Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-21
A Letter from j. ~. semands
Republican Candidate for
County Judge.

DEs ARC, Mo-, Oct. 9th, 1857.
Ed. RegistOr: l noticed I'm the REG
IsToR a week ago that when n Party
was in the marty they put forth there
best men, but that the Republicans I'm
this county had not dun so. You say
that Gay is n good man, and perhaps
one or two others. Who the one or
two others are you Did not Say. I
serpose that you consider Mr.. Gay a
good man for two Resons-furst. be-
couse he was n citizen Of Ironton; aud,
second, because he Is a Moneyed man.
And ! Recon the one or two others you
speek of is Good men for the same Re
son. Well, 1 agree with you In Regard
to Mr.. Gay. Yes, he IL Good man &
will beat your therd, forth or NTH man
for collector * the one or two other men
you have Refernts to is good men. OF
corse, or you would not Of said SO. then
you say after Examiug the pol books
tpr the Crate Domgcrat prl.pary that
you find the nam OF J. n. Semahds an4
- Eaton Voting In the said Crate DEM
ocratic primery but Of corse they are
not the same men that is running for
Co Judge on the Republican ticket for
they are in honor bound to support the
men they hope to nominate. as for Mr.
Eaton / cant say whether he is the same
man or not but for J. n. Semands 1 can
inform you that there Is but one man by
that name in Iron Co & your humble
servant is that man and further hope
to annomate but one man that your
ticket is blessed with & that man was
Nomoted for Office he Did not want.
but why through mud at me for voting
i'm the primary had 1 a citizen of Iron
Co and q years old not as much Right
To Vote as citizens of Madison & Ryn-
dolls Co.'S and little bvyes IL years old
had? / leave this for you Mr. Wise Ed
itOr TO beside for your self. then I'm your
issue of the 9Th inst you gives use poor
Igerent mortals a CLAW ing account OF
the Good d. Crate men that Grace the
Democratic ticket of Iron Co. You in
Crate Wisdom higins with the Crate
Shiuing light of modring Democry
John w. Beriman a man pure as the
SAINTS d as honest as honest can bee.
let me asl, you please your honor Is this
the same john. w. Bergman who In
the last legislator Dun ali he could
boath by voting d speaking & writing
10 Exonerate that Good man Col Cats
who som haw or other maneged To
steel the trifling sum Of Three Hun
lord thausan Dollars out OF the State
rresury money belanged 10 the People
4 he is the John w Bergman we arc
10 beet in Nov next is he the same
Tohn. w. Bergman who I'm the Winter
1878 d 8 while i'm the legislator OF Mis-
souri, wrot letter To the IRON Co REo-
sTOR signing his name Iron d. in that
etter Denide that the Good d Crate
Gates had mislayed niisused or stold
me Nickle Of the state funds liz SD he
$ the same John w Bergman we aro
o beet is he the same John w. Berry
nan who Did when said Asembley
proposed 10 impeh the noble Cats vote
{ seek d. write against said inpehment
SO the pople OF Iron county Don't
Wish his servises any longer IL lac tho
anne John w Bergman who like the
tile boy Run by him self in said Pri-
merry & Run long ways behind Ibis
icket If SD he Is The same John w.
seryman that will run fast nnuff To-
ret a Rit smart Jump behind our hay
;ood Joseph q. Clarkson you say II
n old citizen of this county / think
fr J. G.. Clarkson came 10 this county
d al or ~ but tired of use poor Devles
in 1874 or 1875 puld up stakes &
lOved To Georgia bur som how or Goth
+ the climent Did not suit him * he
,me back in 1873 ar - so much for old
teen ship. Then you say Mr.. Eaton
too little known 10 get many votes
Mr. Semands IL quit to the Reverse
by that that you mean to-
" that Mr. Semanls Is too well known
get meDy votes Now My Dear
lend IL you have any charges Ia max
.anst MIR. SemanJs rs you cnwl him
m out pIsese * max them 20 may
nd out how bad fellow the said Mr..
.mands Is d has been ! have the
NOR to bee very truly. yours