The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-11-13
Correspondents.
Rochester Rejoiceth and Bewaileth
the Result of the Election.
ROCHESTER, Nov. 9, Isl

Are the luckless words We re 'scooped' again. -
Mr. EDIrOR-We have met the enemy
and we are his-at least nine-tenths of
us belong to him, the other tenth, after
due delberation, we have concluded to
reserve for ourselves.
As citizens of Rochester township, we
opposed the Peoples ticket because we
We're not in sympathy with the course
they had marked out for themselves to
pursue; because We were opposed to
cligues or rings, and because we did
not propose to be dictated to by set of
men who expected to use us simply as
tools, for the purpose Of gaining their
own private ends. For ANYTHING We
may have said or done during the cam
paign, we have nothing to regret, moth
ing to retract. nothing for which to apol
ogize. We fought our fight from prin-
ciple, honoranly, bitterly, and to the
bitter end, and were badly scooped;"
and although we might have felt little
badly over the defeat of our pet ticket,
our spirits yet are bright and free, and
the pulse of the independent Province"
yet beats in hearty unison with fusion,
with fusion of heart and hand, with fu-
sion of Savannah Republicanism and
Rochester Democracy, so long as this
fusion shall have for lis intended aim
and end the best interests of the people
of Andrew count. For the first time in
the knowledge of your correspondent,
at least the "lndependent Province" has
succeeded in making herself heard, and
she has spoken in such determined
manner that in future wears, | wecn.
political tricksters and wire-pulers will
think we'll before they attempt to place Il
gag upon the movements Of rs inIclll-
cent set of voters rs are the people OF
Rochester township.
As before stated, we We're badly de-
! featcd but not entirely So. We succeed
ed in saving Hon. Nick Ford. candidate
| for Representative. although 10y Il major
itv of but six votes-this made no dii-
. ltTtItt. HbhtNfi, INV l''Dit "'HE't
have been Just as happy had his ma ajor
itv been but one. Now truly Rochester
! had a curiosity g she had within her
boundaries a genuine. live, successful
I candidate Such another wonder had
never been known within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant.n consequently it
was determined tn celebrate. The cele-
! bration lasted through two days and
nights. The first nj ght was the boys :
! celebration. The celebration on the
! second night was a sort OF 4 'high-
toned" elegant affair, and the boys
were compelled TO keep IN the back
| ground The first celebration contained
/ more of the fancics of life, the second.
| more OF the realities On Thursday
| evening it WAS aScertainci that
without Il doubt the election OF Nicholas
! Ford had been secur, d. The mkt
thing in order was Il celebration over
! the event. Cu,hlng's anvilS Were
/ brought into rrquisilion, boxes and
/ barrels for fire were contributed by
/ the citizens, and soon the hills and val
| leys of the Platte echoed and re-echOed
| the thunder Of Cushing,s artillery.
| A. night advanced amazed and curious,
IN: mIrth and iun grew fast ami furious.
Speeches were made by Mcssrs. Ford
/ Ruby, Boohcr and others, and it was
not until the 1--WE sma' hours that the
! last salute was fired. the last huzZah had
| died away, and then came the report
t that these same high-toned. high-minded
gentlemen who composed the Peoples
1 ,,,l-.t mud 70, Enrl
out OF his petty majority. 1t was con-
/ ceedcd by all present that II they
should succeed IN doing this, OF one
thing we We're sure, we had our cele-
/ bra,ion, and come what would, come
what may, we were sure OF that at least.
so each one retired to his home, hoping
tor the best, and believing that al!
would yet be well. On Friday all
doubt in regard to the contest was set
aside by Mr.. Ford receiving his certili-
cate of election from the County Clerk
! On Friday evening many OF the defeated
candidates upon the Citizens ticket, to-
! %cihcr with some personal friends "i
| ol Mr.. Ford, accompanied by Dugan' :
/ Cornet Band came over from Savannah
for the purpose Of paving their respects
to Andrew county's next Represents
tive. Cushing's artillery was again
brought into refuisition, and. together
with the music OF the band. soon col
leclcd il large concoursc OF people in
front of the residence of Mr.. Ford. The
different speakers were introduced by
Charles +. Booher, and spo,.e brief,
pithy and to the point. W. W. Eo"hel
in particular referred with pride to the
fact that in Rochester township, Bray
toms own home. his majority over the
boss Granger was one hundred and
twenty-five votes.
| Your correspondent was not aware
Of the fact that these unusual proceed