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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1874
Page
2
The Kansan press notes threats by Forp and a national political fray among reformers and Democrats, while Republicans work to aid the colored population. A Parsons settlers meeting elects M. J. Salter as president and features an imposing procession and speeches from absent notables, marking a decisive local event.
The event honoring Hon. J. J. Ingalls continued overnight with music and speeches. Warrants the editor notes Warrants the editor in saying that J. E. Watson Salmagundi is temperate, contrasting Reform papers' praise of alcohol over civility. Watson’s performance parodied as a stammering anecdote.
The piece defends Gov. Morton of Indiana and attacks Reformers who claim current Republican leaders were once Democrats. It traces Morton’s party shifts from 1852 to 1856, contrasts him with a Reform candidate, and mocks Reformers for critiquing the GOP while condemning their own history.
A meeting of M R F S G and L L G railroad operators adopted condolences to the widow and children of Superintendent E B McDill. The resolutions pledge mourning and memory, praise his virtue, and request publication across the railway lines and journal. Reports from border counties note strong Republican rallies and favorable local ticket choices.
Sufficient returns show the State leaning Democratic by 7,000 to 15,000 votes with further updates placing Hunter and Calkins in doubt in their districts. Nebraska reports a 10,000 Republican majority statewide, while Iowa signals a 40,000 Republican lead for Secretary of State. Dakota projects a 2,000 Sioux Valley gain and a Republican legislature, and Granger may win by 55 in the 3rd district.
The narrative argues the Second District will shift Republican as Cal Cobb gains strong support. It notes the piebald reform movement failed after August and that the defection back to the GOP increased. Ottawa convention missteps cost the independent Casey-Goodin party, leaving Cobb poised to win by five to eight thousand.
The St. Louis Globe notes that opponents of Governor Osborn of Kansas should temper their rhetoric. It argues that corruption accusations lack specifics and praises Osborn for boosting the state school fund by 353000, paying 200000 of state debt, and creating a 139000 cash surplus, while cutting the annual tax levy by about 30 percent.
President Grant arrived in Atchison by the Missouri Pacific Road yesterday afternoon about 2 30. He stood at the A and N depot for about fifteen minutes amid a vast concourse. Mayor Murphy gave a brief welcome and Senator Ingalls introduced him. Cheers rang out as the President shook hands with hundreds of locals and expressed pleasure at the cordial reception.
Peng Walker, Esq., nominated by Republicans of the Seventeenth District for Senator. The nomination is described as fitting, with Walker described as intelligent and conscientious, expected to be a prudent legislator. The piece notes a Democratic charge that Republicans seek to revive past issues amid violence against Republicans.
State headlines report fears of Osage alliances with wild tribes and a coming Indian war, while multiple papers name Thomas A. Caburn as gubernatorial pick. Kansas lanes prize medals for fruit displays, railroad work expands, politicos clash over Reform claims, and local scandals surface in Labette and Anderson counties.
News of the week reports President Grant expected in Leavenworth near the start of next week. Vice President Wilson travels to Springfield NL for Lincoln monument unveiling and shows marked health improvement.
The Cincinnati Industrial Exposition awarded silver and bronze prizes for the best display of fruit agricultural products and minerals shown along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line. The British embassy building in Washington will be ready for occupancy by Sir Edward Thornton on October, costing about 150000 dollars and covering 10000 square feet with seventy rooms. Reports from Alabama describe White Leaguers murdering Republicans, patrolling roads at night, prohibiting black voting, and printing tickets to intimidate voters. A Kansas governor race candidate, Mr Casey, is accused of taking back pay of thirty one dollars, supported by affidavits containing his signature.
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