Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
Clay Township.

Clay Township.
EDITOR INrELLIGRNcEn l notice in the last
sane of YOUR paper, several articles and COM
nupications in regard 10 the action of the late
.ounty democratic convention, and PROPOSE,
With YOUR consent, to say 4 few words for the
benefit of disappointed candidates, their friends
all who may feel an interest III II democratic
success, either county, state or national.
In the first place, | regard this As no time for
grumbling and fault finding with the
action of the convention. Each and er"ry
,Chen he announced himself as
such, pledged himself to abide by the action
of that convention. There being rs many rs a
half dozen candidates for one Office, some oil
them. :s Il matter Of course, had to be defeated.
1t seems to me that all true men and sound dem
ocr,ts ought to regard the &c results as rather the
natural consequences OF our system. Only one
man was wanted for one Office, then what is the
Use for tour or live more TO get mad and blow
around just because they We're not the lucky ones,
and rs IL general thing the more fuss and noise
the disappointed ones make the stronger proofs
they furnish that tile convention acted right III
not choosing them. The good anu true demo-
crat, if he is defeated in convention, will quiet
ly s'pick his flint and try it again. some other
time, ruIntE lUGH TdlSS - iuiAPuo ~ t"S leA'y ~
boiling, running Independent or opposing the
regular ticket in any way. Certain persons,
heretofore ardent supporters and advocates OF
| the collegiate system of nominations" have
| for no oher reason than because they or their
| friends were not the lucky ones. concluded that
! the whole thing was q fraud, and now propose
to bolt and put independent candidates i'll the
field. Notably is this disposition manifested in
| CLAW township. Now vet us look into the Clay
township meeting and see what reason certain
pu,ties have for complaint. In the iirst place,
they complain that the sacred trust OF lnstruc-
tions has been disregarded by delegates from
other townships, when it is 4 notorious fact that
they oprused instructions at the mectin. in Clay,
and th;t even delegates, acting under orders
from Headquarters. when motions were made to
instruct, iu order to defeat those motions, cried
lustiy for adjournment. These are the gentle
mel whose hearts are so tender now on the in
suction question.
AS much noise as is now made about tridlng
n the convention, it is well-kuown that the Clay
delegation expected to do the heaviest business
in that line of any, and they only failed because
they were not sharp enough to get their work in.
Instructions in Clay were opposed in order 10
be even with Middleton, and force that town.
ship into terms; or, in other words, certain gen.
tltUtu Sluy ohAPihS ~
and Middleton lett them with the bag to hold.
They went to Lexington expecting to "scoop'
everything before them, but got "scoopcd'' a
little the worst of any crowd that ever attempted
anything of that sort. After their defeat they
came back, and exemplIted that old couplet
..When the devil was sick the devil Il saint
would be,
But when the devil was we'll, the devil q saint
Gentlemen, it is now Il little too late to cry
out fraud, trade. swindle, etc.; the history Of
the Clay meeting is II little too well known fol
such charges to have any effect; beside, the Clay
machine was oilicered and manned by Il crew
who had long since conceived the idea that they
had been foreorduincd and predestinated' Il
run PRIMARIES, so that II Their" has been u failure
somewhere-if, rs in the charge of the Ligh
Brigade ut Balsklava, ''sOme one has blunder
ed" consolation may be derived from the rctlec
ton that we will have no more use for p%rinarie
and conventions Of that stripe, and hereafte
the people will designate who they want 10
candidates without the aid of Delegates, lobby
lists or can,iidate-makers in any shape, no matte
how expert. But taking things just us they are
Capt. Lesueur received the nomination as fairl.
as if every man in that convention, and in IT,
county, had voted for him by ballot; the motor
TO make his nomination unanimous Was made b.
one of the Clay delegates, put to the house b.
Que oi Tue oiay "ei.s"'e"' VIM "a' '"~ y
the coh'en'ioh' anu carrieo , '"e'
now III the h"me VI oeceloy' hon"i IL
any one VINO WIS., III "hS ""s' WI
the movement from TIE peopie u 'he IA ie
to the deiegates IN TIE cohFehtioh' ~ p'cA "
the actioh Oh tha' coh'eht'oh' anu s'ii' '"i'" l
De Il democrat!
But II 10 Claimed that Messrs. h'eosoe all
1r,,n,;b..l .lisoI.r.I nafrll.tions. r a y SOm
Cnrmlchsei uisooeyeo inSti"ct''ns' :
!, say .soia OUT. IL 'neS uu '"sn WI
dlu those ssntlemeh VINO ae ~ .
p'a''ht "nu i"l"i"h' ""e'io
r votes "hy' II 'heY 'ho"sh' { O. y.
III H. oio tuey hot II II Il "o"S u" ="
room? Did ah' OF th'm remember "heA III
themselves nao u'sooeSeu Ii
county? II strikes me mat II the Presi'ehl =
tnat convention nao Josse" lie ehio' " ~
ne hiisht nave oo"e 81.
, h"' U oeies"te' ''A'i '"A' ."e' ".'.
. instructed IN" IL" TWO seh''ei'en Il" th's 'oun'
: bear better names ior honesty integrity I'LL
truth. Ihey nave Doth peeh truste" Time I'LL
again ps tieif iei'o" -''''Lehs' "iA NV "'i
Mr.. ll.usoe, represented MIS- township IL u
iamous IaA-fayefs coh'ehtoh' WHERE i
{ OF vital importance 10 the people Oh MS 'o"hsh'
Z SO as to give entire satisfaction. And IN tn
u connection 1 would just say to those who viii
u claiming to be democrats, omitted to all Il
t rights and privileges OF such, roll the sweet say
u,o. md .cs,,Sx ,rd Al. an r..dv IN nrot. VIII,
-. $1,000 No. IT,, III. ,,.n,o,r.,i. r,r,
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