The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-11-01
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which always have special interests
before the legislature. and among them
notably, are Sedalia, Jefferson City
and Columbia.
The people of Sedalia should take
pattern after the other two cities. The
Ninth senatorial district is composed
of Boone, Randolph and Macon coun-
ties. When the democratic senatorial
convention of that district met at
Centralia last August each county had
a candidate, and Boone had sixteen,
Randolph fourteen and Macon thir-
teen delegates. After balloting for
several days Boone county withdrew
Mr.. Gordon, her candidate and divi-
ded her vote equally between the
other two candidates which of neces-
sity nominated for senator Hon. n.
NJ. Bassett Of Randolph. Before do
ing this Boone county had pledged Mr..
Basket to campaign every measure
for the benefit of her special interests,
as wrapped up in the University.
This being done, her own candidate
was asked and cheerfully sacrificed
his own ambition for the public good
and took his name from before the
convention. When it came to the
nomination of a democratic candidate
for the legislature in Boone county
the choice lay between Mr.. Paxton,
Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Kneisley. The
sole question was, which could hest
press the demands of the University,
and Hon. j. l.. Paxton was selected
at the primary election after the three
had made a joint canvass ofthe county
and had addressed the people in every
school district upon that subject. He
was 80 chosen only because he was
thought to be best fitted to present the
claims of the University in the legis-
lature. In Boone county a unanimity
of feeling prevails that partnership
must give way to the local interests OF
the entire community, and according
ly the republican party in that county
made no nomination against Mr.. Pax
ton.
In Cole county. republicans have
observed the same devotion to their
home interests. and although the
county is close. and almost equally
divided politically, they made no nom-
inat;on of candidate for the legisla-
ture. Except this vacancy, they have
placed full ticket in the field. The
Democratic candidate for the Iegisla-
ture, Hon. Jas. l.. Edwards, will
therefore have no opposition, and will
receive a unanimous vote. For years
General Mcintyre was in this
manner elected to the leg
islature from Cole county
without any contest, for the
purpose of making fight for Jefier-
son City and against capital removal,
and he would have been continued in
that place if his health had not broken
down.
Now. cannot the people of Sedalia
learn lesson from these examples.
1t can he fairly claimed that no more
party politics is involved in the cleo
ton of state senator than of an al
derman. The Sedalian who is can
didate for state senator, Mr.. Charles
f. Yeater, will represent the home
interests of every Sedalian, whatever
his politics may he. His opponent
from Saline county may he a good
business man in his line a. contrac-
tor, but he has no qualifications for
this office, and even if his heart were
in our cause, would be absolutely help
less and of No Use To Us on the floor Of
the senate. \ man who is unable to
make public speech has little or no
influence in a legislative body.
Why, therefore, should any Seda,
liam vote against our own citizen and
for this stranger from another county.
Certainly for no reason, except to