we bolivVv, In our nation-
al history, the. President (i! the United
States ha* been ••rentovbtl" before the
expiration of th.e term fcr which he
•was elected, the Vice President succeed-
ing to the oHiee. This lias given rise
to more thought and care, as to who
the gentleman was, who occupied the
second place, on the national ticket,
than formerly, This of course is
as it should be. To provide for, even
the possibility, of such a onlitmltj'.
hi tho death of the chief magistrate of
the nation, is evidence of the highest,
statemansliip. The republican party
being morally certain to elect the na-
tional administration in 1884, has been
Casting about for suitable candidates,
And it is to the party credit that, only
those who have proven by long years,
of hard intelligent work, in their ceun-
try's and party's behalf, are at all :
mentioned in connection with ; this .
high and important office. John J-
Ingalls, of Kansas, has been prsposed
timo and again, and for the purpose of
this article this "mere mention''' is suf-
ficont. What we now proposo to say
will not oi course bo construed to
moan that wo object to Senator Ingalls,
for Vice or President for the matter of
I that. What wc do propose to do,however,
is to suggest a nomination that would in
our judgment, come nearer being for. the
i best interests of all concerned- than tho
one just mentioned. For SonutorTngal-
ls substitute Col. John A. M-irtin, of
Kansas. This, for at least two reasons,
would be a better nomination than the
ono proposed. John J. Ingalls will, in all
probabilty continue to represent Kansas
in the United State* Senate, and no man
in the. Union, all phases of the question
considered, would make a safer or bet-
t e r President, should the country be
again called upon to mourn its chief
magistrate, than Col. Martin. Ill an
eminent degree, he represents the pa-
triotism, hope, ambition, and sentiment
of western yeomanry. His sturdy sense
weuld tide the country over any shoals
or breakers the good ship might have
to encounter. Then, he deserves this
recognition at the hamls of his party.
Ko man has worked harder or more in-
telligently, for what he considered its
best interests, than he, and very few
men have accomplished more in their
work for the party. No man so enjoys
tho confidence of the leaders and
masses of the Republican parly in the
Wbstern states, and we truly hope to
see Col. Martin made the Kepublicau
nominco for Vice President. ,
UALUL rvE A_|,N "A, ElI't
THUIlriDAV ."UNI; 7, lf&j,
iAiii-.i,; v.'i^n r.iiUra\jj.Lb.
sr.:\iTcr. citiciiTo:-;
who looks B.'.'.rx.at-iiig like Col. H&1»,
kwe.il ws.8 S'JMSI % in front of Sig.j
Giacorainl's wv.Jfchi,n£ with interest the
eiegii'.t iivsri-.s ot the drivers of the
handsome equipages that v;tre passing
wiia their lueupauU on the way to the
c-C.ttS concert ftt the post. Trie £.?Aitr>
AT;I> liskcrl i
"Sfctt&tor, who is going to be gover-
nor?"
"Well I suppose you moan, by that'
Who is to be the Ilepublicaa nominee.
It is h;;rd to tell. I clont
think it Will be General Kelly. 1
should.like to see John A. Martin
nominated, but it would not surprise
I me if Solon Thacber. of Lawrence,
would be. our standard baarer. Tbe I
truth k , ii the prohibitionists organize
and carry the country primaries as they
aid last fall, it will be difficult to fore-
cast t he result."
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THE MIAMI REPUBLICAN.
Official P a p e r of t h e C o u n t y of. M i a m i .
^AOLA, JIIA.MI-CO.. KANSAS. JUKE 29, 1833.
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
There seems to be no doubt that Col. John
A. Martin is a candidate for Governor next
year. I t is an honor he has long coveted in a
quiet and perfectly reasonable manner, though
iic has not always been a candidate. He and
;is friends think if he is ever going to "make
," next year is the time. The State would
•are well in the hands of Gov. Martin.
®k* World.
HIAWATHA, THURSDAY, JULY 5.
COL. J O H N A . M A B T I N .
Perry.of the Paola Republican, made the most
numerous successful predictions oi any Kansas
Republican in the last State campaign. He
now predicts that Col. John A. Martin, of the
Atchison Champion, will he our next candidate
for Governor. So it appears to us. Col. Mar-
tin can unite the party and bring back the old
time majorities. He is our sagacious, level-'
beaded man, with a history and character of
which we are all proud.
fit
l&W iHMEiMSMU:,
,'*lrg!=rra - i
M A R K F. HOBSON.
(ifirs Over Kin- cf: Hall's Stare liamn.
' SEDGWICK. KAN., JUNE 29, lsi:(.
Some of the papers are lfoisting
the name of Col. J o h n A. Martin,
for the second place on the Kepubli- j v -
can presidential ticket. If such a '.'•
thing should be done, t h e entire ..'.;
west can be set .-down for t h e suc-~;
cess of Mint t i c k e t j I CHICAGO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 , 1883.-.
gdU ffitg %mtml
T. W . PEPOOIT
Editors.
P E R C Y P E P O O•N,i
N
1 FALLS CITY, NEB., A UG. 10th, 1SSS.
hi •'* How would Chester A. Arthur for
gsT, president, and John A. Martin for vice
"tS-president suit ? I t would be immense-
ly popular out this way.
u
.TV ... .^ • * /'•'
HEBALB.
* > W E B B STcNALL, EDITOR'
T h u r s d a y , J u l y G, 1 8 8 3 .
There seems to be no doubt that
Col. J o h n A. Martin is a candidate
for Gevernor next 3 r ear. I t is an
honor he has long coveted in a qui-
et and perfectly reasonable man-
ner, though b e lias not always been
a candidate. H e and his friends
think if he is ever.going to " m a k e
it," n e x t y e a r is t h e time.—Paola
Repuhlican.
At the time Col. J o h n A . Martin
was a candidate before, Smith coun-
t y , as well as nearly every county
ID t h e N . W. went for t h e Colonel
and if he is again a candidate Smith
county will again give him h e r
vote—to t h e man who will be elect-
ed. ;
THE BARBER 00lwf7/i/DtX.
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.
E. W. PAYNE, - PROPRIETOR.
FRIDAY, AUGUSTS, 1888.
' Atchison people are discussing theft
chances of John A. Martin, editor of p
tb3 Champion, as a suitable man for the '
position of vice president. Quite a lot
of aspirants for the position of govern-
or in this state would be pleased to get
Col. Martin off on that track, or in fact
any other. He is the strongest man the
Republicans could nominate for the po-
sition of governor, unless they could
get Congressman Anderson to accept
the nomination. R u t he won't likely
give up a certainty for any chance that
a gubernatorial nomination might offer.
^Ee~|ttieF~®jcjeat(.
COLONEL JOHN A. MABTIN, of the Atchl-
;'son"(Kan.) Champion, woke up the other
[morning to find himself a candidate for
Vice President, and at once declined the
nomination. There is no telling but he
may be compelled to reconsider. "Worse
men than John Martin have been Vice
Presidents, and Kansas is a growing State.)
 jjfljje ""feiiisetu
J. D. OKEASOK Piopi-ietor
ATWOOD, KANSAS, AUGUST 3. 18!i3.
JoiiirA. MAKITN:
A Denver paper noticing the presence
£f Col. John A. Martin in that city last
jjveek, states that he is a candidate for
fyice President. We had laid out to
Stave Col. Martin for Governor of Kan-
sas, but if he prefers to be Vice Presi-
d e n t , the preference is a wise one. and
gone for which lie will have the same
•isame supporters and more. He has the
xneeded qualifications for either oiiu-.e,
•and we should like 10 see him receive
gthe support of Kansas for the position
tthe wants. It would be smart politics to
I nominate a Kansas man on the national
R Republican ticket next year. It would
-open "up one-of the sorest cancers that
f ever afflicted the body of the Demociat-
I ; c party, and afford an opportunity of
* showing the country the true eharact?r
* of Democratic administration and'.-!' ihc
S last two Presidents elected by that party.
M It would be a wise thine to run a Kansas
— man for Vice ^President, and a verv
" proper thing to make that man John
- A. Martin.
0. H. SHELDON & CO., PROPRIETORS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 0, 1SS3.
The Chicago Daily Inter- Ocnm of Sat.
j in-day lust, noticing the unauthorized and
'incorrect statement that John A. Martin,
i editor of the Atchiaou Champion and
secretary of the Republican nations \
committce^was.candidate for the posi-
tion oi Vice President or the United
States, says that more unlikely tilings
than that have occurred, and forthwith
pays Mr. Martin a high and deserved
compliment. Should Kansas he honored
with the second place on the Republican
national ticket, no name would be more
acceptable nor could a man be found
more worthy or deserving, than John A.
Martin, of Atchison.
5 for Kansas to furnish a vice presi-
THE KIRWIN CHIEF.
OFFICIAL PAI'KK OK PHILLIPS COUNTY
S a t u r d a y , August, 1 1 , 1 8 8 3 .
The Republican Citizen, of Atwood,
recommends Col. John A. Martin, of
Atchison, for vice president on the re-
publican ticket. Believing the editor
of the Champion to be "honest, faithi'ul
and capable," the C H I E F would gladly
see him nominated for either governor
of Kansas or vice president of the
United States.
A. H. SWART Editor and Proprietor,
SATURDAY. AUG. 11, 1883.
Entered at tlte Post Office at Tecumseh.
Neb., as matter oftlit second class.
If an Eastern man secures the nom-
ination for President next summer,
-we -want to second the nomination of
Col. John A. Martin, of the Atchison
Champion for Vice President. A
true and faithful republican, a man
of advanced ideas and rigid adherence
to the party.he-commandsthe respect
of the entire West tor his ability and
determined republicanism. With such
a man for Vice President the country
would he safe if the President should
not live-out his term.
J. W. EKXTBOF.X, EDITC-i..
BURDEN,KAK.,AUGUST 9,188:h
Co!. J o h n A. Martin, of Atchison,-
secretary of the national republican
committee, informs the Denver Tri-
b u n e that he will be a candidate for
the vice presidential nomination in
lbS4. I t would be a proud thing
dent, and J o h n A. Martin would fill
the office with ability and credtt.but
h e isn't available yet. Kansas is too
reliably republican.

THE MIAMI REPUBLICAN.
BY PERRY & GREASON,
1'AOLA. MlAill-CO.. KANSAS, JULT IS, t$H}
COL. MARTIN AND THE GOVKllNOllSllIP.
There is a disposition On the pi of n. largo
proportion of the leadingIlepubltcaUKOf Kan-
sas io run Col.' John A. Mertin for Governor
next yew. In the present condition of our po-
litical affairs and the slate of public opinion on
leading questions.there is no denying that Col.
Martin has points of availability. It.would
he easy for the prohibition and anti-prohibi-
tion factions to concentrate on kiln, and bury
past differences. So far a- the prohibition
question is concerned, the elect ion of Govern-
or next year will have but littic to do Willi it.
We hold thai Kinder to be definitely settled,—
prohibition is/the constitutional law of the
State,—by vote of the people, by enactment of
the legislative body, and by decision of our
Supreme Court. Its enforcement novr depends
solely upon public opinio'.!. The great bulk of
the Republican party is naturally in favor of
supportingand enforcing till law*.Therefore,wo
repeat that our next election will have no more
significance or bearing on the liquor question
than it will on the execution of the railroad
law, or any other good and useful general law.
It is now pretty well determined that the Gov-
ernor has no direct agency in the enforcement
of the prohibitory lav,', although Gov. Click
has established the precedent ihaf the Execu-
tive may pardon liquor-dealers out of jail and
remit their fines. It is possible to abuse the
pardoning power, but public opinion can be
brought to bear and correct that evil. In the
light of all these bearings Col. Martin would
K per in the state but what would giv
make a good Republican candidate, and would
be elected by an overwhelming majority.
We arc told that ho has not yet fully deter-
mined to be a candidate. And while, a; wc
have previously remarked, there is a feeling on
# ; the part of a good many influential licpubli-
cans to give him the nomination,!t is not quite
I clear that Col. Martin could take the nomina-
•;- ••:->• tion for the mere asking. He is a newspaper
man. and we have remarked a disposition on
the part of the inside party managers to sit
down upon newspaper men when it comes ip
'parcelling out nominations for State officers.
The newspaper men arc the pack horses of pol-
itics,—we carry the loads, get plenty of com-
pliments and much taffy, but the high honors
arc not for our profession.. Col. Martin issim-
ply and dnly'aii "editor,—a;; editor of ability .to
be sure,—with no other -'claims'' for consider-
ation at the hands of the party convention.
! Certainly he has fought the party battles for
! twenty-five years, but. that won't count.
The trouble is here : As an editor in harness
he has had no opportunity to trim,—to wail
and watch how the wind was going to blow !
no chance to dodge an issue—to observe a bat-
tle until it was determined how the victory
was <-oing. Instead of following he hgs had.
so to say. to lead public opinion on all fiiport-
ttltt questions for a qUttl'lOV of a c e n t u r y | A.< ts
rule such men arc not held to be 'fftvAnliltt'
by the self-elecled conservator.- of parifSiuler-
ests. I _jj
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Office OVOT&O'BSOH'S Drug Store.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 1883.
Colonel John A. Martin, of thS
Atchison (Kan.) Champion, woke ug
the other morning to find himself |
candidate for Vice President, and a l
once declined the nomination^
There is no telling but he may be&
compelled to reconsider. Worse m e J
than John Martin have been Yicg
Presidents, and Kansas is a g r o w i n g
State.—Inter Ocean. John A. Maris
tin will very likely be the next Ee«j
publican nominee for Governor o!§
Kansas. H e is a strong man, ancF
K we think his friends are numerous!
enough to nominate him for that p o |
sition. There is hardly a newspa.i
him a complimentary send-off.
THE JOURNAL:
Official Organ of S a l i n e County a n d
t h e City of Salina
T H U R S D A Y , MARCH loth, 1883. l
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the Republicans with but \er>
opposition.^
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L E T T E R S TO T H E EDITOR. know that Judge Horton iB from Atchison
and will probably be a candidate for r e -
THEY KEVEB DIE IN KANSAS.
To the Editor. .
I observe in your editorial paragraphs ref-
erence to living governors—Vermont having
election, and Senator Ingalls also. But that
should make no difference as against a man I
five and Illinois five. Having a little Kan-
sas state pride I am impollod to sustain her
reputation for always being in the lead by
who has done so much work and who has
been 60 loDg in the harness as Martin,"
"How about Senator Ingalls, do you
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calling your attention to the fact that Kansas >

has eight living governors, and all the gov-
e r n o r s she ever had, to wit: (Kansas was ad-
f-ruitted to the union in 1S01.) Gharle6 Kobin-
rson, governor to l^lili ; Thoioas Carney, gov-
pernor to 18tr>: S. J. Crawford, governor to
1800; J. Mi Harvey, governor to IST.'t;
Thomas M. Osborn, govrrnor to 1877 ; George
I. Anthony, governor to 1879; J. G.St. John,
governor to ls->:i. aud G. \V. Glick, incumb-
ent, to 1*>65. Kobinsou is now living on bis
extensive farm near Lawrence, Kan,; Carney
gi is in the mercantile business in St. Louis :
•8' Crawford lives in a magnificent home in To-
gl Jiaka, but spends most of his time btiore the
a. departments in this city as the special agent
» of the state ; Osborn is the present t'llitetl
<? States minister to Brazil; Anthony is build-
s' ing railways in old Mexico ; St. John is boar-
fe ing aloft the temperance banner ; Glick is
| warming the executive chair. More than
g_ this, 1 can tell you who the next governor of
if Kansas will be if life is spared him. He is
K none other than your friend. John A. Martin,
K1 the present secretary of the National Kepub-
lican committee. E. C. M.
g. A. Ericf Interview Absut Kansas Affairs.
•3 From 3-- Joseph Herald.
<1 Hon. E. X. Morrill, of Kansas, made the
£Herald a call yts'.erday. The Major a p -
p e a r s to be in his usual excellent health,
— but was not a good BUI jsct for an extended
JSinterview. Itwastoohot. Indeed, yesterday
Sf was one of the warmest days of the season-
a- The first thing a Kansas man wants to tell
gj you about—and & Congressman or Senator is
I* no exception—is the immense crop, how
think he will have any trouble in a re-
election?"
"No, I do not apprehend fiat the senator
will have any terious opposition. I think t/3
his election will be pretty nearly unani- I
mous. At lfa^t there is no indication up to DO
this time of any contest."
"How about Judge Horton? Do you
think the judge has any aspirations in that
direction?"
"No, he will not be in the way. Iu fact
the judge ha; said that if be had never run
for any office he would be better off; that
his practice would have made him rich,and R
I have no doubt this is true. But now it
s eemB to be his desire to retain the office he
has."
At this moment Major Morrill discover-
ed that he had but little time to make the
train for home, and took his leave, little 13
dreaming that anything he had said would R
be published.
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THURSDAY AUGUST 23. 1SS3.
to
COL. JNO. A. MARTIS:, ot Atchison, 00
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was in the city yesterday but refused
to be interviewed as to tne veracity of
his predecessor, Mr. Dorsey. He con-
tented himself with the remark that

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5 many millions of busheta of grain that pro- "Dorsey is a very shrewd fellow." Col.
I HQc state will iurn cut tlris year. Major Martin is a Republican who has been
^ Morill WiS content, however, to assure the more highly honored by the party of the
S Herald, in a modest wav, that all the crops nation than he has by the party of the H
3 throughout Kansas were very bounteous, State.
§ and that the people were goiog to be bles-
f Eed with aa abundance of everything.
&
* When asked concerning political affairs
„oo in bis state he remarked:
g "Everything 1B very quiet now; and real-
The Gazette. -u
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's, ly there is but little being said or done. I V. p . W I L S O N , S.rinor.

