The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-05-03

left on the noon train for Jefferson
City.
Mr.. George Ramsey, of Spr;n field.
who was elected ore of the delegates,
is a most estimable gentleman. The
vote he received with so little appar-
ent exertion, was a splendid compli-
ment.
Said a delegate When my dele
CATION arrived Has;ai gave US to un-
derstsnd he had things solid. 1t locks
now as though a water-spOut had
struck bis compact and washed out
his arrangements"
The convention before adjourning
considerably called on MIR. w. l..
Porter to address The delegates in gen.
eral and the Springfield contingent in
particular with reference to the north
and south road. Mr.. Porter made a
few appropriate remarks requesting
the delegates TO meet him later to dis
CUES the matter.
A little howl went up from the out
side delegates after the convention,
when they realized they were about
to give Springfield the delegate
at large as we'll IS the dis
district delegate. Mr.. Ramsey and
Farmer" Wade both hail from
Springfield. One delegate said that
S2ringfe d was greedy. Another that
she would be badly fooled when the
time come to name the delegate at
large.
Capt. j. P. Tracy. Of Springfield,
United States marshal for the West
ern district OF Missouri, was in attend
ance upon the convention. Tracy is
a republican of long standing. His
republicanism ante oates John Browns
raid on Harper's Ferry. Twenty six
years 90 he was prominent in South
west Missouri po'itics, and while he
advocated the Drake constitution he
had an element of conservation about
him that commanded the respect OF
his sdver-aries.
Gen. Odin Guitar did not remain
to take part in to.day's convention.
Rumor has it that the combinations
entered into las: night we're too much
for the General. 1t was understood
that he would get 30 votes on the first
ballot. but just where the one vote
necessary to elect was to come from,
his henchmeu could not divine, nor
could the General; so, having bad a
VI ried experience in losing contests.
he decided to retire gracefully, which
he very sfectually did by leaving on
the midnight train for the east.
One of the prominent figures in
Missouri politics who is circulating in
the hotel rotundas today, is Farmer
Wade, Of Greene county. He exhibits
to his friends, when his occupation as
a sure enough farmer is ques Toned,
q calioused hand and a broDz4d COM
plexion. The Farmer" told Bsz 10
reporter thst he wac ont Of politics and
he would remain out The ex-cor-
gresham recounted hi- experience in
engineering the destinies Of a repub-
|ican organ at the metropolis of the
He don't
want any more newspapers in in his'n
and the experience OF the Farmer"
will deter him from getting there any
more. Col. Wade is a man we'll sd
vanced in years, very gray bu. has
plenty of the vim Of youth in him and |
IN eye bright with the ambitions of
his race. He IL successful farmer |
md power for good in the walks of
life.
About the hotel corridor last night |
,ould be seen q plainly dressed. unss-
uming gentleman whose casual msn-
Ter carried With it a certain msgua-
ism. This was Col. s. H. Elkius,
brother Of Steve Elkins, secretary Of
var. Mr.. Elkins is of medium high,
pare built, has iron gray hair AMI
nustache, snd stands as erect as a
older. II am not as large man as
Steve and perhaps not 80 big a one"
'e said with q smile. 'Steve weighs
80 pounds and stands six feet two in
lis stockings. Our father is ss rigid
democrat "a Steve and are repub-
leans. When Steve was mana
ing Bla:ne's campaign IN 1884,
he old man was in hot
'ater. He is very proud of Steve,
nd of course wanted to see his plans
ucceed. On the other hand he him.
elf was for Cleveland, and outspoken-
y 50. He is now eighty three years
ID, and makes his home at Elkins,
V. Va. Steve often tries to induce
i'm to go to Washington, but be
fOntly lnsIafe shof he nil varar ,,:.:x |