The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-07


diIate The hsht was soon ended,
thu vote standing: Schurz; 124;
Phelps. 63.
The Legislature OF 1873 had come
to be almost entirely III possession
of the Democrats. due to the famous
fusion of 1872, engineered by David
Fl. Armstrong. then chairman of the
State democratic committee. aud
Chas. z. Johnson. a republican. VII o
was elected lieutenant governor on
the Liberal ticket, That was the
Year of the 'possum policy when
the recently deceased Judge Silas
Woodson was named as governor.
after long and bitter fight in the
convention.
The contestants for United States
Senator were Lewis Y. Bogv and
John B. Henderson. The battle re
maius IN the political history of the
State AS 'the led apple campaign
Bogy interests were largely in the
hands of Colonel Tom Thorougman.
who was rarely seen without a red
apple in his hand, and who kept a
barrel of apples in his room for the
pleasure Of his guests. Some scandal
grew uut of this contest, as it was
alleged that vast deal of money
had been speut by somebody. The
Legislature appointed committees
of investigation,and much testimony
was taken, but the matter was soon
dropped, and shortly passed out of
public mind The vote for the elec
ton was as follows: Bogy, S6; Hen
derson, 32; scattering, 13.
Senator Bogy died in September,
1877, and Colonel Phelps, who had
meanwhile become Governor of the
State for four years, was called upon
to fill the vacancy. The governor
filed it by appointing David H.
Armstrong, who had nothing to
qualify him for such a high position,
save rugged honesty and complete
devotion to his party.
Francis NJ Cockrell appeared on
the scene in 1874, when he made a
canvass for the democratic nomina
ton as governor, and after protract-
ed struggle was defeated in conven
ton by Charles II. Hardin, by a
fraction of vote. The delegates
were on the eye of a riot, when Cook |
rell took the stand, swung his big
white hat,and called for three cheers
for Hardin, who had been fairly |
nominated. In this year the Mis-
souri, republican and Colonel James
0. Broadhead bolted the democratic
ticket, alleging that the party had
bsen turned over, boots and breeches
to the rebels, and that the democrats
who helped save the Union were no
longer considered in the party coun-
ellis.
With the assembling of tho Leg
islature, in 1875, Cockrell, an ex.
Confederate general, came forward |
as candidate for the Senate. Be.
cause of his generous conduct at the |
State convention and during the
he had practically walk
over, the vote resulting: Cockrell, |
80; Parker, %; Schurz, 5; Shields, l;
absent, 3.
In 1879 the General Assembly |
voted upon successor to Bogy, to |
fill the unexpired term from January |
to March. Under ordinary circum
stances David Fl. Armstrong, the |
governors appointee, might have
been confirmed for the brief time
remaining. But the democrats were |
indignant because Armstrong had |
voted for the confirmation OF Geper.
al John Mcneil to Missouri FEEDER.
al office, and he could not stem the |
tide. 1t was ell in vain that he told |
the members in his blunt way. .sIf |
it had not been fer the help l had |
from Mcneil in 1872, none of YOU
fellows would be holding Office to-
day
Gen. James Shields, the hero of
two wars and United States Senator
from three states, was chosen, and
served the remaining six weeks.