The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-07-03
Mr.. ChansIor,s Amendment.

ID hdDSslS Slll lllC obih Correspondence
LEXINGTON, Mo-, June 29.-J. ID. 7
Shewalter, of this city, has addressed
an open letter Ito the democracy of
Missouri" in which he severely criti-
cises the appointment of EmIson ChanS-
lor as bank examiner. Shewalter accuses
Mr.. Chanslor of being a gold bug II
alleges that he was n among a num-
Der of gold standard democrats In this
county Who bolted the Bryan ticket.
Shewalter also attacks Secretary I-esu-
II and insists that he was thoroughly
familiar with ChanslOr's record.
Shewalter evidently proposes to push
the fight for the purpose OF making
trouble, if possible, for Srecretary OF
State Lesueur. The circular is the out
growth of an old party fight in Lafay-
cite county and democrats here are
DISPOSED 10 severely condemn the
method which has been chosen of STIR
ring up again factional strife. WIN
the exception of he address MADE by
Shewalter, no objection has been made
to the appointment, and the compliment
paid to Lafayette county is thoroughly
appreciated.
Mr.. Chanslor, previous to the last
national convention, was not known as
a free silver man He was always a
democrat, contributing literally to the
campaign fund, and voted for Bryan.
There is no sympathy here with SheW-
alters attack on the appointment: Many
! democrats here consider him a disturb
ing element and the charge is made
against him that in n card published Ill
1889 he declared that the democratic
party was ian organization without pol
itical PRINCIPLES and in nothing different
from the radical party. Cnanslor had
the Endorsement of most of the leading
free silver men of the county. lie a
the Endorsement of the democratic
aDnnnNtNNnn nnd nNnrN Dnnn1V
official. all free silver men. lie had
been cashier of the Lexington Savings
bank for seventeen years and is perfectly
competent.
Lexington has been crowded today
with people from all over h county, III
attendance on the Seeber murder trial,
and no objections have been heard to
the appointment from the farmers Dut
on the contrary Mr.. Chanslor has been
congratulated by free silver men from
all over the county.
Speaking of the appointment today,
ex-Prosecuting Attorney William Anll,
one of the leading democrats of Mis-
souri,, said: Il consider the appoint
ment of Mr.. ChanslOr a most excellent
one. l am sure it is perfectly satlsiac1
tory to the democrats of this county. L
have only heard n man object TO II,
and he, l think, is trying to hit another
man."
John S. Blackwell said: l endorsed
Emison Chanslor for he position OF
bank examiner because | considered him
fully competent to discharge the duties
of the office and because he has always
been a democrat and voted the demo
cratic ticket at the last election. l have
heard but two democrats in the county
criticiZe the appointment. L have al
WAYS peer in favor of h free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to l." Mr.. Black
well stands as high in his party as any
democrat in the state. He was for SIX
teen years chairman of b democratic
county committee and was n of the
most hearty supporters of MIR. Chanslor.
Mi. S. N. Wilson, for four years past
the chairman of the democratic central
committee of Lafayette county IN II
of the hardest fighters for free silver IN
this section of the state, said: In my
opinion the appointment OF Mr. mans
lor is satisfactory to the large majority
of the democrats of this county. | heard
no opposition against Mr.. Chanslor
before his appointment. Though 1t
was generally known here he was an
applicant he had strong Endorsements
from democrats of this county. L IN
dorsed Mi. Chanslor because he had,
during campaigns previous TO 1876, Deen
one of the most active young democrats
| Oh Tile cOuuly. SlNlnS IihIC f'ONo sh
money. and while not active III the last
campaign. vet he voted the democratic
ticket. therefore | consider him still a
democrat"
III. j. Groves, editor of the INTELLI-
GENCER, one of the first papers in the
state to condemn the financial notions
of Cleveland and secretary of the demo-
cratic central committe says: MT Chan
slOr'S appointment, as far as L can learn,
is highly satisfactory to the democrats
of the county, and l believe they are
grateful to Captain Lesueur for it. Mr..
Chanslor's home Endorsements We're
very strong indeed. In other words, a
large number of democrats OF tins
county, and all the county officers and
deputies, asked Captain Lesueur to
make the appointment. Captain Lesu-
eur's silver record is too clear TO be
injured by Misrepresentation OF bitter
personal or political enemies.
Judge William Young, the veteran
democratic worker, says: II nave
heard of no opposition to the appoint
ment of MI. Chanslor as bank inspector.
| Endorsed him because he is a compe-
tent man and has always worked forthe
will of his party and voted h ticket
from Bryan to constable without a
scratch. | do not consider the hurrah
about the matter worthy OF serious
notice."
Mir. Chanslor handed the following
affidavit to the Times representative
today:
State of Missouri, County of Lafay-
cite. E. Chanslor, being duly sworn on
his oath, SAYS that he is now and has
been for more than twenty-four years,
a resident of the city of lexington
county and state aforesaid. That he Is
now and has been all his life a democrat
and that he has always voted for the
nominees of the democratic party; thai
during the campaign of 1896 he contrib
uted as literally as his means would
allow to the different funds then being
raised for the purpose of d~efraying thu
legitimate expenses of democratic com
. mittee, and that he went to tire poll'
and east his ballot for William j
BRYAN and the entire democratic ticket
: "E. CHANSLOR.
eSubsclibed aud sworn to before me
e the undersigned, a notary public within
: and for Lafayette county, Missouri, thu
8 10Th day of June, 1897. My eommlsslol
avDira. on the Doth 1aV of 1901