The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-11

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the same thing. The State government fell
into the hands Oh the FederalH, but The great
bulk Of the people, favored the Southern
cause, and sent the flower Of their youth to
state represented. ut the Southern capital,
these soldiers elected two men to the upper
house, and several Instl--I emit recall the
number now-to the lower house Of the Con.
lederate Congress. One OF the men elected
to the lover house was Col. George G. Vest.
He went to Richmond, and remained there, If
mistake not, until the close OF the war. He
then returned to this Sthte and has been d
resident OF Sedalia ever since. -Four years
ago he was O candidate for Governor. but
Withdrew III favor Of Mr.. Hardin, who re-
eeivsd the nomination and was elected.
Shortly afterwards he was q candidate for the
United States Senate, but withdrew from the
contest again before the balioting was conn
m,eneed, and Mr.. Coekrsll WIS nominated and
elected.
The only remaining candidate whose
chances ars worth mentioning is
HON. WALDO 2. JOHNSON,
q Missourian by birth and education When
the war broke out he was In the United States
Senate. AS Is well known to all renders OF
American history, he resigned his seat and
federate. Senate by the Southern soldiers Of
Missouri. After the war he returned to his
home in Western Missouri, but removed to
Sb. Louis some three years ago. He Is o. law
yer Ct great ability, and has o very large
practice. He was chairman OF the State Con
stitutional Convention OF 1874
In the present Senatorial contest he Is look
81 upon as the "dark horse" and will proba-
bly, not be brought forward until the strength
Of the other candidates Is developed. Aside
from EHH TrafyfluaI iufiVidt1nf the
Different candidates, the election Of each is
urged for some particular reason. Mr. Allen
was Union man during the war, tbnd rs the
State Is already represented In the United
Is Thought Il t Hat He
sent should be given to D. Union man. Mr..
Allen, too, is q resident Of st. Louis. and Ut.
Louis should be represented III the Senate
He is sound on the currency question, which
means that he is d Greenbaek man. and Mis-
souri, Democrats afe nearly
ALL GHEENBAcK MEN.
This is the way the Allen men talk. The
friends OF Mr.. Glover make the same claims
for him and add that he Ia not % railroad man.
and the temperance people support him be.
cause he IL one OF them. Col. Vest Is sup
ported beeanse he ag Confederate because
the Acknowledgement Of the negro by the
adoption Of o property qualification for voters,
and also on account Of his manly action Id
Withdrawing from two former contests which
he had entered as b candidate for Office
The friends Of Mr.. Johnson believe that as
a present resident of st. Louis. and until a
short time ago u resident Of d country town.
that he will make the best compromises cam
didate that could be presented. All four can
didates are able men. and no personal obiec-
tiOn has been raised against either Of them.
The only political question In which the peo-
pie Of the State are at present particularly
Interested is the financial one, and the views
Of the candidates are substantially the same
on this point. AS | stated before, it Is impos-
sibls to foresee
THE RESULT OF THE CONTEST.
COL. Vest has the support of the Kansas
City Times and some fifteen or twenty smaller
papers in the western part Of the State. Mr..
Aliens principal strength lies in the southern
part OF the State, particularly along the line
Of his railroad Mr.. Glover will probably get
the support Of the northwestern part Of Che
State, his early home. He will also get the
support Of the st. Louis Republican and some
Of the country papers that are politically gov
erned by the Repubhcan. The Times has not
come out In favor Of any particular candidate
as yet, but Is doing all 1T Gun to defeat the
RepnbHfat's candidate. Mr.. Glover. / think
the Times intends to support Mr.. Allen in the
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