Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08
Radical Split in Missouri.

rogues fall out honest men getthcir dues, u
is about being realized by the disruption
of the Radical party in Missouri. Tho
ostensible ground Of division Is the ques.
tion of enfranchisement of the white citi
zcns disfranshaed by the Radical constitu
ton, and the protective tariff question
The real division is between the incongru.
Gus elements of the party. The Puritan
wing, headed by McClurg, are for pro-
scription and a high protective tariff, and
take with them the entire negro vote.
The Red Republican, or in6del, wing,
headed by Carl Schurz, with B. Crate
Brown as the candidate for Governor, de-
clare for the emancipation of the prescribed
whites and for free trade, carrying with
them the entire German vote. The Dem
ocrats are wisely pursuing the policy Of
"possive resistance; that is, they put no
ticket in the field, and will generally vote
with the revolutionary party, which will
secure the first great object sought, tie
restoration to the right of suffrage of suf
ticicnt number now DISTINGUISHED to assure
them the political control Of the State
hereafter. The following graphic dcscrip-
tion of the scenes in the Radical State
Convention, is copied from the correspon-
dencc of the Kansas City Tm"s:
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. 2, 1870.
There is something terrible in a great
assembly of men becoming at once dis
ruptcd aud an;agonistic. Passions, hith-
crto held iu allegiance by the etiquette of
intercourse, break over all bounds; petty
iculs take upon themselves the size of
mountains; local jcalousics become at
once into!erant and vindictive; party ties
fall away as burnt fax; and in no ono
channel or direction do the waves Of har-
mory flow or find cgress.
About this Jefferson City Convention
there is the interest OF great secession
1t has, too, its tragic presentation and its
little fabicanr Of comedies. Among the
delegates there were those who were bold
as lions and ridiculous as monkeys. There
were those, also, who had nerve, dctcrmin.
alton, intellect, skill in caucus, stark fence
in debate, the ardor of the rcvolut;onist
and the placid calm of the statesman.
Brown had the genius, McClurg the tanati-
cism of the crowd. Brown had the con-
servativc. dcvil,may.care young delegates
of the cities aud the river counties Me-
Clury had the Puritan, bald headed, blue
light proscriptionists Of the swamps, the
pine mountains, and the black ridg ges.
The first cried out {" Everything for prin.
ciple" The last replied vicously: Eve
rything for men" Two significant shouts
enough, innsmuch as they represent two
opposing forces which shall rcnd disfran
chisemcnt asundcr in Missouri and lift
once more Into place and power the whitc
men Of the State.
l have written you heretofore the plain
doings of the convention. In this letter
the intention is to give its gossip and its
under current On Thursday the feeling
which prevailed was one of fraternity
The day passed with but slight skirmish-
ing, and the heaviest volleys fired were
evidently blank cartridges. Nobody ap-
pcared hurt, and which ever side fell back
did so laughing This condition of things
annoyed Schurz. The man who intends
to sweep the streets with grapeshot at
night gets restive under the commingling
of soldier and citizen at MONDAY. Gros-
venor, too, was uneasy Mcneil sat bolt
upright in his scat looking neither to the
right hand nor the left; Fletcher's perpet.
ual smile lost some Of its meaning; and as
pica4lor in the the sands of the arena,
Hallowell went from bench to bench and
along aisles, waving in front of the Nc
Clurg men the red flag of cool impudence
and saucy and defiant bearing.
Thursday night came and there was a
dead calu. Brown, at the McCarty
House, looked grave-hc was certainly re.
ticent. A caucus had been called and an
armistice was to be considered. To man,
McClurg's followers attended this caucus,
and the uuanimity was remarkable. 1t
was resolved enthusiastically to present
such q platform on Friday morning as
would emasculatc the Brown wing and
leave them no shadow of pretcxt for bolt
ing. A swift messenger came to Schurz
and brought true word of all this. All"
said the cool Prussian, looking over the
white smoke of his cigar, nonchalan7yv,
"Ah! the platform will do we'll enough:
but what about the man who is to stand
upon it"
The question was certainly pertinent
and is given here in order to show how
calmly and how perfectly in his own mind
the Missouri Senator was making ready tor
the coup a. etat. There can be no earthly
doubt but what Gratz Brown today owes
his nomination to the superb management
aud ability Of Gen. Schurz, and for the in-
formation of those who have not seen him,
brief peu-and.iuk sketch of the man
may not be iuopportune. lie is TALL with
the waist of hussar and the bearing OF
cosmopolitan his eyes would be brown ii
they were not blue, and at times the color
is uncertain. lie wears spcctac!cs-thc