, 1870-10-24
MISSOURI.

FFnnk utatF AEnin, Etc, Etc.
fFHoA urH SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
ST. LOUIS. Oct 20,
The political ctmpaiGu in this State prc
gEesses with the most encouraging signs Q
the prospective euccese OF the ticket he4de
BY D. GEatz Drown for Governor. In actiyit.
IN Euccessfnl meetings, and Ill tho elemen
that forezhadow victory, the 1ibcral RepubN
cana are lar ahead Of their competitors. Upol
tie most liberal allowance, the friends OF GOV
e1noK McClu1g cannot hope for more u.an hal
the unuaf Republican vote, Including the colo.
ed voters. They cannot, With any show g
common Sense. hope for any Democratic vote
and, even on this basir, the majority for Brow,
VII be largo and overwhelming. Yet, the feg
paiess which support Mcc1urg m,ke gros
Prefer titn IN hie favor as though they ea!cu
!afe0 UIun h:h tlects1a as d fyregouc ceaclu
sion.
AclrRa ASp THE ANE,spMKx1s.
- Hteent eeselol mente have eho1n that Nc
Ciurg 's prepared to be double faced On til,
question u the enfEarchisement amendments
lie lss converted leading colosed opponan
!nto friend by leading him to believe that hs
u In favor Of the amendments; but when an
oiheE co!oted citizen waited upon him ha EN-
thafleallJ declared that he ia opposed to tat
amendments. but added that If lie same lux
heen declared Part Of the party pla, form
then he could stard thereon-glich IL eouiy..
lsnt to sayipG that although lie aax pothins
Ut 1ect1oEable in the said amendments, ret be
nust u cling to support them-a bsrefaced
piece Of doutle-dn7!ing entirely unworthy hi
ihs Executive Of State. The sarne eo;t oj
preceding na,kn the progress Of the cam,
Falgu in several eectiopu OF the Stata. II
Jackson County the McClu1gitee oven nto,
posed new constitutional convention. which
t1ine.
THE;co1okEp VOTE,
In tie beginning Of the CANVASS, the bulk Of
the coioted Tote WAS assumed to b IN
McClurg b favor, but the previous record OF
Gfsix brown Al u friend ot the colorel race,
aud bis convincing arguments in behalf Of uni.
sersal frccdc m AID amnesty have worked a
newly enfsaneiiiscd votcra. To-day the most
Intelligent co}orcd citizens Of ST. LOUIS are
working OIL l'eLslf OF G1atz Brown, and axe
saiItttly opposed 10 the Restrictive visws OF
MtC!tFE. Tue leaders among them openly
state thclf Positions to be favorable to the
fact :l,a. It wilt always work to their di,adyau-
tsge to tojvy Gseat4r privileges than their
white neikitosn. THEFT Object is the pesceful
1.osht Esiou u their ntw-fouoJ rights without
ssaciti' s tie e1lui1y q opposition Of anybody.
y i not at al surprising that tho me jotity Of
the 1Lte!l1GGtt real,zo ti.eiF own siiuation AZ
c1ttenNl y delicate in such ! matter and es-
jH'ise tue cssire which eau give them the
EEtattkt II cctity hereafter.
THE DEMOCRATS FOR nnowS,
There il ro charge in tile eitaatio,, a. pro-
vionsty rccc.scl rcEtirc to TIC attitude Ut
the neEoc.aey; Those papers Which have
eroken ers, Gat on the suljscs Of their choice are
known TO favor NcClurg. The Democrats a1c
counted on, viii. much certainty, for Brown,
and ytty justly 70. They de.irc. OF all thing.
the removal Of tho JistsAuchiHiug clauses of
Tue leN col e1itution. ard ttcir oufy hnpe OF
Eucecse e., in tais tiireeticn il tho e1ection Of
Bro~n. 1hen fFoln sha river counties, which
cast heavy Democratic msjoEities, Booze,
Howard. Charlton, Carroll, Cltla9ay, Saline,
Clay, and orhe1s, information hna bee: re-
g 'vsd tia the vntes will bo unanimous for
tue Libersle. There maIotities. md the m.-
{e1l.y IN St: Louis, viii turn tho sca,e. The
Democrats in the large cities Of Hannibal,
Kansas Gsts: st. Jceerh. sedalia. and c1s2-
wlIere. will be ca.t eolid for Broxn. It is
rEoITr to remark. however, TINT the Demo-
crat. 1ave generally nominated candidates for
Legislative and county officers, aud viii en-
dtasoE 10 elect tlcu:.
