The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-07
MISSOURI POLITICS.

"A IUusrng rally of the democracy
of Cooper county took place last night
at Pilot Grove End the election of the
entire county ticket is predicted.
Luke Kelley, of Neosho declines
to make the race for sta'e senator in
the Eighteenth district. He was
nominated by the democrats two
weeks ago.
The Jasper county nominees for
the legislature are Jacob Prick and
III. G. Frazier. Mrs. Annie f. Bax-
ter, of Carthage, a widow, is the nom-
inee for county clerk.
John A. futile, of Vineland, is
the democratic nominee for the state
senate in the Twenty-fifth district.
Mr.. Tutile is farmer and at the
head of the Farmers ard Labor Union
in Jefferson county.
We don't hear so much praise of
the Australian voting system by the
opposition papers as was current a
few months ago. In nearly every To-
cality where it has been tried the
democratic party has made large gains.
I-Moberiy Monitor.
There are fourteen counties in
the state TO which the Australian law
applies: Buchanan, Marion, st.
Charles, Jasper, Petis, Livingston,
Pike, Jackson, Greene, Randolph,
Vernon, Cole, Grundy and the city of
st. Louis.
The republicans in the Twenty
second congressional district have
nominated Josiah Bradford, Of Texas
county. The democrats have selected
Hon. V. NJ. Hines, also Of Texas
county. The district is largely dem
ecratic.
Prof l. +. Wolfe. the demo
cratic candidate for state superintend-
ent of public schools, resigned his
petition ss commissioner of schools for
Randolph county. and Gov. Francis
appointed ThOS. j. Terrill to the va
cancy.
Excelsior Springs was selected rs
beng the place for holding the first
congr,s :icnal convention ever held in
Clay county. There is too much
drinking water around Excelsior 10
make Il popular place for holding lie
publican political gatherings.
The Union Labor party Of Mis-
souri, appears to be under cloud. 1t
seems impossible for them "tO get to-
gether." The leaders, for that is all
there is of the rarty, had better
take little friendly advice and dis
band. As now organized a ticket
nominated by the few adherenis
would scarcely poll 1000 votes in the
state, and that Is too many to be
thrown away.
The democratic of Laclede county
are making tie most earnest and az
gressive campaign for years. The
strong Union Labor townships Of the
county will this year give democratic
msjorities. There viii be a barbecue
at Nebo, in the south part of The
county, on October IL, when "Silver
Dick" Bland will be present. The
grand rally will be held at Lebanon
on November 3.
The republican congressional con
ventiCn in the Fifth district have
nominated ID. :. Twitchell against
John L. Tarsney. Every repubii-
can measure was Endorsed except the
Mckinley tariff bill. The grand old
party is afraid to go before the PEG
pie OF Missouri bearing aloft the ban.
ner of the war tariff. " That, like
the electric bill, has had its day anG
served its purpOse-tO show to thu
monopolists that the republicans en-
| deavored to fulfill their promises o.
1888.
Farmer Wade, of thr Thirteenth
District, is being opposed by many
, Of the leading republicans. The
Aurora Advertiser, a radical republic
can publication. is supporting Il. w
: Evan, The democratic nominee. II
saws " In choosing between Wade
q and Fyan We don't consider that W,
as old soldiers, are sacrificing a single
political principle when We say tina
; II. w. Fyan will receive our sup
mort" The skies are very bright fo
the democracy in that stronghold o
: republicanism. Judge Fyan is quit
|, popular in that section, and carried
-, IN 1890