The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-02-07
o Jefferson City.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 10Th 1S7.

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The Duke has come and gone, so have
the St. Louis ladies, who came to show
their fine clothes and jewelry, and disgust
dgn fed persons, modest members and the
bashful Duke. by their aummcry and con.
tinual twitching and twirling, standing and
walking, at an angle al 45 degrees, more o,
less. TIE Duke more favorably impressed
all than did the silly women; but the great
pet and lion Of the occasion was the gallant
Gen Custar of military fame, and who va:
fresh, red and rosy, from the plains. with
the imprint of hat sweet kiss which he
CALAMITY stole from Miss. Spotted Tail. still
upon his lips; and while flirting with thc
bellies Of the occasion, he evidently thought
Of that dusky damsel of the plains.
Tie LIBERAL CONVENTION.
There Was a meeting OF Republic, ms
Democrats, Anti Grant, anything-to-beat
Grant, politicians at the Hall of the House
and which that nose at Savannah with =
man following Immediately behind, cIled
Il Liberal convention. This meeting has
been more appropriately termed the " Bill
and Joe convention" for while it was in
session, | watched thee two familiar boy.
jam ng, pulling. and ordering men hitheI
and thi'her, and running the convention
generally. Joe, WAS recently made Police
Commissioner Of st. Louis. by Crate.
The Hall was filed to ~oveaaowing md
every man voted; some with a purpose
and some to join in the general Juror tor
fun.
Resolutions, VII oh were claimed to be
children OF the convention. were sent to the
desk to be read BY this creature from New
York (Bil) who WAS OK ofic'o chairman
and secretary Of both party and converts on
resolutions were read with all the gtrsto
that this brazon faced Tammanyitc could
command, and then came
THE FURsE"
Major Pope of st. Louis, an honest Rep
ubi.ean who left the SO called Liberals. and
n view Of the promiscuous gathering in the
Hall, arose from his seat and asked as a
member OF the twenty sixth General As
sembly, for information, whether il WIS a
ma~ss-convention IN which every body could
take part, or we're the re. olutions Of BIZ
to be adopted by the signers Of the call,
He desired to put them on record and this
they resisted. 4 mJ:,oa WIS of,-el &C.
Questing TIE Major to Withdraw, but he
proposed to stand his ground until he put
the convention on record. Crias of; put
him out; put him out" roe a.n:d the
chorus Of hise=s and rafting of spitoon$
VIII oh were directed toward the Mljor; and
though ONE n he'd toward him they took
COOL care not to get too near him; for he
stood Ike the ok defy ng the storm. and
this inui, stirred up his ire, and mtde his
, news strong as steel; his eyes n4>h.ng
and his m,r,ill cloik thrown b Eek, he ex-
claimed in 4 firm tone, Il dare you; | dare
any man" and no one dared to touch him
although the excitement was great.
Gratz got s~carei; and the shr.ll 30 ce of
bib could be heard CRYING .Ir. Speaker;
Mr.. Chairman; Say. Chairman But
before he could get the attention of tie
chairman who was pummeling the stand
with his gavel, up rushed Joe irantically.
and yelled in tuton;c style. Mr.. chairman,
chairman" Joe then screamed in Biz
ears Il want to motion him out OF conyen-
ton; and says Bill that's what | W. mt 10 do
my elf. All this time the excitement r gcd
and grew hotter and hotter. Some one in
the crowd yelled he VIII break up the
convention :; Judge () Lucas julpol up
and screamed out, Mr.. Chairman that
man cant break up this convent Gu" While
t has the ;uthor Of IoIt.cal solidarity
present; there is perfect hmmony;norrus.
The Major stood in The same spot and
never wavered, and when the storm had
nblted, and the agitated condition Of the
lberal convention had somewhat quoted
down, he said ii they had not become
alarmed the question he put would, long
since, have been answered be then put his
question cody and received an answer
satisfactory to himsclfand retired to anoth-
part of the Hall: but not until he had
PIT the convention on record.
a The SPEAKERS.
At the proper time Bill rose and
called on Gratz to speak his piece,
which was of course on unexpected
event, but he got through with remark
able ease for one called Il on the spur
of the moment to speak on such an
OCCASION: he was a modes: man and
would not take the stand ior that Gle,
waited position would expos t. Jew
his manuscript which wa nd j,dm
the crowd where he stood. Or cJugs- Ac
pitched into Grant and had to speak
of a packing system in the united States
supreme court How about his recent
addition to the supreme court of Mo.
Ill the nick of time, preceding his
celebrated veto of the Bond Resolution
sent to The senate to day together
with the decision OF Adams and Bliss
III support of his views. 1t seems that
Gtatz ant see corruption anywhere
but in Washington.
Col Burns wa next trottcd cut