The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
COSGROVE'S CHANCES.
What q Leading Boonville Lawyer
has to say Concsr nirg Him.

A BAzoo reporter yesterday evening met
J as. A. Johnston. an attorney OF Boonville,
who was at the Garrison house awaiting a
train for ST. Louis, where he is going on
legal business. Mr.. Johnston was born
and raised in Cooper county, as was his IA
Their before him, and he is thoroughly &C
quainted W IN her people and politics.
After the usual courtesies and prelimi-
nary skirmishing peculiar to the class the
BAZoO enquired:
"By the way, how is the political situs-
ton in your section, Mr.. Johnston?"
"Never better, from democratic stand.
point" promptly replied his victim.
"Who seems to be the fayorite for con-
gress with your people%
"COsgrove, by q very large majority.
His record has been such as to please ev-
e.ybOdy and were il not for that fact, there
might be some chance for beating him
with the many excellent men mentioned,
and BY the way, that reminds me of an
article that appearned In one OF your
city papers purporting to be an interview
with Boonville man. Did you see il
asked Mr.. Johnston turning the tables on
the reporter.
/ plead guilty said the BAzooITE. Do
you know the party"
~, yes, every body in Boonville knows
the great interview party. He has per-
sonal grievance with MIR. CosSrove and he
wishes the whole democratic party of the
sixth congressional district to assist him
in settling his differences with Mr.. Cos.
grove-the democrats of Cooper, however,
are not taking much interest in the mat
ter. They believe Mr.. Cosgrove has
made a good congressman. And they
wished him to be returned, notwithstand-
ing the opposition oft hegentlemen."
"You think then Mr.. Cosgrove is as pop
ular in Cooper county now as he was two
years ago%
There is not an impartial, intelligent
man in Cooper county who will not tell
you that John Cosgrove is stronger with the
people now than he ever was in his life.
More than fifteen years ago he come TO
Boonville without dollar end without a
friend. By his indomitable energy, and at
tention to business he has placed himself
in the front rank of his profession, ard in
a position, socially and politically, that all
Cooper county men, without regard to poll
tics, are proud OF"
What about his being eastern born and
prejudiced against the people of the west
and south ?"
There is not one word of truth in any
such insinuation, and every man in Boon.
willie and Cooper county knows it. Mr..
Cosgrove came TO Cooper county at time
when the republican party had full control
and it looked as il they would hold it for
all time; he came a democrat and has
stayed democrat. He fought radicalism
han 9TH
and was ordered from the county on &C
count of his democracy, and the
people honor him for his courage
OF course, Mr.. Cosgroye, like sll
positive men, has his enimies, but the Dem
Gratis in Cooper county who don't wish him
to go to congress again can be counted on
your fingers"
"What do you say Of the asserted sup
erior popularity of the mover"
81 do not care to discuss there lative sbil-
ity and merits of Col. Moore and Mr.. Co.'S
grove as to the opinion of our people on that
subject there is no question, as will be fully
at Sedslia on the I'D of next
July"
us it fact that your people believe that
John 7. Heard and Cosgrove have combined
to beat Moore?"
"No one hasN ever suggested any
such q thing except fex per-
sonsl enemies of Cosgrove. Mr.. Heard
married one of Cooper county's most beau
tifuI and estimsble young ladies. He is
we'll known over there, and has many
friends He has seen proper to announce
himself candidate for congress, but that
he did so In the interest of Mr.. Cosgrove or
as against Col. More / deny"
"Will Mr.. Cosgroye come home before
the adjournment of congress, to look after
his fences j"
He will not. He will remain in Wash
ington until the adjournment. He believes
his time belongs to the people, and he viii
leave his canvas for the next term in the
hands of the fair thinking, intelligent
democrats of bis district. He has never
We: missed roll call, and he does not in
tend 10 il he can help it." And as Mr..
Johnston was about to take the train for
St. Louis, he remarked, "Mr. Cosgrove
will be our next congressman, and don't
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