Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-28
THE C~OLLECTORSHIP.

En,roRs ISrRLL1cENCrR: Permit me through
the columns OF your paper to say u lew woras 10
the voters OF Lafayette county. relative to the
Candidates for the Office OF collector. 1 Will
M by saying it Is Il long established rule
with all political organizations to hold nominal
ting conventions, the purpose evidently peins u
select one to represent their party in a canvass
and it is also a long established rule that all VINO
participate in a canvass before and submit their
name to said convention. are in honor bound 10
support whoever the majority may select. We
have many established precedents for tnis-as
was in the late republican convention at Cincin-
ntti-Mr. Blaine was far the strongest candi-
date before that convention, so far as express
sions had been made from the people, and yet he
WAS defeated, and submitted, and is now work
ing for the ticket.
We have 4 similar case In our adjoining con-
gressionai district. MIR. Phillips was lar the
strongest candidate for congress, but when
weaker candidates were Withdrawn, u portion
of the delegates asked to retire for consultation
ana brought in the name and nominated II gem
tleman who had not been Il candidate. While
the friends of Col. Phillips refused to participate
further in the convention, and Col. Phillips
comes out openly and advises all his friends to
vote for the nominee.
Now what are the facts in the case OF a. A.
Lesueur and DR.. FulkersOn?
LIST. Both gentlemen as well as others. publish
| ed in your paper that they were candidates for
| the Office of collector, subject to the decisiO"
Of tho democratic conventions. When the
democratic county convention had been daily as
sembled and organized, the various candidates
when placed in nomination were pledged by the
friends who made the nomination., that they
would abide the decision of the convention.
On the first ballot Lesueur received twenty
three votes out of 1fty-two, while DR.. Fulker-
son received fourteen. After several ballots,
CAPTAIN Lesueur received q majority of all
the votes cast. and was declared by the
chairman as entitled to the nomination for
collector OF Lafayette county, when MIR. Hud-
nell, of Clay township, arose and moved that
the nomination Of a. A. Lesueur be made unan-
ilnOus, the motion prevailed, and Mr.. Lesueur
declared the unanimous choice Of the conven-
ton Tor the office OF collector. These are plain
facts that, l presume. will not be denied.
Now what are the grounds on which DR.. Full
kerson is running? He claims that two delegates
from Sni-a-bar township violated instructions;
that they voted for Lesueur while he, DR.. Ful-
kerson, WIS justly entitled to their votes. For
the sake Of argument, grant that the delegates
were instructed. II the people of Sni-a-bar
township sent delegates to a convention, those
delegates are responsible to Sni-a-bar township,
the people who elect them-and not to the bal
ance OF the county; and, further, II the people
OF Snl-a-bar township send men to represent
I them, who fail to carry out their views, it Is {
. matter solely with them, and the balance OF thu
{ county has nothing to do with their famil,
quarrels. But the secretary OF their meet
Ing, one who Kept those proceedings
: tells YOU that the motion to instruct was twic
= voted down by q large majority. but late in IN
. evening, after many We're on their way home
the chairman OF the meeting. who WAS An en-
thusiastic Fulkerson man, decided that instruc
. tons should be given, and proceeded to instruct
J while many had gone. and many refused t
+ vote, alleging that the question oil instruction
5 had been disposed of. Such are the facts i
seen from an impartial eye. The whole matte
may be summed up thus: There is u class ofsore
g heads, or men who have run for oflict and hay
II been defeated, and are, therefore, dlssatistie
with the party, and have, and are, using thei
influence US leaders, for such they arc, to brin
out Il man who never would. have thought
|, such y thing, to disorganize the party, hopin
that, by this means, they may be more success:
full in the future.
a The people on the It'll of November will HAY
| to say by their votes whether they will have
man for their collector OF revenue who has actt
out his pledges. and whom nothing can he Sal
Z against, OE w "ho lib bCVi ~ $50
N welded to the wishes OF the soreheads above IT
:. ierred to. l ask you, in q sense OF Justice al
y duty, to think well before you perform The sacrt
~ duty on the 9TH oil November.
A. | -
- II the fight should so on in Europe, the hin:
. and Emperors. and those IN authority general
c will not be entirely responsible for the calainit.
Va The subjects of the various powers. we are /
. formed from day to day, are more Or lie
III enlisted in the issues. and are anxious l
a. the fray. We are advised that the HunSari;
people were greatly excited. and are :inNio
for the conflict, that they may have an oppo
tunlty OF being avenged upon Russia !
her past wrongs upon that nation. Anoth
OF account says the Russian people are equal
bclligerrnt, and almost to . man, soldiers a
he civilians, enlisted in the ScrvIan cause SO gene
lis ally and enthusiastically. that II Will De scarce
,r uossible for the Car, even with his pacihc
ia tention., to keep his subjects from joining 1
:. S.rvian .r,ny uul if Turkey does not hasten