Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-09-08
THE sOREmEaD CIRCUS
This Is Mr. Fille.'s Estimate Of the
Sept. 10th Convention.
lie and His Committee the Only Re
publican Party

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and found the great chieftain apparent
| ly in troubled mood, as though agi-
tated by the singing comments of the
morning papers on his course as boss
| He was in his office surrounded by pa
| pers, to whose articles he frequently
referred during the interview.
He was first asked concerning the
statement attributed to Mr.. Burch b,
one of the papers that he was begin
ming to re 'ognize that his ''wing" wa:
in minority, and would probably con
cede that fact and gracefully acqui
esce IN the Jefferson City convention.
He promptly and energeticalIy
replied:
II recognize no division in the party
| know no republican party except tina
at the head of which we (the committee
stand. TIA
LOT OF SORE HEADS
see fit to hold circuses all over tie
county and create a general demoral
ization they may do so for all me!
don't care what they do, and will pay
no attention to them. / opposed a
convention, and consider it very fool
ish TO put straight republican candi.
dates in the field. If it is done, they
will be
KNOCKED DOWN
bv majority OF $4,000. The policy
which advocate is the policy of the
national republican committee. l am
a member OF that committee, and il
recommended last spring that the plan
ofmaking combinations with the green.
hackers and independents he pursued
throughout the south and wherever
feasible for the purpose of defeating
the bourbon democrats. This policy
is pursued very successfully IN some Of
the southern states, and it ought to be
pursued here"
'But some very eminent republican
gentleman differ with you and have
signed call for a conventions"
"What does that call amount to!
When there are not enough sign.rs on
that call in the city to make a good
ward meeting. l expected this, and l
am surprised that there is not more OF
it. There are some good names on
the call. In fact, some of them are
my personal friends. l suppose they
think it best to have a convention. |
think otherwise. We can't all agree in
everything. l notice one thing, how
ever.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE ANXIOUS
that hold convention, 1t will re-
lleve them Of the responsibility OF a
contest and give them a chance to
sweep the state. They are actually
promoting the call. oome of them are
PRIME movers in sending out the
Mr.. Filley here glanced over the list
Of signatures, and criticised some of
them quite severely, pointing out and
naming this one and that and telling
now lie came to be bolter and a sroe
,ead, and giving a very good reason
or his present anti-admlnistration pol
cy.
"There is B. F Heiny," he said,
who puts himself down as chairman
Of the Adair county republican COM
nittee, when he is not on The commit
ee at all. Capt. Toler is chairman OF
hat committee"
This man Burch is out because his
'rother Oscar was turned out of the
eherson City pos:ofhce. l was his
riend, and did all could at first to get
i'm into the Office but | didn't help
i'm to hold 1t, however, and now they
re on the war-path."
Mr.. Filley then excitedly seized
aper containing a call for the Jefferson
,ity convention, and rapidly ran
trough the whole list. giving a running
ketch of the most notorious of the
umber, explaining in word how this
ne came to De a sorehead (or, as he
ften expressed it, "anti-administratlon-
tD, on account of being turned out
Office or some similar grievance; and
hen he settled down to quite long
oluble monologue on the situation,
rehash of the argument
f his recent pamphlet sin response to
lie inquiries of republicans Sue
nctly he stated his position thus:
By making no nominations and pur-
ling the combination policy we can
Eat the democrats all over the state.
e have tried it before, and were very
ccessful The II
TRADES UNIONS i
e opposed to Sherwood-they look
,on him as a monopollst, and would
lip us largely to win the state if We :, i,
,uld manage the business properly.
venty out OF 2S members of our COM a
lttee voted for no convention, and a
any of :hose who voted against US ex- h
essed themselves in favor of our poll p
personally, but were acting under t.
strucions. l believe large majori, b
of the republicans throughout the h
lte are in favor Of ourpolicy, and l a
ow majority Of the newspapers in -, -
. state are" "
The Keokuk papers of last Saturday Is
ntained telegram from Little Rock, in
kansas. to the effect that Frank Lane -,
d been taken by mob and prob "
ly hung at Mountainsburg In tha: ~
te. Three men, Lane, Simcoe and "
pc. got into 4 quarrel over game no
cards, when Lane drew a knife, hi
shed open Pope's abdomen, letting re