The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-02
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
There Will Be . Gathering Of
the Clans When the Extra
Session COmes-The Sit
nation a. Developed
Outlined.

The political pot. now simmering,
will be boi iug by tn. middle OF Feb.
ruary when the legislature convenes
in extra session. The statesmen with
developed booms, and the statesmen
whose Blooms have not yet sprou,el,
will all be at the capital The con
gressmen who want their districts "let
alone" will come. The embryonic
statesman who Gees congressional
hurels blooming in the fallow grounds
of new districts will be here urging a
change in present. boundaries. Am
bilious lawyers will be here fixing up
judicial circuits where the possibilities
of ermine are more abundant than in
present fields. ALI the candidates and
the engineers Of their booms will an
swer to roll call early and stay late.
Then there will be an army of
young politicians and broken down
ones asking for committee and legis-
la'ive clerkships. These latter will
very soon find GU that not more than
q half dozen COMMITTEES clerkships will
be availsble and they are already filed,
while the senate and house clerical
force will be reduced to the minimum,
because most Of the work of the extra
session will be performed in commit :
tees while the members will do a great
deal of heavy standing around until
the committees will have reported.
The political situation IS already
developed or in process of successful
incu baton is about as follows:
For governor, the candidates will
be Lii ut. Gov. Stephen Claycomb,
Judge james Gibson. Hon. W. H.
Stone, Richard Dillon, Rev. Pope
Yeaman, G.. b. McA.ee and Dsrwi
". Marmaduke. 1t is har 'ly prob.
able that there will he any additions
to this list. The entries appear to b.
complete and the ''hOsses" are on the
track.
For lieutenant governor, Speaker
pro tenn A. w. Florea, of Midway
county, is a full fedged candidate,
and Mr.. JEFF Pollard and Mr..
O'Mear., of st. Louis, MY properly
be classed as candidates, while know
ing ones think that Hon David A.
Ball, of Pike county. is L" in il. !"
Various other names are mentioned"
but these mentions" are generally
&" feelers and have no special signi6-
canoe beyond that.
1t is q settled thing that Captain A.
Lesueur will have a clear field for re-
election as secretary of state. No
name is mentioned but his for the
Office and none is likely to be consid.
cred in the convention.
Hon. JAS n. Seibert will hardly
have any competitor, bu, he will be
found working At his canvass just as
hard as if he hid a score OF oppo-
nents.
Three thoroughbreds are in the race
for treasurer Lon v. Stephens, the
present incumbent. Richsri Gentry
Of Sedslia and Frank Pitts of Monroe.
All these gentlemen have magnificent
records and are fnlly pedigreed. 1t
will be pretty race and no jockeying. |
Thus far the only candidates
in the field for attorney |
general are the present incumbent, |
Hon. John NJ. Wood. Mr.. Frank |
Walker and Senator Sam Sparks. III
no others enter the race it will be
interesting.
The woods are full of candidates
for the supreme judgeships, or those
xho are supposed to be. There are
hree to elect-one for division No l,
md two for division NJ. 2. Is is
known that the three gentlemen whose
erms will expire next Jabu,ry are
for reelection II \.
John W. Thomas and G.
J. b. Macfarlane. b side these.
Judge Burgess is formally announced
Is a candidate, but whether for divis-
IN No. 1 or division No. 2 is not so
lear; probably for the first named
,lace. Judge Andrew Ellison and
senator Norton B. Anderson are
mentioned by their friends for the
but they have given no
ign that they will enter the lists.
7 srious other names are canvassed
" the lawyers and newspapers, but at
present. the only candidates are the
our here mentioned, though it is tate
o say that other names will be before
be convention.
As usual, one of the liveliest con.
ests will be that for railroad commits
Toner. Col. John B. Breathitt, the
present efficient incumbent, and
Judge Cowgirl, present representative
rom Caldwell county, Col. Samuel
|losby Of Linn and Mr.. Ed Willisms
f Pulaski are avowed candidates, and