Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-08

Hutton vs.. Norton.

Hutton VS.. Norton.
Bro. Cook, of the Mexico Intelligea-
Ger, takes us to task because we have
been firing it into Mr.. Norlon's rec
ord, and says "there is no occasion
for antagonizing any of the gentle
men who are or who may become
candidates, and we fail to see the
necessity for the attack the Vandalia
Leader is making on Mr.. Norton.
1t can scarcely hope to promote the
interests of Col. Hutton by such a
course, and it strikes US that in the
face of the support that Mr.. Norton's
friends gave Col. Hutton at New
London, two years ago, the attack is
wholly unjustifable. Col. Hutton
has no fight tc- e make on Nost0a +"
In the above sentences Mr.. Cook
clearly defines his position as to who
he is for for Congress. x
The LINCOLN county delegation,
headed by the notorious Nat Dryden,
/ whose record as wire-worker and
trickster in conventions is matchfess
in this country, and who would have
been in that convention until now if
he had have thought they could in
any way have secured the nomination
of Mr.. Norton; but as the delegation
} was at his will he was compelled to
} yield to the inevitable. and cast the
D vote of his county against the voice
y of his people. It's strange, indeed
0 that Mr.. Norton's organs do not brand
U our statements as being false, but
q they we'll know what we have said i:
0 true, and we dare them to deny it.
y Now, we leave it to the intelligen
% voters of the Seventh Congressiona
y district if a man with such recort
70 is fit to serve them in Congress.
" But still we are not half done. TIL
Congressional delegation from 81
Charles county have been selecte,
" and instructed to vote for r. HI. Nol
70 ton, but when the method by whic
10 the result was brought about gets t
~ be understood throughout the dis
" trict the chances are that Mr.. Norto
% would be better off without tina
90 with the st. Charles delegation.
NJ That Col. Hutton has hosts {
friends in St Charles county is far
NJ that can not be well disputed, an
there is no question but what M
w Norton and his friends knew I'll
90 strength of Col. Hutton and feare
~ it. But Notwithstanding his lare
en- following in that county Col. Hutto
will not get single vote out of h
delegation, just because his frient
had no notice of the fact that Co
W gressional delegates would be selet
;oa ed at the Wentzville convention t
the whole thing had been cut 81
dried in the interest of Mr.. Norto
If the county committee of st. Char
90 county intended that the Wentzvi
convention should select the &c
he gressional delegation why did it :
?n, = say so that the people might ha
notice? The committee in it's re-
lutions said the Senatorial delegati
were to pe selected and it woy
ian have been no trouble to have 81
een the Congressional, also, if the p
ut pose had been to treat all candida
his fairly and give the Democrats of
al county an opportunity of bel
alb heard; but instead of doing SO it
the worded the call for the convention
nth to make mean anything or nothi
to as might suit the Norton facti
is Some good Democrats of st. Char
air protested against. this outrage on
lst- rights of the people, but they I
the tested in vain, because only the n
un- ton men had been advised to be
ans hand
ver- If Mr.. Norton and his frie
was thought a majority of the DemocI
dis of St. Charles county favored
ton nomination for Congress why not
ocal the voice of the people be hea
that Why resort to trickery to secure
'ked delegation?
'olu- Political trickery ought not to
erlor ceed and very seldom does succ
can and when tie 3lst of August
Tor around Mr.. Norton Wifi hear I
ices. tue Seventh district, and will
some taught lesson which will prob
rob impress indelibly upon his men
Gus the truth of the Old adage. ''hon
rs IN is the best policy" So ends
duee second chapter.-Vandalia Lex