The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-14
THE STATE COMMITTEE MEETING

The state democratic committee met
in St. Louis, last Tuesday, for tie
purpose of electing a secretary and TO
formulate q plan for organization for
the canvas of next year. There were
two candidates for the position of sec
rotary, Mr.. Lillard, Of Kansas City,
and Mr.. Walker. of Morgan county.
Mr.. Walker was elected and it can well
be said that a better selection eapld not
have been made. Mr.. Walker 10 sufH-
ciently young to be active and vigorous.
He is a good lawyer, a ready and
accurate writer, a fluent and f0icibIe
speaker, an ardent democrat and a man
OF unblemished character. He served
under Gen. Boone, az assistant attor-
ney. general, and is well acquainted
with the public men OF. the state. And
as secretary of the revision committee
he won praise from all for his valuable
services and uniform courtesy. Mr..
Walker is a man who will not permit
his position to be used for individual
ends, who will treat everybody fairly,
and bend every energy he has to the
success of the party.
There was some newspaper talk OF
senatorial Vaccinations Ia relation TO
the meeting. The utter puerility of all
such speculations should be apparent
when It is considered that the present
members of the state committee only
hold their positions until the next state
convention which may meet as early
as June, and that members of the
Legislature are elected in November.
Beside. all the talk about this man and
that man having the committee is the
merest bosh. In the fret place there
Il now but one candidate for the United
states senate to succeed Senator Vest
and that is the senator himself. Gov,
Francis is not q candidate. He has
told his friends that all along, and
many of them are ayowed Vest men fol
ths senate. He tells everybody that hi
ia moi a candidate and will not be, tina
his ambition is to serve out his term a
governor credItably. Gov. Francis II
no fool. He knows very well that
man in this day aud age cannot slip vi
on the senatorship. lie knows whel
ne tells his friends emphatIcally that b
"a not a candidate, that some who
mioht be Tor him pledge themselves
Senator Vest. The governor is SINGER
in his declaration, and, as much as tn
republicaG manipuIators would like I
ace a democratic row in every count
two as strong men as Yes
and Francis, they are doomed to dis
appointment OF course such a wraI
Gle is their only hope for the electio
of a republican legislature, but it wi
not be realized. These gentlemen
should remember that it Is not a cit
election they are discussing, and tbs
30 far as results are concerned it ma
ters very little how the members OF tn
committee stand on the senatorsbil
The people in the country do their ow
thinking and their own voting.
Senator Vest will practically have
walk over tor the caucus nominatio
of the democratic party. He an
Francis will make a joint canvass
strengthen the democratic lines wher
eyer they may have been weakened b
neglect or discussions in the past, an
The pretty inventions of fancy INDUCED
In by would be fomentors OF discor
zvill have their words:
Like Dead Sea fruit that tempts tie eye
But turns TO sshss on The Lips"