Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-11-20
A GLORIOUS FACT.
Missouri Regaining Her Old
Time Democratic Majority
The Views of Gov.
Francis.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.

OF the Ledger.
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 19.-The
.eturns from the various counties
the State to the Secretary of
State indicate that the Democratic
majority in Missouri will run from
$4,000 to $1,000. "Basing IN esti-
mate on the Congressional re-
said Secretary of State Le-
sueur to your correspondent, 81
should say the majority for the
State ticket is $1,000" This brings
back to her old-tlme
vote, and In looking
for the cause of it the following
may be of interest. 1t is an ex-
preston from Governor Francis.
81 believe" said the Governor
to your correspondent, ''that the
result is attributable mainly to the
protective tariff policy of the Re-
publican party, as indicated L the
Mckinley bill. The agricultural
interests of the country have be-
come thoroughly aroused on this
subject, and in Missouri at least
they are persuaded that the surest
and speediest relief to be obtained
is through the supremacy of the
Democratic party. The Infamous
force bill may have had some in
huence, but not near SO much as
the Mckinley tariff bill, as we
have no occasion to fear federal
supervision of elections in Mis-
souri,.
81 do not consider that the State
administration was on trial, as no
attacks that. l could hear of were
made upon it during the campaign,
either by Republican orators or
the Republican press. I recognize
the fact, however, that if the gov
eminent at Jefferson City during
the past two years had been unsat-
isfactory to the people, or been
considered hostile or detrimental
to the interests ofthe farming class,
such a feeling would certainly have
been made manifest in the returns,
and would, undoubtedly, have les
sened the majority.
"The largely increased majority
in the 36th General Assembly is
certainly gratifying to the State
administration. l consider that
the election settled beyond all
question the fact that Senator Vest
will be his own successor, if indeed
there was any room for doubt be-
fore, as the Senator had no oppo-
sition in the Democratic party and
the vote shows that the attacks
made on him by the Republicans
only served to strengthen him with
the people of the State"
The constitutional amendent pro-
viding for an increase in the num-
Der of judges on the supreme bench
has been adopted by the people
and it will devolve upon the Gov
ernor to appoint two new judges
for the supreme court before the
LIST of January next. AS a matter
of course, the contests for these
places has begun and is proceeding
with some spirit. The following
are among the names of those who
are being urged for appointment:
Judge Burgess, of Linn county;
Judge Macfarlane, of Audrain;
Judge Thomas, of Jefferson; Judge
Ellison, of Adair; Judge Bacon, of
Marion; Judge Broaddus, of Liv-
ingston; Judge Given, of Cass;
Judge Miller, of Cape Giraldeau,
and Judge Martin, of the Columbia
law school. The Governor is in
vestigating the qualifications of the
lawyers named, as well as others
fitted for the positions and who
would accept, and it is believed
that he will make the appoint
ments as soon as the adoption OF
the amendment is certified to him
by the Secretary of State. AS St.
Louis, Kansas City and Spring.
field are represented on the bench
at present, it is not likely that
either of the new judges will hail
from any o fthese cities.
Considerable speculation is being
INDUCED in as to the organization
of the next legislature. Numerous
candidates r in the field for the
positions of speaker of the house,
clerk, doorkeeper, etc. Hon. U.
s. Hall, president of the Farmers
Alliance, was at the capitol last
week and he stated positively that
he not only had not endorsed the
candidacy OF any man for speaker
of the House, but that he would
refuse to do so. He deprecated
the use OF his name as a political
factor and asserted that he was at
tending strictly to the affairs of the
Farmers and Laborers' Union,
which is a non-partisan and non.
political organ cation. Mr.. Hall is
very popular with the Democrats
here and is looked upon as
one of the coming big men
of the State. He will 90 to
jacksonville. Fla, in a few weeks,
with other Missouri delegates, to
attend the national session OF the