The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-19
Ii is Said to be Taking a Hand i'm
the Distribution of POStOffice
Appointments.
Boss UptOn's Recent Endorse
ments Don't suit the Local
Bosses of Sedalia.
And the Prospect of Split Clean
up to the Coiiar Button is
Flatteriug.

A meeting OF The Republican Coun.
~ Committee was called to meet al
the court house to-day, and 1t met.
By ten o'clock the court house CORR.
doris were filled with members OF the
committee and by from one to nall
a dozen applicants tor every pOstoffice
in Peitis county. 1t had been under.
stood that the committee would take
Joe. Upton's slate and smash it into
a million pieces. The Pettis county
republicans dou't propose, SO they
say, to permit Upton or any other
blasted outsider 10 run their local
affairs. Il was evident t. casual
democratic observer to-day that there
was blood enough ON the political
moon TO paint Joe Upion's recent
sanherlrim deep, dark red. There
was a delegation from Lamoate and
one from Green Ridge, aud they mad
paint on their ears. One delegate from
the west eud of the county informed
BAz9o reporter that there was going to
be lone of the purtiest three-cofnered
fights you ever sot Your eyes on.
The convention held snort session
before dinner, and then adjourned au-
til half.past one. The session was
long enough however 10 develop the
fight Henry Lamm and Captain
Bridges aud Judge Shirk aud 4. p.
Morey by turns denounced and up
held the Upton division of the spoils,
and il was evident that Joe has lost
his grip.
What is the matter with Lam N ?"
asked g BAzoo reporter of Il prom
inent republican from LamOnte.
well, y,u see it is triangular
fight. I'll is the Upton gang and
and the a-t;-Uptou gang, and the
gang VIII. wants to prevent a row.
Between Ia, three there is a picnic.
Lamm is { vt. Demuth's hacker and
attorney /. is candidacy Tor the post
Office, F. : also Penquite's attorney
in that gentleman's aspirations for the
LamOnte pOstoffice. He is not salts.
fed with the Upton deal, and neither
is Bridges, and when they
get started, somebody bad better look
out. They are bigger men in this
country than Upton is"
At l:30 the committee met in the
criminal court rom in executive ses-
sion. A BAzoO reporter eSsayel to
enter and was incOntinently fred, all |
Of which was done with great, good |
lumOr
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the con-
TentiOn was still sitting with closed |
loors, while the c,rrider outside was
lied with all anxious crowd of hun
Try republican office seekers. At this
loHr it is the impression that the Op
position OF Messrs Lamm, Bid es,
'hirk, Morey and others, 10 the COM
nittee having anything to do with
Endorsements OF candidates, will be
Elective and that the committee will
lot do anything in that line,
eaving Boss Joe on top, so far
8 his friends are concerned,
nd with the other fellows, il viii
evryone for himself anu the devil for
be hlndmost.
One thing is certain, the committee
J in favor of Ed Crawford for post.
lasier at Sedalia, and for Joe Pen
ute at Lamonte. A. Dresden there
re three aspirants in the field with .
fr. McCune In the lead.
AT this hour no nomination has I
cen made of candidate I
,r county school commissioner.
Sleeping on q Fortune.