Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-12
our Agents.
HOW IT TAKES.
Editorial and Individual Comment
on Mr.. Graves Nomination.
Opinion in and out of the District.
InvincIble.

From the Kansas City Times, August 4th.I
Kansas City will be q party TO sending
Mr.. Graves 10 congress and the republi-
cans and their organ may put the pre-
diction in their pipes and smoke it. The
democratic party is in. the majority in
this county. district and state. and IS
equal to that Of the republican party in
this city, and it will use ITS power to
elect its nominees.
No local considerations of any kind
are potent en6ughto tdeteat any nomi-
nee ON any OF the tickets. Mr.. Graves
election is not in jeopardy-mot even
sdoubtIui. He is sure OF the democratic
majority of ,239 in his own county and
his friends say he will increase 1t from
800 tot4OO votes. The democratic ma
FORTY in-Johnson countyLat the late
election was reported at seventy.seven
votes VI Inch Mr.. Graves will doubtless
Increase owe any candidate that can be
nominated by the republicans. In
these counties theIe is no detection, but
great satisfaction with the nomination.
If he should simply MAINTAIN the old
majorities these counties would give
him 1876 votes more than his competl-
tor. To. defeat him, therefore. Jackson
county must not only lose aher entire
democratic prepondsrance. but over
come a majority Of 1.3l6 in the other
counties.
How stands the case In Jackson ?
In 1880 the vote for congress looted up
for Allen 1885 for Crisp 1916, Van
Horn 1904. Tor Clark SIC. Add the
Allen and Crisp vote to obtain the
democratic strength, and 6,65l is the
result. Add Clark's or the greenback
vote for congress to Van Horns vote.
viz $500 to $40, and the sum is $3.50.
Subtract the republican and greenback
vote thus obtained from the democratic
favor Of the democrats is ascertained.
Add to the 1876 III the other counties.
and q majority OF 2,O87 is found in the
district over the republican nominee.
Let 1t be distinctly understood by
republicans and democrats who read
these figures that we have given the
republicans the benefit of that local
preference in Kansas CITY upon which
they base all their pretensions to posi-
BILE victory. But to properly measure
wen that let US compare Van Horns
vote with Garfieie's, and see how many
democrats didprefer ..the boss" to their
own candidates in 1880. Garfield's vote
IN Jackson county was 5,123; Van
Horns, 6,504;; difference on account OF
local Attachments, only ISL. Aud such
are the figures on which they base p
claim of overcoming a democratic ma.
jority of 1000 votes. To remove all
cavil, let us compare the ALLEN and
Crisp vote with Hancock's and see the
relations between them. Allen and
Crisp, 6,651 Hancock. 6,7O3; difference
in favor Oi Hancock, 90 votes. So the
integrity of the democratic vote OF 1880
is malntained-b The democracy OF the
county to the party c~Oncinsively shown.
To make cur estimates the more con.
vIncing we have given the greenback
vote TO the republicans, but 1t IS a fact
that all of it cannot be transferred. Ii
it is diverted from the support Of it,
nominee the democratic part of it will
gravitate back TO the household whence
1t went out. So there is little consola.
ton in That direction to the republicans.
Bnt we AreSasked what OF a.diversion
by an independent Democrat We
answer hat we do not believe that any
such diversion will be attempted, and
were it attempted it would prove d
most miserable abortion. The demo
Gratis who haveanadethe record. shown
by the figures quoted from the returns
OF 1880, will never change them for the
miserable privilege .oi. helping an
Independent democrat elect q repnbli-
q to congress.