p think, however, if the extremists cf the
| i prohibition element do not force that que;- '•FRIDAY MORNING. Al'G. gi. 1$j8.
1. tion into our politics again, the Republican ©
Col. John A. Martin, of the Atchison 00
,1, party will be united and will again roll up
Champion, is the coming Republican <
" its old time majority."
candidate for Governor of Kansas. Tho
jg "Who is likely to be the candidate for
£ governor,''" was asked.
press and the people are nearly unani-
mous for him. It will be an honor most
I
worthily bestowed, and a trust that Col. p
"Well, I should like to see John A. Mar-
tin; he is such a splendid fellow, aDd I think Martin will faithfully fulfill. His candi- n
if any man deserves it he does. There is dacy will be acceptable to all the Repub-
I
only one thiDg in Martin's way aad that is
the fact that he live3 at Atchison. You
licans of the State.
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CONGRESSMAN R Y A N .
P O L I T I C A L A F F A I R S IN K A N S A S .
Congressman Thomas Ryan, of Tooeka, b £
Kas., arrived in the city yesterday afternoon ! ^
and accorded a pleasant reception to a TIUB- f
UJIJj reporter who called on him at the Grand I >
Pacific. Kansas has no State election this I
fall, and the only subjects of immediate po- 1_
litical interest just now are the local con-'
tests, and more particularly those in tlie sev-
eral judicial districts. The only one of these
which is of any special note is that in the
Topeka District, where the present incum-
bent, Judge Martin, a Democrat, is a candi-
date for reelection. Congressman Ryan was
of the opinion that the Republicans -were not
likely to nominate a candidate against him,
although the Question lias not been del'mitly
settled. Partisan politic*, as a rule, enter very
little into Kansas judicial elections, and the
peculiarity of Judge Martin's position is
that, while a Democrat and opposed to pro-
hibition, lie has executed the law in a man-
ner that has resulted in several convictions.
The Prohibitionists, without regard to party,
are therefore for him, and the Republican
leaders in several counties composing the
i district have already declared against hold-
tuZtfmventious and nominating an opposi-
vQtfii candidate. I J o h n A. M a r t i n is o n e of t h e ablest,
7 l n regard to State politics. Congressman j
Rvan thought it unite likely the Kansas Re-
publicans would nominate John A. Martin, \
of the Atchison G)i.iiiii>ioH, and now Secre-
tary of the Republican National Committee,
for Governor in ISSi, and that the Democrats ;
couldn't verv well do anything else than .
nominate UiM.,Ulick._\YUiia-M.r. Martin is
j not a Prohibitionist, Congressman Ryan was 1
I confident he would receive almost, if not all, I
the party support " If there is a Republican
in Kansas," he remarked, " w h o cannot vole j
for John A. Martin, he couldn't vote for any I
Republican and his proper place is in the \
Democratic camp.'^^Proiiibitiou on the one 1
(. < hand and the alteiufi>on the other ot the '
I
ami-Prohibitionists no elect a Legislature t
which would repeal hhe present law, would !
be subordinated next year to the more im-
portant and absorbing question of electing a
President and a Legislature, which would
reelect a United States Senator to succeed
Senator Ingalls, whose term will expire in
March, 18S5. Under these circumstances,
the party would be united in the State, and
as he also believed in the Nation as it had
never been before. While the people of
Kansas expressed great confidence in and
admiration for President Arthur's Adininis-
tration, all this by no means indicated that
the State would send an Arthur delegation
to the National Convention. While, too, Mr.
Blaine had a strong following iu the State,''
it was lather generally recognized that
his candidacy might revive the old
factions, and he was popularly re-
garded as out of the fight. As to
the next Senatorial contest, all the signs
went to indicate that it would be an unusual-
ly lively one. Senator lugalls was a power
in Kansas, but he would meet with a good j
deal of opposition, and was likely to have i
anything but an easy time. His principal!
competitor, as it now stood, was* Congress-J
man Auderson, but by the time the Legisl8-<
ture met there were likely to be several other i
strong candidates, with a possibility that the \
race might terminate in a victory for a dark I
horse. The railroad question wonld prob-
ably cut rather an important figure in^the
struggle. Ingalls was recognized as rather
' friendly to the corporations, while
Anderson, both in and out of Congress, had
" made no secret of his opposition to that in-
terest. While it was too early to attempt
predictions, Congressman Ryan was conti-
~'dent of one thing—that what the people of
.Kansas wanted was, not an extremist on 1
I either side of the railroad question, but a
man who couId be JUMMganId be fair to the!
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li A. WASSER, ] EotTOlW AM. l-ROriiir.T-.ns. j
\ . V. RIDDLE, 5 \
J O H N A. MARTIN.
Bitter a? they felt toward Ulick, they (I'UW
joined with other stalwart prohibition ucwi-
papers in declaring their intention to support
John A. Martin lor next Republican candidate
fot governor, ami you, as well as all K M I U ,
know that Mr. Martin U a; much of au anti-
prohibitionist as Gov. (Hick—iu lael, '.collides
the same temiicranee platform.—JlrraUl.
"Whether J o h n A. M a r t i n will he a
c a n d i d a t e for g o v e r n o r in 1884 we do
n o t k n o w , n o r do w e k n o w a t this
early d a t e w h e t h e r h e would be o u r
first choice of t h o s e w h o s e n a m e s will
c o m o before t h e R e p u b l i c a n s t a t e
c o n v e n t i o n ; b u t we do k n o w t h a t
p u r e s t , cleanest, a n d best R e p u b l i c a n s
in K a n s a s , a n d t h a t h e would inako
a n executive officer of w h o m his p a r t y
a n d t h e s t a t e would be p r o u d . He
I
would not use the pardoning power
. t o r e n d e r t h e p r o h i b i t o r y law ineffec-
tive, n o r r u n h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n in
t h e i n t o r c s t of t h e whiskey a n d sa-
loon e l e m e n t . As t o h i s s t a n d on
t h a t q u e s t i o n we will allow h i m t o
s p e a k for himself, in a n article w r i t -
t e n for his p a p e r , t h e Atchison Cham-
pion, w i t h i n a w e e k :
The Leavenworth iftaiwinnKDcmocratic,) says
that "Judge John Martin, just now, is not in
] very good odor with his party." It explains
i that, in the trial of liquor cases, "he has
! loaned too strongly towards the prosecution,"
'and that "he is off wrong on tho prohibition
iquestion." A Judge on tho bench is bound to
i enforce the law as he finds it on the statute
(books. l)id the standard expect that Judge
^Martin would provo false to his oath of office ?
It is well kuown that he docs not believe in
. prohibition, but his duty as a Judge was plain
and unmistakable. lie desorves commeuda-
! Hon, not censure, for the integrity with which
• ho has discharged his official fluty.
While John A. Martin might think
that the temperance law could be
made more effective, he would not,
Glick-like, violate his oath in order
ito save criminals who had been con-
, victed by the courts, nor would he
•faiTto perform his sworn duties in
j other respects.
W;\Z&?
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THE "TIMES?.
II. G WARD, Publisher.
F R I D A Y , A U G U S T 81, 1883.
|HQbA.N, KANSAS
The Kansas City Journal, of a re-
cent date, has the following in re-
lation to Kansas politics I
"Congressman Morrill, of Kansas,
I has recently been interviewed con-
cerning political issues in our sister
State. H e is confidont the .Republi-
can p a r t y will be solidly united in
the next contest. H e would like to
see Col. John A. Martin the Repub-
lican candidate for governor, and he
docs not think Senator lngalls will
have any trouble about a re-election.
Mr. Morrill is very level headed as
to both Martin and lngalls. The
Republican party could not do bet-
ter than to mako Col. Martin its
standard bearer in the n e x t State
canvass, and lngalls ought not to
have any opposition in his party.
IlV has taken such high rank in the
Senate as to reflect great honor upon
Kansas."
W e agree with the J6urnal, bnt of
course, the howl of "hoglov/n" will
be raised by the big little politicians
from all parts of the Stale, v h o think
themselves capable of filling any po-
sition, from member of the legisla-
ture up to the presidential chair.
F o r our part, we don't care a conti-
nental where a man lives, if ho can
k lead the party to victory and has the
b integrity and ability to fill the office
t with credit to himself and the Slate.
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'HE MIAMI REPUBLICAN.
PAOLA, MIAMI-CO., KANSAS, AUG. 31, 1883,
3 ^ ' TEE TWO MEN.
;**Jt is now pretty certain that the Republican
candidate for. Governor next year will cither
, MJMB09 Smith or J o h n A. Martin. I t is car-
r i y | a s we have before remarked, b u t the talk
i is already settling down on these two men.
teaSirtf&Jiai*
liSmi m lhU-< *WS.fe
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j J C ' " J ' V ^VK.VING. AUGUST 25^
Kansas City Journal: . Congressman
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Morrill, of Kansas, has recently been in-
temewed concerning political Issues'm
our sister slate. He is confident that t\)
the Republican party will be solidly
United in the next contest. He would
like to see (Jul. John A. Martin the Re-
publican candidate for governor, and he
docs not think Senator lngalls will have C/5
any trouble about a re-election. Mr.
Morrill is very level headed as to both
I
Martin and lngalls. The Republican
party could not do belter than to make
Col. Mnrtln its standard bearer in the
next ttutt canvass, and lngalls ought
not!t« have any opposition in his party.
He has taken such high rank in the sen.
ale as to retk-ct sjroat honor upon K»u.
sas.
Fort Scott Daily Monitor!
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1888.
t " l'H« Miami Republican Bays:. In the be. I
^ginning it is probaole thai sneb men as Joe
Hudson and Albert Grtffin—we speak of
them as the type of a class — were &U-im-'
portent to the temperance cause. Bnt it is feJ-'.'-.
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doubtful if sneb men as Senator Plumb and OS
• Col. John A. Martin—we speak of them as
a type of a class—who simply and straight-
forwardly advocate the enforcement of the 00
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law are not really the truer friende of the
temperance eaase. Their attitude' is far
better calnlated to win men to the support
of the law than the upbraidings and scold- 4T
ings and threats of -the other class are to 5
[drive men to it.' • _• %jg. j£.
j The truths contained in the foregoing are
well worth pondering. In our opinion tbey
are " golden," and if acted upon would ?i M
greatly redonnd to the good of the cause of
law and order.
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& :The Salina Journal says : <
•; Many o! the newspapers say t h a t the e.
next Governor will either bo John A. <sT
\ Martin or James Smith. W e don't
p
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i believe it, The n e s t Governor ok
! Kansas will be John A. Martin, with-
j out any "either" or "or" attachments.
^.i&Jd^j^i,
Many of the Kansas newspapers a r e a >
little early in bringing out their can-
didates for Governor.
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O. A . . i l l V O O D , E D I T O R .
HU>\ J. r . USHER.
We had the pleasureofa short inter-
view with Hon. J. P . Usher yesterday
morning, as he was smoking his after
breakfast cigar on the Commercial
House porch. The Ex-Secretary of
the Interion uucler President Lincoln
*is looking hale and hearty and his
mefltal'- powers are as active as eve/.
| the shlo of the quiet, strong, able num.
Of course [something was said on
, P<2itics._ We asked 'his jorefereuce for
!• Prudentinjl88g.^The Judge paid a
high complimeiit-to President Arthur.
He had done his work admirably ;
rTI^MUNiELLr. - W O R .
E. A. NIUHSELL, Associate Editor.
was a thorough gentleman, honorable
and his whole official life was without
a stain. His nomination would be
! COL. JOHN A. ALAUTIN, of the AtelrUiml-.
satisfactory ; but Judge Usher thinks
that Postmaster Gen. Gresham would
make a good candidate. H e knows
him to be a man of sterling worth,
educated, honest, able, a soldier who
was wounded severely; about as good
a specimen of manhood as he knows
of. Will the Republicans win in 1SS-1 ?
• we asked. Certainly they will, he re-
plied. "How about Ohio?" "Judge
Foraker will be elected. He is a fine
man, does not pretend to be a politi-
cian, but he will beat Hoadly who has
been one for years. The people are for
Foraker." " H o w about K a n s a s ? "
"Kansas will come to her senses next
year and elect John A, Martin Gover-
nor. Side issues will be set aside and
Republicanism put in front.
gjtartft 1
By ALLEX B. LEMMOK.
F R I D A Y , SEPTEMBER 7, 1883.
A s AN advertiser of Kansas the Atchi-
son Champion takes the lead. Almost
every issue of that paper gives good
facts in regard to the growth, wealth
and prosperity of the state. A gover-
nor's message written by the editor of
the Champion would be a booming
document for Kansas. Such a paper
•A will be in order about the first of Janu-
r THE R E P U B L I C . p
» S . A. ATWOttll, EDITOR.
ary, 1885. * ..;
wh* Woria.
HIAWATHA, THURSDAY, SEPT. C.
The Girard Press leans to the support of John
A Martin for Governor next year-considers
him one of til* ablest and purest Republicans
in the State.—Paolo. Republican.
And Mnj. Perry has also begun to "lean" to
f
oSSfbS, U UW 0OU.il* HepuM.can camh-
lima Tor KOVsruor «« Kansas. IIIL DBW,,
ml people «o nearly UJlWliuwtt- Wt bum
it wm be llU honor most worthily bortoWoU
an a trust that Col. MaiUU Will M»Mt\
fulfill. tt»« cumliaaey will be aucL-pUb e t 0
allthe Republicans ol the stale.-AUUcne
; Gazette.
Belore long they will move to make it
unanimous . . . -*, .**
THE REPUBLICAN, j
Council Crove, Morris Countv, Kan.;
FRIDAY. SEPT. 7, 1883.
Congressman Morrill, of 1VIC
has recently oeeu interviewed con-'
cerning political issues in our slate.
He is confident the Republican party
will be solidly united in the next
contest. He would like to see Col.
John A. Martin the Republican can-
didate for governor, and he does not
think Senator Ingalls will have any
trouble about a re-election. Mr.
Morrill is very level headed as to
both Martin and Ingalls. The Re-
publican party could not do better
than to make Col. Martin its stand-
ard bearer in the next state canvas,
and Ingalls ought not to have any
opposition 111 his party. He has
ken such high rank in the senate as
to reTr&et^great honor upon Kansas.
Dr. Krohn, the steadfast Repu
can and earnest temperance advocate,
is in favor of Col'. JOJIB^A. Martinas
the Republican candidate jfgr Govern-
or, first and last. I n his opinion Col.
Martin would make a stronger race
than any other Republican in the
State. The D. D. is level-headed.
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H. 3 A K K E A H T - BDITCF
VALLEY FALLS. SEPT. 27.1SSS I
»TJJA«H.
'IICKSDAY.SEr'T. 13, J8g. j, f Last week, Mr. H o m y 0 % Keller, t W
•,'onera] insm-auce agent and
-«»uui! ugent adjuster
and adjuster.
ii'llo travels all over Kansas, was it: C/3
Tin-: Hiawatha World own. Ho is a Republican, bvtt takes
|. of John A. Martin as:i prospective :H> active part in polities. He say- T3
•Jul. Join: A. Martin, is the choice of
or governor, apt) vcliar ibe peoplu for Governor. Mr. Kolloi
m-KM-tee* Jijrn "the quiet '-•Iron " is a Kansas boy, the son of the historic F
able Jiiciii/- •Uncle Gooi'gju," wlio kept the first fag

hotel in Leavenworth, and he know>

| THE MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS.1
g MAUYSVJI.l.K, KKIDAV, SEl'T. Jl, 1SS3.
£ Tin: feeling throughout the Statu seems
| to be growing that Col. John A. Martin,
f s f Atchison, will be the next republican
Snot'ninee for governor, and that he will
jpwtilk away with Geo. IV, Gliek'n bag-j
Sgage wl»l| Hi!.' greatest of e<»sc. We I
Jk now of Do one who is more deserving
"Sof the honor, oi' w!:o would make a bet-
Ster governor than John A. Martin.
h& Ill0ri4.
j .he State, has good executive ability.
.Hon. H. 1'. Dow, of Manhattan, :;
'•r-markabiy well-informed and cool
beaded ma:;, .'-f'.ys he thinks Col. Mar
:.ir; will bt' nominated. Mr. Dow'; n
ousiness fakes him all over North en:
Kansas. IV e are not trying to work U] 2
a "boom" for Col. Martin, but there ar<
tnany straws outside of the press, tha a
ulow the same war. The wind blow-
eth where it listetb. Let her blowl- •a
ifiaicotlia World.
tYe endorse all that the World ha
.o say in fttvor of Mr. Martin, and w
hope to see him nominated, by the
f
aext Republican convention. He it w
; one of the foremost Rejwblicaias of
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! and when beaten in the convention

[II AAV K.SDAY SEPT. 20
HIV.U week Mr. Henry C. Kelier/V ge»cr«l
iBlSllrlllieC ::;V Ji!! and ttdjllstcr, who trAveis all
I gytr Kansas, wtui in town, lb- if, « Kepi\w;cai],
ISat takes no at'livc part in politics, Ilk says
I |ol. Jfilm A. Martin is the choice of tbe\peo-
flje for Governor. Mr. Kelier is It Kansas\bcy,
die son of the historic "Uucie George," who
00
j did not sulk, but came up manful]} oo
to the support of his successful com
uetitor. If nominated his election
is also a foregone conclusion, which *
is more than can be said of every
one who is a candieato, and a mattei
worth considering after the disaster
. ous result of last fall's canvass. H

t p: tlie ins! hotel in Leavenworth, and lie

OKS Knnsas thoroughly.
- Hon. K. ]'. lJuw, of Manhattan, a remarkaJ
\
s
4-

\m WelMufoi-med and cool-headed man, says;

lie thinks Co!. Martin v.ill he nominated. Mr,
I
si

f irs business taices him all over Xorlhern

nsas. Vi'e E.:C- no! trying to work UP s
"g>om\for Col. Martin, but there are : many the, expect to r e - e ^ G o t o t r t i - 1
9
o
„oe
j sRhvvs. outside of the press, thnt blow the same
1 ra'v. The- Vind b'oweth where it iistelh. Let <:
berepeated. "Democ-ifl. «
reads b&A b K , n ^ ?
"ot
Governor,"
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CO

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mt^Wtin^twx&tx. CHAS, B . KUKTZ, EDITOB XSV PC-BLISIIIR.
V •"*:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 11885.
bOLTOK, THUBBDAT, SEPT. 27, 1883.1 - J It begins to look as though the gen-
tleman whom we have advocated" for I
Governor for three years—Hon. John A.
From the tenor of the resolutions : Mfertin—will get there next year. Had
adopted by a number ©£; county con-
ventions, the indications are that the
next campaign will be fought, so far
he been elected three years ngo wet"''
would not now have a-Democrat in thatjS
position. •;_ -• „„. .-_ ;'
i
as prohibition is concerned, on the
issue of the enforcement of all the fe §mto grit* pfiiH
laws.. A few of the more radical J. W . KIOHAHDSOK, - PKHJ-KIETOH. »k
prohibitionists may demand a f PIDA-Y.DCTOBKK 1» IS*.
more explicit declaration in «J'i>.

favor of prohibition, but we WHO saye that GencnU John A | |

IMnrtlu, of the Atchison Champion]'-^
are sure that the great mass will be won't be the next governor ofKHDtms?)'•
satisfied with such a plank as one of
a strong Eepublican platform and n r i ?* I

with a standard bearer like, say John THE 6REENLEAI

A. Martin, for instance, every man in
the State worthy to be called a Re- TRW AY, >:oVi:;v!BEIl30. 13S3.
publican could unite and in solid
phalanx march to a splendid victory. I t is now positively known that
John A. Martin, of the Atchison,
Champion, is a candidate for Governor.
One year from now politics will be We luive no objection to Mr. Martin
red hot. Tbe Presidential coutest will
be unusually lively, and herein Kan-
sas the campaign will be exciting.
The Republicans will elect Col. John
for Governor; lie is a good Republican
as well as a good man.
!l
A. Martin Governor, and Gov. Glick THE WORLD..
will retire to his farm and resume the
management of his Short-horns, feel-
ing thankful, that by the grace of St.
Official Paper of Trego County.
John, he was Governor of the Repub-
WfiClAL 0HGAH OP WA-KEEKEY CITY.
lican State of Kansas for one term,
there will be a State Legislature to W. S. TILTON, Editor.
elect, which will choose a U. S. Sena-
SATURDAY. DECXMIJER 22, 1883.
tor, so it is easy to see that the conflict
will be one of the most exciting ever i TIT?. Atchison P K a pnpor with
held. /about a3 much concern for Eepublican
I success as a hog shows for the progress of
itlie sciences in Farther India, predicts
f:tliafcGeo. Peck Trill have a stronger fol-
THE DAILY GLOBE '• loving than Col. Jco. A. Martin in the
;'; Kansas Eepublican convention of 1884.
WEDlJgSDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1883. ! If the Eopublicr.n masses were to run the
Thwe is already tall of organiiins | • | arrangement, Col. Martin would get there,
am&tift the Republicans to Wwt John \ j with pecks of votes to spare.
Martin to succeed Gov. Gifi|& The j ^
SLOBB hopes that- in* futurtfthere| : ...
will be less talk and more action inj
this matter. Mr. Martin has been
laughed at tor a number efgyearsia
connection with the, GoTenttpbip,-
although he is probably t£e;o^inj& v,******
that .emld*1-be -selected front thtf-R'^v
iblfelth ranks; he has been laughed
rtforno ether'IretUon,than.;.that he » :• # J - •

sBenMrtoibe^B^^tcandiaalCf
year before the. elecUpn'than a month
before!the!;nominating- conyentionJ
meets." hither his friends ought te
quit talking about him for Governor,
or set to work to elect him. !i

Dollar Edition.
LLBERT GRIFFIN, Editor and Prop'r
F R I D A Y , NOVEMBER 1C, 1883.
— ^r*. I ~3$£C^ b'PJ""—~*
i From time to time, we have seen it
Stated that John A . Martin gave Gov.
S t . John but a lukewarm support, last
Jyear. This is not correet. I t is true 1,
(that the Champion did not attempt
'to disguise the faot that it thought the
.nomination unwise, and it did not BHV
a great deal until the nomluation of
Mr. Gllck presented the alternative to
the people ; but, from that time on, it,
did yeoman's service. I t was consist-
ent, persistent and influential. It
gave no stabs in the back. I t did not
employ the arguments urged by pro-
hibitionists—for it was opposed to pro-
hibition—but it wrote loglcaly, Btrong-
ly and earnestly, from its standpoint,
in favor of the Republican party and
the entire Republican ticket.
W e have stood shoulder to shoul-
der with Col. Martin in the ;past, and
expect to do so again. On the temper-
ance question, we moved to the front
somewhat in advance of him, but
we are satisfied that be will, some
day, be by- our side again. He has
too large a braln^not to see the irre-
pressible nature of the conflict, and he
has too warm a heart not to ultimate-
ly ly throw his whole soul into the cause
' ' o f humanity. He will yet help to|'*>
It •»pulverize the liquor power." It
~s may cost him much to do It, but it will •,
f! be done—or we do not know the man.
f I t is reported of Judge Martin, t h a t , .
',; a few weeks ago, he said, substantial}',
•' " I have always believed that prohibi-
tion is not the best way to combat the
evils of intemperance, but, if the Is-
sue comes to be one of prohibition or
lawlessness, I am for prohibition.'>•
J o h n A. Martin, we believe, stands
n j o n the uprne r>i*tform, and he can-
not muo ! . ger remain blind to the
fact V . chat is now the issue, and
will continue to be the issue until the
liquor power is crushed—until it has
been ground to powder between the
lower millstone of the Constitution
and the upper stone of the law.
'.!"'
45
%ht H0H0MMimitx.
HOLTON, THURSDAY, NOV.. 22, 1883
The Nationalist is eminently cor- §=
rect in the above. Col. Martin op-
posed prohibition when that was the
C/3
issue; but did not allow his opposi-
tion to go so far as to lead him to op-
CD
pose the Itcp'ublicau party. When
loyalty to the constitution and fideli-
ty to the laws of the State became
the issue, then the Champion gave I
forth no uncertain sound, but stood
shoulder to shoulder -vrRh the most
advanced prohibitionists of the State.
In this controversy t'je Champion has
already giveu the rum-power some of
the most pulverizing stroks it has re-
c.'h-e.i. "i, T3
THEFARMEH.
P. H. S A R N E A R T EDITOR 1
T H U R S D A Y , N O V . 22, 1SS3.
T H E FAP.MEK is in favor cf J o h n
I
00
A. Mariin of Atchison for the next
governor of Kansas. W e are in
favor of his nomination because ST
we believe his n a m e at t h e head o.
of the republican ticket would a
consolidate the strength of the par-
ty, and because we believe his ad- a.
ministration would secure an hon
CO
est. straightforward a n d impartial
enforcement of all laws of t h e I '
»—.
s t a t e , in =0 far as t h e executive -t-
function has to do with the same.
Martin is not, we t h i n k , a prohibi I
tionist, but he is a friend of law
and order and a t e m p e r a n c e m a n ,
and in favor of enforcing the pro- ©
00
hibitory law as far as it can be
done while it r e m a i n s the law of
the slate. W e are in favor of recon- o
ciling the differences b e t w e e n the O
respectable elements of t h e party
on this question of prohibition, and
we believe t h e n o m i n a t i o n ot a
man like Martin would h a v e that
effect. Certainly the r u m power >
would find no consolation in him,
and when it comes to t h e polls,
- would be found fighting with Glick.
©
 SBBSCBIFTlOif, . f l ^ O S 1 ' p ^ YEAR IN
'•'. '." AJ>ViSCB. -• 'i ••-'
One ;*t the Mtt»ftJ^*tBi 1 h a t wiM oome]
before thw Republican ouvention i n ]
Kan-as next year?-for the- gubernat
ori-.i> '-omiria'i-o-i is J o h n a Martin!
H e nan earner! recognition from the j
party by long and faithful Berr'oe,]
and by publishing one of the ablest
paper* io Kansas. H a d he been |
nominated in 1882 the mate troule
not now have a Democrat Governor
Philadelpba Press.
THE KIRWIN CHIEF.
OFFICIAL P A P E R OP PHILLIPS COUNTY
T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 7^ 1884,
—A fctr weeks apr>, the CHIEF express-
ed the opinion that Col. John A. Martin
Would he the strongest candidate that
the Republicans could nominate. The
Commonwealth, says too-ihirds of the re-
publican voters are for him, and Man-
hattan UtpitbHc thinks he is the strongest
man in the parly. 'What a convention
may do, it is hard to tell, but if the
choice could bo left to the people, Co).
Martin vsould be the man.
:rz^ " ", r
e Gazette.
Official Paper of the City and County.
V. P. WILSON & SONS, E-IHors.
FRIDAY MORNING, F E B . 1, 13-4
If |)M question. Who shall bo the Kcpubli-
oan candidate for Governor? was to be Bet-
tied to-4ay by a rote of tho Republicans
John A. Martin would be the choice of an
overwhelming majority. Wc have no return
to doubt that such will be the roault when
that convention meets, if Mr. Martin is a can-
didate, and about that we know nothing.
We iSo know, however, that he can probably
harmonize the conflicting elements in the
party more nearly than any other man in the
State.—(Commonwealth.
That ll just the way the GAZETTE has
been talking for several months past.
Col. Martin is, beyond question, the
Strongest man In the State for Governor.
All sides are willing to trust hiin._know..
'ng that be has always honorafcTy and
faithfully discharged the duties of every
* trust confided to his keeping. Wc be-
lieve that he will be the next Governor
of Kansas.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2.1884.
Co£. JOHN A. WARTIX, of the Atchison
Champion has taken a noble stand lor the
enforcement of the prohibitory law In this
state. He is advocating tho closing of the
saloons in Atchison. It has taken the
Colonel a long time to awaken to the
emergency but he hos thrown himscll Into
the breach i t last. We houor him for the!
stand hehas taken.
Hike SttScwcttJcttt. \
'OSEAL00SA, KANSAS.
r . II. ROBERTS, Editor.
Saturday, February 2, 1884.
If the question, W h o shall be the!
•republican candidate for governor?!
[TviW t o be settled to-day by a vote of!
i h e republicans J o h n A. Martin
would be the choice of an overwhelm-
i n g majority. W e have no reason
t o doubt t h a t such will be the result
w h e n the convention meets, if Mr.
M a r t i n is a candidate, and about
t h a t we know nothin g. W e do know,
.however, t h a t h e can probably har-
monize t h e conflicting elements in
t h e party more nearly t h a n any oth-
e r m a n i n t h e state.— Common-
wealth.
••Solonel M a r t i n is regarded with
g r e a t favor in t h i s county, and as a
candidate for governor would receive
a strong a n d enthusiastic s u p p o r t j
r S** Wlaflte
M. M. MUROOCK, E d i t o r .
WICHITA, KANSAS, F E B . 7, 1884.
FOR JOHN A. MARTIN.
The W Infield Couritr comes out last W$|L
Tor Col; jfno".;Av Martin.for governor, T h a |
I is allwell enough, .friend. MlUlngtonfS^ 9
i you will look around c a r e f u l l f y p i ^ | l ^ |
fr£ov'er^ibat.abrat'iive'rybWy;jijtoM4jnKff
i-of.the State haB been.: that way;foi^at:ie°
'yearsTagoi aVroany of uByerymuchdesiredj
•;. the*^Sw--milkeror Shannon Hill would nev^
; er have had the opportunity'ot'si'offlng'stbe-
;- poverty! stricken Bourbon animaljr known
• as KarisVslDemocracyi •withWran * mashes
' for two'jong years until some of its' indi-l
i-, vidualslbave begun to imagine themselvesl
K thoroughbreds.

