Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1892-06-23
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MEXICO, MISSO
men were assembled In Cuba. When
the trains arrived bringing Mr.. Nor
toms supporters, imagine our sur
prise when we saw hundreds of
men from other counties all wearing
Norton badges; also scores OF Re-
publicans from this and other eoun-
ties wearing Norton badges and
yelling yociferously for Norton.
They soon forraed and marched
through the streets of the town,
preceded by a brass band and
many bearing banners, any of which
were direct insult to Crawford
County. I was standing on the
sidewalk when they passed, and the
first two men I recognized were Re-
publicans of this county and the
next a Republican from Franklin.
Then, to my surprise, I found the
crowd consisted of Democrats, Re-
publicans and minors from this and
other counties-"black spirits and
white, blue spirits and gray" well
mingled together. Think it is safe
to assert that at least half of the
crowd were Republicans and Demo-
Gratis from other counties.
Now, as to changing the place OF
meeting, the Clark men, when they
saw the composition of the crowd
began to "smella MICE" The place
of meeting selected was outside
the corporation, and the call for
the meeting specified the town
of Cuba. Captain W. III. Fer
guson, Mr.. A. w. Farrow, Mr.. J.
E. Hollow and other leading DEM
ocrats at once decided to move on to
the commons near the Public School
Building, which Mr.. Norton, with
characteristic regard for truth, says
is zone half mile to the north of the
town." but which is, as a matter
of fact inside the town limits and
Just two blocks north of Ettinger's
Hall, where Mr.. Norton had his
headquarters, perhaps about 600
feet. In the next place the Clark
delegation were scarcely on the
grounds when the Norton mixture
began to arrive, and it was with
some difficulty that the Clark men
were kept in place on account of the
eagerness with which they were
watching the other crowd. AS the
proceedings of the meeting / here
insert a report that viii appear in
the Crawford Democrat next Thurs
day.
s'Early Friday morning large
crowds began to collect in town and
by noon it is estimated that not
less than 1000 men were assembled
in Cuba. 1t required no keen obser-
yer to note the fact that both parties
were on the alert and that each par
ty expected strategy and were deter
mined not to be outwitted. After con-
siderable maneuvering about noon
both parties repaired to the COM
mons near the Public School Build
ing. A wagon was procured to serve
as a rostrum from which Captain w.
H. Ferguson read the call for the
meeting and stated its object. DR..
Vaughn, of Cooks Station was elect
ed permanent chairman and J. e.
Hollow, ST., of Cuba, secretary.
The chairman then announced that
nominations were in order. Some
one, we did not learn who, named
five Clark men as delegates to the
Congressional Convention The chair
man then called for other nomina-
tions. At this point the crowd be-
gan to be very noisy. The chair
man after a pause again called for
nominations. Here Mr.. Norton
seemed to be seized with a consum-
ing desire to make speech, and
sprang into the wagon beside the
chairman. The noise at this point
was simply terrific. Cries of mo
speeches, no speechesl' put him
down, 'on with the business, on
with the businessl' sounded on all
sides. At last a voice, high above
the din and confusion, moved that
nominations close which was prompt
ly seconded and put to a vote, and,
strange to say, passed without dis
senting voice. The question was
then called, it seemed to US by a
thousand voices, and the Clark dele
gatas were elected with but one soli-
tary no. some say three, and the
meeting adjourned.
aWell, the great transaction s
done, whether i'll or well is now a
matter of record and is beyond re-
call. 1t is much to be regretted
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