Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-04-10
OUR CANDIDATES.
BATES CITY, Mo. ., March 81, 1890.

BATES CITY, Mo-, March 81, 1880.
EplroR INrELLIGENCER: Please allow a
novice to give you IL short sketch of the proceed
iprs of the meeting held here to-day, this DeihR
the appointed time for the many candidates 10
visit the ''denr people" of Clay and i-a-bar
townships, Bates City being i'll Clay and on
the township line. Considering the beauty ~
the day and the great press Of iarIn work. 'he
audience was good. At 2:l0 O'Clock the meeti"e
was call to order AMI the candidates came up III
large numbers. In one case three appeared
from the same township for the same once; OF
course, all npologized, and then proceeded u; as
though nothing of the kind had been tnouSnt "
or we diu not get our slips OF paper IeSefssp.
The candidates spoke IN the following ol'.ei
and time: Thornton occupied minutes; Eliiott,
3 minutes; Green, minutes; Conn, ) nHnu.es. .
MonnjSy' ! minute; Robinson; n ,,,Duies: io Bur-
den. 30 minutes; Flshback, 3minutes; hakiana.
5 minutes; White. 5mlnutes; Smith, - .aSoII n.nSJ
Field, minutes; Thomas, 25 ninutes' Ai''ne'''
minute; kathbun, IS minutes. of
Col. Raunbun spoke rapidly ana 10. on @ ome ~, ~,
his happy and eloquent strains. lIis ,o spe. ou
was III the main, national, put purey aianco 49,
cratic, and was well received by the auuienco
Judge Burden dwelt mainly on the respSns.- ,is..
bllities, duties and past records OF the once.
The political tramp OF his speech was iish..
Mr.. Thomas speech was mainly on lns esr,s at, ~
settlement of this prairie and the oris'n VI ''
name-'Texas Prairie .,, ..
Mr.. Field did not wish to make q speech ~
his opponents were absent and brieny present
ed his claim..
Mr.. smith presented his claims in his usually
fine and eloquent manner. ,y...
The CIav township candidates. also MT hite
and Mr. Mitchell each thought bis claim the
strongest. 5
We regret that Dick. John E.. John s. ane
Buck were not present to complete this inteiI
gent and good looking set Of candidates.. wv wv
nave voted lor 81 years aI such % men as are now Of
fered. Well may the republican party say siS
this election that the democratic party is no, 81
he, ~ a a
Mr.. Campbell gave US a very handsome yariet:
speech. It being somewhat what ssissa nlstGrss bnt III
speech lacked animation. In conclusion ne salu
+ Ills opponents were good, yer, good men, pn ,S
, county. vote for Frank Campbell.''
Mr. Robinson IS Grafton was pleasant one.
Mr. Mounjoy appeared hat nd in haaa snia ana ~
could not make speech and did not Wish 10
he could but there was one thing he did wan'
L. and that was the collectors office, and ne nope
and believed the people would give it TO him.
Mr.. Conn's address was regarded as comm
from S mice man - IT,. +,
, wanted. - .a ,,L.,,
e Mr.. Major got of good and well timed speeches
o Not u candidate or incumbent nave we y.
, , seen or mentioned of whom 1t ls likely even
l be said: That when he went down from tn
hilland to take charge Of his offiSe ne % n,1ed =
street he washed his feet in the sitting-room ese
alternate night for four successive weeks. anu
v the close of the fourth week general softenin
and sloughing occurred. and not until then WI
it discovered that tive pair of socks were on n
:, feet. which his wife thought had been burgis
II lied the previous winter. The candidates q
appeared sunguine and wore smiling faces. Bu
Oh Will not the 5th of June lengthen some
these faces and put their mouths in such snsl
Il that newly formed acquaIntances Will not
y able to recognize them. But such is the fate
politicians and lottery men.
Now in conclusion fellow citizens. allow 4
- to say, do not reject good man because
~ chances to BIZ a granger. And, fellow-granger
= lar Gods sake don't vote for an incempete
e man because he Is a granger. MORE ANON.