-|£toiJAi \*QtM*mu-
^ o i f * - . MA.UT7», of Alehiaon, is
fBVOrft^ mentioned us u etuididato
ior^flrnor. Wo.fciowof no M l
w h o 4 u U i BU.tuBboMor. Martin
!BftfltTaigl>tf..>rv;iT.I,l-"n,,a kfepnll-
liojSfVfro novor pulk* nor boltn, but
is always wiim.g l« »«*» by the
fcibWWN-od Will or lUo m » K )
rty; Such J{:publicans tiro IbO men ^.
to bfinK to Otu lrc>nt; isI;-—
S,,f -..' !V--«^i^.:; . !
8>fc*
jliUJRSDAY, JANUAnv ii 84.
A.'A. Ricns.m:*:. con
'..jr. lit. IMUU1<.>'1 II IHWVI-C »««»'
toapor. man UmolUcr ''•'>• Ua»t »•• «t»t»M
lilvOlObvcCoi-.l.-in' A. MUUlli HocU'il
Ki)v«nitf»r Knii «••. JJ" •'•" I*"" " l '
riHiipnuy in tii*^ 1 • 'Vlvi i|i!' •;'-'lt',>
THE KIKWIN CHlERi
OI-KICI.U, r.vrnn OK rmi.r.MM roe."*1\*
Thursday, Jiuuiaty :?, ISN4,
Wo bcliovo that" Col, Martin could poll
a heavier vote in north western Kan-
sas than any other man in the state, not
because of his pre-eminent services in
behalf of the party, but because he is re-
garded as an able, honest and fearless
"man who would mako an excellent
chief magistrate.
m
O F F I C I A L COUNTY; .jpJw
*? "J. E. BRYAN, EDITOR, * J
_(KS, ifABY M c U l t X , . . . . FMFBIBTBBS
OSWEGO, KANSAS, J^VNUARY^lj
S
NEXT UOVlJUNOK.
Perhaps it is a little early to
troduce the subjectat the heat
this arU|le, But we are excus
on the ground that as republic!
we areln a, bad fix about the
ernor and waut, to 'catch time
the foreloclrlo as to pull ours
forwalcj^ithfthe oar of yrogrgi
We dojn|| Vant to say much,
but desire to suggest wha
have tnorfght for a year*]
There is one* man in Kansas atf
all others, suited to the time
place. He is preeminently qua!
fled by education, talent, exper- B
ience, long residence in the state,
soldierly qualities exhibited during
the war, and an unswerving devo-
tion and fealty to the principles of
the republican parfy through evi
J; report and good report. We -3H
not know any other roan in t
state so well suited for the pi
under all the circumstances. The •M
only objection to be urged unless
it is that he is a newspaper man.
Somehow sorao people soem to
1
have a prejudice against that sort .
of man; but in this case it won't
hurt. We mean John A. Martin,
of Atchison. ,« ft
f TltE JOUKXAL.
SUNDAY, I'KttliUAliY 10,1884. v
£
A UttSVF >>i:ii> vv U ublicnn l>ipsw uiKail-
Uit ate |"'»'i '"'•l ftit-t ' " ''» vrt r "I'Col. John A.
M;H*i» i»i K" '>iiHir. A b«tl«r m m emtWI o
not In K«lee.<- tl. Willi Mill n* the smmiurri
[bearer llMM v ' J " l ' •»•' l h ) diOitfer vi another
|pjiuo>:ratio utfmni triiion.

One >t the candidates that will oomeX
b'ufci". th«i.Republican ouvention in y
Kama* next year?-tor the gttb«rnat*-J
oriu1 oomma'nM ia John a Martin-
He nan uarued recognition from t h e {
jMWiy by lonjr and faithful Berr'oe,
And by publishing one of the ablest
papers to Kanaai. Had be been
'nominated in 1882 the nwte wonldf ]
not now hare a Oemoorst Governor
Philadelpba Preaa.
i Li . 1 -
THE KIBWIN CHIEF.
qp
OFFICIAL PAPKU O» PIIUXIPB COUNTY
Thurmlny, F e b r u a r y t£^ 1 8 8 4 ,
n P"W-\ lew weeks aj;o, the. (JUIKI> express-
IK] the opinion that Col. John A. Martin
would In] I lie stroiu'cst candidalo that
the Republicans could nominate. The
GommoinmiUh, Hays too~lbirds of the r<-
pnbllcnn voters nro Tor him, and Man-
hattan lltpitblw, thinks he IH the strongest
I If the question, Who shall be the
man In lite party. What a convention
may do, p u hard to lull, but if the
Wm Choice could bO luft to the people, Col.
Martin would bethoman.
e Gazette.
Oflleiul Paper of the City mid Count v.
V. t». WILSON A SONS. E-hlur...
FRIDAY MOKX1XO, FEB. 1, 13M.
If tho quustton, Whoilmlloo tlio Uupulill.
o»« candidate for Governor? wee to Ira not-
tied to-day by a Tote of tho Uepubllcan*
John A. Martin would bu the oholco of an
ovorwhulndinf majority. We have no ronton
to doubt tliat such will bo til* result whan
that contention mwta, If Mr. Mm tin l« a can-
dtdato, »n«t about that wa know nothing.
W< do know,howamir, that ho can protmtily
rmonUe tho confllotlnK elements In tlio
party mora nearly than any other man In tho
State.—pOntnuion wealth.
That Is just the way tho GAZKTTK hits
been talking for several months post.
I
Col. Martin Is, beyond question, the
strongest man In the .State fur Governor,
All sides itro willing to trust him. know
'eg that ho has always honorably and
faithfully discharged the duties of every
trust cnnUdcd to his keeping. Wo be-
lieve that lie will be the next Governor
of Kansas.
||H»||%v ? t
SATURDAY, FEBBCARy 4^1884.
-j&jfc.
Co£. JOHN A. MARTIN-, or the Atchison
Champion has taken a noble stand lor the
enforcement of the prohibitory la* In thU \
state. He Is advocating tho closing of lha
soloons In Atcblsou. It has taken the
Colonel a long tlmo to awaken to the®;
emergency but he has thrown hlusotl Into T
the breach at last. We honor hirh for the* '
stand he has taken. J3fc-
j $ b iiteciicntlcnt. |
^SKALOOSA. XAXTSAS.
r . H. Ronr.ltTN, Editor.
i
i Saturday, February 2,'1884.
'•*
f
J 1 -,_^_--" .-,?, * 1
(republican candidate for. governor?
"was to bo settled to-day by a vote of
the republicans John A. Martin
•would be the choice of an overwhelm-
ing majority. We have no reason
.to doubt that such will be the result
when the convention meets, if Mr.
Martin is a candidate, and about
that wo know nothing. We do know,
however, that ho can probably har-
monize the conflicting elements in
the party more nearly than any oth-
er man in the state.— Commoii-
tcealth.
-Colonel Martin is regarded with
great favor in this county, and as a
candidate for governor would receive
a strong and enthusiastic support.
m
gfre Wfitflte
N . M . MURDOCH,Tilt>r.
ii»«—••• .-a • • • • • - • • • i iii-iiv 7*•- —
WICHITA, KANSAlftfcB. 7, 1884;
;> J0R,1QHM*.
'fj»a WInfield CowiirWM%% last wMkX
ror Col. Jno. A. M.rtla for governor. That
li all well Month, trlead iuUffion.butiri
yea WnUoo. .round e a r e M * * * will ««*•
eov.r that about everybody In.lhU Mellon
m
yeart igof ai many oToWiryffittendMtra.ilj_ I
the eow-nillker of Shannon Hill would nav-1
•r have Bad the opportunity oi'MufflngOthe 1
poverty stricken Bourbon animal, known I
U Kansas'Democracy* with bran mashes
for two long years until some Of lU'lntiM
vlduals have be|un to Imagine ^ e i**|*|M
thoroughbreds.

THE
iUef0U0»ltec0*fle*.
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TVE. OVE. B e o l x . , S d l l t o r .
PKA'NKFORT, KAXSAS.-FEBRUAKY 8, 1881,
HoLTON, TnUBSDAT, F E E . 7, 1884.
ir the question. Who shall be the Republican
candidate for Governor? was to be settled to-
ilay by a vote of the Republicans John A Martin
would be the choice of an overwhelming major-
ity. We hare no reason to doubt- that such will
be the result when that convention meets, if Mr.
Martin is a candidate, and about that wolinow
nothing. We do know, however, that he can
probably harmonize the conflicting elements in
the party more nearly than any other man in the
state.—Commonwealth.
That is just the way the Gazette has been talk-
ing for several months past. Col. Martin Is, be-
yond question, the strongest man in the State for
Governor. All sides are willing to truBt bim,
knowing that he has always honorably and faith-
fully discharged the duties of every trust confid-
ed to his keeping. Wc believe that he will br
the next Governor of Kansas.—Abilene Gazette.
Colonel Martin is regarded with great favo: in
Ibis county, and lis R candidate for Governor
would receive a strong and enthusiastic support.
— O.ikaloosa Independent.
Colonel Mnrtin, if lie consents to
be a candidate, can get a very solid
and enthusiastic support from the
Republicans of Jackson count}'. In
this event prohibitionists and anti-
prohibitionists will meet on the com-
mon ground of an honest enforcement
of the constitution and laws. The
Gaxeltc and Independent are among
the strongest and ablest prohibition
advocates iu the State, while the
Commonwealth inclines to the other
side. This would indicate, as the
Gazette says, "that all sides are will-
ing to trust him."
SABETHAlHlnALD.
T, L. BRUNDAGE, Editor.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1884.
TIIK Hiawatha World: d a r n e l G ^ n T w
T. Sherman, for the next Republican
p r u d e n t i a l candidate. Give us Hon.
J o h n A. Martin, of Atchison, at the
,
a m l we
of the s
^ t e ticket for Governor,
axe with von. YWb
i^sCs-
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FRANKFORT BEE.
LUTE P. 1SOWEN, PUBLISHES.
I
en
W E notice that a number of the state
papers—notably the Leavenworth Timet—
1
have already commenced to agitate the
question as to who will he the most prom-
inent candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for governor. Now. as two years
ago, we shall lift our humble clack in the
I
interests of John A. Martin. We do not
take this course with the idea that it will
have any weight in determining the result
of the state convention, but simply to il-
lustrate the fact that we are on the side of
right and justice. If the republican par-
ty of Kansas this year fails to recognize
the claims of John A. Martin, in its com-
ing state convention, it will ignore a gen-
tleman who has done more for it than any 1
other two men in the state: and it will
demonstrate that it is a mighty poor party
Jr
to tie to. Mr. Martin's friends should not
ask for his nomination—they should de-
mand it.
00
to
800
C | e €0111111.0 iitaltj);
•WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 30, 1SS4.
IS
THE GOVLRNOB <J LECTION.
It would make a young buzzard vomit
to listen to the way some of the papers H
who are opposed to J o h n A. Martin of
Atchison for Governor of the State abuse
him. One outfit savs he is working with
t h e Prohibitionists, another says he is a
f
" i r i e n d " of Huntington's, another comes
rushing out bleating like a calf and says
2
he is a Monopolist, etc., etc. Boys, you
had better wait tili J o h n A. announces
himself for the Governorship, and t h e n
we would advise you to stop abusing
him, for he was honorably known in the
affairs of t h e State when two-thirds of
us young calves were sucking, and we o
00
guarantee the old settlers will not go <
back on him.—Stochon News.
If t h e question, W h o shall be the Re- I
p
publican candidate for Governor? w a s ' O
to be settled to-day by a vote of the Re-
publicans J o h n A. Martin would be the
choice of an overwhelming majority.
We have no reason to doubt that such
will be t h e result when t h e convention
meets, if Mr. Martin is a candidate, and
i
>
about t h a t we know nothing. We do
know, however, that he can probably
harmonize t h e conflicting elements in
1
t h e party more nearly t h a n any other
m a n in t h e State. I
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THE COURIER.: ^*n-fyjv*-~^^-

(THE
D. A. MLLIJXGTOX. Kditor. 1 VTHElf1RMER;
FRIDA
THURSDAY, J A N U A R Y 21, 1884. F . H. BARNHART EDITOR

1 ciiAMl'io.v LKCTl'MK, > THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 1884. SEDAN,

On the outside of this issue will be
found an article headed "A-Li >c<U Tem- THE Commonwealth is of the
perance Laeture," written by John A. opinion that two-thirds of the re The Leave:
Martin, in the Atchison Gh'i.mpion. I publicans are in favor of Col. John the Rej^iblica
I t is one of the most noble, generous, j A. Martin as the republican candi-
pointed and practical we have seen L. Prentiss of
o | date for governor. Iu our opinion
anywhere. Read it and see how well for Secgplary
• Col. Martin is the strongest man
it fits the situation in Winlield. Read know ol§a mar
it young men who drink sometimes,
we could nominate, and he is cer-
I tainly worthy of the office. But would rjrefer i
youug men who drink often, young wc aro gfraid
men who carry bottles and treat friends there is this about his candidacy,
young men who are making yourselves he would like, of-course, to be gov- to waitghis y(
odious by rowdyism induced by drink ; ernor of Kansas, but will not be a that thefipeopl
and think what you might be if you candidate to the detriment of the the n o p i n a l k
never would indulge and what you are/ j party. He will not force himself Martin jjfaf G
quite sure to become unless you totall ! upon the republicans. He cares hardly ^ x p e c t
s abstain. *"*•
j more for the s^rccess of his party from thS same
j than for a nomination that would ticket, gt'en th
THE COURIER. result in the reelection of Govern' as Marfan din!
or Glick.
J
H
OFFFICIAL PAPER m COWLEY COUNTY
£he l*yoi
D. A. MILLINGTO-W Krtitor.
THE KINSLEY MEE^U^Y, THlSRSlJA
I TrrrrjcTk A -*
THURSDAY, J A N U A R Y ;;I,"l«J. GEORGE. M. FLICK. EOITOR AND PROP.

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s
I
Si
o n ; S E \ r oo-VBRNOR,
As undoubtedly Kansas luis lia3
enough of Giick and w.iisky flllo, thero
EATCKDAT, FEURCA-RY 10. ISM.
'the Rftttblki
will caijry Ka
next fag.
*, is beginning to be some intention paid AMONG the many possible candidates i p<
OO
00
00 . to the question of who Shall !>e hlfl suc- for the governorship next fall, the «f
cesser. We do not need to think long name of Hon. John A. Martin, of the" As un.&bubtet
enough pSG'lick
I • on the subject, for our choice is made
j up. VVe are decidedly for John A.
Martin of the Atchison Champhn lie
Atchison Champion is mentioned with
increasing frequency. There is appar^
cntly a growing sentiment in all parts
is beguuling to i
to the question
successors. We •
has always been in the harness at work of the state that he can .better unite and •:, long on t | e subj
for bis state, and his party, has never harmonize the Republican party than made up." We a
flinched under any circumstances and A. Marti«of the
any mail of prominence yet mentioned.' ! He has a&vays i
we think has done more for the Rlory If constant and unremitting labor in he- work forjiis stai
and advancement of his stale and par- •half of the prosperity and development: never ffiiched
ty without'feward or Inps of reward of the state, acknowledged integrity and }_^ 8t«Dces, ifjid we
than any other Ivinsan we can itHuae. ability, and unwavering fidelity to the^i I] forthe gwry situ
| purest principles of Republicanism con-? state andjiarty s
*titute good grounds for a nomination.j of rewarS tlimi-i
NQBTON COgglgg^ I John A. Martin seems to fill the bill. can nanik — Wii
Correct} and a

_ T H U B S D A Y , F E B . 14, 1884.

T h e name of Col. J o h n A. Mar- CLAY tEXTBU, KAJiSAS, >KBUUAHV 14. HBfj

i agitated ftist no-
our clairfg for s
the issu«ofthe
16th; 188|, w e n
Majt-iu i® 18S4
tin, of I he A t c h i s o n C h a m p i o n , is roi.iriCAi, poixr.s. AtJnaost|our p
fr»q unfitly m e n t i o n e d as t h e c o m -
ing man for g o v e r n o r of K a n s a s . ii We .will not be surprised io learri ftt|
any time thai Mr. James Siniih, soereta-
few dayf of fu
inaugurged di
W e know of no one who would ry of state, will be a candidate for govr 1885. ••*" - .
>-Ut> m o r e s a t i s f a c t o r y to t h e p e o - ernor.—£? Dorado Republican.
*• a of this c o u n t y than h e . Well, would he not make a good one?
* i —Commonwealth. -:
- Y es, first rate. And so would Eugeri*
»^TWBf"Sa* w are.—Emporia Xeus.
A.nd so would Col. John A. Martin, I
and he deserves it, which is several |
44
points in his favor in our estimation.
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T H E CHRONGSCOPE H

FRIDAY, P B B ^ M ^ . Official Paper of the City and County • |

KANSAS SOOTtt
t/3

I JOHN A. MARTIN,
UPrenUssaflboM
i for Secretary of « * J
knOWOfft
r n f t r l b a t po.Won, but
would P ^ . ^ S o b l o *i» h « e
Ucareafra.dtb.t^obie
ito-aittbisycar^
i t b a t t b c people are gou.b
' t h e nominauon of Col
I Martin for G - W * * J « * *
,1 I'cJlllllv..
Martin an
FOR GOVERNOR:
OF ATCHISON.
^ T H E gentleman v;hose name appears
^ .w. at the head of this column as our l
candidate for governor we believe
possesses the qualifications and attrib-
utes in an eminent degree to make the
most acceptable governor Kansas has
had for many a day. A staunch and
a
reliable Republican, level headed and
^
constant, true to himself and loyal to
his state and party ; not fanatical or
theoretical, but practical and full of
common sense ; we believe he would
do more to harmonize the conflicting
q
o
elements in the Republican party than
en
any man that can be mentioned. For
over twenty-five years the editor a u d i ,
proprietor of a Republican paper that I,
I
00
has always beeu outspoken and honest , J'
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in the opinions it has expressed upon ,

-^^z^^:^^ns7^ C!«ver«er. on
will carry ^ u s a s bj •«-.- • • ^
next toll.
A s undoubtedly K ^ s a . ^
enough of GUeKU'U. « ' " j . | ) U „ n Mid
la Hebasal-.v:0>' , ^ 1 ;. , v.-,.-. putty. »*f
work for UIMWW • » « ' J. ditnilR-
i n e v e r flinched M I t r - 1 ( , n e , u or« |
i for.tbe glory « B * , t C M t r # V ^ o r h< V \
U t u t e a n d p a r y - ^ h c r K a „ s a n W.
I o f regard t»«'£"ffi W courier. .
\ can «*«»•.- J * J J J B s u h ject is !>?»»«
Correct; and as tn.M t 0 fl,e
|asUated3u^no: i e tbeboon)i
lour claim for * * " " • L1C . VN of Nov.
U ,1th. issue of the ^ B ^ , v . John A ,
all questions that have come up during [
those eventful years, a true, patriotic,
and valorous soldier ; colonel of one of
the best, if not the best, regiment that a-
-
wrent out from this thoroughly legal
state, his record as a soldier, citizen
f
and politician is above suspicion and
beyond reproach, unimpeached and
unimpeachable. He has never been an H
O
office-seeker, but an humble worker in
the ranks for the best interests of the
state and our common country. If it
J-
can be truly said that a party owes any-
thing to any of its members the Re-
publican party of Kansas owe3 it to
John A. Mai tin of Atchison, to make
him its Btandard bearer in the next
campaign, and it can and will move
o
on to victory and roll up its old-time 00
majority.
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** m
Martin m 18o4. ^
' At most, our p v ^
u!lack but a . EMPIRE PRINTING- CO |
wiU be
C. W .~M cDONALD'",~Edit"or.'"' i >
t - ^ : d u n n ^ o first W « * of
| inaugurates ° _j- " THURSDAY? FEB\ liTlSiST
ilSSo. -=r**-——%'"*"""" •
\ Hon. John A. Martin, of Atchison,I •
-J
me- -seems to be the strongest and most! ©
OS
availnblo candidate for governor.
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Storting ittltottm THE CHIEF.

<J^AJU^D^LMEKT~ Pnbllsher
Published every Thursday at
S T E R L I N G . KICE COUNTT, K A N S A S .
5:
— l ! i g . 51-68 ? » W r i n l T i n c c . Foitagt Tro..
V J I . 7 , No.3811 Feb, 14, '84 HWhole No. 352.
COL. JOHN A. MAETIN Will be a candi-
date for the republican nomination for gov-
ernor before the nest state convention,
and we believe he will be nominated. No
better man can be fonud in the state. HJ£>
nominated be will bo elected by fifty "'
thousand majority.
JCHE CHRONICLE.
J. W. HART, Editor.
C. If. W. TAT£S, T'.VJTOU.
. , ^t
i WEDNESDAY FEBKl'ARY 13, A. 11. 1884.
A few weeks ago the Chief express !
ed the opinion that Col. John A. M&- j
tin would be the strongest candidate
that the Republicans could nominalfe, i
Tha Commonwealth says two thiras !
of the Republican voters are for higi,
and the Manhattan Republic, things
he is the strongest man in the p a r * .
What a convention may do it is ha£d
to tell, but if the choice could be fejft
to the people, Col. Martin would J>e
the man.—Kirwin Chief. §
There is no doubt about the fiiSt,
Col. Martin is the choice of the people
and we believe he will be noruinafed
and elected. g

Abilene, Kan., Friday, Pen. 15, 1884.

John A.' Martin would make the j

strongest candidate for Governor the Re- I ' THE OHIEETAIN. |]
publicans could nominate, and in that ',
position be would do credit to the State. 'TUESDAY, FEB., 10, 1884/* j
gl
H. S. F I S H , Editor & Proprietoj
The Larned CHBONOSCOPE waufe
Ellsworth Reporter. 3 Hon. J o h n A. Martin, of Atchisoaj
nominated for Governor. He w o u i |
JHURSDAY, F E B R U A R Y 7, 1884.
make a good one.
A. few we"eksTgo( the Chief exnresT
the
f °Pinion that Col. John A Mar" Ii
mm me Republican could nomimt«
ior governor. T h e C o m m ™ v S h
THEPIONEE: M
aiSSUBD feYERY FRIDAY MORNING
.says two-thirds of the nZZ, • '
; riONEEJ? POINTING CQ, E d i t o r s a.-d Proprietor?

