The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1891-10-21
LER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2l 1891
The COyernorship.


Joplin Herald.
The Southwest Leader in a recent
issue had the following to say Oh
thus subject:
There should be no half hearted
ness in the southwest as to who it
will support for the next governor.
Lieutenant Governor Claycomb il
that man. He is largely identified
with the mining interests at Joplin,
and he is q man who from his ad
vent to the southwest was never
afraid to handle pick or turn a
windlass and besides has proved him
self all able lawyer, skillful parlia
mentarian as presiding officer of the
senate, aud a good patriotic citizen
of the commonwealth. He is form
erly from Lafayette county, and will
comm and great strength from the
central aud northern parts Of the
state, aud from the fact that the
south and southwest have never
been represented in the gubernato-
rial chair we think these sections
should pin their faith and support s
H. Claycomb.'
The opening sentence in the above
article should and. have not doubt
does, meet with hearty response
from the democrats of Jasper coun
ty, and no doubt many republicans
desire to see Lieutenant Governor
Claycomb promoted to tho COVER
norship. He is worthy of and ell
titled to the enthusiastic support of
every democrat, not only in Jasper
county, but in the entire state, and
such support given him by the
southwest he will receive the nomi-
nation. Prior to the nomination
and election of Mr.. Claycomb to the
lieutenant governorship Jasper coun-
ty had never received recognition at
the hands of either the democratic
or the republican party by having
one of her citizens placed on the
state ticket, and should we now fail
to give Mr.. Claycomb that aid, as
sistance and support to which he is
entitled we may lose the only oppor
tunity we may have soon of having
q citizen of Jasper county elect
ed chief executive of our great
state Mr.. Claycomb has been a cit
izen of Jasper county for more
than fifteen years, and it may be
truthfully said that he has worked
his way from the ground up to the
second place in the state admins
tration. In 1884 he was nominated
against his protest by the democrat
ic party as candidate for represen
tative of the western district of Jas.
per county, and although he was op
posed by the fusion candidate of
the greenback and republicans with
a majority of from 400 to 600 i'll his
favor, Governor Clsycomb was elect
ed by a majority Of $50. Having
served in the 33d general assembly
for two years as member of the
house of representatives,, at the ex-
piration Of his term of Office he be
came a candidate for the state sena
torship. He was nominated and
elected and so we'll did he serve the
people, so Jealous was he in advanc
ING their interests that he attracted
the attention of the state and when
he had served but half of his term
as senator he was nominated and
elected lieutenant governor. In thii
capacity he has served with honor
and distinction aud many are th'
compliments paid him as presiding
officer of the senate by some OF th'
ablest men of the state. Governor
Claycomb is plain unassuming gen
man, a man of the people. homes
an' upright in his dealings with hi
fellow man, temperate in rs habits
conservative. naturally sympathetic
but firm and determined when he ha
once made up his mind, a man o
excellent Judgment: and in whatev
er capacity he has been tried he ha
proven himself honest, capable AM
faithful, and SO would he prove him
self as governor of Missouri. II
can win the prize.
The Quail Migrating.