The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-31
AMONG TIE ATTORNEYS
Leading Lawyers Of the State
Interviewed by a Bazoo
Reporter,
Briefly Express Their Views on
the Gubernatorial
Question.

views of quite number of the leading at.
torneys OF the state on the gubernatOrial
question, which was CLEANED at Sweet
Springs yesterday. A number refused 10
express their preferences, but such as could
be gotten are given below:
Judge n. NJ. Givsn, of Cass county,
am for Harvey Salmon.
II. A. Hutchison, editor of the Boonville
Topic.-I am for Marmaduke; am not
taking any active part. / think as much
of Gov. Phelps as anybody but l want
to see him President.
Judge E L. Edwards, of Jefferson City,
was found just after breakfast, looking
pleasant, just as man does after enjoying
a sump,uous meal. The reporter inter
rogated him as to how the race for COVER
nor progressed in Cole county?
SWELL" replied the Judge sour people
are very much divided, and l can't say
that many have their minds made up.
Phelps has many friends with US, and he
would not be distasteful to many"
But, Judge, what are your preferences !"
Il don't know that / have formed an
opinion as yet. / have known Mr.: John S.
Phelps many years, and esteem him ve.y
highly as a citizen and as an executive"
NJ. A. Fyke of Clinton-I am for Harvey
Salmon for governor. j am not candi-
date for congress or anything else myself
L. F. Wood, of Moniteau county said
that he did not know that he had his mind
made up but as the land laid at present he
thought Phelps was the coming man. Sal
man has some friends i'm in Moniteau but
The masses of the people are for Phelps.
III - .-..,, ,,bo rro,c the q onic Iolouatiop
will lose the country.
Judge A. Comingo of Jackson county
was found by the reporter twisting a piece
of paper in bis hand looking listlessly
upon the crowd i'm Amusement ball during
the session of the association. The reply
of the gentleman to the question of the re-
porter as to who he was for for governor
was in positive tone:
II am for Phelps to the end"
Geo. A. Mahan, pros. cutting attorney OF
Marion county, said that Bashaw was their
neighbor and their friend and had many
friends in Hannibal. Marmaduke has
friends there who will be clamorous Tor
him. Phelps has strong following in the
northeast among the farmers, and in my
opinion the man who wins will have
Phelps to beat.
r. T. Rally, of Jacksonville, believes
that Cass will 60 for Marmaduke. al
though Phelps is very strong. Mr.. X. Is
for Phelrs as the most available man and
the best executive the state ever had.
w. NJ. Williams, of Boonville, thinks
Cooper county at this time is for Marina
duke. Our people look upon him as the
ONLY pronounced candidate in the field
Phelps is really talked Of but little, althou.
he has a strong following in the county 1
don't know who am for, 1t is twoy Ars
hence and / don't know who will be before
the people.
C. H. Mansur, well known throughout
the state, says his mind is not made up
from the material now in the field.
J. L. Robards, of Hannibal-I am for
Phelps and Bashaw both
have many friends with u.s..
J. T. johnson, of Boonville-Of all the
candidates now before us, am for Phelps.
s. P. Sparks, of Warrensburg-I am for
guess Phelps and had q
,ussing match once, and cannot be for
him.
Thos. J. Ports, an attorney OF st. Louis,
was approached as to his preferences for
and said, 81 consider that Phelps
S the ablest statesman in Missouri, and
made an able executive"
Douglass Shannon, of Kansas City, said
ne did not vet know the field and was
therefore not prepared to express prefer
,nce.
w. L. Jarrett, of Pleasant Hill.-So far,
am for Marmaduke.
Charles Hammond, of Charlton county,
said: II am for Bob Campbell, but no
doubt if Phelps is a candidate our county
would be for him. He is good man, but
here are other men in the state besides