TCou J p H N ^ ^ MAKTTN seems to bff>

tm uouldbe t b e m a u . - - [ K i r w i n Chief.
^ e t C o L Martin at the Encamp.
mentoftheG.A.R.atTopeka^t
week, and basing our j u d g m e n t
his popularity with the old soldiers, we
are firmly T>f the'opinion that no other
man in the state could poll as large ai
vote as he, for governor.
;
looming-»p~ as ' t h e ."most favorable
! candidate for Governor. Certain 8
i 58 no'better man could b e ' selectecfc
Always sound in politics. As aa
' editor he stands in the front r a n k s | |
• and above all; he is a logical, syi
teraatic reasoner; a strong advocaj&f
j of law And order, and believes in thy
strict enforcement of our constittg-
tion.••'" ->••• • •' • :Wi

,/tv
.••.4-,-'if.;>*.:-:T«*A»*i.: **'"'****•' ' " '"'
 i J.i.lltUMM
dial the positions ol honor and trust are
tanned out to unworthy members: that
party service Is not recognized except as
that service is rendered to the managers.
BYT. bi M!-JRDOCk.~ If Col. Martin can give assurances that
his candidacy is not the result of any com-
Vv\t\uy bination: thai he Will, if elected, turnover i1
a new leaf in poliii ml affairs; that tiie
olliee of ehiel exccuiive under his admin-
F o r J o h n A. M a r t i n . istration shall noi be used to perpetuate
tiie power of the present political dynasty
t The. \V infield ("wirier enme out last
I weak for (.Hi. .Mm A. Mania for go\er- in the party, he will be nominated and
11111-. That is nil Well enough. Irifiiil Mil- elected. With this uiider-tamling wt
lingion. Inn is vim will |i<ok around rari'.-
Ullly Villi will o.is'ovi.r that about every-
body in .Ms seeiioii rtl the State has been
believe the republicans oi ISulicr county
would lake pieasnie in .-upporiing him. 1
linn way fur at 'east I wo or three years.—
Wcliila Kli(!'\~:.
It ?eems lo !){• very well iinders'nod
tlllll '•-"I- Martin i' ii candidate for gover-
nor, this year, and I hat his friends pro-
THE WORLD I
pose to |Mlsli his uliiiriWR frnm now ii!!ihc VJ S. TILTON. Editor.
meeting oi iiio l!ci.nliiira:i Stall' enliven-
lion, wi'.h gr-it! vigor. \\ (• hlivt' had no SATtT.TUY. FxtiHl'AltY 2 3 . 1-SS4.
communication Willi liini or hi* Inline- ... ._ — - .. _ .
diate friends oil the .-tibjeet. and can there- Y WKSIRKK K.AX.-O..--. v,-i' i n f e r front
fore only sneak from what we fjsitlitil' itlie general tone of our exchanges, will
from the j-uL-hc prllltS, The jio'ii'iral give Colonel John A. Ma-tin its united
situation In the Stair. »; e ptetiltuf sui- • ' support for the l.apuiiii-.'.ii: gubernatorial
foundings anil the issues tiiut must larsrHy I • nomination. One wf the grandest men,
T3
j intellectually, wiiom Kilh^-tiB ever knew
enter into the coming iwilimtgii,
i will,' in f
; toiil u s oiu1 day lllht yuttr that ('olonel I
our juilirui"!:;, make ('oi. Marl 111 |: mi-
iiih'nMc euliilhlatl* holme the cntiventiin;
and we Would not bo lit all surpri.-cd to
Martin is ;t raun withum n lilemiidi, liven
more than this eun trutiifuliy in- Hiiid of I
•a
see him earn o t ' i h e prize, lie possesses
(dements 0! siiongih not found in other
candidate;; ami while there are those who
him: H e has, during R .itiiiruuii.stic career
at Atchison, extended through hjiwiml* of |
; a qnartar of'Acentury, • more for th.e j
t
oo
so
[8 will nut support him, yet there will no;
development of Kansas than 1ms been I to
•• done by any other man. He was a patriot '••
It probably he found any ennsUlrrabh' num-
ber ol republicans WHO will absolutely soldier, and is in favor •• <• liiiev'.ii;.' c;(:y 00
00
antagonize him. law or: nnr statute li:aii:
He served in the army with distinction,
has II eiean rteord in civil life and in the
minds ol'mo.-t sensible voter? would make THE XEWS.
till able ehiei executive, lie. is not a pro-
hiuhionis!, but now that the amendment
is uiinp'.ed, he argues very sensibly, that
the laws p:;S-ed to secure its enforcement
FRIDAY. FEHIIUARY 18S4
I
should be iioi.il>- administered
| Cor,
lAlehl«on
JOHN A. ^IAUTIN,
Clum|)!(jn,
of
an oid
the
f
E li will be argued against lihn that he
I hails from Atchison, the home of Senator s t a h v a r t and o n e of Hie best, news-
!
hit-alls mill Chief Justice Albert II. Nor- : p i p e r men in t h e west, is l o o m i n g en
ton: that his candidacy would j-opurdize iiif) c o n s i d e r a b l y a s tiie repuhlican
that of Mr. IngnUs, and that III! i- brought |
c a n d i d a t e for G o v e r n o r the ijfeseni pi
out with a view ol injuring the ehames
of the last named gentleman. And it Wlli yen,-. A b e l t e r or t r u e r m:in could
be inrther argued tn.it sliouhl he be elected | n o t lie found in t h e p a r t y o r S t a l e . ,• '
his administration would be subservient to o
present party management aud lender-
<
ship. THE HOLTON SIGNAL.
There is a growing sentiment in the p
republican parry that it is being selfishly HOLTOW, KANSAS, FEBRUAKr 27, 1884. O
controlled: that the younger members oi
the organization are constantly ignored T h e Hiawatha Wortd comes out i n . a j
by Ihe close corporation that seems to strons: editorial in favor of Gol. J o h n A . !
claim the riirht lo dictate its management;
I Martin, of Atchison, for governor. ITie '
j Bepublican party owed t h e nomination i
|' to Col. Martin some years ago, b u t failed >
>o
ttj discharged its obligation.
IV.
VO

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Che Wo via.
H I A W A T H A ; T H U R S D A Y , F E B . 21.
KANSAS GOVERNORS,
Here are the sanies of Kansas G6vernors,
^ n their order. Territorial, Reeder, '54; Shan-
non,'55; Geary,'06: Walker, '57; Denver,'58;
MemMy, '58. These men were all appointed
I for ons sole purpose, to plant slavery in Kan-
•£'•;• !' saB. Robert J . Walker was the man of the
•• 1 the highest intellectual stamp. Geary
! Wade the greatest subsequent reputation, as
\ Governor of Pennsylvania and as a Union
•Ml
i General. Denver alone survives; we think he
I is still alive, and living in Ohio. I n brains
the appointed were superior to our elected
Governors. These latter have been: Robin-
son. '01; Carney,.'62; Crawford, '04; Harvey,
'08; Osborn,'72; Anthony, '70; St. John, '78; J
Glick,'82.
, Six Territorial Governors, covering seven |
years; eightState Governors, covering twenty-
three years; thirty years of organized political
history. . —- • .. •.
| This year we elect another Governor, and
I the selection of the man is one of deep import
'; to more than one million people. W e h a v e
given the foregoing list as a warning—to show
that there is a chance for improvement. W e
need for Governor now, first, a Kansas man,
a man saturated with Kansas; a man who loves
Kansas better than any other State; who up-
holds her at home and abroad and who is al-
ways trying to make a point for her. Our old
Greek Profe'ssor was asked, "When does a man
know Greek?" ' " W h e n he dreams in Greek,".
I was the reply. OnrGtovernor must dream in
Karisan. He must know our history because;
: he is a part of it." Such a man cannot betray
us er art unworthily of us any more than a
father can betray his child.
Second, and finally, he must be a man of sa-
gacity; a good business man, wise, cool, and
with a isound judgment that has been fully
tried and tested?.'' T h e power of a Kansas Gov-
ernor is very much greater^ than the people
generally appreciate. Our State Institutions
are almost entirely in his hands. Gov. Glick
has been in office a very short time and yet he
Iia3 revolutionized the Boards that govern t h e
University, the Agricultural College, the Pen-
itentiary, the Normal School, and the several
Asylums. These Institutions represent an in-
vested capital that runs into the millions, tbey
have the control ot the education of large
numbers of young men and women, and of
the whole unfortunate and criminal classes.
The other and ordinary powers of t h e Gov-
ernor we need not allude to; they are very
J numerous and important, ranging all the way
S*W»*p#3E "{££*?
IHf
( froiiujil'vetp of a-bill to calling out tlie M i l p i |
t i i ^ i o ' q i i e l i a disturbance. We have 'said**
enoiigli to show that the election of theRepuif
licatv candidate is a matter of the" utmost iitf.
portauce; it should not be left to the excite-
ment or p»ni<M)f a convention; itshould be the
result of long t bought and deliberation among
the people—in fact of just such attention as
thev are now giving to this subject.
A few years ago a Republican convention
met in Topeka whieh'the people supposed
would nominate Col. John A. Martin, of Atch-
ison, the "man they wanted. The balloting be-
gan and Col. Martin had by far the largest
vote of any candidate but lacked a very .few,
eight or ten votes, we believe, of a majority
over all. He was the very decided choice of
the Republicans of Kansas and of the Conven-
tion. But what happened? H e was traded
out of it. Of the three prominent candidates
the one who had the smallest vote received the
nomination—tlie "dark horse."
Martin's friends found no fault. He and
j j i e y all fmpported the ticket and elected it.
That is the way they have always done. But
there has been a feeling ever since that that
snap judgment ought to be reversed. Col.
Martin has never lost his hold on the confi-
dence and even affection of the people; it
grows from year to year, and the year 1884
conies up smiling with onr gallant leader on
top; on top by a large majority.
This year's State campaign has not opened,
"and yet we find that the following papers have
asked for the nomination of Col. Martin for
Governor:
Wichita Eagle, Winfield Courier, Osborne
Farmer, Holton Recorder, Abilene Gazette,
Oskaloosa Independent, Newton Republican,
Wilson Co. Citizen, Salina Journal, Oswego In-
dependent, McPherson Republican, McPher-
son Freeman, Wellington Press, Marysyille
News, Frankfort Bee, Great Bend Begistex,
i Manhattan Republic, Council Grove RepubU-
?, can, Augusta Gazette, Chase County Deader,
Barber County Index, Louisville Republican,
Mankato Jewellite, Belleville Telescope,: J a -
betha Herald, Wake'eny World, Wyandcjtte
Chief, Atwood Citizen, Fredonia Times,JBjlf?!
win Chief, Kirwin Republican, S t o c k t o n ^ w ,
Gaylord Herald, Jamestown KanBan,.N^ t ( ? n
County Courier, Neosho Falls Post^Wetmore,
Spectator, Winchester Argus, Abilene §h*MJi
cle, Clay .Centre Dispatch, Darned .$^g§jf)
scope, Rice County Republican, Sterling B^'
tiu, Kansas City, Mo., Journal, and
walha W O E L D . •-,-»rS
T h e following papers have made f&'J
mention of Col. Martin as t h e RepuM*!
. didate:. ."_' . -vl.^'iM
11 Topeka Capital, Topeka Commonweal
rard Press, Ft. Scott Monitor, Empi
i I Manhattan Nationalist, Paula I

Cygne Journal, Great Bend Tribune, Bufi'm-
game Chronicle, Osage City Free Press, Seneca
Tribune, Sterling Bulletin, Tola Register, Mar-
ion Beconl, Beloit Ga/.etle, AVellington "VVell-
inglonian. Newton Kansan, Sedan Times,
Clyde Herald, Howard Conrant, Cawker City
Jidfriint, Independence Tribune, Ellsworth
Rlporler, V.'aleiville Telegraph, Anderson
CflfciUV Republican, Greenlcaf Independent,
Ciipeu.tui jioiald, Mound City Clarion, Cedar-
vtUe Review, Valley Falls Xew Era, White
CS>nn Review and the Haddam Clipper.
Skills is certainly an immense array in the
rffmher and in the character of the papers
lRuied. There is no general call for any other
rJfiiUdutB, and the fact stands out very prorai-
Ikjlltly that John A. Martin is the choice of
t§te people of Kansas for their next Governor.
With hint as a candidate the party will have
So factions; it will be a unit, as it ought to be,
especially in a Presidential year. Every one
iff the papers named has spoken heartily in
Jftvor of Martin, but they represent, generally
3>n party policy, a wide diversity of opinion.
•j§Iis nomination would mean harmony and
yictory. T h e G . A. K. boys would attend to
lie camp tires if their comrade was nominated,
f
nd the newspapers would proudly report the i
."meetings held in honor of the printer who
ggsame to Kansas before he was twenty years
gold, without a dollar, and who has shared wilti
SSthe people in all their adversity and pros-
perity.
g As the Secretary of the Convention that
•Sfframed our State Constitution, as the Colonel
Bof the Eighth Kansas, as the editor of the
M Atchison Champion, and as the present Secre-
r* tary of the National Republican Committee,
1. Col. Martin has a record alike honorable to
- himself, to his party, and to the whole people
8; of Kansas.
| THE 8CANDIA JOURNAL
A. B . WILDER, E d i t * * ,
SvSS.
FBIDAY, FEBRTJABY 2 2 . 1 8 9 4 .
jf~ Wirt Walton, aaya John A. Martin-would
.make a good governor and that he deserves
(
'& I t 11 the people of northern Kansas can
have their ehoioe John. A. would be the
toext governor ol Kansas*
©betlitt
GEO. H. H A K O " ^
PROFEIETOR.
jggg^KAlvSAS, THCBSPAT, r E i T i ! " ^ . j
Honr.lohn A. Martin; of Atclrson
seems to be the strongest and mostayail-
*j able candidate for Governor.
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JETIOBE EEYElLLE.i
«,
J, T . NORTON, E d i t o r a n d P r o p ' r .
- t •
JETMORE, - - . . KANSAS,
•loHN A. MARTIN, of Atchison, is fa-
vorably spoken of as our next Governor.
He was a gallant soldier, is a staunch
'Itepublican and has beer, since the
first days of "Abolitionism." He has
been editor and proprietor of one of the
truest Republican papers in the siUc for
over twenty five years and is at JIWMftt
secretary of the national Republican
committee. No strongs ** * • * • m i v n
W W he nominated by the Republicans
of Kansas than Col. fort in, for there is
not a roan in the state to-day with a
' better rfeord.
urn
OFFICIAL PAPER OF RUSSEL CITY
f
THURSDAY. F E B . 31.18S4.
00
Several papers in the State liavn de- to
clared for John A. Martin for Gov- 00
00
ernor. W e are now of the opinion
that he would make the most popular n
candidate. He and Judge Thatcher a.
will likely be the most prominent
candidates before the Convention.
a.
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THE DQggE CITY TIMES.
DODGE .CITY, THURSDAY. F E B . 2 1 . ' S 4 .
BT;BSClltfTIO^S2TorpJr7c;\r7^T,7.ilVh7i«r
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K- B . K l . A F S E , Ei!H.»rfi»..!I?ni:i | <5!fir. s
Thero are iV,y crailabic 'ca-.)V.;i«tc-;
p
©
oo
I
for Governor on the llepublicai; aioefc,'
Kansas and the preference is navrovr- j
cd to tTvo^mc-n—J U ( J p Thatcher and'
p.2.
John A. Martin ; cditcr of the Atohi-'
O
son Champion. The following frora'•
the Lamed Chronoscopy briefly s e t s '
forth the merits of Col. Martin. V,*e
i
heartily endorse the sentiments cf our
neidibor: i
1
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SABETHAHERA1D,
T. L BRUNDAGE, Editor,
TH»tf»IUY, I'-rtH it' \'IY, Jt, .lS3t.
XOIII.E J'UKNTI.S Asserts positively Hint.
HI is uot a candidate for Secretary of
.Slate. That Might to settle it. ~ It is
now generally conceded that John A.
Martin will be the next Governor n(
Kfcnsas. IIo is one of 'ho most promi-
nent Republicans in the JState, and it is ;
lull fair that he should be thus honored. L^
Ho has acquired a National reputalion, ? S
[but the citizens of onr own Hnto have
I been slow to recognize bis services, Mttlt*1l
although n prophet ifl without honor in
his own country, we hope yet to be able
to writo it-t»ov. John A.'Martin— Wvt-
more .S/)cc'fi(c>r.
'£hero is no man in Kansas Hi it we
would rejoice more to see the next Gov-
ernor than John A. Martin, and we bo-
llevo (hero is no man in the Statu that
the Republican press could rally to the
Jsopport with more enthusinni than they
could Col, Martin. There is no nmnin
the Republican ranks to-day thul. is any
more entitled to be recognized, and Mint
loo, for actual services rendered to Ibe
party anil the people. Wo hop* lo see
lahe press of Kansas appreciate this man
j>f worth, and bring him squarely before
he people. One who could harmonize
he different elements of the parly ami
i Live strength to the ticket. We, too.
I [hope to be able to writo it Qov. John A. -it
J [Martin. ___ '•
[EMporia Daily" News.
BY THE NEWS COMPANY,
IJMJOB BTOTLI*.
rsAMS P. MAoLXMUK.
Aux. B u m
Entered at tbe poitomoe at Emporia u
9 'cond-clMi matter.
FRIDAY KVENINQ, TEH, »».
, • r ,rr —-U-
f~ The Hiawatha World baa a spirited
and able column for John A. Marttn tor
governor. The World baa s?t Kansas on
the track for old Tecumseh for presi-
dent, and now putt Us lever under
Martin and gives him a good boost. It
publishes a list ot forty-five papers
which havo declared for the Colonel
and a list of thirty-three others which
have made lavorsble mention to the
same effect. We quote the closing
paragraph of the World's article: "As
the; secretary' of ihe convention thai
frsrded our state constitution, as the Col.
onel ol the Eighth Kansas, ss the editor
of the Atchison Champion, and as the
secretary of the National Republican
Comtriittee, Col.Martin has a record
alike'honorable to himself, to his party,
and to tbe whole people oPKaDsSB.''
•ft' •
LE
m
jMJbs®$i
For'QoveAOT
-.Jfffca little early; f^ju^ro^torial] _
Irorni. but we ventttte # ffidict t£af J j
CMiJ'ohn A. MarUo W&g^&fa'Jtt
dumjnon, will be the next Republican ;^||
I nominee for Governob J^rtotl 0^001^^^
would delight to honor hiui . # h herO
m vote, and we believe thia;eM|n|* fwrtidn'lj
of Kansas would do tbe him," The Col:^
is out onto; bW Of i ^ K W i * | ° 1 U M « a
men in Kansa.^but V ' « § $ e bMf*
•be patera the J | a j d ^ . g | ^ : ^ p ' ^ ^ g | |
(sterling IStiUeftn.-'
JCHAKI.KH D. rr.MK.lt. Pabllsbei
i. fublliihod every Thursday St
STEltl.lNO. KICK COUNTY. KANSAS,
TfrBl: 51,50 Pir 7tit Is tinge*. fHttf• fit*.
N l.i.'No.39ll Feb. 21. '84 HWhole No.353*.
*" — mm 1 ....... — - 3 k
Col, JOHN A. MARTIN stems to have the;
field for the republican nomination for!
governor. We shall not be surprised to
sec him receive the nomination by accla-
mation. He can be elected by 50,000 ma-
i jority over any man tbe opposition cap
put in the field.
Jpcgluwn gcpuMtam.
MEAD & CONKLIN, w s r n .
ft 0: MMAD, MDJTOB.
i
i THURSDAY, I'EUUUARV 18.
• The politicians in attendant
tbe meeting of tbe committee.ol
I Fourth congressional district.
tin this city j estorday, seemed ti
, Iquito unanimous in tbe beliof that
/Uot. John A. Martin,OtIbV'Atcisou
baa ibe lead byftlonft, ways, inj tbe
raco for governor this coming, fall,
Tbia Is » very pleasant belief t»
tackle t o - I Emporia Wow* ' !
Or all the people'rD"this county1
whom we bavo'consulted' o'ri jthis
matter (and tboy aro"very'many)
we found very fow wbo:did,ntheftoWji
to" thftt belief. •• n , V w *l.4sJ
 T h e F i r e b r aTKLI
^CLAY C E N T E R . K A N . , F E B 28 1884,'
UVH CHOICE.
THE time is near at hand when the Re-
publican party 'will 1- called upon to
name the man who is to be the next gov-
ernor of Kansas.
Who shall it be? The people must an-
swer and that bofore very long.
It is to be hoped the people will carefully
consider this matter so that when the
time comes for them to answer, ao mistake
will be made. The Republican party can
not afford to make any mistake at this
time. There is loo much at stake. The
very life or death of the party depends on .
the result of the coming election.
The Republican party will have all it \
can do conveniently to harbor safely in ;
the storm that is brewing, and that will'
be upon us at no distant day It is not as
It used to be, a few years ago. All Ihe Re
publicans '/adto do was to put their icket
in the field and the people elected it, but
that day is past, it is hoped never to re-
turn. The people to-day demand men,
men of ability, of intellect, of integrity;
men of broad liberul minds, who are in
sympathy with the people, m^n who are
up with the times; men who believe in ad-
vancement, in progression in politics as
well as busine«s; men who believe in
honest government, and who are in full
sympathy with the reform movement in
ti-e party; men who believe that every
citizen, no matter how humble, ought to
- have and must have the same rights and
privileges of every other citizen; men who
believe in the enforcement of law; men
who not only believe these things, but
who also have the nerye to come out and
proclaim their faith, and enforce it if
needs be. Such are the men demanded
by the people, to till the high offices of
trust, and such a man the Republicans of
Kansas demand shall occupy the first
place on the Republican ticket in 1884.
Such a man is Col. John A. Martin of
Atchison, and it is to be hoped that
when the convention meets, that the
voice of the people will go up to Topeka
in such unmistakable tones of thunder
that the convention will not and dare not
wheedle them out of their choice, but
that it will nominate Col. Martin by an
overwhelming majority.
John A. Martin was right here when
Kansas was born; stood by her cradle
when she was a little babe, and when she
wns assaulted by a horde of foreign trai-
tors, who sought her young life, he was
among the first to spring to the rescue;
always ready when duty called him, al-
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ways able, honest and faithful. John A.
Martin stands to-day the acknowledged
peer of any Republican in Kansas.
The success of the Republican party in
the coming contest depends to a great ex-
tent on the strength of its several State
tickets. Let us have a strong ticket in
Kansas. Let our standard bearer be >ne
that can and will receive the vote of every
Republican in the State. One on whom
all factious can unite and say "he is the
man, we are satisfied."
Such a man is John A. Martin. With I
him at the head of the Republican col-!
umns, Qlick with his cohorts will retire
from the field without the firing of a gun.
without making a single ripple on the
political waters.
Let John A. Martin be nominated and
then victory is sure and certain. I
«£fc
Stafford Sera c-VJ
R . M . • B L A I H , Editor.
. . . *
STAFFORD, KANSAS. F E B . 28, 1884, j
T H I S fall we will hnve a governor
to elect and it behoves u? to see
t h a t the blander of two years ago
is avoided; and among the many-
able men at present spoken of for
governor is John A. Martin, of
Atcnison; a man BO identified with
Kansas that his name is a house-
hold word and a tower of strength
jin the Republican p a r t y . He has a
record that is like Cffisar's wife,
"above suspicion," and is a man
_who, we feel assured all who t a k e
' p r i d e in the record of Kansas, would
be but too happy to honor. We
h a v e been shown once to our sorrow
t h a t Kansas Republicans will noi be
driven; and while we have the kind-
est feelings for John P. St. John,
and respect, him as an honest and
able executive efficer, wo-must this
fail have a sure winner. John A.
Martin is one of the old-timers of
Kansas, F o r these reasons our can-
didate for governor is the editor,
•oldier and statesman, Col. John JL
^Martin.
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"Harper Graphic
G. 8 . F I N C H , Editor.
O. O. LKABHAHT,
Awoclate Editor and Butlnees Manage!
3 :•*•.-!
; Harper, Kans., Feb. 26,1884i;
State Politics.
- As yet, owing largely to tbe spe-
cial campaign in tbe second dis-
trict, very few points and prognos-
tications have gone abroad rela-'
tive to tbe approaching state elec-
tion. This apathy is also due in(
part to the undisputed certainty of
Republican victory next fall. The
experimental accident by which
the present chief executive gained
his seat, has not been without its
benefits, although, like most other,
bad breaks, it was decidedly cost-j
ly. Personal animosities and Bide;
issues have been largely elimina-
ted, and the Republicans of Kan-
| sas will enter the contest on the
square basis of party principles.
A s near as can be gathered from I
cursory observations, the official
magnet gravitates about thusly:
F o r governor—first and foremost,
stands the name of Hon. J. A. Mar-
tin, of Atchison, secretary of the
Republican National Committee,
and an admitted leader of the par-
ty. That Mr. Martin is fully in the
field, is now evident, while it is
: equally obvious that his strength
Tind popularity is confined to no>,
special section of the state. Mar- ]
tin would make a vigorous and •
clean campaign and an excellent i
^governor.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY.
LEW". C. HEADLEY. EDITOR.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1884.
, We don't remember whether we Tiavc said so before I
1
or not, but we would rather see John A. Martin nom-
I mated for GoTernor than any other man in the State
r ,r- 0 fm5RSDAr
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F A L L ETVEIt. K A N S . , FEBBUABY » , MM.
The Hiawatha World has a spir-
ited and able colnmn for John A.
Martin for Governor. The World
has 6et Kansas on the track for old
Tecumseh for President, and now 1
puts its lever under Martin and >.
gives him a good boost. I t pub- 1
lishes a list of forty-five papers
which have declared for the Col-
onel, and a listof thirty-three others 1 •
which have made favorable mention (1
to the same effect. We quote the
closing paragraph of the World's
article: " A s the Secretary of the
Convention that framed our state
constitutions, as the Colonel of the
Eighth Kansas, as the editor of the
Atchison Champion, and as the
Secretary of the National Republi-
can Committee, Col. Martin has a
record alike honoroblo to himself,
to his party, and to the whole peo-
ple of Kansas.
THE FARMEK.'
F. H. 3ARI-7HART EDITOR
THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1834.
ALTHOUGH the campaign has not
j opened, the Hiawatha World gives
in list of 45 Kansas newspapers
that have declared for John A.
JMartin for governor, and 33 others
;that have spoken favorably of his
nomination, \

