The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-06-16
A GARD FROM MR.. SHEWALTER.

| was assured that | would, on getting
to Sedalia, see that they had ~ dele
gates; | was asked to vote for Mr..
Muniord AS a member of the national
committee, being assured at the same
time, that if they had not The % dele
gates, as | was assured they had, L
would not he expected 10 vote for him.
On these statements, as to this virtual
instruction tor Mr.. MunfOrd, | did say
| would vote for him il put forward by
Jackson county. Aud W hat else could
| do? As a delegate and u representa-
tive of jackson county | had no vote of
my W to cast. | was but u trustee
aud II representative of the people, and
il on all issue the Times or MuniOrd
faction had carried % votes ont of 81,
or even Il majority, aid then Jackson
county put forward Mr.. Munford, my
duty was plain: il was to register their
will.
But lol on getting to Sedalia, as is
known TO every delegate there from the
district, to every democrat in jackson
county, the Times, or MuntOrd, party
were defeated in Jackson county ; they
did not have the % delegates; they did
not have a majority even they had, out
of 3l,only 8 delegates. Instead OF being
endorsed, the Munford party was re-
pudiated; instead of being in
structed for he was instructed
against. But l got all of the votes of
jackson county, and for that reason it
was atterward insisted l should have
voted for Munford that SHE virtually
claims to own the democracy of the
county ,and though % out of 81 OF those
delegates would not have voted for me
il l had been for Munford, yet l should
vote for him. | refused TO see the logic
and need not dwell On the political
morality or immortality OF the claim.
This being the case, | was left free,
and against every pressure brought to
bear by parties who knew to accede to
their request would be a betrayal of my
trust, | voted the well known senti-
ments of my people, without fear or
favor. l voted the sentiments of the
people of Lafayette, johnson and Jack
son, as the people of the latter county
have clearly expressed their sentiments
in the election of delegates to Sedalia.
Because l refused to betray that trust,
| am abused by a class of men who
would have reaped the reward of the
betrayal. The abuse of such is praise
| not only voted against Munford, L
told the delegates present he was not
the choice OF the democrats of the dis
trict.
l ask the printing of the following
interview with the journal of the 9Th
inst, which more fully explains the
matter. j. ID. SHEwALTER.
"Mr. j. ID. Shewalter, of Lafayette
| rnnntu hos Iaan a rnnanIannna nnnn.
nent of DIR. Munford aud his little
schemes here, and for that reason has
been marked for the slaughter by the
Times clique. That paper saw fit to
refer TO him indirectly yesterday in a
highly uncomplimentary manner re-
garding his action on the vote for
national committeeman. The Journal
correspondent found Mr.. Shewalter at
the Laclede after the convention had
adjourned.
The Times of the 9th inst. charges
that you promised 10 vote for DIR. Nun
ford aud that you acted u traitor re-
marked the Journal representative.
AS to what the Times charges | am
wholly Indifferent. ! have a reputa-
ton aud so has the Times, and | am
glad to know that | mo DO injured
in the estimation OF any man whose
good opinion is 10 be desired by any
thing it may say. [ would rather have
its censnre than its praise.
The facts are simply these: On the
day that Lafayette instructed its dele
gates TO vote for me-, but after the IN
vention had adjourned, was approach
ed by u representative of DIR. MunfOrd,
who said, to use almost his exact
words: we made the fight in jackson
county, and we have beaten them; we
elected twenty-five delegates ] was
further asked to vote tor DIR. MuntOrd.
1 distinctly understood, and in fact'it
was SO stated in effect, that The contest
had been between the Times and anti
Times party, and that the former had
received Twenty-Five votes out of the
thirty one. l asked how was l to
know absolutely that that was the case,
and was told that | would see il when
| got to Sedalia; and il was distinctly
stated that il they did not have twenty
two votes they would not ask me to
vote for DR.. Munford. On this state
ment 1 did say l would vote for DR..
Muntord, and would have done so
under hat state of affairs regardless of
my W private preferences, or any
promise to do 80, for it would have
been but carrying out the preferences
of the people of Jackson county. But
on getting to Sedalia | found thai the
delegates from the eastern district OF
Jackson county, as | was reliably in
formed, were Tor me and OF the Kansas
City delegation of twenty tour vote
Col. Mercer, of the Times party, had
--I. -I.ls al A., nN, n.ls
Times, the remainder. | notified DIR.
Muniord through one of the gentlemen
present at Lexington, that ] should not
vote for him. In other words, instead
Of having carried Jackson by twenty
two, they had u minority. Since the
Sedalia. convention | received u letter
from the same gentleman who was
present in Lexington, to which L re-
piled substantially as above, stating
emphatically that his statement to me
was hat the Times party had carried
twenty-five votes, and | asked the gen
tlemam TO reply Immediately and send
me d bill of particulars, 10 send me the
names of the twenty-five delegates
elected by them. | have u copy OF that
letter. received u reply. My version
of the affair was not denied, but Il
strong plea was put up TO vote for DIR.
Mnniord, and they were particular not
to enclose the names of the twenty
two delegates, and | don't suppose
they will ever be forthcoming | have
got this letter also and will produce il
if it il aver necessary. They used per
secutions and tried flattery, but a.
Jackson did not virtually instruct for
DIR. Munford, as | had been informed,
[ was left free and voted the well
known sentiments of my people. DR..
Munford couldn't receive 100 votes in
Lafayette county for the position, and
utterly Iailed in Jackson county to get
n majority OF the delegates to Sedalia.
| was but a trustee TO cast the vote OF
my people, and any well informed
man is perfectly aware that III voting
as I did | carried ont their will"
The Journal correspondent has seen
the letters MIR. She alter refers to, and
they fully bear out the stateMents made
in the above interview regarding them
Mr.. Shewalter ia convinced that hi'
opponents are trying to put up IA job on
him, but doesn't propose TO be u pas
sive victim.
i Public Speaking.