Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-02

~ -AS W."
ided over by DIR. S. N. Russell
Immediately upon his taking the
calls were made by the
udience for Hutton, when T. B..
,uckner came forward with the Col
lei and introduced him to the
;udience as the next Congressman
rom the Seventh district. The Col
mel in a very graceful speech &C
n~owledged the honor that had been
conferred upon him by the Demo
rats of the district, complimented
the highest terms the Audrain del
sgations to the two Congressional
conventions, saying that he had the
sblest delegation in the conventions
md that it was so admitted to be by
he other counties; hat he started
INTO the race expecting to be met
with opposition but always knew
that he had a nominating strength in
The district, and in both the Mont
gomery and New London conven-
and was sure it would come out.
It did come, as he always felt it
but it seemed like it was a
long time about it. He, on account Of
physical exhaustion due from his
canvass just ended, did not enter ex-
cept slightly upon the political issues
of the day. Mr.. Buckner then fol-
lowed with a speech recounting to
some extent the proceedings of the
convention at New London, explain
ing how the nomination of Col. Hut
ton had been brought about. He
said that it was the result of a plan
deliberately laid and carried out.
That after the convention was over
many delegates came to him and told
him that the scheme as laid and car
ried out to nominate Hutton was one
of the most successfully executed
inuendoes that ever took place on the
floor of any convention. OF course
Tom was too modest to say who did
all this but it is very easy to guess
inst who he meant, He closed b,
some good Democratic talk, exhort
ing everybody to stand by the nomi
nees of the party from Cleveland
down to Baskin.
Mr.. w. II. KEENAN, was called out
and said that Audrain county had t
right to be proud of the honors thai
had been conferred upon her favoritt
son. He would work to increase
Hutton's majority in this county ovel
that Of himself and closed by paying
some very high compliments to thu
candidates for Congress and Cover
nor.
Geo. Robertson was then called
upon and said that since the nomi
nation at New London he had beel
regularly three times a day making
his meals of "crow." That he had il
the primaries opposed Col. Hutton
in the interest of Judge Robinson
That Robinson was too able and to
pure a Democrat and capable an o.
fetal to require any apology fror
any man for having supported him
that he had none to offer. He sal
he was a Democrat and told why b
is one and said the paramount dut
of every Democrat is to vote tn
Democratic ticket, and this he woul
do whether he got his choice of me
or not. Since the nomination ha
been made it is a question Of prime
pie and not men. Now We are a
Hutton men and should join hand
and 60 forward in solid phalan
against the common enemy, and thu
harmony in the Democratic ranks i
this State meant success at the poll
Mr.. J. G.. Trimble next said thu
while he had opposed Col. Hutto
in the primaries he is now a Hutto
man and ready to help carry his bal
ner to the front in next Novembe
Mr.. Fry made the closing speec
of the evening. He said that ii
Seventh Congressional district wou]
swell the majority of Hutton ov'
any previous candidate. It is
grand thing for the State of Mi
souri, for such men as his frien
Hale of the Sixth district and CO
Hutton to be sent to Congress. I'll
Sixth and Seventh districts woul
have the ablest men in Congress
which would be a very fortuna
thing for this State for such men
these to go to Congress and loo
over the books that the Republics
party has been keeping for SO lon
would be to change things to Il
pristine purity of old Democrat
days and be like having Clay an
!, Webster back there. After the clo'
Of Mi. Fry's speech some prehmina1
arrangements were made toward Q
ganizing a Cleveland and Hendricl
club when the meeting adjourned.
The Boston Girls Slang.
"Dear, dear, where have you bee
girls 7" said a Boston mother to h
daughters who returned late fro
an entertainment.
:. We've been carmining the mum
/ ipality,"" giggled the eldest. :