Kisewherc we re-publish from ihe;
Hiawatha IFoWc? a lengthy article on ;
{ansa? Governors." We heartily.
i-ijfiorso that portion of It in refer-1
fifce to the claims and availability of'
CSI. John A. Martin as the Eepubli- j
c'ift candidate Wc sincerely believe |
t!§U r,o other ffifiu ia the State com- •
l/»cs to the same extent the
ǤM)rior qunlificfctfons for the j
015 ce, KHII the ability to naltv t!
Iwtiont of the party in !iis support, i
i* iqfidCDt that Martin would be
*• MJgbt to the front by the Kcjjubii*
*% jig of the Stale at a prominent, csn-
.' ber of the men for the eighth Kansas,
! hile, -.vc- have had the matter under :
-' 'krtH consideration for ibe pant MX :
?i iliths, and have tried to Consider i
•itifrom every slr.r;.ipoitit. The above 1
•cSiiclnsicn has been arrived at, not
Ifclily bnl deliberately, and vri'.h a
•ofittscit; iilious regard for what 9M! be-
imvi' to be for -he best interest*, not
<.8i\y of the .Republican party, b-iit of
the the Important issues and Irj-
nijfs that concern our State.
15/*
i H U R S D A Y . F K n R U A K y 21, 1834
~ s 8 3 ^ With Blaine at the head of
tlie presidential ticket and Col. John
S. Martin at the head of the State
t§:ket, an old fashioned, sweeping
Republican majority in Kansas.
j *oirld l>e assured from the start.
H f T h e Hiawatha World uses
i blnmn editorial to show that Col.
hn A. Martin of Atchison is the
• cS>ice of the Republican party in
Kgnsas for Governor. He was the
real choice of the party two years
a | o also, but the bosses who pulled
•the wires and set up the pin* took
mighty good care to see that C»l,
Martin was not nominated. If the
question could be submitted to the
rank and file of the Kansas Repub-
licans, he would be nominated with a
nrrah and would be elected by the
rgest majority ever given a Kan-
s Governor.
FREDONIA TIMES.
"'Yd :mu. 1,..rEBErAKY 2S, 1S84,
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
A number of the best and most in-
fluential journals of the state have al-
ready c.xpres.'.-ed tlieir choice for the
next chief executive of Kansas, and we
ilnJ thlil they are almost unanimously
in faYor of Col; John A. Martin, editor
of the Atchison Champion, Coi. Mar-
lip, is an old Kansan, having resided in
the state over a tjtifyrter of a century,
liewas a member of the 'Wyandotte
eonvcutiou and helped to frame the
constitution of the slate, and acted as
secretary of the convention, although
at that time lie was a beardless boy,
. having but it few mouths previously at-
! tained his majority. When the war
• broke out he laid down bis \<rn, boliev-
j iug the sword inure powerful just at
; that crisis. He recruited a large num-
and when the regiment was organized
he was honored with the colonelcy. lie
'served his country faithfully for four
1
years and was honorably disehared at
the close of the war. sim-e which time
, he has been the editor-in-ehcif of the
Atchison Champion, a paper he estab-
lished during the border-ruffian times.
Col. Martin ha? served several terms
In both branches of our state legisla- •
lure and at the present time is a mem-
ber of the national republican commit-
ted, and was recently elected secretary
of tiiat body. lie is a progressive re-
publican on a broad-gauge, and there
is not the slightest tarnish upon his
personal, military or political record,
and if nominated for governor he
would receive the undivided support of
nil the republicans in the state. Give
-.:• J-jb'n A. Martin at the- the head of
the state ticket and Kansas will have
40,000 republican majority 111 l!>S4.
CVi%
k JXUBUUUi (ill.
Pi-tony,
BY T. B. MURDOCH.
February 29. 1884. i
The KEPIBLICAX believes that Col.
John A. Martin, of Atchison, "will be nest
povernor ot Kansas. Co! Martin will-
come nearer tiliip.jr the office, with entire
aicentahiiity 10 the people than any man
who has occupied that ex:d',ed position
since the retirement of Governor James
M. Harvey.

T h e Gazette.!
V. P. W I L S O N , Editor.
[OFFICIAL STATEPAPER.J
' J. K. HUDSON, Editor and Proprieter*}
FRIDAY MOltyiKO, F E B . 29, 1SSJ.
I» this paper we republish'n vigorous
article from the Hiawatha World, en-
titled " Kansas Governors." V,'e endorse
the article in the main, especially that
portion of it which parsu just and mer-
ited tnbute to the services, ability and
high character and standing of Col. John j
A. Martin, who will, we have not the?
shadow of a doubt, be Ihe next Governor!
of Kansas. i Kansas will not elect in 1884 a Democrat;
Emporia Daily News.
The pol.tiefsh* i5 : attendance at the I
meeting of the committee of the Fourth!
congressional district, held in this cityi
j yesterday, seemed to be q u , t e unammousJ
In the belter that Col. John A. Martin ,
of the Atchison. Champ.on, has the lead*;
by a long ways, ia the race for governor"
this coming fall: This is . very pleas- ;>
ant bshef to tackle to. ..-..*--' |
jSft* mime mer&iu.
'- T ^ _ _ z j
v J. B. E U P S , E d i t o r .
Published Every Thursday, f 1 .rX> a year
The Hiawatha World, places ou the
list of those papers favorable to John
:A . Martin for Governor, the CLYDE
•HERAUS; correct, we think he i3 the
•coining mau.'aud the strongest man the
party can unite on.
[ sound judgment. He belongs to the.;
| HADbAm : WEEKLY CLIPPER]
J . B . CAMPBEUL, Publisher.
MARCH 7, 1884.
Qql.John A. Martin" of" Atchison, ia
iuct now receiving considerable encom>
agementaa the coming manfor governor
lift is deserving aud, aa .there is noli
Washington county man wantin^tha
position Why not g i v e r s county W « > J
t i n ; T&> man who-casts a ^ ^ . ; f ^ J 6 M
r :
" ^ will evericegret i % ^ 4 ^ ? . . . *y
m^^g^^^t'^f^r^ ;,*^v!*T^'"
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SUNDAY MOKNXNG, MA:•ACH 8. 1881.'
F O B G O V E R N O R - COL. J O H N A . M A R
TIK.
The members of the Republican party
of Eaniis are to-day discussing the ques-
tion: "Who shall be the standard bearer S
of the party in 1884?" One thins may be
set down as certain, end that is the unan-1.
insoKs feeling in the party that Republican.
for Governor. There is no mistake about
this. The nominee of the Republican)
party will be tbe next Governor by an old! h
time msjority. The recent victory in thei
Second Congressional district indicates un- |
mistskably the harmony and solidity of
the party. ., v:.;;.:
The CAPITAL, without a disparaging
word for the other distinguished members
of tbe party who may become candidates
for Governor, believes that no man in the
State combines so many of the elements
of popularity, fitness, and availability as
Colonel <Jobn A. Martin of Atchison
He has served the party long and well.
He has given the best years of his life to
tlm work of building np Kansas. He has
in twenty-five years' residence won the
respect and esteem of the people of his own
community and the entire State. He has
discharged well every pubUc apd priysie
duty. As a citis >n and a man his private
^character's withoutanlemWi oritlitif*
Col. Martin is not a public speaker, but
he is a clear, comprehensive writer and
he possesses in an eminent degree what is
far better than oratorical gifts, via : broad
intelligence, practical common sense andj
workers, ami his pen has always been
ready to defend what ...is right and just, in
morals, politics; and business.
In politics,' Cot Martin has been
an unfaltering Republican, standing
by the principles of the party
and its nominations with fullest
faith that Republicanism represented
progress, intelligence and loyalty to the
Republic. Conservative in his. opinions"
CQL Martin does- not hesitate;$6? firmly
[j avow his principles and defend the issues
! Jof the day. ; •HiS^conrae i in" tn»: 'present?
" centest ia Atchison betweent the ealopns
and law and order, indicates most plearl; '
that law breakers have neither a gu ppor er
nor i.'ayjnpathiMrf in- him£ He-: stajni.
 s q c a r e h for the enforcement of al! ] . „
and in hsriuony with the majority of t i i
party upcu tats issue.
There is another reason why we, i s
company with a hundred thousmd other
y«:ernDS of Etr.Bas, ask for Qui, Martin the
nominaiioa for Governor, and that is be-
cause he ws- a £ l - j » | Union soidier.
Everyman who wore t h e blue will say
Col. M a n i c poEsefoea the abiii'y, the fit-
neaa and the character for t h e first pisce
q£ the Repnblicm ticket. Let the honor
on"«re't him without a ccn'est.
OFFICIAL STATE PAPER.
i . nK. HUDSON, Editor and Proprieter,
WE^ygSDAY.MDRXING, MARCH 12, 1884.
TJHE JACKSON S T R E E T A 3 0 N Y .
f e deeply regret the prsent unhappi-
of oar slightly esteemed cotemporary
thegpommontecalth, I t is all torn up over
the&ttitude of the CAPITAL upon t h e G u -
bernatorial cornea'. It seems impossible
forjtj to please our neighbor. The nam-
ing5>7 the CAPITAL of a radical prohibi-
tionist two years ago was denounced as an
effJJt to break np the Republican parly,
and§ an insolent determination to
pus'gj the
To-8ay the
fanatics
CAPITAL
to the front.
nameB Col.
J o h a A. Martin, a law and order temper-
a n c e man, upon whom the entire party
inajgBaioly unite. I h i s throws our neigh-
bar jj&to a rage, a n t yesterday the CAPrr-AL
was denounced for not supporting a radi-
cal Brohibitionist. The one great a m -
bition of our life is to do oomething t h a t
will glease our erratic neighbor. I n the
friendship of the CAPITAL for Col. Martin
the Q/mmonveallh sees some dark and mya-
terioM piot to defeat Senator Ingalls and
makeg the editor of the CAPITAL State
Prinfir, Unfortunately for t h e theory of
Mr. Baker, the announcsment in the S U N -
DAY SAFITAL was KB much a surprise to
Col. Martin and his friends as it was to the
Ancittit Mariner The CAPITAL is as
squarjsjy, as openly and as earnest for H o n .
T. DjFhatcher for Slate Printer as it is
for C31. Maitin for Governor, which fact
our ccjotempory will sse prevents UB from
cominjg to his rescue when ne
makesjg his biennial pilgrimage
for M£> Thacber's office. T h e Common-
wcalth,~kfiib. its usual stupidity, refuses to
see in t h e courseof the CAPITAL an earnest
lesire for harmony and solidity in t h e
Ktpublican party in 1884. First, it aBperses
motives, and then endeavors to arouse
jealousy and creata dissension. The
policies of t h e two pap»rs have been as-1
wide apar: ao t h e poles. The CAPITAL, j
straight end square as a Republican paper,
has never wavered for a day or an hour in
its support of the principles of the Repub-
lican party and t h e adoption and enforce-
ment of prohibition. T h e Common- I
wealth, en the other hand, has a
on
flunked and sulked and assisted the
kickers in electing n Democratic I
governor, and never contained a line in
support of constitutional prohibition.
I t is an apologist of the law breakers, and
a fence straddler in local and State pol-
itics. I
Under Mr. Baker the Commonwealth has
been cunning where it should have been
8
Bagacious, cowardly when its voice should
have been on the side of law and order,
I
neither meriting nor deserving the confi- 2
dence of any party.
The CAPITAL accepts no advice from
such a quarter. The Commonwealth can
apologise and whine and daily explain
why it is neither fish, flesh nor fowl—ao 1
far as the CAPITAL is concerned it will
keep straight to the front, fighting for Re-
publican unity and th e success of prohibi-
IB'
tion.
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"WEDNESDAT, MAEOH 12, 1884.
a.
CALM YOUR FEARS.
A good many people are afraid that the fact of
the Capitol's coming out for Col. John A, i
Martin tor Governor will endanger the selection
of that gentleman by the Republican Convention.
They argue that It Is on Its face a combination
to make St. John United States Senator in the
I
a.
place of Mr. Ingalls, and Mr. Hudson state prin
ter in the place ot Hon T. D. Thacher.—Topeka H
Commonwealth. §
in
We sincerely t r u s t t h a t t h e C o m -
m o n w e a l t h will calm its fears. T h e r e
1
is absolutely n o t h i n g in t h e fears of a
g o o d m a n y people. S e n n t o r Ingalls is
in no d a n g e r . H e is able t o t a k e care
of himself a n d h a s n o g r e a t e r r i g h t o
to r u n for office t h a n Col. M a r t i n . oo
Beside* it m a k e s n o difference to t h e
people of a n y locality e x c e p t those
which h a v e c a n d i d a t e s , if t h e S e n a t o r
I
•2.
a n d G o v e r n o r d o l i r e i n t h e same
p
town* The people are more deeply
i n t e r e s t e d In s e c u r i n g i n t e g r i t y a n d
o
B.
brains i n these positions t h a n t h e y a r e
C
j u s t p a r t i c u l a r s p o t in t h e s t a t e w h e r e oo
they r e s i d e . >
Gov. St. J o h n is n o t a c a n d i d a t e for
S e n a t o r a n d w o n ' t b e elected unless
t h e people w a n t h i m . I f t h e y should
h o w a r e you g o i n g to h e l p it ? A s for O
Major H u d s o n , h e can't be elected state
printer under any circumstances.
T h a t c h e r will b e re-elected a n d t h e n
father B a k e r will come i n b y r e g u l a r
succession, p r o v i d e d a n y one can b e
found w h o will accept t h e position of
Forpstoi-
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TTTESDAT, U A B C H 1 1 , 1 8 8 4 .
T m i editorial published in this
morning's MONITOR from the Topeka
Capitol, upon the gubernatorial ques-
; tion, shows something of the drift of
public sentiment upon this question.
All that the Capitol says of Col. Mar- I
' tin is true, and much more might be
added. But it is all condensed in the j
fact that John A. Martin is one of the
i truest men and cleanest Republicans'
in Kansas to-day.
?»ltjttt ffa/% Jpm*$
ALVAH BHELDEN, - Editor »nd Proprietor. \
£L DOKADO, KANSAS, MAltCH 7, mt.
JOHN A. MAETIK. 1
i
At the present time John A. Martin,
of Atchison, is the only man seriously
talked of for Governor and we doubt if |
any -will venture to tilt with him. Mar- ;
tin has undergone some things political-
ly which make the people of Kansas
•J, more willing to champion him than they
i might otherwise have done. We predict
! | his nomi nation. Nominated he will
i ; sweep the state with a majority of at
: ; least 50,000.
There ai'e Ninety and N i n e , H the present proud postion we occupy
hi addition In (lie list of Gov. Martin papers
lately published in THE WORLD are the fol-
lowing:
Clay Centre Firebrand, (very wurni) Stafford
\ lleraUl, Dodge City Times. Greenwood County
' V-.'c/'ir/, Hodgeman County Reveille, Kinsley jVer-
j run/, Si. John Advance, Larned Optic, Great
' liend Tribune, Russell Record, Scandia Journal,
Oherlin lift, .Smith Centre Pfontf, Wakeeney
World, La Crosse Chieftain, Yates Centre News,
Gnvlord Herald and Columbus Courier.
In addition t> these a dozen or more men-
• tinned in our list as having favorably men-
tioned Oftti Martin have since declared defin-
itely in his favor. One very well known
paper, the Atchison Champion, is probably not
unfriendly In fact, is any Republican paper
in Kansas '-unfriendly" to John A.Martin?
We think not.
THE WORLD'S recent article has been copied
by such papers as the Kansas City Journal, St.
Joseph Herald, Fort Scott Monitor, Marysville
AVH-X, Sedan Times and Wichita Eagle. Per-
sons in Kansas who read political articles have
read that. Nobody "talks back."
THE V NEWSj
GEO. E. F.1I.ER & CO., Publisher*.
YATES CENTER. KANSAS.
F R l C A V , M A R C H 7,1884.
WF. do not believe that there is any
reason to doubt that Col. John A.
Martin, of the Atchison Champion,
will become the standard bearer of the
republican party of Kansas, if the
position be properly tendered him.
Enough has already been said through
the public press to indicate beyond a
question that he is the choice of a large
majority of the republicans of the
I
1 state. No man within our boundaries
can lay claim to a longer or more im-
portant term of service in behalf of our
young commonwealth, or her people,
and all that seems now necessary to
i( discharge the duty we owe to this old
; and battle retired veteran, conferring
, upon him the highest position of pub.
! lie trust within our power to give, is a
J united movement all along the line,
; such as many of us were familiar with
' in Dixie twenty years ago. With his
many years of residence, his intimate
conncetion with our great growth and
development from territorial infancy to
among the sisterhood of states, his ex-
tensive acquaintanceship with our peo-
ple and the exalted place he occupies
in the van of Kansasjournalism, he is
pre-eminently qualified to do honor to
the position of chief magistrate of our •
state,and to that high position of trust, |s
responsibility and emolument, the re- \
publicans of Kansas^ can elect hinHi
if they will. „
T H E NEWS was one of the first pa:
pers in the state to mention Col. Mar-
tin's name in connection with.the
governorship during the present^ y e i i
and we take pleasure in saying that
I we have not yet seen any reason t &
j change our mind or to express othen
j preferences.
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'THE MESSEDCiEK.
D. M. DUKK. C. M. DUNN
^ l U E S D A T , MARCH G, lSSi.
C$. John A. Martin, editor of the.
Atcgison Champion, would make a;
splegdid Kansas governor, and from!
preslht indications he is pretty sure to \
get t i e nomination, which would he in ;
|se, the same as being elected.
BURR OAK HERALD,
j£ PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
B U | R OAK, KANSAS.
A.|L. SEARS, Editor.
CgL. Jno. A. Martin, editor of (lie
Atdiison CJiamp/on, seems to be the
ehoilje of the Republican party for
Goc|Vnor of Kansas. We believe
Jewjfll county is solid for Martin.
We gave not heard a desscnting
voie<§
& probable that he has any intentions of
:£JJiiaAL couNj^r PAPBR
TUESDAY, FEB., 2G, 1884.
tor A- f i oprietor.
•8e*VaJ papery in the State have
ueciaged for John A. Mdffciu for Gov-
ernor? We are now of the opinion
that | e ivouid.rnake the most popu-
lar caSdidate. He and Judge Thatch-
er wiliD/kely. be the most prominent
Pancliaate t before the Convention.
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TIT
I Mfi JOURNAL.-
fUBLlSHEDEV
3V3I.
AT S A U K A , K A N S A S .
THURSDAY, MARCH IS, 1884. t*>
•
SOME of the opposition~cIaiTri there •s
has been a contract made between CD
Col. John A- Martin and E x G o v , St.
John whereby the latter agrees to
support the former gentleman for
I s
Governor, in consideration that he
(Martin) shall support St. John for
I
Senator. This is thp most unreason-
able and unjus; charge thai could be
made. In the first place Atchison is
tlie home not only of Col. Martin but
of Senator InTalb, between whom
there has exis'cd and now exists the
most friendly and cordial relations.
The friends and supporters 0 f one
gentleman are ttic friends and sup-
porters of the other. It is not natural
1
to suppose there will be any antago-
nism between the gentlemen named, J'
and one will become Governor and
the other U. S. Senator. As far as oo
St. John is concerned it is not at all 00
becoming a candidate for U. S. Sen-
so
ator. He has been doing good work •fc-
for the Republican party in the late
campaign, has announced that he is a
a.
party man in every respect, and prob-
f
ably looks upon Col. Martin as the
best man for our standard bearer in
the next State campaign—which he
s
surely is. a.
T H E Topeka Capital declares for
John A. Martin for Governor in a
I
strong editorial, All the newspapers
nearly are for him.
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%£S^E--< SSSS^i; T H E RECORDER'S article, T a i T S i e E I

favoring Jobn A^ Martin for Gorer-
'l.mionsofll|(jStatefiscind
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!»eii(ent.. e,, unsolicited'.
Republicans all over t h e c o n n t j . We
h«W W t J t o l J t f S ^ ^ r i f l g voice. *
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THE JOUENAL.
I
J J J • • • - v . X . \ ~ M . i fl'.t p j i ^ i . y

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1884. -

lTJfcfe
- newspapers of Kansas reflect pub-
I lie »c«r»»fc.^-it, Col. John A. Martin will be
the Bepublican candidate for governor
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next fall. The papers are for him by a •jjr Jitity. A. Mai-tin boging'toTSornopi
.'large majority.-.. I t will afford us ..exceed- conspicuously' as' candidate fb^giv'-
: ing pleasure to hail him governor of Kan- bernntorinl honors.' ' " ^
sas. .-

>
THE MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS. nlnni y$*M &&*$ \
&:sc ILYAB B'EELDEK, _ - _ E d U o r _ a n j j ^ i ] ^ I : ^
sa.tri'ix.. - BDITOE
MARYSVILLE, FRIDAY, MABCH 7,1881.

a' •V T E E John A's seem to be popular, and
| deservedly so, in Kunsas. We move to
• make the nomination' of John A Martin
i for Governor, and John A. Anderson
for representative in congress from the
:
fifth Kansas district, unanimous. We
are almost tempted to add to the list the
j name of John A. Logan fur President /
I It hag. often been asked, not oniy in
•Topeka, but in various parts of the
State, who will be our
I NEXT GOVERNOR?
; There are some natural politicians (not
! in the Scottish sense) who will not ex-
1 press themselves^ awaiting the time
s •'/when they cap form alliances to their
(.; own advantage. They are holding back,-
* i but the people of Kansas are not, and
c: \ regardless of cross fences, they demand
',! the nomination of the man who will
.''•', most thoroughly unite the party—John
-•\ A. Martin, of Atchison. I recently \is-
j•'! ited a class of citizens who are rceog-
•;j nized everywliere as of our best, who
!• produce wealth for themselves and the
;{| State; and whose children grow up to be
' leaders in their several communities,
i; not followers. ' I refer to our Swedish-
American neighbors. In one coutty,
where they poll seven hundred and fifty
votes they said : "Give us John A. Mar-
tin and there is not one man of us who
will not stand by him through'thick and
thin." This people is divided upon the
prohibition question, though I know of
! The TIMES is for Blaine for President^ 7;
J i John A. Martin for Governor rf ~
g S J 2 We are very '"set" about t h e s ^
THE REPUBLICAN/
AMBROSE & DETWILER
Editor*.
^s.rE^avcA-K,CHC 13.
Glide's Successor.
The time to be casting about lor a [
'; successor to Governor Glick is.ap
! proaehing. We presume t h a t tlie
j Democrats will return with him to
the ca'Ve of gloom at t i e expiration of
his present term. I t remains for the
Republicans ; to name feia successor.
There is a long li-st of worthy aspi
•rants from which to choose I n "-cast-
ing our eye down the line we are led
t o believe that John A. Martin, «di-
iijor of the A'chison Champion, W
I j b e man of aFi other s to lead the MM
,f mbWcan hosts 'on . to an. old time
: j.jictory. ^ __
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THE COURIE&
'-."{f J AS. A. S M I T H , E d l t o r . M I

i only one who eyer kept a saloon, but all

say, John A. Martin, for governor.
The schemers of that county will hardly
dare refuse to obey. In the first county
east ol that I "found the Bame feeling
among the business men and private cit-
izens. Going north, I was surprised to
find only Martin's advocates, and I fi-
SENECA. KANSAS,MARCH 14, l S X i ^ l
j We are of the opinion tliat J o h i
j A . Martin, of the Atchison. Chart
^pian, would make a good governor.!
And by the -way, isn't Kansarfoj
elect a governor some time nexfl

I
nally arriyed at the conclusion that in
Bfall?
order not to be lonesome 1 will take
John A. Martin in miife. There is a
wonderful unanimity of feeling in sup-
i i r r iTMii ii'fir ..
port of Martin, which indicates that he
can have no serious opposition.

