Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-09-14
4 Dark Horse.

There is some private Informatio
af1oat, which, if true, should save sc,
eral aspiring gentlemen from any ful
Their trouble aboltthe Democratic nom
ination for Governor Of Missouri. w
are told that 1.-THE slate" was fixed whe|
Frank James surrendered, and whe
the two law firms to which We are ID
debted tor our handsome Governd
and for two U. S. Senators, very ge1
erously supplied US with a Supren|
Court Commissioner also. 1t will l
remembered that Commissioner Phi
lips promptly volunteered to devol
himself to the defense OF Frank Jam
while drawing the salary OF che Of
highest judicial positions in the s.a1
and it is now whispered about tina.
two law firms of which he is the orI
member who is net Governor or
;. Senator. have agreed that he mu
tor their sake, succeed Critteno4
That beng true, We are tod that
,nan can successfully kick against 4
decision of the two firms which havei
long monopolzed tie high honors,ai
which. whenever they work togethI
can always form Invincible combl1
tons of the Union and Confeder5
elements, as well as of railroad al
Granger influence.
At the close OF the xaF, Confederl
Senator Yes, formed law p-rtnersl
at Sedalia with Col. John f. PHILLIP
a Union suldier. About the same III
at Wauensbufg. in an adjoining COD
ty, Gen. Frlncis NJ. Cockrell, Of
Confederate army. formed law pa
nership with Col. I. T. C.ittendenf
Union soldier. When the Democ1
covered the State both firms s;r}
out for political promotion. Cocsl
and Vest both steering for the U.f
Senate, and their Union partners b
striving to represent their district
Congress. 1t was nip and tuck"
tween the two firms for the latter hC1
Criitenden and Phillips alternately 4
ceeding each other again and al
with hard struggles for the nomlna:}
But they all worked together so thai
last Cockrell and Vest both reacI
the Senate. Then thu trouble adj
the seat IN Congress was comprom1
BY making Crittenden Governor,
giving Phillips four-year lease on
seat in the House. But a howl
Greenbacker broke up this part of
agreement by beating Phillips in
election SO badly that he left the
trict in disgust and located in kai
City, about two years ago. The
preme Court Commlssionership
then created and given to Phillipj
an office COMFORTING with his dig1
and sufficiently remunera;ive
something better turns up. If thet
Union partners can always be kept
the slate, one for Governor and
other for Nice-President or some
high position, while the Confedj
partners hold the Scholarships, |
believed that the arrangement
keep the combined firms invin@
and fairly saturate The Missouri ii
ocracy with harmony and happine5
By descending from his high jud
dignity to defend Frank James.
Phillips helps to trim the vessel oil
Tvs firms SO that it can weather
political storm tina. may arise iromt
trial. He at .he same time sed
such a strong hold on the nonin5
for Congress in The Kansas City
'rict, that all the numerous aspi1
for that position must favor his n
nation for Governor to get him OF
THEN own way. The Kansas
Times is bawling itself hoarse
grand rally of the rural Democrac1
der the lead of Kansas City to enj
he Sunday law against the rebel
leathen and the barbara pretzel d
Lou,s, and all through Central
Missouri there are
concerted responses The real
S kept back in accordance WITH
overt methods in vogue in that
If the State. but the triggers are
prlng Hon. John F. Philips a
.ead Of a very formidable combinI
# candidates for State Offices