Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-30
FARLEY FOB PEACE.

chairman of the state demo-
cratic executive committee were III
Kansas City, Wednesday, with a view
to pouring oil upon the troubled
waters in this district.
These gentlemen, of course could
only act in an advisory way, as they
were not a committee with plenary
powers.
Messrs. Graves and Wallace were
to appear before them, and did
so, accompanied by friends. Argu-
ments were submitted by both sides.
Mr.. Graves formulated his PROPOSE
ton of settlement in the following let
ter
KANSAS CITY, August 26, 1884.
To DR.. d. IL. Shields, Chairman State
Central Committee:
MY DEAR SIR:-As you are aware, |
I clam to be and believe l am the reg
ular democratic nominee for this, fifth,
congressional district. Mr.. VIM. I'll.
wallace, as l am informed, claims also
to be the nominee of the party, which
claim l do not concede to be valid in
any respect. Yet while this is true, l
desire to secure the harmony of the
democratic party in tins district and
the election of a democrat to congress.
TO this end l desire to submit to the
committee of which you are chairman,
the question OF the legality Of my nom
nation by the late democratic congress
:o,,1 oon1,antion of fhia liGfricf- If
am not the regular nominee of such
convention, l am ready to retire from
the contest and cheerfnlly to give my
support to whom you say is the
lar nominee of such convention. In a
communication heretofore addressed
to Mr.. Wallace, l made substan-
TALLY this proposition to him, to which
he has made no reply. therefore
appeal to your committee, the highest
known authority, to decide this mat
ter, viz: Who is the regular nominee
| of the convention referred to? l make
this appeal to you believing that if the
| action here invoked is taken by your
committee, it will greatly promote the
peace, harmony and welfare of our
party, which l prize far above any per-
sonal ambition of my own.
If your committee will do me the
honor to advise me when and where
you will adjudica.e this matter, it will
afford me pleasure to attend and pre-
sent the facts in the premises.
GSigned] ALEX. GRAVES.
Mr.. Wallace and his friends submit
ted the following:-
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 26.-The
friends and supporters of Mr.. VIM.
H. Wallace welcome to Kansas City
the representatives of the state and
national committees and thank them
for their earnest desire to secure peace.
harmony and success to the democracy
of this the fifth congressional district.
While we earnestly believe that Mr.
Wallace is entitled to be and Is tho
nominee of the democratic party o.
this district, and have faith In his cleo
ton in November, still, like all gOoC
democrats, we desire that all dissen.
sions in the party shall cease, TO thu
end that the party may unitedly tigh
its battles,
Therefore, we beg leave through
you, to submit to the Hon. Alex
} Graves, the following propositions:
That the state central COMMITTEES
shall authorize and order the holding
of a primary election in this distric
under such rulings and restrictions a
will prevent fraudulent Or illcga
voting, aud that at such primary cleo
ton Alexander Graves, VIM. Ii. Wal
8 lace and all candidates who may 81
! desire may submit their names 70
: nomination with the explicit under
I l ka,.r thnt tho rorlSlnfo milo ,o
ceives the highest number of votes shal
be declared the nominee, and that tn
c~ontesting candidates shall give the sue
p cessfnl one their hearty support.
While we are solicilOus for an al
justment OF the present difficulty, w
submit it as our unanimous Opinion
: that any plan of adjustment other tina
q submission Of the question to tn
democratic voters Of the district, wi
not result in the harmony, concor
ana unity all good democrats shout
labor to ecure
KAhsAs City, Mo-, August 20, 1884.
I Gentlemen of the State and Nations
q Democratic Committees.
The above, which is the verbal prop
: osition of my friends to you reduced t
writing is the proposition l desire 70
}, to submit to the state central commit
y tee. Respectfully,
VIM. III. WALLACE.
DIR. Shields replied to both gentle
=, men III the subjoined note:-
KANSAS CITY August 25, 1S94.-Dea
Sirs: I have patiently heard the stat
ments of your friends regarding IL
s condition of affairs in the Fifth distric
and as chairman of the democratic sta
central committee l respectfully reque
" that all ~canvassing, meetings, or 9TH
p demonstrations on your part be held
allegiance until after the meeting of Il
democratic state committee, to be he
l. in the city of st. Louis, September
O 1884, at the Laclede hotel. | also il
vite you and your friends to be prese
at the meeting, where you will be n
corded all impartial hearing.
Of Respectfully, d.. II. SHIELDS.
u Some effort was made to secure
~ cessation of c%anvassimg during the pc
" dency of the question and until the
ton of the state committee, but no II
: d%crstanding vas arrived at on Tuesdl
On Wednesday, however, the prin
~ pals to the dispute, Mcssrs. Graves n
" Wallace, agreed to an armiStice III
~ the meeting Of the state committee.
The meeting of the state commiit
"o as will be observed by DIR. Shields
" ter, was intended to be held on Thu
~ q" day, September 4th, but that gent
nc man aiterward concluded TO call ii
"s All earlier date, which we think "
VI" wise, so the meeting will take place
20 day, at the LacIedc hotel, in St. Lo,
'"o We trust that an amicable arran
ment of the matter may he reached.
Richmond DcmOcrat:-sIn an a
article three columns in length,
~ Lexington Intelligencer reviews
congressional muddle as follows, vii
we think is eminently correct and
J., to both Graves and Wallace"
,an NO NOMINATION.
ALL -
lily DOVER TOWNSHIP, Aug. q, 49,
leu EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER - Everyt
a." speaks in the most common. liable terms OF
ore bold and impartial view that you take of
proceedings of the congressional convent
1t Is the universal expression OF mon
feel and take AN interest in political aft
that 4, ,,va,ar ,nuch we may n,Itniro ar