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.djoftpiDeJflnnd THE HOWARD COURANT,
A. IJKVNOliDS, Editor.

F R I D A Y , M A R C H 14, 1 8 S 4 .

im..T»Mka Capital- don't propose to be

W. A. PEFFER, JR., Editor.

* I t he" rear 5 the procession and comes
ound at the re. *
,nt strong for Col. John » . »
M ti„ for G o v -
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I
„ r T t i s not known certainly i n - UM.
COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS: Sun^^ndidate hnth^uldhardlyl
Saturday M a r c h 8 , 188-1.
rr.Ki!5S£:»2S I&* of the
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|„ the BUt* o iv Republican

A number ol the best and mostin-
fluentiftl journals ot the state have
already expressed their choice for
the next chief executive of Kansas, j
and we find that the)- arc almost
Unanimously in favor of Col. John
A. Martin, editor of the, Atchison
"Champion. Col. Martin is an (.Id
Knnsan, having resided in tho state
over a quarter ol a century. H e
was a member of the Wyandotte
CGUvolition and helped to frame tho
. constitution of the state, and acted
as secretary of the convention, al-
. .though at that time he was a beard- .
less boy, having but a few months 1
previously attained his majority. I
When the war broke out he laid j
down his pen, believing the sword j
more powerful just at that crisis. H e |
recruited a large number of the men I
ior tho eighth Kansas, and when the ;
regiment was organized he wash.on-;
yrcd. with the colonelcy. H e strved-
*i <• . ••^/*r_ A M . I.
COL. JOHN A. MAJJTIS, of the Atchison
Champion, is being generally endorsed 2
as the man for the Republicans to nom-
inate for Governor of Kansas. If a man
is entitled to honor or preferment in a |
party sense, who has been faithful, zeal- j
ous, soldierly in all ways of obedience to |
caucus or convention, a worker in the
ranks and a veteran of many years of de-
voted and intelligent service, then could ff
the banner of the Republican party be
put in no more skillful or unshaken hands
than those oi Col. Martin. Put him to 00
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lead his party and we predict a cam- to
paign which will have both music and s
prowess in it, 00
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• his country faithfully foi'Jour years

SHEEIDAK &EI3£iiEY,Proprietora. | j
P A . O L A , ~ J H A M J Ca?MAJR.X4.MMW. j
i
H
Q
1 and was honorably discharged at
f the close ol the war,; since which . COJUT J O H N A. M A E T I N is again II
. time he has been the editer-in-chief talked of for Governor. Just now his |
of the Atchison Champion, a paper chances for the Republican nomination | *T3

he established during th*e. border- seem to be very good. If Glick is to

ruffian times. Col. Martin has serv- be succeeded by a Republican we would
rather see John A, Martin in the exec-
ed several terms in both branches ol
utive chair than any other man in Kan-
our legislature and at the p r e s e n t ; ©
_ SftS. oo
time is a member oi the national re-1
INLAND TRIBUNE.'
<:
publican committee, and was recent- j £
ly elected secretary of that body. o
H e is a progressive republican on a C. P. T O W N S L E Y , o
K
broad-gauge, and there is not t h e
slightest tarnish upon his personal,
Editor and Proprietor.
jFor Governor. *"' I
* military or political record, and if The Topeka Capital is out for Col.
John A. Martin, of Atchison, for Gov-
'•', nominated ior governor he would ernor. The TRIBUNE presented t i n ; V)
receive the undivided support (>1 all name several weeks ago. We have but >
' the republicans in the state. Give little doubt of the Col's nomination. He
us J o h n A. Martin at the . head of
the state ticket and Kansas will Kansas, and would po» . • „
©
have 40,009 republican majority in I „ „.v.»r man in t l ) e State ON
votes, than any other ma"
1884. _^___
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©HE DISPATCH.
CfciT -CKKTEB, K.iJ,8.tS, XABCH IS, 18M
IT is amusing to read in some little 6x9
sheet a column of fulsome editorial :l
" nominating" Col. John A. Martin for
Governor, when he has been named for
the past four months by over one-half of
the papers in the State, and urged to be-
come a candidate by Republicans all \.
over Kansas. _"..--.-.-.-
Iptgtje
M. M. MURDOCH. Editor.
WICHITA, KANSAS, MAR. 13, 1884.
COL. JOHN A. MARTIN.
The hero of old Lookout Alotintaiu, Col.
j John A. Jlartin, who was the youngest col-
onel in that great historic fight, looms up as
the undeniable choice of the Republicans
for next governor ol Kansas. Even John
P. St. John concedes thatthephice is await-
ing him. The Topeka Capital comes out
strong for bim. The Walnut Valley Times,
in speaking of his candidacy, says :
"At the present time John A. Alartui, of
Atchison, is the only man seriously talked
of for governor and wc doubt if any will
venture to tilt with him. ilartin has un-
dergone some things politically which make
the people of Kansas more willing to cham-
pion him than they might otherwise have
done. AVe predict his nomination. Xomi-
nated, he will sweep the State with a ma-
jority of at least 50,000.
Louisville Republican: The Hia-
watha World is publishing a list of
the papers favoring John A. Martin,
of Atchison, for Governor. Please
count us in that list. A t present
writing he is our choice above all
others. If any man deserves rewards
at the hands of the Republican part}',
he does, for he has ever been found
faithful to the cause.
STERLING GAZETTE.
VOL. IX -2tO. 10.
COWGU.I. & McMIU.AN. P>.-DUOHI:KS.
THURSDAY. .MARCH 13, 1884.
The Topeka Capital has come out
in a-leading editorial for John A.
Martin, editor of the .\tchison Cham-
pion, for governor. This is not the
John l i a r t i n who is judge in the To-
peka district. John A. Slartin is an
unwavering republican; favors the
i nforcemtnt of all laws, and is one
of the truest, most candid and best
ui( n in Kansas.
MABIQN COU3TY.
Marlon County Record. The RecordlJM
for years been an aJmirer of Col. John"1
Martin, ed.tor of the Atchi3oa Champ
Wi have hid frequent occasions" to difS
froav him, bat nsver had a doubt as to hiVI
heneoiy and gincareity. He is a manjtff
man. Ha is a olean, straight {topabticajH
He is a vhoroua hater of what he c o n c e i t
to be wrong. We havs long hsd a desira"
to see h;rn Governor of this Slate oe t
cause we beheva he would honor tht l
position and because we think ht3 ersat'
servicea to the Sute entitles hirn tof
this distinction. Xoi, theoretically, Col'
Martia has not been known as a Proht-^P
oitionist, though he certainly hates thf E &
liquor traffic, and he is a 3trong odfo-'i
•nta for the enforcement of tha law. H(1
has lately been making a splendid fiih^
for the lart, against great odds, in thi
whisky stronghold of Atchison, when:
Glick got an overwhelming mijoritv .-
Prohibitionists are not fanatic], Tltertjl
are a dozen whisky fanatics to even®'
fanatical temperance man. All wa pro-'*
hibiuociuts now demand is a strict f
enforcement ef the la*. This we could-
gat throngh Col. Martin as well as through '•
any othar man in the State. *i
HADDAH WEEKLY CLIPPER,
J . B. CA3IPBELL, Publisher.
M A R C H 2 1 , 1-SS4,
I If John A. Martin is nominated fc^ Jl
governor f»a tfie republican ticket, a n | :b
, at present writing n looks as though hg J
} would be, he will be elected by the larg°: j
I est majority of any governs* in Kansajj }
i for several years. lie is a gentleman j
whom everybody has coniidence inantf j
who will make one of the i>est governors j
we ever Jmtl. Wnslijnstoj) county can-,'
wre think, lie counted for Martin. 'j
S
J. G. WOOD EXPLAINS.
Tol'KKA. i\AS., M;irull !«, l.SS|
To thf li(ll|ur»r the FIIKK IMIKH!"
bi my address before the wis»« County 'is*)?
perance t'nion at ynnr |I|;I . I -aid I hill CofX
John A. .Martin bad advi.-t-i the breach of the
prohibitory law in his pt|.er This was mention-
ed incidentally when reading approvingly A re-
cent editorial in iln> Chi.ntpiun as showing the
progress at thought nil I hi' subject, and in no
sen.se to belittle or prejudice the hearers against
Col. Martin, my ohl schoolmate and townsman-
My attention having been culled to |6« error I
made in thus classifcyl- / Col. Martin, I investi-
gated the matter and Hud that instead of advis-
ing the breach of the law. he wrote and published
an editorial in his paper the very day the lan-
went into effect urging all citizens to comply
with the law, and all officers to do their duty
under the luw. Where I got !||B impression
which was the basis of my remark I cannot now :
say, bnt I had it, and only upon investigation has
it been removed. Being In error, good fuilh. and
the high esteem I have always entertained for
Col. Martin, both as a pnblic mun and private
citizen and personal friend impel the confession,
iielievo me. uncompromisingly for Col. Jno. A?'
Martin for Governor, and your rrieml. , /
J. (I. WOOD.

SRONOSCQBI
Official Paper of the City and Comity.
B Y s. BOOTH:
FOR G O V E R N O R :
JTOHN A. MARTIN,
OP ATCHISON.
TJSIE Topeka Commonwealth, after
finqing fault with the Capital for
magting what it calls a flop, has finally
c o l l u d e d to follow suit, and has per-
formed the greatest feat of grand and
lofly tumbling witnessed for many a
das!, and opposes John .A- Martin for
governor because he is not an original
Pr|hibitioni8t. Tt is an open secret
t h i t the Commonwealth opposed the
noapiDation and election of St. John
belause he was a pronounced Prohibi-
tionist, and while it claims and will
elgjim that it loyally supported the
,hi§id of the ticket two years ago it
! wgl never be able to convince the Re-
j ptgblicans of the state that such was
tip fact. The trouble with the Com-
monwealth is it has not the nerve or
till courage of its convictions, if it has
afly, to espouse the cause of any candi-
date unless it is positively assured that
hgis going to win.
jThe day for this sort of journalism in
It*ngas has passed. The people of this
s&te like positive men aud positive
a^d outspoken newspapers, aud have
u8> sort of use for namby-pamby,
.; \Jjishy-washy, milk-and-water news-
papers or men. The Commonwealth'H
'. purpose to array the Prohibitionists of I
j Kansas against Martin will fail. If;
I trj^e Commonwealth is in favor of:;
i Thatcher or Jetmore let it say so, and n
I make a square fight for its favorite and |
i fbide by the result of the vote of the ,t
'^invention. We predict it has not the ,
gourage to say that it is in favor of any-;
can, in our opinion, rest as-.
that Martin is going to "get!
/ ' a n d all its attempts to ere-1
riit In the party will be una- I1
l&aillng. and there will be a harmo-
nious convention, a fair vote and an
iionest count, and Martin will be nom-
inated. The Commonwealth will eat
its crow and support the ticket because
it will not dare oppose it. The Com-
monwealth has simply been outwitted
by the Capital and the former is jeal-
ous, feeling that again the Capital has
restalled them in naming the nomi-
nee^e&^the Republican convention be-
fore tho~Vom7nonwealth got ready to
aay who it was for.
•JU.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 188^ I
W E have it from the best, of author- GO
ity that the alleged "contract" -be-
1
tween Gol. John A. Martin and Gov.
03
/ S t . John was simply the product "of
the fertile imagination of the Topeka
correspondent of the Kansas City j-
Times. Until Gov. St. John spoke in
Atchison, Col. Martin had not seen i
St. John nor had any communica-
tion with him since he went out of
office as Governor. There is, how- 8-
ever, no reason why Gov. St. John
, I should not feel kindly towards the
I Colonel, as the latter had heartily and
j earnestly avocated St. John's election
three times; and although the Col-
onel had opposed his nomination,
both in 18S0 and in 1S82, his opposi- 1
tion was not based on persona) hostil-
ity but upon party reasons. I
We have good grounds for believing
that Col. Martin's sole political am-
I
! hition is to be Governor of the Gieat 00
00
! State of Kansas. But he does, not
j wish this prize at the expense, of. par-
j ty division and disunion. It he is 00
''• satisfied that he can obtain the nom-
oo
: ination and be supported with heur-
j tinusa by nil factions of the Republi- I
: can party, he will surely be a candi
I date. The "signs of the times" point i
emphatically to a hearty, unanimous
and enthusiastic endorsement of his Q-
candidacy by the Republican State H
i Convention.
The National Republican Commit-
tee conferred upon Col. Martin the
high honor of Secretary of the Com- 13
mittee, in just acknowledgment of
his ability and eminent services for
the Republican party. The Republi-
I
, cans of Kansas not only heartily en-
dorse that act, but roost probably o
"will go one better." We fivmly be- 00
j lieve that the Slate Convention will <
i nominate, without a dissenting voice,
,2.
i the distinguished Republican, the
j gallant soldier—the man with a stain- p
O
| less private and political record, Col.
i John A. Martin, of Atchison.
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JAMES 0. ULAl.Nii. i
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iTHEEEPUBLICAH.
I SOI-. M t t l i E B ,
AMBBGSE &. DETWiLER,
Editors.
Thursday, : ; : March 27, 1884.
A Popular Candidate.
I t a p p e a r s from o u r e x c h a n g e s ,
t'.iat J o h n A. M a r t i n , of A t c h i s o n , is
the most popular Reoublican candi-:
d a t e for G o v e r n o r v e t m e n t i o n e d .
W h e n we look r o u n d to a s c e r t a i n t h e
i c a u s e of t h i s p o p u l a r i t y , w e find t h a t
i he is a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Kansan
t h r o u g h a n d t h r o u g h , t r i e d in t h e
fire a n d found t r u e m e t a l . Having
lived a n active, e n e r g e t i c life i n K a n
s i s for lo ! t h e s e m a n y y e a r s , h e u n -
d e r s t a n d s o u r S t a t e a n d i t s n e e d s as
few m e n u n d e r s t a n d t h e m . Having
t a k e n a p r o m i n e n t p a r t in t h e c o u n -
cils of t h e R e p u b l i c a n p a r t y from t h e
t i m e of its o r g a n i z a t i o n u p t o t h e
p r e s e n t h o u r , h e is p r e p a r e d to lead
it t o a t r i u m p h a n t victory. Being
well k n c w n to p o s s e s s r a r e e x e c u t i v e
ability and h a v i n g n o s t a i n u p o n h i s
p a s t record, t h e p o p u l a r i t y g o e s t o
h i m as a r e w a r d of m e r i t , a n d is
t h e r e f o r e n o s u r p r i s e to h i s m a n y
w a r m p e r s o n a l friends w h o h a v e l o n g
k n o w n h i m t o possess t h o s e n o b l e
e l e m e n t s of h e a r t a n d s o u l t h a t
I command admiratiou everywhere.
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Editor.
TROY, KANSAS: ,$&,
F o r Governor. ""* m
We are asked, almost every day, who we are
in favor of for Governor. We have beeu so bad-
ly disappointed with the results of the Conven-
tions for tlio past eight years, t h a t wo had
aboat made up our mind not to worry over tlio '
matter, but to wait until the nomination was '
made, then fall in and support the nominee, if he
was such t h a t a Republican without any cranky !
isms could support with any degree of self-re- g
spoct. To say who we are iu favor of as the 1
nest Republican nominee, would be of about as i
much effect as if we were to say t h a t we are in
favor of tbis year being 1384. It has seemed
that our candidate has such an almost unanl- \
mous thing of it. t h a t it was not necessary to
join in the boom : and if he is not nominated
with a rush, it will bo because unparalleled
deceit and treachery have been practiced. Don- j
iplian County stood by tbis candidate, from
first to last, six years ago ; and if be had been
then nominated, (which was prevented by the
lowest kind of shysteriug and unscrupulous
trading,) there would to-day be no division or
ill-feeling among Republicans of Kansas, and
the State would have never bad a Democratic
Governor. The will of the people was overrid-
den by selfish and scheming politicians, and for-
six years a straight Republican, pure and sim-
ple, lias felt t h a t ho had no claim on the admin-
istration, and no favors to expect from it. For
four years of t h a t time, to find any favor, a man
bad to worship something t h a t was never re-
cognized as a p a r t of the Republican doctrine;
and for the other two years, a life-long enemy
of the p a r t y has beeu in power. From the lat-
ter, Republicans have known what to expect ;
from the former, no man knew what to expect.
I t is because wo want tbis thing changed, and
want a Governor to whom Republicans can go,
feeling t h a t they have a claim to his favors,
that we wish to see our candidate nominated.
15ut we believe t h a t wo have not yat named
our man. It is hardly necessary to say that it
is Col. John A. Martin, of Atchisou.
Col. Martin does things, now and then, that
we would rather he would not do do ; but we
are not picking out his faults—we shall leave
that to his opponents. We notice t h a t leading
prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists alike
favor his nomination, which wo rogard as »
good omen of union and harmony. There are
impracticables on both sides of the question
who are trying to find fault, and work up oppo-
sition ; but we rogard this as another favorable
omen t h a t Col. Martin will bo a safe man to
elect. Therefore, we hoist our Martii.-box.

