Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

| Southeast Politics.
! From the Salem Democrat:
| The Democratic party of Texas county has
been badly split, but under the direction OF
some of the cooler headed members, q com.
promise will probably be effected, and q gen.
eral Handwriting be had. Barricklow seems
to he the lead horse among the crowd.
From the St. Joe Banner:
From q circular received . few days ago
from one of the interested parties, we learn
that the Lindsay Moser war is still raging.
| As this is sort of "dog- eat-dog" dispute, in
which we have no interest, the failure to send
| US circulars relative thereto in the future will
not be at all offensive.
From the Dexter Observation-Disclosures:
Several of our exchanges are in doubt as to
whether the Democrats who jumped the NOM
inee two years ago and voted for Col Kitchen
should be represented in the present Con-
gressional Convention. To say the least, the
question is preposterous in every way, and we
think a moments reflection is ssufHcient to
prove the validity of the assertion, as it win
have a tendency to split the party.
From the Jackson Cash-Book:
stFirst, last and all the time" These words
are being sounded from one end Of the ceun-
try to the other. In the National and State
conventions, as the candidates now stand, we
are entirely opposed to them. When the
nominations which delegates are to make are
simply local, and all the candidates either
announced or probably are well known, it
may be right to use these words. Otherwise
their use is improper.
From the Reynolds Outlook:
We hope that every Democrat In Reynolds
county will attend the mass meeting to be
held at Centreville, on the 22l inst, to send
delegates to the State national. State nomi-
mating, Congressional, Senatorial and Judicial
conventions. There is but little excitement
in this county over the Congressional race,
almost every one expressing in favor of Davis
Turn out and give him good send of. He
has proved himself . good servant of the peo-
pie and should be returned by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
From the Poplar Bluff Missourian:
While the lillipution band of Varieties in
this city are constantly claiming superior
numbers for their favorite in Butler county It
is very apparent that they are well aware OF
the large majority that will carry this county
for Mr.. Davis. Anxiety already appears. on
the face of every movement made. By their
tricks which have been 80 far unsuccessful,
they have shown their appreciation of the
fact that by no means fair or honorable can
they make any impression in favor of Mes
ser Ward on the good people of our coun-
ty.
From the Greenvi1le journal:
The Pennington Times takes occasion to
Join in with the Ward boom in this district.
Mr.. Fisher will bear in mind this is not his
fight, and If st. Francois county wants a solid
delegation from the Southeast to the State
Convention for her pet, the people had better
advise the man of the Times to attend to his
own business. 1t is clear to the people Of this
county, that the reason the Times favors
Ward is pure selfshness, in wanting MEM.
Der from the Fourth District that their young
member can shine above; but It is consolation
to know that he will have to strain his wits to
compete with Davis for another term, If the
member from the First District should him
self be fortunate enough to retain his posi-
ton.
From the Bluff Citizen:
The travelling tramp and itinerant school
teacher who have charge of the Cape Girardeau
News by the grace Of mortgages have shown
an aptitude for lying that is rarely developed
in the lower grades of the human family.
They can condense more premeditated false
hoods in the same space than has heretofore
been known to Southeast journalism-Dunifer
not excepted. In answering q well-founded
assertion of ours conc erning Mr.. Ward and his
friends, it replies by indulging In a mess Of
despicable lies that scarcely need contradic-
ton. In the first place, the Citizen was Da-
Wis paper when we came in possession, as Mr..
Davis was then the nominee OF the party and
its editors were giving him . hearty support.
Secondly, never in our life did we remark
that Mr.. Ward was the choice of the people Of
Butler county, in. preference to Mr.. Davis or
any one else; because such Is not the fact and
has been proven repeatedly. Our support for
Mr.. Davis and opposition to Mr.. Ward are not
wholly founded upon personal grounds, but
upon principle. The former has devoted his
time and talent for the benefit of the Demo
cratic party, while the latter had aided person.
ally and connived atbvery effort to disorganize
and scatter its forces. All of these things
have not been forgotten by the Democrats of
Butler county and the majority of the dis
trict. The present campaign will so COM
pletely retire Mr.. Ward from political exist
ence that none but old creditors will ever In
ouire Of his whereabouts.
In New York.
The singular disappearance Of the
Kelly faction as an element in New