The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-14
THE TWO TICKETS.
What Prominent Sedalia Renub
lcans Think Of the Macon
Convention.

The intelligence which VS. published In
the Associated Press dispatches Yesterday
morning, To the effect Iha, a republican
state convention cid at Macon City, had
placed full ticket 10 the field in Opposi-
,iOn TO the fusion ticket, was received With
considerable surprise by the leading re-
pubIicans of the city. AS will be noticed
the ticket is composed of straight republic
cans, all OF whom are very prominent In
politics and many OF them very able men,
Wien The news was first received in this
city there WIS CONSERVATION in The ranks of
the tsitbfu!, as ii was recognize. d that the
ticket nomir 4 ed at Macon was In many
respects superior to the so called fusion
ticket, but thy soon partially recovered
from their shO, K, and cOmforted themselves
with the hope hat none of the nominees
would accept.
A BAZoo representative yesterday talked
to q number II prominent republicans on
the situation. The Macon convent: on
was regarded rs a noEentlty, and
the opinions expressed, are so uniform,
that the tervie"s proved 10 be quite mo-
notOnous.
Albert Parker said that he believed that
as long as the republicans had gone into
this fusion movement they should stand ty
il and he Be liev. d that they woul1. He
did not think there were any republican vo-
tiers in PetIis 6Ounty who would not sup
port the ticket He believed that the con-
veDtion at Macon " as gotten up by some
fellows for self glorihcaIion and 10 make
such a record that here Ifter they
might be call, i "true blue republicans"
He did not believe that any of the gentle
men nominated would accept, especially
GENT Guitar and Gent Hende rsOn. He con-
siders Mr.. FCrd a very acceptable csndi-
date.
Lonis Hoffman, said that he believed,
sill of the nominees of the convention, so
call'd, at Macon, would follow the ex.
ample of NJ. Karnes, of Jackson county,
who had already declined. He thinks the
fusion ticket a good one, and Re Is conf
dent that with it Marmaduks can be de-
feated, unless the republicans make fools
of theu elves.
Postmaster Blair said that two or three
self-impOrtant persOnages had net at
Mscou City and nominated a state ticket;
it would gst about thrse votes In the state
He did not think that any of the nominees
would accept.
Ex-Mayor Messerly is of the opinion
at the Macon COW, nIion did not amount
TO much, and does not believe that a-y OF
the gentlemen who have received the
doubtful honor of a place on the ticket,
will accept.
Sam. l.. Highleymsn, upon being asked
what he thought OF the new ticket, replied,
"oh, there was nobody up there
and none of their nominees will accept"
Cyrus Newkirk, who was standing near
Mr.. higbleyman when the tier was adj
dressed by the reporter, was al.o OF the
opinion that the Macon convention
amounted TO nothing
PHI. Sangree declared himself as en-
Enthusiastically for the Ford ticket, and feels
confident that none of the nominees OF the
so cal ed convention at Macon will accept.
L. :. Norton, of The firm of Norton 4
Norton, is of the opinion that the Ford
ticket will receive the united support OF
the republicans, not only In Pettis county,
bat throughout the state.
BIG. Wilkerson, said that he had not
heard much about the Mscon convention,
did no, know by what authority il was
called, yet after all, this was the true spirit
He had always been opposei to this fusion
business. The Ford ticket, how ever he now
considered the legitimate republican ticket
of the stste and should Support il.
Judge w. s. Shirk, said that a few
crauks mad met at Mscon and nominated
ticket. The ticket is good one, but II IS
his opinion that not ore of the nominees
will accept
Marshal Barnett considers the Ford
ticket the only regular republican ticket
in the f. Id. He is of the opinion that the
Macon convention was wiihi ut authority,
and that none of its nominees will ac-
Cept.
j. 4. Fisher, is of the opinion that the
Macon ticket is not in the ring.
Naylor Newkirk said that he considered
the Macon convention all Iol-de-rol The
Ford ticket had BE- en- placed 10 the field by
The duly appointed representatives OF the
party, and hence was the only legitimate
ticket.
Elk Aldermsn Lsndes said that lie is for
the ticket that will win, and believes the
fusion ticket will get there. He does not
think that any of the gentlemen dominated
at Macon will accept.
Quite a numb:r of other republicans
were broached on this subject, but their
opinions so nearly conceded with these
sb we given, that the subject began to be
too monotonous TO make interesting re d.
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