U M R O H BSPILICAS:
LOUISVIMX, KANSAS.
C C T T S : ; ft AN 11 ON, Publish***!
|)KE E, CDTiOK, Editor ana Bsaa«?:
l| p Col, John A- Martin's prosp'bcts
,, fgr Governor r.oiitinttO to multiply in the i
;
i'gluiv r.S they have during the past few,
j w r i t s , by the time of the convention]
tfiere Will lie no opposition and he will
"ije nominated unanimously. Hurrah:
ill-Martin. '?-^mu
coom mm
WFICIAL l'APEK 01 COUNTY
F . CLOUGH. EDITOR
f. H. "WHEL.VN, ASSOCIATE EDITOB
f THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 188-1.
iU.urnx; for Governor see ms'
5to be the almost uaaniiuous choice of'
•She Republican press of the State, asl
3ie was six years ago. but tve hope for I
jft different result. Things have j
(Changed greatly since, and to us it
oks as though Jno. A Martin is the
me man who can head the Republi-
I front this more than probability, let
ian ticket this fall aud win an ol'd-
j them go ahead with their candidate aud
; widen the breach."—Topekd
:me victory that will make future
f enerations doubt the possibility that
Kansas ever had a Democratic exec-
utive. Mr. Martin is a true and
JQried Eepublican.highin thecounselsj
gf his party, a man of large public;
jpxperience, a good soldier, and just;
6 i e man who can draw the sold ier
Igote solid, as well as that of the pro-i
(ubitioiiists. Cf Martin is not nomi-
,ted, we will always think he should .
tfe'ave been.
fTlie Chanute Times j
h . L, RI VERS, Ediie: ui Proprietor. I
i name the candidate and dictate the
g.
ij The names of fifty
TnuRsDAY. papers27,
MARCH are'giveirDvi
I ss_.
the Hiawatha World, which have endors-
ed Hon. John A. Martin, as candidate for
Governor, and as many other State pa-
pers have made very favorable mention
ofhim. Mr. Martin has done excellent
service for the party through his paper,
the Atchison Champion, and in other
ways, is Secretary of theXatioual Repub-
lican Committee, and it would be a de-
served tribute to his active loyalty to
the party, if this Jionor should'be con-
ferred upon him
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF RUSSELL COUNTY
J. H. FltAXKXIX - - EMtTOR,
THURSDAY, MARCH 1884.
I
"There seems to be a very large in-.
disposition among Republicans, lu seo-
onu the nomination 01 Juiiu A. M*r-
tiu. The party leaders are Out yet
willing to surrender putter, utjit tiiry
rub thfir c\es now to see a .'cujocraiie
Governor presiding over the Stale. Tiie
nomination of John A. Martin will
divide the Republican party. It will
place an Independent Prohibition tick-
et in the field which will curry off the
be&t half of the Republican voters, and
it will send a delegation from this
I
State to the National Prohibition Con- 1'
vention at i J iitsburg. Kansas will lose 00
her influence, credit aud standing as a 00
Republican State, and Republicans will
sit and gnaw their beards while the
Democrats run the .machine. If the 00
friends of Mr. Murium desire to con-
I
Critic. •r
If the Critic was. established to ful-
i
n:nate such stiiii" as the above it were
better had it "died a.boniin.'' Pro-
hibitionists^ and we are one of them)
a.
$
have all along held up, as recreants
those Republicans who two year ago
I
went over to the enemy because of the
nomination of St. John, and thereby
seemed bis defeat, but we cannot see
that they weie guilty of greater party
treachery or disloyalty than Prohibi-
tion Republicans who would now bolt
the nomination of so true and tried a
Republican and honorable upright cit-
izen as John A. Martin. The prohibi-
tion wing of the party is now largely
in the assendency: it has the power to
t
o
platform, and the candidate nominated o
will he elected, and the platform framed
will be endorsed, unless snch counsels il
as emanate from the Critic lead them
into the commission of some such folly m\ >
as indicated in the above. For onr
part we can uot see that any point thus
far gained, or that any principle would
i
•
be surrendered by the nomination and
election of Col. John A. Martin. It
is true that he opposed the nomination
W
of St. John two years ago,»nd as a m
delegate in the Convention, antagan-
j&fiiLifl)'? p1"*1"1™ ..upon whic.ii,-vlfj£; was
nominated, butneyprtheless he remain-
ed loyal to the party, and through the
v - e ^ s , u > t b e time ot the coinuiaon
keeks, b>"
i«%ifl i»aa opposite atna be vufl
I S * . u»RDimo«8ly. Hum*,
oe »—.. i.gv,
for Martin. • ; - i ^ «
JEMAHA cow mm
^^LPAPEiToFCITY& COUNTY
-£. CLODGH, EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ,
H. WHELAK,
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1884.
n-A.'iUARTix for Governor see ms
_ to be the almost unanimous choice of
Cp the Republican press of the State, as ;
S h e was six years aso. but we hope for1
Stk different Tesult. Things have j
;> changed greatly since, and tb us it
*"looks as thouprh Jno. A. Martin is the
$ one man who can head the Republi-
^ c a n ticket this fall and win an ol'd-
Jjtime victory that will make future
< i generations donbt the possibility that
j ' K a n s a s ever had a Democratic exec-
*'utive. Mr. Martin is a true and
2 ;tried Republican,hi£h in the counsels ;
«pfhis party, a man of large public
• experience, a good soldier, and just
' the man who can draw the soldier
^ v o t e solid, as well as that of the pro-
iiibitionists. £f Martin is not nomi-
•^pated, we will always think he should .
'Jfttave feeea. I tioti Republicans wiio would naw bolt
The Chanute Times;
A. L. RIVERS, Edits? 2nd Proprietor.
TnuasDAY, MAKCH 27, l v 8R
The names of fifty papers are given DV
the Hiawatha World. Which have endors-
ed Hon. John A. Martin, as candidate for
Governor, and as many other State pa-
pers have made very favorable mention
ofhim. Mr. Martin has clone excellent
service for the party through his paper,
the Atchison Champion, and in other
ways, is Secretary of the National Repub-
lican Committee, and it would be a de-
served tribute to his active loyalty to
the party, if this ^honor should be con-
ferred upon him.
_>- =%
"There seem? to lie a very large in-
difpositioa among Republicans u> bec-
onu the uouuuaiiuii oi John A. Mar-
tin, The party leauers are liui yet
willing to surrender power, ami ihry
rub thejr e\es now to tee a ./emoeialii; i
Governor presiding over the State. The I
nomination oi' Jol»u A, Martin will i
divide the Republican party, ll will |
place an Independent Prohibition tick- |
et in the field which will carry off the '
beat half of the iiepuk.iean voters, and j
it will .-.end a delegation from this ;
Stale to the National I'rohibitiou Con- |
vention at Rhtsburg. Kansas will lose .
her influence, credit uud standing as a ;
Republican State, and Republican* will ]
sit and gnaw their beards while tiie I
Democrats run the machine. If the !
friends of Mr. Mai'tuisi desire, to con- !
front this more than probability, lei
them go ahead with their cuin'.iuue and •
widen the brunch,"—i'x'in'ktt (,'l'ific,
If the ('.•;/•• w;;:, established to i'ul-
rr.uatu such stiu" tta the above i! vert
better hail It "died u.borniii." l'ro-
hibuionistsj'uud we are one of them)
have all along held up, as recreants
those Republicans who two year ago i
j went over to tiiu enemy because oi the- j
' nomination oi !*t, .ieUU, and tbeieby i
seemed hie defeat, but we cannot nee !
that they >veie guilty of greater party >
treachery or disloyalty than Tiobibi- I
the nomination of so true and tried a '
Republican and honorable Upright cit-
izen as dohu A. Martin. Tt.e prohibi-
tion wing of the party is now- largely
in the ascendency: it lias the power to
name the candidate and dictate the
platform, and the aujirfidai* nominated
will he elected, and the platform iranifd
will be endorsed, utiles.- such counsels
as emanate from the (,'rtlt'c lead them
into the communion of some such folly
as indicated in the above. Fur our
part we can not see that any point thus
far gained, or that any principle would
be surrendered i>y the nomination and
election of Col. ,John A. Martin. It
is true that he opposed the nomination
of St. John two years ago,and as a
delegate in the Convention, antagan-
ized the platform upou which he was
nominated, but nevertheless he remain-
ed loyal to the party, and through the
Champion gave support to the ticket.
Col. Martin has taken a s -ong, stand
against the law defying saioon keepers
r
and their aiders and abettors, and we
believe that il he should be placed in
the Executive chair that he would con-
scientiously and fearlessly do his duty.
We do not intend herein to commit
ourself to the nomination of Col. Mar-
tin, but w .e n.. iieHUntlou in say-
ing that should he be named by the
Republican State Convention as the
: standard bearer in the coming cam-
:
p»ign we would give him a hearty sup
i nort—and we regard any talk about
• baiting the nomination of any po*-,d
: man upon a sound platform (such an
one as will be adopted) as supreme
1
folly,
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J . tP. HBXTllORIf, EDITOR,
B U R D E N , KAKfc _MAR,r.2fl^ 18847
T h e - T b p e k a Os^Rtal is" o u t For
Col. John A. Martin for governor.
We believe Col. Martin would poll
the largest vote of any man in Kan-
sas, and he would make an able,
conservative and hard headed exec-
u t i v e , Of whom the slate would al-
ways feel proud.—lola Register.
If the Capital and" other papers
had given us a little more of this
hind of talk IWO years ago it m i g h t
have been better with us t o d a y .
Martin will please ns well criouglVj
however, as our editorial duties will
prevent our accepting t h e nomina-
tion. Trot"out the best horse, and
lie 'will have enough backers to par-
alyze the opposition.
t~Jjj
sontta %w$w Chuftfte.
CIIAS. H . KUP.T2, E D I T O R XS-T> T C B H S H E E . j
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1884.
We have frequently expressed our de-
sire to see Hon. John A. Martin,of Atch-
ison, elected governor of Kansas. We
did it because we knew Mm to be a
gentleman eminently qualified for the
position; a man who has done as much as
any other for the advancement of our
State, and a thorough-going, true-blue,
Republican. He needs no other qualifi-
cations to recommend him to the voters
of the State, and we sincerely regret that j
he^wis not content to risk an election on
tbese^grounds. but was obligecltp cater ! ;
to blatant-fanaticism In order to;.-«nalJe
his election a certainty. » r ^ * life
The S/yons Republican. '
T H U R S D A Y , H/tR&t 20, 1884.
= =
/ T H E Commonwealth secnis disposed
to make a fool of itself btcuuse t h e \
Capital announces itself as favorable
to the nomination of John A, Martin,
as governor. The Prohibitionists in
the Republican party arp not to be
driven out of it by such idle va
as the Commonwealth indulges
THE O B B S S B ^
•X. A. J I ' N E A L , L . M.
EDMons & raopniErbBS.
"THTJRSDAY, MARCH 27,1
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
The growing sentiment all over the
state in favor of Col. John A. Martin,
of Atchinson, for Governor, will no
doubt lead to the unanimous nomina-
tion of that gentleman at the next Re-
publican State convention. There is
not a man in the state whom we would
rather see nominated than the veteran
editor of the Champion. He came to
Kansas before she was a State and
has staid with her during adversity
and prosperity. He has been a true
blue Republican, never a bolter or a
kicker. He was not originally a pro- •'.
hibitionist, but is an earnest advocate
of the enforcement of the law. He
is pure, honest and brave and the
nomination will be a deserved com-
pliment to his abilities and services.
,£L -It )
SimUNGJiAZETTE.
roj.. g t . - y q n. . x
COWG1L1. & MCM1U.A.N, PUBLISHES.
T H U R S D A Y MARCH 201JjS4
The Topeka Capild favors John A
Martin,, of Atchison, for Governor.
Col Martin would make a splendid
executive officer, and the GAZETTE be-
lieves there is not another man in the
State who would do more toward en-
forcing the laws than John A.Martin,
H e has now a strong following, and
it looks to u s as if our next governor
would be from Atchison.
THEARG"
LON. W . ROBINSON. EDITOR^
*l -SO perAnnum, In Advancs-.: }
*
W i s CHESTER, KANSAS, MAR. 13. 1884.'.
We take this occasion to proclaim
in Btentorian tones t h « we a n r l
John A. Martin for Governor, a h i l ^ a
suppose now that that settles : t h f J : f | l
bernatorial question. ', "}•"r; 1J*
 4fc.ff<8&",>
OrriOIAL PAPE2 0F.EAr.T01T COTKTY
E. L. CHAPMAN, EDITOR.
&reat Bend, Kansas*
S gg , _ gest voir of any ni.'iii In Kansas-, mid
Most ef the Republican papers
of the State have declared for John
A Martin for Governor. We said
Rome three months ago, that the Hon
John A Martin ought and would be
if nominated, electod Governor by
50,000 majority. We have had no
occasion to change our mind, con-
sequently the REGISTER is for John
A Martin.
< 5 *iUv
giulqicntleut.
03EAL00SA, KANSAS.
F . I I , K O B E H T S , EJitor.
Saturday, March 2 2 , 1 8 8 4 .
THERE is no doubting the fact
that a very strong tide of sentiment
is setting in in favor of John A.
Martin for the republican nominee
for governor the coming campaign.
The feeling is not confined to a few,
but is spread throughout the state.
We have heard expressions from
enough points in this county to sat-
isfy us that Col. Martin will be the
choice of Jefferson. He has a clean
record, he is very level-headed, a
v strong republican, an ex-soldier, and
I enough of a prohibitionist to satisfy
I any reasonable demand—so much
j; so, as to have become the mark for
L| the sneers and curses of whiskey
Hfanatics. An enthusiastic campaign,
| on the part of the republicans, would
follow the nomination of John A.
.Martin, and the "cave of gloom"'
^ould yawn and once more envelope
J George Glick and his followers.
I OLA REGISTER
SCOTT BROS. & R O H R E R .
F R I D A Y , MARCH 1-1,188-!.
Tin: Topeka Oilpilid is out for Col.
John A. Mittliii for Governor. Wo lie*
lievc (.'».|, Marl in would pull tin- lar-
lit' would niMki' n:i |lli|i», r. ilisiTvalive
mid Itnnl lii'iiikil cx'.ciitlvc, of u'lioin
the srati- would always f-e! proud.
BECOMING UNANIMOUS.
It now looks as if tbe "calf eyes'' are
being "sot" towards John A. Martin, of
Atcbison, for tbe nest governor. From
all .parts of the state, from prohibition-
ists and anti-prohibitionists, comes a de-
mand for hire that is surprising. The
Capital. ex-Gov. fit. John, Albert Griffin,
and all the prohibition leaders are for
him and likewise the anti-prohibitionists
favor him. It is urged on all side that
'John A. Martin" can unite the factions
and insure the defeat of the Glick party
next fall.
Mr. Martin is a life long republican
and while being against St. John in the
convention, supported him in his paper,
the Champion, after the convention. He
is in favor of enforcing the lav,- and has
boldly advocated it. In this county we
find such prohibitionists as J . W. Kana-
ga, Gen. Taylor, M. Hale, K. E. Taylor
and others favoring John A. Martin.—
Hutchinson ifeics.
The Hutchinson Interior says: "The
camp-fires will be burning this year all
over Kansas and the grey-haired boys
will say, "we are for Comrade Jno. A.
Martin for governor," and the boys
further up the line of tents will yell out,
"bully for Martin."
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DOUGLASSTRIBUNE.
Friday, - March 2 8 , 1SS4.
It might be just as well .to m a t e
•John A.. Marhn's nomination uuani-
IUOI1K. * "*....
The qswego Independent,IwdCJk^]
J.ews of this city, eachdaim the credit <J
being first to propose Col- John A. Martini
as the next governor of Kansas. We hope ;
i t 0 se.e tu « matter amicably settled. .. . .
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I BYT. B
MURDOCH
March 2t,
s Friday
j The 8th Kansas infantry first went into
( ~ J W Governor-John
camp on the bank of the Knw, a half mile
north of Lawrence. The regiment was
made up of eight companies ot infantry
and two of cavalry. The writer of this
was mustered into company "H,'' one of
I the cavalry companies, on the 12th of
October, 1861. General Wes-els, of the
00
regular army, was made Colonel and Col
o John A. Martin, of Atchison, Lieutenant-
Colonel. Headquarters were iu an old
frame building on Massachusetts street
3 near the bridge. It was here, we think
: that Col. Martin appeared in his first tin
s form. He was a handsome young officer
unacquainted with military tactice, but
I
V)
ready to do his duty. He lead the old
8th through the entire war and through
§ many a hard fought battle. He not only
served In the army with honor but ha:
Berved his adopted state with signal abil
ily. He is not an office-seeker, has not
been rewarded by his party with any po-
sition of great honor and is not now a
1 candidate lot Governor iu the usual aceep
tation ot that term. The statements that he
has gone into a combination with certain
senatorial aspirants to secuie the Republi-
can nomination are not true. If he is nomi-
00
nated at all it will be because he Is the
choice of the party. The old soldiers
I ought to be for hiin. Square-toed repub-
I
o
licans should give him their unanimous
support. He can carry the full strength
I ot the party; his nomination will inspire
confidence and his administration would
be above reproach. Republicans In hon-
oring him would honor themselves and
the state. He should be made governor.
Senator Ingulls lives in Atchison. Gov-
ernor Glick is also a citizen of that town.
1 The fact that Senator lngalls resided
there cut no figure in the Jelection of
Governor Glick. Col. John A. Martin
lives in Atchison and will doubtless be
I 1
the Republican nominee for Governor.
Senator lngalls is a candidate lor re-elec-
tion to the-senate. It might be proper in
CO
yiew of'paet history to drop the locality
iasne so tar as Atchison is concerned.
That town has the Senator, Governor and
j Chiet Justice of the Supreme Court now,
I In swopping Governor Glick for Gover-
'• nor Martin the situation will not be ma-
terially chan ged
•:
I
THE PUBLIC RECORD, ;-
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
L. L. ALRICH, - - PUBLISHER
TUURSDA y , - ^ - 4 gC7/^13,JtS84.
A. Martin. \
Una.
j . K. BRYAN, EDTTOK.
MANY M C G I L L
- PublirlllT.
V
OSWEGO. .NS.. MARCH 21.1S84. ijflp;
SECONDING OUR MOTION.
Some time since we inauV a motion that
Col. John A. Martin be the next Repub-
lican governor of Kansas, (which meant
Click's successor.) ami our motion ap-
,pears U' have been prrtty generally sec'
\ ended. The Hiawatha World says:
Tiiis year's Slaty campaign lias not
opened, and yet We find that the tollovr-
j ing papers have asked for the nomination
of Col. John A. Martin tor Governor:
Wichita Eagle. Winlield Courier, Os-
• borne Farmer, Holton Recorder, Abilene
| Gazette. Osknloosa Independent, Newton
' Republican. Wilson-co. Citizen. Salina
\ Journal. Oswego INDKVENDEST. McPher-
i son Republican. McPherson Freeman,
\ Wellington Press, Marysville News,
:j Frankfort P>ee, Great Bend Register,
, Manhattan Republic, Council Grove Re-
1 publican. Augusta Gazette. Chase County
j Leader, Barber County Index. Louisville
j Republican. Mankato Jeweilite, Belleville
| Telescope, Sabetha Herald, WaKeeny
j World, Wyandotte Chief. Atwood Citizen,
Fredonia Times. Kirvrin Chiet. Kirwin
Republican. "Stockton News. Gaylord
Herald, Jamestown Kansan. Norton Co.
Courier, Neosho Falls Post, Wetmore
Spectator, Winchester Argus, Abilene
Chronicle. Clay Centre Dispatch, Sterling
Bulletin. Kansas City. Mo., Journal and
the .Hiawatha World". . '
The following papers have made tavor- j
i able mention of Col. Martin as the Re-
I publican candidate: •
' Topeka Capital, Topcka Common-
•
wealth, Girard Press. Ft. Scott Monitor,]
Emporia News, Manhattan Nationalist,]
Paola Republican, La Cygne Journal.1;
Great Rend Tribune, Sterling Bulletin,!
lola Register, Marion Record, Beloit Ga-Oj
zette, Wellington Wellingtonian, NewtonJ
I Kansan, Sedan Times, Clyde Rerald|
Howard Conrant, tJawker tVity Journal*
Independence Tribune. Ellsworth K«
porter, Waterville Telegraph, Anders?
County Republican, Greenleaf Indepen
dent, Greenleaf Herald, Mound City Oaf
ion, I •edarvate Review, Valley Falls Nei
Era, White Cloud Review and Haddafl
Clipper. "-"Si
A few more and we shall rise np.ju|-v
move that it he made unanimous. 'ir'natyj
about as we think it ought to be. sm
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SALINA HERALD It "' i rr
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BT H. IKMAJT. 3-
TI
THURSDAY, MARCH20, JSSd 1 ™jEJ^^^ >

;>'i - ISE «OVKSS.XOttMKlr. F R O M TOJ»i;KA.

a
Iii looking over the names that • 1 ^ToPEEAjJCangaSj Mar. 17, lSSi> . Iff GO

are mentioned in connection with W

the chief executive of the re!
tb;
state, that, of John A. Martin P<
seems to touch the popular heart no
more . directly than any oth- ftji
lv,
er. It is rarely the case when the cii
action of a convention can be pre-
dicated of with such a degree of
Q.uite a bixiez^hliyafTsSrSniou^tulS
politicians, and work is beicg done in i
the interest of different candidates for
State office. Mark it down that Col.
John A. Martin will be the next Gnv-i
ernor of Kansas. This is notfrom any
work done for him as a candidate, btff
the feeling sceins to be spontaneous
that no better man can be found for
a I
the place thsti Col. Martin. No sec-.
tion nor interest seems to demand his
services, but a generalexpression from:
all portions of the State calls for his

certainty as the one which will
meet during the coming summer,
and place in nomination the vari-
ous state oiiicers.
If the present indications are
not wholly deceptive, John A .
Martin's name will be the only
one presented for the first place
on the ticket, and his for that p o -
I
nouiination and election. The soUlier
element"wish one. w'ho demonstrated
in the field the interest lie had for the
State to be placed as their representa-
tive at the State Capital, and the two
conflicting interests, prohibition and,
anti-prohibition, are willing to unite
on bim, the former satisfied that Col.
Martin will urge the complete enforce-:
1
ment of all laws on tiie statute books,"
and the l a t t e r l h a t he will be a fairly
conservative aud safeiex-ecutive. ' T h e
State wants a man;of National repu-
I
tation at the head of her affairs, and
none of more sterliBg worth and char- 00

sition, is virtually decided. acter tbau.be can be mentioned.- I n

Kow gratifying this will be to the
soldier element of the party, is
best judged by their united sup-
port of hiiii in the past, and their
enthusiasm will know no bounds
in the canvass led by the gallant
Colonel of the Eighth Kansas "Vol-
unteers. His election by tho
old-time Republican majority will
be but the matter of a few months.
_,'', , i »jj] •- rr-^sps^jg
%m&\ §mmk Hmttfar.
MANKATO, KANSAS.
T H E Topeka Cc
(Jol. Martin the great army of produc-
ers over the Stale, the farmers and oo
oo
laborers who are laboring to build up
Hi institutions, will find a lriend and
co-worker; and ..every other interest
will be served. Again, Col. Martin's
paper, the Champion, has always stood
by the people in-seeking justice from
the railroads of theState. The Cham-
pion has always demanded fair treat-
ment of the people by the railroads of
the State, and by a.wise course of ac-
I H
tion has secured for the people more
liberal rates than they have secured
for themselves through their legisla-
ture. If other papers in the Statetiad
I
followed the example of the Champion
in its demands for justice to the peo-
ple, the roads throughout the . State I
would have investigated more fully
the complaints made, and of their S?
own accord granted Wrhat the present
farce of a railroad law is powerless ,to
give them.. I t is safe to trust our af- ©
fairs of State in the hands of a life- 00

ir:t::thtat;h; * » * « • ,
ommonwealth in long worker for Kansas^ .and suck is '<
-smperance peopl, John A. Martin.. - ' Yours,
are not satisfied with J o h n A . M a r •' .<•* ,'KEWSi, p
tin as a tisfied
canrhVW»
with *~_
J o h n ^A. .
candidate
JD.ntknowhowitisdownthatway
for Gove, * P'routy! Wo' sugjiest Prouty as. the
delegate from Ness "county, and let him
I
re 0l neaSineSS inthis, move the nouiination of John A. Martin
icalt Tr ' °- by acclamation!—Hiaimtha Worjd. I
WJ. T h e plain truths set forth by Thank you, Daniel. We are not in c
t h e C h a m p o n o n t h e subject would politics now, neither.can we properly be >
convince J o h n A , w « t | k . considered a citizen of NCRS county.
doubt before". - 5 * ™ !" However were we a member of the next # '
'»?:-*;-
republican state convention'we would
support your gubernatorutl> candidate -4
©
heartily and cJit'*r1rullj*r&djvv-oiild feel ON

honrtred.to have the-privilegfe of making

that moUua. Bat calycsjind such things
arc our politics,these;days^^^?.

