Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-18
q ELECTIONS.

The elections IN Iowa and Ohio took
place, last Tuesday, with favorable wealth
er. and a general desire to attend the
polls. The votes in both states were
large. The result in Iowa was. of
course, a foregone conclusion, her re-
publicanism being unquestioned. and
very little general interest was felt as
TO the details of local contests. In Ohio,
however, it was different-though gen.
orally turning up for the republicans in
all important elections. it has several
times, during the past lew years, gone
democratic. and it was thought debat-
able ground. That 1t has gone republic
can in this election Is not in the least
surprising. The republicans were
bound to carry it. Its loss would have
been their humiliation. What would
have been thought of this republican
state. with the president and his cabinet
there on the stump; with the hundreds
of federal appolntess. made for this pur-
pose. all there working and spending
money freely; with the national banks
in a death-struggle literally opening
their vaults, should it have been cap
tured by the democrats? The demo-
Gratis do not need it to elect a president
the republicans are lost without it.
This thought alone will show why
money flowed like water; why a presi-
dent. cabinet officers. presidential candi-
dates, and federal Office holders dragged
the civil service order in the mire IN
their panic. The saddest feature in the
case is that the republicans have gained
their victory in Ga bloody shirt cam
paign. with money" and that they
glory In it-glory in keeping up Sec
tional hatred and strife; glory in false
hoods regarding the south; glory in the
dangerous and corrupt power of their
money. Their local victory is CON-
plete. The wound, like Mercutlo's.
is mot so deep as a we'll. nor so wide as
a church door," but at present, at is
enough. 1t places Ohio in the list of
certain republican states, and 1t gives
Mr.. Sherman a great advantage in his
candidacy for the presidency, for it is
his victory. The seventeen thousand ma
jority. however, in a vote of over five
hundred thousand, is not so great as to
justify very loud Boosting, or careless
ness on the part of the republicans. or
the pleasant fruit may even yet turn to
ashes on their lips.
The grand lodge Of A. F. & A. NJ. of
Missouri has been in session at St.
Louis this week. On Thursday morn
ing the following named officers were
elected to serve during the ensuing
year: Joseph S. Browne. St. Joseph,
G. NJ; VIM. R. Stubblefield, St. Louis.
d. G. NJ; James E. Carter. Jefferson
City, G. S. W.; Alexander NJ. Dockery,
Gallatin, G. J. W.. Jno. w. Luke, St.
LOUIS, G. T.. John D. wheel, St. Louis,
G. Sec. The installation took place the
evening Of the same day. The Grand
Master announced the following ap-
pointments. Grand lecturer fallen Nc
Dowell. OF Greenfield. Grand chsp!ains
-Revs. John E. Barnes. Licking; E. S.
Dulin and George c. Belts. St. Louis; T.
j. Gooch. Mexico S. Leeman. ST. Louis /;
Henry May. Montgomery City, and S.
J. w. Bershong. Springfield. Grand
senior deacon - Rev. c. C. Woods.
Kansas City. Grand junior deacon
John S. Rufin, Carthage. Grand mar
>hals-James Stannard, Kansas City, and
John w. Farris. Lebanon. Grand
sword bearer-John Shepherd. Macon
City. Grand stewards-Wm. NJ. Will
liams, Boonville, and w. F. Roberts,
Hsllsville. Grand orators-D. w. Sad
dler, st. Louis. and Charles F. Learitt,
Springfield. Grand Pursuivant-Chas.
II. Zell, Warrensburg. The names OF
the district deputy grand marshals will
be sent to each OF the lodges in the state
and printed copies of the changes made
in the bylaws referring to trials Tor the
non-payment of dues.