The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

Jefferson City, Sept Especial The
attendance at the republican state conven-
ton is rather small, there being many va
can't chairs. The convention is rather a
slim affair as to membership, and not par
ticularly dszzling as to brains, though
there are some bright men present Warner
of Kansas City, is here, clipper than ever
with his tongue we'll oiled, as was evident
by his speech after he had called the con-
vention to order. Judge Wagner is here.
He
FLEW THE EAGLE
much to the delight of his hearers. And
then there is Judge Gotschalk, whose proud
boast is that he was the last republican
lieutenant governor OF Missouri, though he
hopes to see another of the same stripe
elected next November. Col. Van Horn is
here, although his voice is heard only in
dulcet whisperings in the willing aurIcles
of individual delegates, but
FILLEY, THE HOLY TERROR,
of the Kansas City editor has not put in
an appearance and the machine runs with
out the friction he always manages to &C.
casion. Gen'l. Prentiss, of HarriSonville
is on the floor and when he spoke this af-
ternoon the air grew purple and then gor-
geously red as the ensanguined garment,
vulgarIy called the "bleody shirt" was
waved hither and yon by the long arms of
the speaker. This is the General b. NJ.
Prentiss, who the morning before the battle
of Shiloh, told his divis on that before two
weeks he would be taking his meals in
| New Orleans
HE KEPT HIS WORD
like man, for he was captured with his
entire division, and rs a prisoner of war
he crooked the supple hinges of his knees
under a table in the Crescent city. Aud
then here sitting in sweet communion with
his pale faced brother, is j. Milton. Black
in skin, but give even the devil his due, as
| hrainy as any man here, he made a quite
| classical speech. Over on the east side o.
the hall, 1.-THE convention is held In the
hall of the house of representatives, sits
GEoRE NJ. BANE.
His only claim to recognition by the press,
being that he still sports button-hole bo-
quet. Of course III. Martin Williams is
here ostensibly as a correspondent, out in
reality to capture the convention for
Nicholas Ford. And c. J. Corwin moves
slowly in and out among the delegates, a
sort of man Friday to the strikers for Ford,
one of whom he is, and James III. Beach, of
st. Joe, who has opened out headquarters
AT THE MADISON HOUSE,
where he dispenses "the inspirational"
drawn from the barrels reposing in the
wholesale liquor house of his master, Mr..
Nicholas Ford. Strange combination is il
not I? Augustus st. Jem, who seconded
the nomination of Hayes, for Missouri, may
not be sci down as an intellectual gem of
the first water, still he can wash his hands
in invisible water with unseen soap. The
chairman of
THE STATE PROHIBITION.
committee. Judge Baker, of Springfield,
is also on hand and doing such work as in
consistency suggests and prompts, but why
enumerate. There are several gentlemen
here who would like to be considered
among the favored of the gods though
their intellects are somewhat like the water
of the tortuous river which flows at the
base of the capitol. They are rather mud.
dy.
THE CONVENTION.
The convention was called to
order at 11:35, by Maj VIM. III. Warner,
of Kansas City chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, who named Judge David
Wagner, OF Lewis county, as temporary
chairman, and Geo. ID. Reynolds, as tenn
porsry secretary. Both Maj Warner and
Judge Wagner made strong speeches.
Major Mullins, of Linn, and Judge Got
schslk, of ST. Louis, were appointed COM
mittee to conduct Judge Wagner to the
chair. The appearance of the Judge was
loudly applauded and his speech treated in
the same handsome manner.
IT WAS GOOD SPEECH,
a terrific srraignment of the democratic |
party from q republican standpoint. The |
effort W. 8 calm, judicial and free from the |
usual clsp.trsp, much OF which
came along later in the day. |
The report was unanimously adopted,
and the chair appointed Major McIlheny,
of ST. Louis, and Editor Burch, of Hanni-
bal, to conduct
GENERAL GRIER TO THE CHAIR.
The delegates greeted General Grier with |
rapturous applause, and when it had sub
sided the gentleman rendered the usual
thanks Ter such an honor. The speaker /
said he believed that this convention |
would name the candidates who would |
carry the state against Bourbon democracy
as represented by Marmaduke. This state,
he said, hsd been under what may be called /
misrule for sixteen years, and now was the
time 10
REDEEM MISSOURI.
He was satisfied that the business men of |