Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
THE ddiAREss1oNAL NOMINATION,

THE GdHHREss10NAL NOMINATION..
(ftom the Kansas City Times. July 4th.l
With reference to congress the dem0c-
racy OF jackson county is to-day more
harmonious than it has been for years,
and there is every evidence that this
feeling will continue to grow in
crease up to the day of nomination. The
Times feels no little pride In contem-
plating this fact, first, because of its
political value to the democracy of the
state and district and secondly, be-
cause in that fact the Times sees the re-
suit OF its persistent labor toward that
end. Everything at present seems to
indicate that, having put aside the de-
%structive local and personal issues over
which they have been divided, the deml-
ocrats OF Jackson county will 60 into
the district convention united upon some
one of their number. This only Is ne-
cessary IN order to secure TO Jackson
county that precedence in the district to
which her large democratic vote and her.
commercial and political Importance
Justly entitle her. But it is impossible
to forecast future political events with
absolute certainty, and it is possible
that the nomination may be secured by
q democrat OF n OF the other counties.
1t is therefore incumbent upon US to
examine into and discuss the merits OF
candidates from other parts oil the dis
trict, aud to inquire into their strength
and availability in Dur county, and
especially in Kansas City, where SO
great q number OF democrats are COLI
gregated. The. fret aud foremost de-
sire of the Times is for the harmony
and success of the democratic party.
The next rs for jackson county and
Kansas City. We presume that any
candidate who ome to the convention
Endorsed by his own county, should he
be nominated will be- able TO take care
Of that county upon. the day-of election.
It is by. no means sur that his popular
ity wall extend to and embrace . city
like ours. It may be asserted as. po-.
litical axiom 10 our. new district that as
the Kansas City democracy votes SO
goes the election. So that. if I'VE are
compelled to go out OF the county for a
candidate, which does not seem p0ssi-
bic, we should be particularly careful to
select one altogether acceptable to
Kansas City. Should the necessity &C.
cur, which will only be in the event that
we fail to agree at home, we know Of no
candidate Tor the position better calcu-
lated to ill all the requirements than
Mr.. Alexander Graves. OF Lafayette
county. He has already . large ac-
q%uaIntance and no inconsiderable fol-
lowing ia u locality, and without
going into the st%ereotyped phrases of
Recommendation we will simply say,
that il the nomination, shall oOme from
abroad, the democracy may safely count
upon victory with HIM as its nominee.
The Times does not propose to med
die with the local preferences OF the
other couLties, but as we are q part Of
the fifth district 1t is our duty to say that
it behooves them to send up for the con-
sheraton OF the convention candidate
who, If he should get the nomination,
will be able to come in at the Novem-
Der election with a full vote, not only in
his own county, hut also in this county
and especially in Kansas City.
THE ALTAR.
Married-At the Catholic church in Independ-
ence, Mo. jane %. by Rev; Father Fitzgerald,
a Mri Mi.s wihSHR of A nssinE,Ss:
Mr.. P. Lyons and Miss aggis O,Mailey.
ynlyy !. isss. Mr.: JAMES WhfTiSGT6M " d
Moberly. No., aud Miss EMILY }. ROkESON.s
of MAJ shall, Mo.
= At the residence of W. H. Rarron, Esq.,
uncle oil the bride in RsyDofe toWnship, Cass
county. June g; lsss. by Rsy; At RebsrtsoG.
of the State Normal School at Warrensburg and
Miss MARY b. DEAL, of csss county.
THEoRADLE.
Born-In Lexington township. Lafayette
county. Mo. July s. to the wife Of Hon. Joseph
+. Smith-a boy - 90: ~
In Waveriy, Lafayette county ,:Mo. re.
Gently. to the wife of Mr.. William Landrum-a
-l In Middleton township. Lafayette county.
IA girl.
THE TOMB.
Died-In Blackburn. Lafayette county : Mo-,
july. EMILE, son OF John aud Annie Baehler.
PHEETERs. aged 70 years. Mr.. Mcfheeter.
was an old and respected citizen:
10 Higginsyllle, Lafay cite county, Mo-.
NJ. and Mamie B.. ! antis- The remaans we've
taken to the family burying grouad ut Pisgah
church, Saline county.
.Jnne s sis,. Bates IT W Gn,ty; haiAy sah., county ,nS t Mo;:
ERNEST, son of ii. b. kite, sged one. year,
three months anil twenty one days.
Page county. Virginia. papers pleas. copy.
- At the residence OF her father, Dc. r. H.
LOTClE CLARK. relict of the late DR.. e. III.
Clark, of Malta Bend, Saline county, Mo-.
w In Laisyelts &c county; Mo July 3. Of cos
Thomas W. Hancock, aged 90 years.
MAJOR WILLIAM sPRATT-oBITUARY.
The people Ct Lafayette county will be panied
10 learn that this venerable and esteemed gem
tleman died on the 10th of June. at his residence.
at Hamilton. Caldwell county. Near ffty years
ago Major Spratt emigrated to Missouri from
Washington county. Virginia. where he was
born and educated, and settled in Lafayette.
then q frontier county On the verge of %civlliza-
ton. All west of us to the Pacific seem being
only known by the travels of Levi and Clarke
and . few adventurous men who had explored
portions of the wilderness In trapping expedi-
| tions. The exact date Of his birth is unknown
to the writer, but from all that he can learn it
was about the end of the last or beginning of the
present century. Like SO many other young
men who have been successful IN the race OF
life Major Spratt began his career in Missouri
as school teacher, and many OF. our citizens,
nov old men, were his scholars. 1t required
but little money then to buy land, and he Soon
purchased y home and settled down as AN IN
dustrious. hard working farmer.
The confidence and respect IN. which he was
held very soon induced the people OF the county
to elect him to the Office of clerk Of the4circuit
SQUIRT, and. subsequently,, during the time that
the supreme court held it's term ut Lexington be
also acted as the clerk Of that court. These
positions he held for many years, and resigned
on account OF i'll health. He continued however
l., reside in the county until the close of the war
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