REMOVAL. or THE POLICE coNx,ss1oyrrs
One OF the most unfortunate political blum
deIs ever committed was the removal by Gov
efnoE MeC1usg OF tho old Fo1lco Commission
cls. Tic frst effect WAS to make Colonel
Fcrd: Meyer, the Chief Comn,iasloner. 80
popular that tho people will undoubtedly elect
Lin sllc1in at the polls. Tho eject upon The
city WAS aecidedly unpfopiious for The Nc
Clu1g party. The removal took placc Jus. b.
fefe on Etext Eait week, when, more than
evor. careful, sxperiencr3 men shoul,l be At
At ths he.a of ous Police Department. Tic
new comm:s.iorcrs are set Of ee1ord.rate
men, rely !s:le 1.oe7a, and hsvir,;: 10 a-,oul.
edge uf The dutise acquired. Ths result va
that the department wAs virtually without =
ssatf f1Eevera1 dsyr, and finally the board.
to cap the climax, {being appointed for their
e1ct aslye losslty). elected ~ Chief Of Police
r7nk eeeetsion,st. who was ths Chief under
tho aTrointeca Of the notorious Clzib. jack
ton, IN 1861, nov known as tho Brownlec
Dard. fAmona chiefly 10. its a.teu,,t to btuy-
Feat the lanented General Lycn. This is the
man who now wesEs the insignia Of Cllief Of
tol1re through: tfe Intervention OF cur very
loyal Governor sfcClarg.
REMOVAL or FnYx cosTE.
The removal OF Felix Coete and tho apnoiut-
nent of Z. ". Fpx ae Collector OF the Port Was
infeed rHtlFise. Coste was pcfsonal frie nd
Of the President. He has always been E Rad.
ica!, and is ooo Of our foremost eatizens- He
III President of the Board Of Pubic schools,
Nr. Coste il not noisy politician, but IN his
auicts dignifle1, geutlemanly way did rot
hcaltate to Inform those who 1sEed him thai
he favored Gratk Brown. The story vas, o,
course. eoon IN Washington, and tho remoya
shortly followed. 1t was ! had stroke. ari
James Dcehsnan. 1'robahlv, l.al it been dc
fe1rfd, Mr Coste wnuld hasc been contentet
to SO to the POLLS and quietly vote his choice
ard there it uonld hare ended Nov, however
hc i turned into an active, zealous, and inau
cHtlsl worker for Brown, and tbs iattter vii
gain, At least, 100 votes b. the prescription Q
his ftiond Coste. The Liberals have nomi
r%fNA fif1S FIR Trrr$@- of3n
worth SEC, COO rer arnEr,. Before The public
his removal t,y the President is his best cleo
tsonee1ing card.
| FAILCnE TO REGISTER.
The registration for this years election l,a
clo.ed. and what is passing strange is th.
GOO less names are registered no. than Il
the yesr 1868, and nov the colored voters At
,dded, and it Is admitted The law il las str;u
gently enforced than then. The total numhe
n gistered for the county is less than g, ,ooa
1hc5e IL no nethcd at estimsiit,g the rel .tir
lnes TO either party, but it il supposed to fa]
about equally On each. The Democrats b.,
1ieve that this is the last time the presen
registry law will be in force, and are mpy;n,
every possible power to cazry the Legislatur
the failure to register which CAUSES mortiaca
tion. It ia the eject upon the figures Of III
late census. The parars pretend that tho.
are It least s., 600 voters, which il nece.sar
t. make good the claim OF over 300. 400 in1abi
tanfs, and the only wsy It can be explained
the indifference Of rioters, or the disfrsnchise
ment Of 20 large number that the compari
son of registered yotexe with the total popula
III is net proper.
/ FRANK P. B1Lun REpn1rrs.
Since tho Presidential contest which result.
cd IN Rueh an ing1otious defe1t. Frank r
blair, Jr.: has only occasionally honoted St
ttnn nus ~ WIN h1s pff;se2ec pn5tns most et the
| attaehe OF the Life Association Of America.
| He has fitted between the two cities like .
| bird Of evil omen; bat 4uddculy and without
any previous warning. he TUNED up In this
c;r ~ candidate for the Legislature IN the
sixth Distzact. For several 5eara this has
been Denoc1sGc stronghold. but in tbs lust
two elections the Republicans have carried It.
There is consid erable i'll feeling with refer.
cnce to his nomination. The Ii,nes, tho
Democratic orEan. is client IN regard to it,
aEd it is understood the managers OF tbs pa
per are 1t heart opposed to it. Tha Liberals
Democrat. who IL nov stumpang the State for
GEatz Brown. in opposition to Blair. aal it Is
more tliau prohxble tho great aud apparen Is
int xhaustible Dlair family viii be again de-
feAted. We hars had no election without
him - candidate. but bets arc offered that
it ~iIl never be repeated.
SENATOR DHAKE'a sTCNP 1ptR,
The great heAG Of the It HAteltes" in thi.
State is hasins n dismal time stunning the
interior counties on behalf Of the McClnr1
ticket: He is followed everywhere By Hon
Geo y. Anderson. an effective orator trun
| Pike County. and on erery occasion cha1
| 1eneed to divide the time with him. but Drak,
declines The trouble is that tho Senator i
iu an inconsistent position. He has to de
pounee the eutfaQchisement amendment
while cu11yiog favor with the Democrats Hi
au6leDces arc aim and apaE4e compared t.
thote which turn out % bear cazl senuFz, n
is good hate1. however, mud be is spic
salker, after ala little too emphatic IN
elabosxte, oecaeionaly be manages I
make the most Of i bad Cause always. h
idea Of Drake undertaking to auaign 3. qrat
Brown for his past record il insudcsAhlg coo
When Drake was \ rampant pto-rlayery maj
| DfuMn Was imptIilllng his life ID denouncin