-•5; (Jlue' ifroStx^ j$tm»
BY H
C-rJiti'itipeka Capital comes out with a
strong editorial in favor of Col. John A.
.2 Martin for governor. In fact, almost
1 jerery newspaper in the state has ex-
? |
o pressed a preference for Col. Martin for
I
governor. THE SUN, too, could give him
a cheerful support. However, it is not
always the early boom that gets the
> j nomination.
oo
o
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THE R E G I S T E R .
a. SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 18S4.
i CLARK & EMMONS, Publishers.
M A R K .T. KKS.LBV, Editor.
Of all the names yet mentioned ;
probable candidates for the Kansas
2 Oovernoraliip none stand so prominent
J" ;is that of John A. Martin, of Atchison.
•x) The REGISTER thinks that he should be
nominated by acclamation, and it be-
I lieves he will be. There is no truer
man to party and principle in the State,
oo
00 and no man in the party deserves more
honor and confidence than does John
1 A. Martin. We hope to see him nomi-
nated, and believe that if he should be
the party's standard bearer in the coin-
•I ing camgaign he will ba elected by the
largest majority ever given for Gov-
. evnor by the. people of Kansas.
todcslia %z%is\tx\
BY J. K. MORGAN.
NEODESHA, : KAN1
I
FKIHAT,
MARCH 28,
The Hiawatha World published last
week an interesting article on ^Kansas
1884.
Governors,*' giving the names* of all
who had. held that po3tion during the If
30 years of our organized political hie- J
tory. It also published the names of a '
large number of papers that had asked
for the nomination of Col. John A. Mar-
tin, of the Atchison Champion, for our
t.. nest Governor. As we failed to see the
pu« 'januutn iipjBMOD ^sotn-"!-0] ,
J luring
JBM atn moij aptftn 'auo ^rpuap'tf
2 fei^aJix*.
•3xifc*~-
%lic ItUorl^
HIAWATHA,THURSDAY, APRIL *>
NOBODY BUT T H E I'ATRIOTS AND THE
PBESS. h 1
Yesterday a prominent advocate of Judge M i
Thacher's nomination for Governor said, "'No- jj$l
body is for John A.Martin for Governor except fm
1
rV'
j*l 1
the newspapers and the old soldiers, and they j J K
v> 1
never nominated anybody." Tlie newspapers ™ a-
M
can afford to take the sneer, hut the 100,000 :CO ..
soldiers of Kansas cannot.— Taptka Capital. H
If all of the Republican newspapers of th
country and all of the Union soldiers were ii
favor of any candidate for President that man
would "get there."
Who was thbr "prominent advocate"?
The 100,000 soldiers in Kansas represent
nearly every regiment in the Union army.
They are not officious in political matters but
they have done the Slate and the Nation some
service; they deserve well of the people; very
likely they can make themselves felt at the
primaries and at tlie polls. They'll do it if
you try sneering or contemptuous treatment.
There were 18S Republican papers in Kansas,
by Ayei^s Directory, last year. Three-fourths of
these would like to see Martin nominated.
They have not been bought by money or by
promises; they reflect the wishes of the plain
people of Kansas with whom they live and
talk every day. They circulate a good many
papers, and they are entirely serene about
their "influence" or want of influence. If
they should turn their guns on that "promi-
nent advocate" there wouldn't be a buttonhole
lelt to decorate the melancholy corpse.
WINFIELD COURIER.
Official Paper of Cowley County.
D. A. MILLINGT0N. Editor
THE KANSAS ClTr TIMES AS A PROHIBITIONIST,
S f One of the beauties of politics is the op-
io.ittibn of the Kansas City Times to Col.
folm A. Martin, on prohibition grounds.
He is not enough of a prohibitionist to
suit the Times or the Telegram for Gov-
ernor of Kansas. Now Glick, being such
r an awful rabid prohibitionist, will suit
the 'Times exactly. Now to a man up a
tree it would look that the trouble with
| the Times is, that Martin is too popular
| with the Republican prohibitionists, is
j too sure to enforce the prohibitory law,
\ is too sure to be elected by anoverwhelm-
i i ^ majority if nominated. If he really
was the champion of saloons, like Glick
the Times would not say a word against
[j
him, because in tho first place ho could
not got the Republican nomination, and
if he did, v. ould not hi: likely to get elec-
ted. The Times don't fight Democrats
and anti-prohibitionists.. It fights only-
Republicans and prohibitionists.
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THURSDAY MORNING JUNE 12
GOVERNOR OF K A N S A S ,
f nder the above caption, the Des
MgineB, (low?) Slate Register, t h e raostin-
fiitpntial R e p u b l i c s daily pBper in Iowa,
h s ^ t h e following rukndid notice of Ool.
J d $ n A. Marti::: The New York Tribune
m
KoloDel John A. M.ir in, editor of the AtchiBon
C%mpion, and t-e;,ut«i of the Republican Na-
tiWuai Commi tee wilt probably be tho Repub-
lican candidate fi>: Governor of Kasstss, The
gfineral sentiment iu a-ausas is that he will have
a^alk-overif he is nominated.
Jt Trill be Dieasiuit reading to Republi-
ns all over the csuntrv, outside of Kan-
as well BE in it if'Colonel Martin
jjonld be ncm.nated for Governor. He
l o f the best onisr cf public men, and as
i personal acquaintance is very wide,
18 strength ana popularity are national.
be Register, knowing t h e gentleman and
Sit. meriie so we! 1 , could wish no belter
fcrtnne to Kansas, and tc the many thous-
Side of former Iowa people now living in
t h a t State, than o have so strong and true
feman elected to it* executive chair. He
S o f tho richt mettle for leadership in a
Ijampaign, and of the right materia; tor s.
level headed, safe and sagacious Governor.
j j e impresses upon all who meet him the
g^ncerity.and courage which has character-
wed him in public lite, and all discerning
Jleople see in him a man of breadth, firm-
«e8B and high cr.aracter—tb.6 very best
qualities for a Governor. » . contestants might be in the Held for the
-3" As Kansas, list. Iowa, is face to facswith
She temperance question in its most ad-
vanced form,—the t«-o States being on the
Skirmish line of the rising contest, sure to
3>e universally waged agamBt tae rum
Ipower—the temperance people of Iowa are
3«speciaUy anxious to see a strong and
faithful man elected Governor in their siB->
^ e r State. We are sure that such a man,
§one who will firmly and wisely administer
S h e law, will be found in John A. Martin,
Smd we hope to see him nominated to the
*place with the richly deserved endorse'
gjcaent of bsiriE chosen by acclamation.
mix* mtxritx.
JhRrt&l ^Dapcr of (£it$ m* (ttotrntj).
h —-•
^ H I A W A T H A , THURSDAY, J U N E 12. j
"t5 ™ "" — •••-- H—I—IMM
• wCol. John A. Martin is continued as the
<£»nsas member of Republican National Com-!
DJittee. When his name was again placed:
tliere it was received with cheers by the con-'
I v e n 'ion—a very care compliment. Ex-Senator
75
8UELIKOT0?} PATRIOT.
i
i
A. D. BROWN, E d i t o r . j
UUltUXCITQN. A P R I L •>'>• 1SS4. I i
THE GOVERNOR QUESTION.
We learn the Republican convention ! 1
I
for nominating State officers will proba-
bly be called as early as .Tune and the
B
question as to who should head the. ticket s
is nn important one, taking our last elec-
tion as- a land mark. We had hoped
.Senator Kelley might be induced
tfl submit Ills name as « candidate, in
which ease we should have esteemed it a
pleasant duiy to have- assisted him to the
utmost of our humble ability, but we
learn from reliable source? he will not
•a
allow iiis name used and consequently is •a
out or the tight. We are. sorry for this, J'
for with the prestige of his reputation and
Sterling qualities we believe he could 00
have been nominated IIml elected govern- lo
or by an overwhelming majority
It begin;- to look as Though only two
honor—John A. Martin, of the Atchison
i GhamploH and Judge S. O. Thatcher, of
! Lawrence. Both gentlemen are nmply •?
qualified for such a position, and both
have A host of admiring friends that
would like to see them nominated. Two i
years ago the delegates from this county
supported Judge Thatcher, and Senator
Kelley offered the vigorous protest which
i was placed on record against a third
I
4-
1
term. The wisdom of that protest lin
man now questions, and had its warning
been heeded we should have been spared
I
the election of a Democratic governor.
Thatcher or Martin should be noiuimt-
| ted for governor, and from present a p - O
pearances it looks as though it might be
Martin. He has a powerful hold among <
all classes of Republicans in the State,
a.
and particularly among the soldier ele- p
ment of which he is a distinguished r e p -
resentative, and whenever the Army of
the Cumberland is mentioned, every old
soldier doffs his hat to the veteran Eighth p
Kansas and its gallant young Colonel.
John A. Martin. The. Republicans in C/J
honoring Martin would simply honor >
themselves, and he would sweep the. State -t-
by 50.000 majority. But we await the
action of A State convention, conscious it
will give us a good leader such as Martin ©
ON
or Thatcher, under which II decisive vic-
tory can again he achieved.
"VICTORY I>- THE AIR."
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THE TELEGRAPH. \ \ f$Q
WATERVILLE, FRIDAY,MAY. 9, 1S84--
SUBSCKIPHOW F E R YEAE, S1.50.

HcPHERSON. KANSAS- For Governor.

As far back as four or--even six
F R I D A Y , MAY 2 , 1SS4. years ago, the T E L E G E A P H advocat-
ed the nomination of John A . Mar-
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. gpij no
tin, of Atchison, as t h e Republican
£ . Man
candidate for governor. I t sees no :3 lime (
THE MAX FOB VICTOR}'. cause lo change its support so far, v&ll km.
believing that M r . Martin is a fit i<§uliibit
Thus far Hie expression coming from
exponent, not only of t h e party and a^oj ted,
the people indicntes the choice of John
its principles, but ol the great State Libit ioni
A. Martin as the republican standard
bearer for governor. The boom for of Kansas and t h e glorious institu- WJ)J'(1 DO'
Martin has not been "worked up" but tions founded a n d sustained by the l£w for tl
i party and the wisdom and energy aSiu all
comes spontaniously from the people.
of the press, of which Mr. Martin is nieut of I
And this too from an almost unani-
one of the leading spirits. North- onposed
mous feeling that no other man in the
Kansas, especially, should honor him pS until
state will so effectually unite the party. ouier COL
The defeat ot St. John demonstrated for what h e has done in the past,
not only for the party but for the
Martin is
the necessity of a united' party even in pSideut i
Kansas and that while the party is and estate and its interests. A s a pioneer :iAroposi
•will remain committed to the maintain- C)o oe.e has done more to develop the \raieu he
nnce and enforcement of the prohibi- i-esources of t h e Slate, to induce im-
tory law, it is republican first and pro- v f y ap'
^Migration, build up and foster the
hibition second, that while as republi- tifjrards t
'Various industries of the country.: )&. Hi
can it will maintain prohibition, yet it R e s i d e s the services he has rendered;] Klnsas t<
cannot successfully be made a prohibi- f a t is honest, capable and would oGilie St:
tion party with republican tendencies. I iuake an executive that would Iioaj bCstood
But should a few impracticables dicate pr the people of our great com*taon*> battle t - J
the platform and candidates of the [veallh;; - nitic, uei
party they will repeat the mistake of lc^uess.
two years ago, by crowding out the re- mfgded. 1
publican and substituting a prohibition alB\ clear
party therefor. This course tor the
party is being urged by Glick, the K. C.
^Knora^ Leaderl petition i.
DorstraDt
Times and leading democrats generally. er&s prefi
If in choosing state officers, the line is foffitlie Ri
__^URSDAY^IAYiriS8
to be drawn between those who were oof Th<
'•original" prohibitionists, and those WHILE in attendance at the convention:! sane opin
•who were not, and the "originals," only at Topoka the other doy -we had an ojp-l issfle,—an
taken the result..will again be a divided portunity to learn the feeling in regard J
to governor, from all parts of the state,! ca §3 party.
iarty? There are thousands of repub- and found not only a warm and friendly!
licans who were not original prohibi- feeling, but a great deal of enthusiasm in I
tionists who are to-day in full accord favor of Col. John A. Martin, of Atchison.*!
with the law and its enforcement and If he does not get the nomination on thBj
16th of July, it -will not be because he'.ial
the yotes of these are essential to suc- not the choice of the Republicans of Kanj.J
cess. The republican party should 8BS, but because he is beaten by politioal 1
stand by the law it enacted, and take trickery- The Republicans recognize in J
the man who can lead to sure victory. Col. Martin, one of the strongest manl
in the party; one who has done mar?I ATU1
for the republican party than anymanjftj
the State. Kind and generous hearte effort
conservative in his vieivs, yet_ radio S f e*riImpra
enough to take a decided stand ia. ;faj of Co
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INLAND TRIBUNE
C. P. T O W N S L E Y ,
Editor nad Proprietor.
J o h n A. Martin.
I
As politics grow a little warmer, it is
veiy noticeable that the name of Juhu
A. Martin is as offensive to Democrats
as that of St. Johu used to be. It is
well known that Col. .Martin was not a
urohibhiuiiist when the amendment was
adopted, and he is perhaps not. a pro-
bibitiunist in the fullest sense of the
word now. The amendment has been a
law lor ihree years, and C I . M AH III in this
as iu all other things is lor the enforce-
ment of this law whiie it is a law, and is
opposed to resubmitting it to the peo-
ple until it has had a (air test. Any
other course would be child's play. Mr.
Martin is a very conservative man ; a
prudeut man ; one who weighs carefully
a proposition before acting upou it.
Wlieu he once makes up his mind, he is
very apt to work with all his energy
towards the accomplishment of any ob-
ject. He is one of the safest men in
Kansas to rely upon. The old soldiers
of the State will stand by him today as
he stood by them on many hard (ought
battl.'ILlds. He is no temperauce fa-J
natic, neither is he an advocate of law-
lessness. He is a conscientious, fair-
minded, honest man, with an exception-
ally clear head, and he has never held a
po.-ition that he has not honored. It is
Dot strange therefure, that the Demo-
crats prefer a "better temperance mau"-
for the Republican nominee for Gover-
nor. They always happen to be of the
8»me opiuion with Father Baker on this
issue,—any thing to beat the Republi-
can party
iBELOIT GAZETTE.
•Official Paper of Mitchell Couuty.
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1884.
• The efforts of the Democrats, aided by
ifewimpracticables, to defeat tbe nomi-
nation of Col. John A. Martin for Gov-
Jrnor, >r, at the July convention, will come
;
naught. This is a year when Repub-
'< will vote the ticket, and no man in
6
State can so fully command the votes
his party as Col, Martin, the tried
dier, always-true Republican, earnest
i,»6nd of Kansas through all the discour-
agements as well as days of prosperity,
JJhose "motives have always been right,
an
d whose record is above reproach.
"°1. Martin will be nominated by accla-
mation, and elected by the old time ma-
jority.
77
THE JOURNAL,;
Official Organ of Saline County and
t h e City of Salina-
THURSDAY, MAY S, 1884.
T H E Democrats and Independents
still insist that the Republican party
shall nominate Thacher for Governor. I
For some reason these fellows are on
the best of terms with the Campbell
and Van Bennett crowd, and all
join lustily in singing the praises of
Thacher. The opposition know full
well that if the gallant soldier John
A. Martin is nominated, there won't
be a grease spot left of them in the
November election. Col. Martin's
record is pure and spotless, and this
and his war record make him invinci-
ble. Thacher is too vulnerable. He
would be upon the defensive all
•a
through the campaign. If he pulled
through at all, it would be such a vic-
1
tory as would be no credit to the Re- 9
publican parti - . Some go so far as to o
say that he would be beaten fully as
badly as St. John was in 1882. I t is
I
no time to put up weak men as our
candidates. Our party candidates^
instead of acting on the defensive
should be able to put the oppositiou
candidates in such a position. To
build up the Republican party is our
mission now, and to do it we must
have the best and purest men on deck.
>r
There is not the shadow of.a doubt
but that John A. Martiu is the choice
of nine-tenths of the Republicans of
S
Kensas, and only the most stupend-
(A
ous treachery can beat him for the
nomination. I
THE CHRONICLE. I
CD
J. W. HART, Editor.
Abilene, Kan., Friday, May 9, 1884. ©
ft
Two years ago a certain class of men <
denounced all who supported Judge
p
Thatcher for Governor, as "rummies." O
Now these same men denounce all who
don't support Thatcher, as "rummies."
Such mistakes—to use no harsher term
—have injured prohibition immeasura-
c
bly. It issuch "monkeying" as this that >
is breaking up the Republican party and
playing into the hands of the saloons. A
temperance man can consistently support
either Martin or Thatcher, and a select
few should not attempt any bulldozing.
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E (.'LAV I'fcNTEK, KANSAS MA V 8. 1884.

T H E ESSENCE O F C H E E K .
Though the speeches made by the law- [vevtly*,thoy attacked
yers ac Topeka hut Saturday in theTem- him or hia frlfpiSl'or.hiinJI
perani-e Convention were aimed at the reply. - l ^ J S n ^ ^ i p ! "
e liior at the Atchison Cutniplon only, this lnjuificfbtiflSSfl^
; they indirectly assail the rights of the Injured tbe cause for w'
r
entire press of the country. Kir one, we Supposed t o hay^been'organ.^
]
do not propose to submit to the standard' ly, the enforcement of la^iif
I of business morality set up by lawyers mate prohibition. of the
o 1
as a guide for our profession without a open or secret,' i n the ,Btatei
jui-iiuve and vigorous pro'iest. Tbelawv strong advocates of temperance'
I yeis do UOL ii>Vii the carthj If thejt do k&t- oat the State have;" inveigheji
sunie to control It. T h e t r ' ^ w a r r s n t e d , turning the Union into a .polifl
a TOntlon. The people'joined jfae
attempt to dictate what shall and what" I for a principle, not to fnrtherja
shall not appear in the advertising (o'.- man's ambition for office, an<d&il
omns of a newspaper, is a piece of brazen seemly attempt to thwart 'the
Impudence which should m e t with the known-and expressed pi
condemnaton it deserves. \VKo <!ek-i standard bearer in the eauipaig
Hated to the Thacher- V an Heunctl-Camp- j I will return to plague the, jnxiis
bell combination the espion it-e of the. '• ventora. The' Republican'sjof
press of Kansas? They are all lawyers.I know who they want for;'it candi
The burden of their cry, last Sulnrdav, time, and they will notfaccept
1 was that Col. Martin is publishing Sour
wholesale liquor advertisements in the
I (x it of theVanBennett' : Campb
man lawyer crowd. .This.tjTo
•a Champion. A few years ago the C'iawi- boom for Judge'Thache?^gJ
pion carried forty or tifty of these adver- boomerang in July.
1 tisements. Col. Martin has lost, by ad-
oo vocating the enforcement of the consli-i
00 tutiou and the laws, from this class of
patronage alone, folly §3,000 a year—as'.
00 much as Campbell is paid by the Tetu-'i
00
perance Union for advocating1 the law J
St. John, Thacher, Campbell, Troutman
a.id Van Bennett, a9 we said before, are
all lawyers. Each one of them has soh!,
and will again sell, his energy, his brains,
his legal skill and learning, to any crim-
inal, murderer, adulterer or horse-thief,
for a price, and defend his right to do so,
not only on professional but moral p-
grounds.. What right then have they to
set up one standard of morality for their
profession and another for ours? An
0
editors' advertising columns are his mer-
chandise, and are for sale. His edltoral
'columns, If he is a decent man, are not
for sale. This feature of the tight against
the people's choice for governor, is as
presumptuous as it is unwise, and we
doubt not will do Judge Thacher"s 'can-
didacy more harm than good.
-, -~—. \.',^m * • r "•-•-•"
I£7*"JL B O O H E B 1X11.
w®
(g The State Temperance Union met at
Topekalast Saturday. - No unprejudiced
poison can read its procodings without
unhesitatingly coming .to the conclusion;'
that the meeting was intended for aj.'u'u- J-
ernatorial boom for Thacher; Tlfe care^
rally. prepared addresses, the progratni
i-ajfejc^. j n n ^ n b e ^ ^ n l ^ S e i t t S l i t * 3 *

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INFIELD COURIER.)
fficial Paper of Cowley County.
D. A. MILLINGTON, Editor
T l l r i i S D A Y , MAY 8, ISSi.
IMPRACTICABLE PROHIBITIONISTS.
AVe do lint doubt tlie honesty and sin-l
rity in the prohibition cause of suchj
ro]iil'iii"iii-i!s as Van Bennett, I'gmpj
lliiiicl Tl'ntllllilU) but when they make
eof li general prohibition meeting atj
eSlate Capital, as tlicy did Inst Sntur-
ay.to make mean and In,just attacks and
urs on the most [>rotl|iitCHt republican
ndida'.e I'm' governor JJI i h c state, and
supporting another ill his expense
e think they rare n great deal more for
vortism Ihllll they do lor prohibition.
Their ftivortte candidate is Judgi
haelier. Nov.- we consider Judge Thach
as a strung prohibitionist notwith-
nding the faot that he in some way he-
me the favorite of the anti-prohihition-
ts a-; against St. John two years ago;
i t we cannot support him for the nomi-
tion this year so long as lie is the
tornoy of the S. K. railroad and wo
Ink that thiols the sentiment all over
estale. If he should at once resign that
silion, going out of the paid service of
lraiiroad organization, and announce
imseif as really to work in the service
the people as against all corporations
"lien tile!* Interests seem to con.'Iiet
th the interests of the people, there
ight be it considerable show for his noni"
atiou, but even then lie would be in no
use preferable to Col. Martin.
The faults these prohibitionists lind
ith Col. Martin are, that he was not an >
Blglnal prohibitionist and that he lias J
(our saloon r a i d s in the advertising
litmus of his paper.
These men who make these objections,
eall lawyers as Is J u d g e Tliaeher, and
o in the habit of selling their legal ser-
ous not only to railroads, but to crimi-
h* of tiie deepest dye and o* helping
Pli to escape t h e just punishment for
eir crimes by their legal learning and
ill; yet each would consider it the
eight of meanness for one to try to create
Prejudice against them on that account,
JCi would claim that it was in the line
their business and profession and that
course their professional services are
Jor s a i 0 t 0 whosoever will pay for them.
| Sow Col. Martin is publishing a n e w s
her and like those of other newspapers
s advertising columns are for sale to
vertisers. Throe years ago he had
irty to forty liquor advertisements If
long his other ads. Now he has only
ir. W h y ? Simply because his editor!-
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*' 1 al columns were not for sale. Simply"be- t
I cause he has strongly advocated and
urged the strict enforcement of t h e pro-
hibitory law. H e has sacrificed $3,500 to
.,$3,500 a year in legitimate advertising
'business and subscription, because he
earnestly supported the prohibitory law.
w >
H a s Thacher or Campbell or Van Ben-
nett ever sacrificed $S,000 or $10,000 on the
Attar of prohibition. AVe doubt if either
of theiu have ever lost fifty dollars all
told on acount of their support of t h e
prohibition' law.
Wflfe cither of these pure gentlemen
original prohibitionist? Wore thej- born
prohibitionist? How long must a m a n
have supported prohibition to be an
I
. original?' If to have been a warm tem-
. IpoWmoe advocate and tetotalor from
: • youth up, Col. Martin is at least as good
•• an original as cither of them. I t is t r u e
.: that in 18S0 he did not believe prohibi-
, tion could be made a success in this state
and said so; but when it was carried he
demanded that it should have a fair trial
•a
•o
and supported the laws to enforce it,
True he believed two years ago that it
would not benefit the cause of prohibi- I
tion but would endanger the success of
the Republican party to p u t a prohibi- I
tion plank in the Republican platform
and nominate St. John, and he opposed to
both before tind in the convention: b u t
when the plank was put in and St. J o h n
was nominated Col. Martin mounted the so
S
platform and no other m a n was more
able, earnest and efficient in the support
of St. J o h n thanCol. John A. Martin. H e
#did just what we knew before hand he
f
would do. We know Col. Martin well
and we always know just where we are
going to find h i m ; always fighting for
the enforcement of law and for the Re-
publican p a r t y and its principles. i
CA
TVe are a prohibitionist dyed in tlie
wool. Like Col. Martin, we believe iu
m
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the enforcement of the a m e n d m e n t in
the most efficient w a y and no resubmis- -o
sion; and, that prohibition is growing in
strength and is bound to succeed; and
on prohibition grounds alone, we would /
rather trust John. A. Martin, w i t h t h e .
Gubernatiual office than either of the
/ gentlemen above named.
I<
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KIRWIN, KANSAS, A P K I L 26 1884.
Col. J o h n A . Martin, appears to
h a v e v e r y little o p p o s i t i o n for, t h e
C
R e p u b l i c a n nonu'nujori lor G o v e r n o r . >
A t a large n u m b e r «f,th> cmniTy con-
v e n t i o n * just h o l d . \itt (ielejrates ex»
1 p r e s s e d t h e i r pr-(V---ue- f,.r G o v e r n - *.-3
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E. TF. HOCH, Editor. Vc
W. ;F^ HOCH, Business Manager. r o

W E believe that Col. John A. Martin

would make a clean, creditable Gov-
ernor, and for this reason we have sup-
ported his candidacy. But we confess
that his great services to the State, his
great enthusiastic devotion to its inter-
ests has influenced us in preferring him.
No man in Kansas has done more—we
doubt if any have done as much—for
the development of the State as he. For
twenty years his Champion has been
booming Kansas as no other paper has
ever boomed it. Through all its dark
days he has been steadfast and true to
its interests, never doubting its future.
The fine things he has written about it
would make scores of good-sized books,
and the immigrants he has attracted to
sunny Kansas would probably fill up
several fair-sized counties. These con-
P•- • siderations alone would not be sufficient
to entitle him to the Governorship, for
we do not believe as a principle, in con-
ferring bulges as a reward, but other -:#
things being equal we think such con-
siderations have legitimate weight. '

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"Marie Twain's Adhesive Scrap Book," John Alexander Martin, newspaper dippings, 1882 to 1884, held by Richard Tonsing, 145 Plaza Dr., # 508, Vallejo, California, -USA 94591-3706.
"Mark Twain's Adhesive Scrap Book," John Alexander Martin, newspaper clippings, 1882 to 1884, held by Richard Tonsing, 145 Plaza Dr., # 508, Vallejo, California, -USA 94591-3706.

"Mark Twain's Adhesive Scrap Book," John Alexander Martin, newspaper clippings, 1882 to 1884, held by Richard Tonsing, 145 Haza Dr., # 508, Vallejo, California, -USA 94591-3706.