The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-09-13
TEE STATE TICKET.

Could the Republicans OF Andrew
county have been present at the State
Republican Convention at st. Louis
last week, and witnessed the harmo-
ny and good feeling which prevailed
throughout the entire proceedings,
and the hearty satisfaction expressed
by the entire army Of delegates as to
the excellence of the men who had
been placed by them on the ticket,
they would have been cbeered by
the sight, and been convinced Of
the great probability Of carrying Mis-
souri, for good government this fall.
A better ticket has never been submit
ted to the voters Of Missouri; such
was the universal remark of the Re-
publicans present, and the Democrats
frankly admit it i. a very strong tick
ct. There was TO lobbying" for any
Of the candidates III the Convention;
all seemed to be prcsens and acting
with q single view Of placing MEN of
character and known integrity and
ability upon the ticket, and also that
each section Of the State should be
represented, as well as all the various
but harmonious ele nents which go to
make up the party Of progress and
reform,-and the result is a list Of
names for the o~ficcs.to be filed that
will fifty represent the party, and
who will be trinmphantly elected to
carry OIL our State Government upon
the safe and reliable principles ofecon-
omy and reform upheld and sustained
by the Republicans Of Missouri. A
brief notice of the nominees would
not probably be out of place. The
candidates for Supreme Judges arc
four in number.
John p. Ellis, of Springfield, who
was nominated OH the first ballot, has
been for several years one of the most
eminent lawyers of the Southwest,
aud his reputation has gone beyond
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Of the State. He Is for the long term.
Judge Ira 4. Leonard, ofJefferson
lcOunty, came next for the long term.
Judge Leonard has been a prominent
lawyer for quite a number Of years is
a middlc-aged man, of plain appear
ance, an intellectual head, and is q
sclf-madc man. Judge Clover, of ST.
Louis for the six-year term, is known
to the legal fraternity throughout
the State as an able lawyer, and will
fill the Bench with honor to the
State. George II. Shields, of Marion
county, is Of Irish descent and was
born in Kentucky, coming to Mis-
souri, in 1S44. He is an able lawyer,
and was elected to the Legislature in
1869, where he became a very efficient
member Of the Judiciary Committee,
and introduced a number of valuable
bills reforming the civil and criminal
code of the State, which he carried.
Brilliant jeff. Chandler, of st. Jo-
seph, who received q large majority
for Attorney General on the first bal
lot, is the youngest of the candidates
presented on either side, and before
none probably is there such O big flu
turc. He is said by Chief Justice
Wagner and men like William A. Hall
to possess one of the finest legal
minds for his age, in the State, and is
acknowledged to be onc Or the best
speakers put forward in the present
contest. His character stands high,
and his popularity is immense in the
section in which he has always lived.
For Governor, Hon. John b. Hen
derson was chosen By the unanimous
voice Of the Convention. Senator
Henderson is no doubt the most able
and efficient man IN the State, and
has the respect and confidence of all,
regardless of political affiliations.
He will beat 'Silas Woodson badly, if
there is any virtue ina clean record
and worthy principles.
The nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Hon.. John Fl. Slower, is a
PENNSYLVANIA erman. who entered
thc'war in 1861 as a private, and be-
fore it's, close was in command Of a
Brigade. III the campaign Of 1870 he
made one Of the bravest and most
untiring contests in favor Of McClurg
ever made in the State. He is one Of
the most popular mon in the State, as