The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-19
"A RUNNIN' FOR ORFIS."
A Merry Race For the County
Offices Has Begun.
IA TALKIN' TO THEIR FRIENDS"
A Fine Lot of Democrats IA Whisper
ing to Their NabOrs."

Before a year rolls around the demo-
Gratis Iof this county will nominate their
county ticket. The terms of nearly all
the county officers expire next year and
the whole ticket will be nominated.
Presiding Judge of the County Court
w. G. McCausland, Attorney Vivion, Col
Iector Bates, Sheriff Fulkerson and Treas
urer BIedsoe will, under the custom, have
no opposition. On their excellent records
they will be given second terms without
question. The assessor and surveyor were
elected for four years and their terms do
not expire until 1900, or the tim when
Bryan will be elected.
Among the above offices there is little
or no speculation, but with the possible
exception of county clerk, there will be a
giddy whirl of candidates and they are
building fences now.
For county clerk it ooksa as if Mr.. John
P. Gordon is going to have no opposition,
at least there is none on the docket now.
Just why this is we will not pretend to
to say, though he has been an efficient,
courteous and Industrious deputy and is
very popular with the people, and these
facts may have something TO do with Civ
ing him a clear field. Mr.. Gordon is sat
istied that II he has no opposition he will
get the nomination and his friends think
he has a "dead sure thing" anyhow.
For probate judge several candidates
have been mentioned. Judge William
Young, the veteran democratic war horse,
who left one arm and more on the battle
field and who has fought democratic bat
ties fog a long time, will be in the race.
$500, ID DIs-- a. uNA~.
ney who is as plucky a democratic fighter
as ever stood up before the enemy. will
also be in the race. Mr.. s. N. Wilson, the
chairman of the democratic central COM
mittee, one of the strongest democrats of
the county, is talked of as a candidate.
All of these men would make strong races.
For recorder "the plum hangs high"
An eYen dozen are anxious to serve the
people and issue the marriage licences.
G. @. Wallace, "Old Sacramento" as he is
called by the survivors of Bledsoe's bat
terry, will be in the race for reelection.
Geo. A. Chamblin, the county Judge,
wants it. Ike p. Taylor, the central COM
mitteeman, will make a strong fight.
Henry McNeel, for four years identified
with the central committee and a worker
all the time, will 'come across the Sni"
with a strong following. Glenn Tyree, of
who is always at the head of
he Washington township delegation at
the democratic rallies, has entered. Polk
Crist, brother of the inimitable John T.,
has friends who will try to land him. For
Shelby, "~origionally for free silver"
wants to get under the wire first. Frank
Stewart, the horsemen, knows what a
ace is and will run. JAS. A. Edmonds,
he real estate man, is seeing his many
riends about the matter. Lewis p. Green,
Il this city, is not averse to taking the
n will run sure. 8. NJ. Daley, 4
x-editor of the Leader, is said to be a I
andidate and H. B. Tunstall, the travel !
ng man, has seen many of his friends and I
Vill see them all by the time the roses
loom next spring. 1t will be a merry I
ace, and il the list above is in the race, I
30 votes will nominate the winner. r
For circuit clerk there will be another I
retty fight. G. l. Ewing will ask re- a
John M. Price, the justice of b n
eace, will run. Ed Ragland, of Higgins r
lille, will ask his friends for help, n
w. Marquis Is said to have the bee d
D 'his tile" and Frank Trigg is looking a
yer the field with the vision of a large n
ote in sight. v
county judge of the eastern district, 1
Ion. w. A. Mcqueen will be in the race a
nd it will take as strong a man as ever c
IN for a county office to beat him. There A
re others in the eastern district who will N
In. The western district has no candi-
ate yet. Judge Chinn may enter again. q,
Representative Christy's record will be c.
by q unanimous nomination. ~