Kansas Republican delegate convention to be held in Topeka
A Republican delegate convention for Kansas will convene in Representative Hall Topeka on August 26 1574 at 10 am to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state and other state offices. Two delegates per district from counties seated at the last legislature with primaries on August Lith 1874. An alternate for each delegate may also be chosen. FOUN GUTHRIE, Chairman. D B Emmert, Secretary
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State of
Kansas
Representative Hall
Topeka
Sopreme Court
Republican delegate convention in Humboldt Kansas 1874
A Republican delegate convention for the Second Congressional district of Kansas will meet in Humboldt Allen county on Wednesday September 1874 at 4 p.m. Delegates: two per district except Wilson county four delegates and Anderson county three. Primary meetings suggested August 15 1874 to elect delegates and alternates, directed by the Central Committee of each district or county if no committee exists. By order of the Congressional Committee. IL. W. Cook Chairman Jno. Gilmore Secretary pro tem.
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Second
State of
Kansas
Humboldt
Allen County
Wilson County
Anderson County
Whiel
Congressional Committee
IL. W.’Cook
Jno
Gilwore
Republican Senatorial Committee Meeting in Iola
The Republican Senatorial Committee for the Seventeenth District calls a meeting at UH W Talcott's office in Iola on Wednesday July 22 to organize a convention and nominate a State Senator for the district. President pro tem IL W Taxcort chaired the notice.
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Seventeenth
UH. W. Talcott
Iola
Seventeenth District
W. Taxcort
Republican County Central Committee Meeting at Iola
The Republican County Central Committee invites members to meet at Iola Court House on Saturday July 25 at 2 pm to call a primary for delegates to state and congressional conventions. Members listed include Walker, McElroy, Arnold, Adams, Likes, Mattoon, Stewart, Anderson, Tees, and others. all Republicans urged to attend. Other notes report political rumors and local commentary on candidates and events.
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Court House
Iola
Tola
Hum- Boldtath
County Central Committee
Louis Walker
W. T. McElroy
Humboldt
J. L. Arnold
Elm
D.C. Adams
Deer Creek
Likes
Elsmbre
J. M. Mattoon
Geneva
J. Stewart
Cottage Grove
D. Anderson
Osage
Tees
Salem
Lews Wanker
Radical candidate for Congress in second district of Kansas City Times notes
The Kansas City Times reports Anornen radical candidate Jim Snoddy of Linn County appeared in the Kansas City area. It questions appearance timing and advantage, and whether he will appear again amid speculation about Col. Houston and other political figures. The piece also covers Hon. E. H. Funston and opposition to Grange leadership at the ticket head, plus state locust relief and War Dept ration policy, ending with notes on Melius and the Grange dispute.
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Anornen
Congress
Kanes
Jim Snoddy
Linn County
Kansas City Times
Reformers tout Wilder for Governor in Kansas
Prominent Kansas Reformers urge nominating Hon D W Wilder for governor as a bold policy move. They claim he could beat the Republican candidate by ten thousand votes and would not leave his party for a new ticket. The piece notes Wilder’s reform sympathy and calls him too honorable to switch loyalties. The editorial argues the State Board of Agriculture will drop racing at the State Fair to focus on an agricultural and mechanical fair to sustain receipts and settle the issue of speed trials if needed.
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Minnesota
Secretary of War
Washington
Subsistence Department
War Department
Kansas Farmer
Grange
Melius
Hudson
Salt River
Kansas
Independent Party
D. W. Wilder
Wilder
State Board of Agriculture
Beecher-Tilton
Tilton
Mr. Beecher
Be Just In Politics Debate On Party Differences
The author argues that the Republican party shares many issues with Democrats and Independents on tariffs and finance. Outsiders fault those in power, but faultfinding alone does not improve governance, since all men err daily regardless of party. The piece emphasizes imperfect human nature in political debate.
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Republican Party
Thore
Republicans expose corruption while reforming governing bodies
The writer argues that no party is perfect and flaws appear in elected officials. When deception occurs, the party that learns of it should remove and punish the official. The Republican press is praised for denouncing corrupt officials and not shielding them, countering claims of partisan coverups.
