Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-10
FROM KANSAS CITY.
Politics, Crops, and Things in Gen
eral.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 8, 1882.
Ed. Register-As it has been lon
time since you have had any commu
nication from Kansas City, trust thi
article will not be amiss.
Once more the city is at rest an
quiet reigns supreme. This quietnes
is especially, or rather seems to be, ev
ident in the bloody Sixth ward. AL
this. is on account of the Democrats
conventions having been held ant
good work having been done at them
On the 26th ult. the County Conven
: ton was held at Independence, and il
one day finished the work before it
although many prophesied two o.
three days. session. However, tn.
Ratchet was not buried, and as on,
defeated candidate stated, the figh
still goes on.
Two years ago, one Tarsney by name
was the nominee for Prosecuting At.
torney; another, Wallace, ran indepen
dent and was elected, and since thai
time has made the best officer the
county ever had-the only trouble be.
ing, as some aver, that he is too hard
on criminals. Both these men came
before the late convention, but just be-
fore the balloting for Prosecuting At
torney commenced, Wallace withdrew.
BallOting then went on, and Wallace
received the majority of the delegates
votes on the first ballot. He arose and
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him, but refused the
nomination in a fine speech, which
speech was doubtless the cause of his
receiving still heavier vote on the
next ballot. Thus the nomination was
forced on Wallace; and wounded Tars-
ney arose in the convention and, in a
speech which showed but too plainly
the hatred he bore Wallace, told the
delegates he asked no favors of the
convention now; that they had added
insult to injury; that the war should
still go on; and then becoming warmed,
he made such an ass Of himself that
many of his friends were Disguised.
Tarsney is sOrehead of the meanest
kind, and will do all he can against the
ticket. This was the only unpleasant
ness that occurred, and q more harmo-
NOUS meeting was never assembled.
There were from four to nine candi-
dates for each Office, and more trouble
was expected.
On the I'd inst. the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention of this district
met at Turner's Hall, in this city, and
Alexander Graves, of La
fayette county, for Congress. Graves
is a young man of great ability, fine
intellect, good morals, and of great ill.,
tegrity. Just here another complica-
ton arises, and another sorehead brings
his ugly corpse-for he is POLITICALLY
the field.
Four years ago Crisp was the noml-
nee of the party for Congress. Hon. t.
Sawyer was induced to run indepen-
IDENTIFY, and as there was no Republican
in the field, he was elected.
Two years ago the Democratic COnven-
ton adjourned without nominating a
fer Congress-, and Allen,
and Crisp made the race, as
Democrats. Franklin, however, was
paid $1,000 by the Republicans to take
The stump for Crisp; for they saw that
Allen was to be elected if something
vas not done. By this move Crisp got
4 larger vote and Van Horn, the Re
publican candidate, gained the vic
.ory.
Now that Franklin was before the
Crisp and his delegates, in
'eturn for favors received, and when
hey saw there was no chance for
Crisp, did all they could against Frank
in, and gave the nomination to La
ayette county, although Jackson coun-
y had majority of four in the con-
The defeat of Franklin would
lave been satisfactory to reasonable
nan, but to Crisp it is far from being |
o, and he vows the ticket must be
,eates. To do this he is to run indie
Let us hope he will be
Elected to stay at home and sink into
N oblivion through which not even
,is ears will be able to pierce.
The Jackson county delegates are be-
ng censured for not sticking together
md nominating a man from Kansas
;ity. Hopes, however, are entertained
hat Graves will be elected /; but if the
republicans put up Col. r. HI. Hunt
hey will probably gain the victory.
Jan Horn, the present incumbent, will
re beaten in the convention, as he has
made many enemies in his own party.
Kansas City since the spring cleo
ions, has a Republican Mayor and
and other officers that are Re
and the way they are max
ng reforms is a caution. Among 9TH
rs, and one which is fair sample, ia
n ordinance permitting any person
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