The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-07-26
NECK OR NOTHING
cLARDY-cARTER BOLT


QUO McCrccycy b.urtcd out 'ioar
votes for Judge VIM. Carter" which
was promptly challenged aud qnrs.
toned from more than one quattcf ul
The hall.
McCpcecy lives Ia Deslogo aud at
tended the precinct meeting there,
which have fully depicted, aud be-
knew that no delegates had been
elected from that precinct, AMI that
he was attempting to act mean, aud
ii he did no, feel that he was acting
meinly be- Is to be avoided and watch.
cd This caution 90 his ncighbIrs and
friends m1y be unnecessary, and |
rather suspect Il j., but rs II doc. not
worry me To write II, let il 20 for
what It l. worth.
DR.. Tur.cy, back IN the audience,
protested and declared that ii q vote
was going 10 be accepted by the chair,
IA WORLD CAST IIs owN yUTE. aud
:, would go for Bob Mitchell BY this
limo, the ground Of the challenge to
the y slu2c Nuts had been clearly
stated, which vas, that no delegates
had been elected, and that no vote
from that precinct should be counted,
and particularly ut this time, on tenn
p1rary organization.
# vii. b. remembered thai two set,
Of men were prcscut: The bigg1 set
to vote right OF wrong Ila other set,
primarily, to protest, but 10 claim The
RICH, 10 vote, also, If the Riggs nick.
tiers insisted on yI'in. The reader
will here recall that Dr. lnilry vas
on both the drlcg ,iious, aud that uu
action had been taken by either 10 set
anil vote as unit. therefore The AT.
tempt Of McCrecycy 10 vote pr Tur.
les, ~ hayc said, was mean. aul |
ava YOU. Mr. Header, Il IL wa, uo,2
The chir rultl that. ~ there were
Objection, aul Il was mol Yrry cIaf
whn should vote, II anyone, lta would
sustain the challenge snd rule out the
vote 81 this juurlurc ptniu mnuiam
broke ont 900 the l'igg. side. 4 faith
ml description Of it would cab for the
baud oi o muster, aud mcagn lhc rich.
eft yurtbuaIy |. wa, dapplCt
crowd the crafty politician had spared
npac-ihc ,nurrlblr with ngr, %,
/ h1irhfatncd, the cuurrilcd fool -- al
were there. Some had been drcoyrd
some forced. other, came because ih,
'.tlr.h pots" were open aud She ,ayol
thereof wa. sweet.
4 itw wanted ,o spout. aui lbcr.
[ wa. no special objection thr} J.i .puut
| These were irving tu cuuy,src 10,
! chair that hi. ruling ul. wrpug. The
/ frNhorhcai, looked wild.rycl lni g,
ra'rl around lier MONEYS: the ,mtl
Z hruchmru swurc auI Threatened Hk,
| li,hmlugrr,; the Ihuugh,tul shoe.
: their head. aud whispered "llts won
d." and repeated To 'hru,>nh.-, 'I
g., not Democrats" EuiIy, IL va.
confusion cpnoundrd, % Babel ct iu
cuugruHirs, ut di.urgtniknd bot. hrli'
and iulr-, foundcring after wiil-u'
thr.ui,p, d climcri 81 power Ib,
goal before them wa, no, hight, hoppe
pr irullpn ot principle, q. wr ,Ad
see Tor the moment q wa, a nph
aud must be tanned such with rel, b..
| irlIics and passions, 1t, noise and iuu
sud desperation was only avoided bl
/ the coul-hradcd lirmuc,s of The oppu
siticn. composed of men who repre-
seated principle, not malice. " ho sruo,
4 fur lhrm.rlyc, aud candidates wa,
were Democrat, IN 1896. and vh,
rendered lh,i. s,rylcrs IA the highc,
cour, IN the state to defend aud ,hJu,,
judge Bland from q partisan, i,Iun
lurcd law ,uil, which had for H. en-,
hi. unc1mmi,sinnlug aud ruin. Ih,
( court settled TIL, lass suit in decision
c1ncurrcd in by the foil court, except,
/ log one, Which fell like pail uWul
the misguided men and Judge who hl,
much to do with IT, inception,
During he upruar Chairman TulIpcl
behaved with courtesy and compn,utr
and with patience listened to what tn,
,pouicfs ou both sides had to say, an,
after they had finished affirmed hi
ruling. aud It was 80 registered Tia
secretary cat up the vote and il stoo,
La lur Judge Carter and go for SIR
/ Mitchell. Mitchell was declared elect
cl aud called To- the chair. This wa
= bitter pin. but Il was Of their owl
compromising, aud 40 far Justice ha,
triumphcd. II looked now rs II bette
counsel would prevail aud the cuuycn
ton would be suarr,d to transact til,
bushes, before il without further com
motion. Chairman Mitchell state,
that The convention was open for bust
ness. jeff roSlun was then nominate,
and elected temporary secretary with