The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-13
COMING CANDIDATES.
Those Who Are Willing to
Sacrifice Their Own In
terest for the City.
There Are q Number of Them, and
The Entries Are Not Yet
Completed.

Although it is less than month before
the city election, candidates are no, sprout
ing as rapidly As usual, and the gentlemen
who are ready and willing To labor for the
benefit of the city for The next twelve
mon. rs, and draw their salaries with CON-
mendable regularity, seem in 4 majority o!
cases to be IN the hands of their friends,
nd exhibit degree of modestv which is
almost AS remarkable as it is prai,ewor:hy
On the republican side of the hous. there
does not seem TO be many who have an
ambition to guide the city ship Of govern
ment over the many rocks and shoals Of
municipal legislation, which are oi,eI suf-
ficien Mt 10 strike terror TO the nearts al the
most experienced navigatOrs IN these waters.
Mavor MesseIly has evidently given
entire satisfaction to his party and, doubt
less, can secure the nomination if he de
cides To 3 axe the race Tor reelection.
For the democratic standard Learer, who
of course. is expected 10 lead the bourbon
hosts TO victory, Mr.. X =. G-nirs is fay-
orally menti, ned and ''Diok" can doubt
less command strong TO lowing, il he
concludes to enter the contest.
Al.rman Hill, of tie Second ward, is
very firmly imprs ssed with the idea that
me is tie m:n best qualified to administer
the city government for the ensuing year,
and he has quite respectable following.
For register and recorder, Mr.. 4. f..
Spray, Capt. Fraker, the present incum-
b. nj and Mr.. Rsuck, are meDtion.: ~
contestants for the democratic nomination,
while on the republican sid, Mr.. ". IL.
Moore, If business college fame, seems
to be the only candidate mentioned, Tins
far. Ii is vaguely rumored that Capt. Fra
ker will not 60 into the democratic cIn-
ven ion, but will be an independent candi-
date for recorder, trusting To get the full
temperance vote irrespective al party.
There are n host of candidates for city
marshal, in bo'h parties. Among thUse
most prominently mentioned are ue pr, s.
ent incumbent, X. j. Shy, Charls NJ. Hol-
land, Constable Mont Carnes, Deputy Sher-
if Finch, Lew. thomas, and a
On the republican side the aspirants
do not seem to be 20 numerous, and are de-
eidedly backward in announcing them
selves.
Ex Constable Barnett is the only candi-
date for the republican nomination who
admits that h. is square on the track al
though Officer Smith and several Others
have been mentioned.
For city attorney, Mr. V. f. Shaw is the
most prominent candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination, while in his party Mr..
p. H. Sangree, the present incumbent, will
probably have no opposition.
Mr.. Rod Gallie, il is said, has an ambi-
ton to hold down chair in the municipal
assembly, as 4 representative from the
First ward for the next two years, and he
will doubtless make a strong fight il he de-
cides to try conclusions with. Mr. II. |.
Holcomb, ~ho is the retiring alderman in
that ward this year, and who will doubtless
be the republican candidate, If he can be
prevailed on to me- the race.
Mr.. Dennis Cole positively denies that
he lisa candidate for alderman in the Second
ward, but il is limited that Mr. j. w. Ma
son has an ambition To warm the chair
now occupied by Alderman Hill.
Alderman Hickman, the portly states
man from the Third ward, whose term ex-
pires this wear, is too modest to say 20, but
evidently thinks. and rightly SO, that no
one else can ill his chair. He is in the
hcnds Of his friends and expresses q will
lingness To again sacrifice himself, If his
constituents 81 demand.
This is about all the precincts the BAzoO
has heard from thus far.
Lucky Fisherman.
In the vast amount of business transact
ed at the Baltimore, Nd postof6ce, Mr.. NJ.
V Bailey, superintendent of the mails, is
kept exceedingly busy, but somehow he
finds spare hour or day to so fishing, and
from his experience he gives his testimony,
that St. Jacobs Oil is the best remedy in ire
world for rheumatism, sprains, sore feet
and joints, bruises, etc. 1t is the remedy
for fishermen and gunners, who should
always keep bottle on hand.
-Rickmau's butcher wagon, en- route to
the slaughter house, yesterday, with . car.
60 of live swine and mutton, became stalled
in the mire on Sixteenth street, and the
right hind wheel of the wagon and the