Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-16
NEXT GOVERNOR.

coming quite warm in portions of the State.
The northwest, however, is "doing the
Thing up in rag" The Hughes and King
factions are at loggerheads, and as is al.
ways the case when rogues--locofocos, we
mean--fall out, there is fun for the homes,
million. The STATESMAN" has been per-
mi,ted to copy the following from letter
written in the infected region:
1--WE have rather pretty little war OF the
King and Hughes democracy in this section Of the
State. 7, is known that Kings friends desire to
make him Governor, and it is believed Hughes
and his friends want TO "bust" the Judge, il pos
sible. Hughes has some strength in this region,
and he is doing his might against King, and with
some effect, We wings have but 10 take our
seats in the "pit" or stand in the gallery" and
laugh at the "farce;" while the "boxes, stoge,
curtains and scenery" are occupied by the loco.
focos-to whom, it is evident, the play is some.
times "trsgedy," sometimes comedy" frequently
"melo dramatic" and as often "cownish."
The King men aledge that Hughes procured
bis meetings in Platte, Buchanan, Holt, Atchison
and Nodaway, in advance Of public expectation,
and with indecent haste. presume this is very
near the truth, as the meetings in these counties
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public "outcry." 1t is also stated that King
knew nothing Of the hurried meeting in Platte
until two days before it was held-in which
county, Hughes finally succeeded in giving your
old neighbor. Austin A., the "cold shoulder y
At the meeting, the multitude voted Hughes their
first choice and King their second. A strong
Hughes delegation was chosen ,oho, as learn,
have since met, conferred and resolved that after
casting their votes for Hughes, they be no further
instructed 1t is understood the DELE CATION
passed the aforesaid resolution with great una
nimity !! Whether Kings friends will stand
that "wad" remains 10 be seen.
After the meeting was called at St. Joseph,
the Buchanan democracy rather nterlerred with
Hughes arrangements by inviting both King and
himself to address them on the day of the call.
Hughes spent eight or ten days in the different
Townships beating up his forces, yet King being
present on the day Of Assemblage, carried the
county in his favor. Hughes oulworks King
especially so in The way Of riding. He goes into
the different counties and takes them by town.
, ships-sees his acquaintance and makes new
ones--and. OF course, has his stakes we'll set.-
This he has done, suppose, in most OF the coun'
lies where meetings have been held. Such
know 10 be the fact reference to Buchanan An.
drew and Clinton-he having spent from five to
ten days in each preceding the days set apart for
the caucus. King considers this undignifed and
. refuses TO ego it," In several instances he has
made speeches on the day Of the county meetings
but will do no more. He and Hughes were pre-
sent at the meetings in Buchanan, Andrew and
> De Kab--al Of which declared for King. He
seems 10 get" Hughes wherever he meets him.
The quarreling Of their friends is sometimes
interesting, and often rich. heard the conclu
: clusion Of one few days since in which the
r Hughes man alledged that King had no POPULAR
ty, and it would be dangerous to run him-that
he had defeated Hughes nomination for Congress
last year-that he was not good democrat
and finally, that he had been provided for with
Office and ought 10 be satisfied. The King man
took the objections seriatim, and replied that as
to Kings want of popularity he had more than
, Hughes, and offered to bet that King would carry
larger number OF the counties in this Congress
, siona District than Hughes would, and twice as
many in the State. As TO the second charge he
] would remark that it is generally conceded thai
one Willard P. Hall had done the work attributed
to King. In reference TO the third, he said ht
had never heard the accusation from any
2 hui! "solts," and never from them until afe
$ King in Two hours speech at Richmond, de
leated the soft. anti Benton resolutions at the Ray
Convention in 1874. The charge that King hac
been provided for, he said, was the last tina
, Hughes and his friends should trust themselves tc
alude ,o--lor, sir, said the King man, yon know
the fact that Hughes uncle came 10 this State ar
. Indian Agent-that his brother is Post Master a
r Liberty; County Treasurer Of Clay, and was al
applicant for Receiver Of Public Moneys q
Patsburg--that his cousin has been in the Leg
\ islature; has been Militia General; was an ap
\ plicant Tor Cap,aincy in the Rife Regiment, anr
> is Receiver Of Public moneys al Pausburg.
D Well, sir, said the King man, (takng hi
/. breath on it) as to Hughes himself, you know h,
has been in the Legisature-that he once slip
ped into Congress-that he was again candid
ate for Congress and defeated-been a STANDING
s applicant for Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, O
{ the General Land Office-that last year he wa
again Candidate for Congress and defeated
was last winter on the Lunac Committee, ant
s was now q Candidate for Governor--and. SAT-
he, If there were any more OF the family fl 70
= any thing, they would be ION hand" 10 The sex
tent OF their ability" Now my friend, contin
e ued the King man, if there is any family in Mis-
n souri, that has evinced a greater repugnance Il
everything in the way of bodily enertion," jus
y name it, and we will start the head of it for Gov
7 ernoL
n The Hughes man listened well, and havn
i gathered as much steam as the malleablily OF hi
material would contain, said, that as much a
Hughes had operated, there was one thing he wa
not charged with: he had never stolen, nor bee,
guilty Of forgery. The thing was wound up b
e he King man swearing the charge of forgery O.
n King, was like the charge OF theft against Ben
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