Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-14
HEW TO THE LINE.
BOB eau THORN EXPREsES HIM.
SELF ON THE SPLIT IN HIS
PARTY AT ST. LOUIS.
Unalterably Opposed to Fusion in
Any Shape or Ferm-Diseourses
on Railroad Passes-He Was
Grossly Neglected.

The Populists at St. Louis had q
torrid time. The middle of the.
readers were bounced out of the con-
vention by the fusionists like SO many
sheep out of a box car and the fusion.
lists took full control, carrying every
thing before them.
The Audrain county contingent OF
the party, in committee meeting on
Saturday, refused fatty to enter into
an alliance with any other party, pre-.
ferring to hoe their own row.
Delegates to the convention were
elected, Bob Cauthorn, of this city,
being one of the three, but Col. eau
thorn was not present to pull his end
of the rope because he did not get
a pass and money was too scarce to
blow up against the blasted railroad
corporations. Messrs. Steele and Irv-
ing were also named as delegates and
it is supposed were present with the
locked-out faction. These gentlemen
were 80 enthusiastic in support Ioi
their principles that Mr.. Cauthorn
supposes they paid their railroad fare
or else walked.
1t is unfortunate that Col. Cauthorn
was not there, as he would have made
it warm indeed for the Rozelle crowd.
A LEDGER reporter saw Bob thie
morning and asked him why he did
not attend the convention.
"Why, I did not get pass" said
Mr.. Caathofn.
"You do not tell me you would have
used the pass had you received one?'
said the reporter.
"Certainly! Certainly! Anybody
would if he wern't afraid of being
caught. All of 'em use passes"
"Would you ride on a pass from
Kerens7"
"Oh, I don't know. I reckon you
might as well ride on a pass from
Kerens as from Sam Cook. I cant
see the difference" MIR. Cauthorn re.
piled.
"What do you think of the way the
middle of. the-roaders were treated
by the Rozelle crowd?"
"Done 'em right! They ought te
have been turned out. Never have q
Peoples party as long as fusion with
any other party is even thought Of
Let Rozelle's crowd join the Demo
crats; they will do it anyhow soon
and the sooner the better. I dom
want any of it in mine. Pm straight
goods, all wool and yard wide," said
Mr.. Cauthorn vehemently.
$50 you would take pass?" the re.
porter said.
eyes, I reckon. Take anything
pass, st. Charles bridge, Union Station;
take the road itself. Refuse nothin' !;
take any old thing"
"Don't you think, Mr.. Cauthorn
that it looks bad for a delegate tc
ride on railroad pass?" was asked
"It may look bad to some, but il
feels mighty good to me-" remarked
Bob.
"Have not the Populists always OBJ.
jected to the use of railroad passes
Mr.. Cauthorn?"
"Not the middle -of-the-roaders. II
was the fusionists, or what we cal
'Pie Populists.' They won't use
passes-oh, mol"
And with this the Audrain county
champion of what he deems the rights
of the people turned On his heel and
took his departure, evidently dis.
gusted at the split in his party or
fusion lines and somewhat chagrine6
that no pass came his way.
Mr.. Cauthorn seems somewhat de.
jected over the turn party affairs hal
taken, but is evidently still in tht
ring.
The st. Louis Republic of Friday
editorially says: Those who attended
the middle Of -the-road convention
yesterday can form an idea of the
holiness of the heat felt by our troops
at the battle of Santiago.
As a result of the split two Populist
tickets will be attempted to be placed
on the official ballot of the state al
the coming election of two Supreme
Judges, a Railway and Warehouse
Commissioner and Superintendent
of Schools. One ticket was pui
up by the Rozelle convention, com.
posed of delegates who believe ir
fusion with the Democratic party
The other ticket was put up by tht
middle-o -the-roaders, who do not be-
lieve in fusion with any party.