Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-08-03
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SrII1vAr CouNrY, Univ 24. lsb4

EDrroR OF THE TINES:
A. w. Flournoy made a speech in our
county seat to-day, and if he wasn't very
strong in argument and very eloquent, he
was at any rate very windy and very long
winded at that. I'm not going to write you
about his speech, only one part of it. He
made mighty to do about Wing ISLANDERS
and wing Interpretations &C., and spoke
ofthe piece that was in the Times awhile ago
about his being against poor men voting, and
and called that wlig SANDER, and some
other bad names, and pretended to be very
sorry the wings should do so. 1t ant no
wing SANDER, and mean 10 show it aint,
and Flournoy knows it aint, and il he will
say anything about it he ought 10 tell the sto-
ry as it is.
When first moved 10 this section Wings
were about as scarce as hens teeth, and the
Democrats didn't mind us bit as a party,
but the Democracy about here was divided
into two factions which were called the Den
nison and Bowyer parties. Both sides were
always very anxious 10 hitch on wings with
them, and tell you they did tell us some of
the hardes; and tallest yarns on each other
ever you heard.
I'm forgetting. meant 10 tell you about
the charges of Fiournoy being against poor
men voting, but III 10 it and Ill tell it jus,
rs i, was, too.
In 1910 Dennison was clerk Of the court
up here (Su'livnn and Linn were all one
then) and A. w. Flournoy was hi, Deputy,
but about this time Flournoy said he would
not act any longer as Deputy, but was will.
willing to be clerk if the people would elect
him. Well, Dennison gave out he'd resign,
and an election took place. Flournoy was
candidate and Enoch Kemper came out
against him, and beat him. Dennison then
refused to resign any but the County clerks
office, and held or 10 the circuit clerks office
and whats more Flournoy still held on as
Deputy 10 Dennison in the circnit clerks Of
/ flee. This is just the way the two offices
came TO be separated and so it went on till
1912, when Dennison resigned the circuit
clerks office, or his term run out, don't
+ know which. A. w. Flournoy now run for
the circuit clerks office, and Mr.. Flood was
, candidate against him. Flournoy was of
the Dennison party, Flood Of the Bowyer
t party and it was hot lime, l tell you
Jeremiah Phillips was Bowyer man,
| and as you know has always been great
electioneerer, and was then sheriff and as
the rery man ,rho told this story about Flour
noy beng again poor men voting all ouer Linn
Q in the canvass for circuit clerk in 1912; ant!
he told it TOO as thing he was kno,ciag 10
himself. Flournoy was beat again, and he
knows Just as well as he knows he is run
ming for Congress now that he lost good
many votes by this very thing, and he knows,
too, that the same Jeremiah Phillips is the
very man that used this against him.
= 1t isn't for me 10 say whether Jeremiah
Phillips story about Flournoy being against
= poor men voting is true or not. But III tell
you what do know, and that is, that this
-. same Jeremiah Phillips was elected sheriff
a second term in 1912, without opposition
was elected Representative in lS46-run
for circuit clerk in 1850, and got Jeat--run
again for circuit clerk in 1851 and was cleo
ted. and now holds that Office, and is besides
the Democratic committee Of vigilance OF one
for Linn. County during the present canvass
and is considered a great democratic leader
to boot-and this looks like the democrats
have thought him worthy of credit,
I'll tell you one thing more which looks q
little like Flournoy hadn't forgiven Phillips
u yet You may look all over the Poll Books
of Linn County, and you'll never find A.
w. Flournoy's vote for this same Jeremiah
PhlIips-neer a Time, so far. Don't that
look little like Fournoy knew all about
Phillips having told this story.
As said before don't know nothing about
whether Flournoy was against poor men vo
ting or not, but know the wings didn't
= start the report and it shant be laid on them
while can help it-and just write you
about it so you might know the truth oft.
: My subscription is most out and send
5 you with this Dollar Tor wouldn't like tt
5 see y on my Times.
= A FARMER.