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Uis
Republican Party
Reform and the path to honest reform in politics
The piece argues reform means improving what is defective and asserts all honest taxpayers seek reform. It contrasts parties and warns reform parties attract rogues, insisting true reform comes only when people elect the best, most capable officials.
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Webster
Republican Party
Reform Party
Good Men for Office Urge Primary Reform
A call for all qualified citizens to attend primaries to ensure honest capable officials. The piece argues that voter turnout shapes nominations, condemns apathy, and urges ending the idea that politics is run by a few politicians.
Taylor's platform targets critics and media buys
The piece portrays Friend Taylor of the Wygndotte Gapette as eccentric and attacks “one-horse politicians.” It notes he hints at newspapers that might be bought, to which the response dismisses the claim. The article argues there are no Second District papers for sale despite Taylor’s accusations.
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Taylor
Wygndotte Gapette
Bel
Bros. Taylor
Plainspoken pledge from Second District Congressional candidate
A candidate for Congress declares he will not pay for half hires or subsidize media or saloons. He refuses to buy influence, demands public funding for hall rentals, and proposes an economical campaign to avoid selling votes. He invites all rivals to join in public discussions and asks newspapers to copy the notice.
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Gazette
Congress
Treasury
Land troubles loom as mortgage taxes threaten bonds
The Hassler & Co circular reports the Board of Directors proposing bondholders fund $41,833.34 to cover taxes on lands mortgaged by the company. Tax titles may be assigned in trust to subscribers if they supply their pro rata share. County treasurers bid lands and may assign certificates, but costs and penalties attach. paying them can secure an assignment.
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Messrs. Hassler & Co
Financial Chronicle
Boston
Indian troubles spark wild rumors across Kansas
Conflicting reports claim Indians roam the region causing panic among settlers in Sumner, Sedgwick and surrounding counties. Observers note few real attacks, with only five murders attributed to Indians so far, and many fleeing homes while leaders dispute the scale of the threat.
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Col. Rossington
Topeka
Kansas
Sumner, Barbour
Sedgwick
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Bill
Cowley County
Caldwell
Wellin
Gila
Col. Compton
Indian Territory
Patrick Hennessy
Miles
James R. Mead
We. Griffenstein
Indiana
Indian cattle danger prompts call for military aid
Journal notes growing Indian threat to cattle herds between the Red River and Wichita. Herders fear ponies stolen, cattle driven off, with ten herds valued at about a thousand each at Red Fork near William Watkins’s location. A telegram to Gov. Oxbow and possible detachment from General Pope are discussed as urgent protections for Wichita and the southwest.
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Red River
Wichita
Red Fork
William Watkins
Xiite Inns
Gov
Oxbow
Pope
State News Nuggets From Across Counties
Reports from Tagan and Philips counties mention two lady bets, while lightning set prairie fires near Augusta. Leavenworth County is assessed at 9 million dollars. chinch bugs and grangers push higher corn prices. A Fort Union lottery prize drew by a Fort Union teamster. A farmer in Emporia smashed a cow’s window pane. the Granger debate includes a crude definition of the chinch bug. Adjutant General Morris leaves Wichita with twenty men to distribute arms at Caldwell and scout the region. Manhattan area expects 200-300 Agricultural College applicants next year amid boarding constraints. Cotton stalks from Fay boast strong growth. Debates name Major E N Morrill as a possible Republican gubernatorial candidate in Brown County.
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Simon Ahles
Fort Union
Farmer Smith
Emporia
Morris
Wichita
Caldwell
Splendid silver ore found near Parsonz and West clash
Read of a rich vein found about four miles from Parsonz in section 32. The ore tested as good silver with a large percentage of purity, likely payable with further prospecting, suggesting La tte county’s mineral and agricultural wealth. Also reports on the 4th of July cavalry action in Wyoming, currency law notes, and various political items.
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Parsonz
Latte County
Theodore Hines
Paraons
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