Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-05
Republican disappointment.

! assembled in Versailles on Tuesday last
10 name a county ticket for the fall
| election Tor tie <. q. p., forgot everything
| but it, uOrtgage debts, executed during
the last campaign, to insure success. The
convention will be long remembered by
tie part. by reason Of tie absence Of 50
many honest intelligent party workers,
| who were evidently not elected as dele
| gates f,l expressing their preferences and
| syiupa'hies for Folk and the Missouri
idea
NJ. S. Evans, formerly of the state Of
Kansas, had no opposition for represen-
tatiyc, o"ins to his known hostility to
! that par, Of the Democratic state plat
form, which pledges the party 10 the
maintenance Of separate schools for
colorcd children in Missouri.
william Tecumsch Sherman Agec was
given his long promised nomination for
prosecuting attorney, a debt which the
party leaders, never expected 10 pay, who
wanted 4. d. Knipnieyer and Insisted on
his nom nation, but Agec reminded them
thath e hcld a mortgage lien IN the party
aud that he expected to forcclose if de
fault WI, made and that war was really
he'll" Therefore the party leaders,
while admitting his uufitncss for party
honors, crushed young Knipncyer and
paid the debt. One of the old politicians
n the party said he hoped Agee would
get a sun stroke during the campaign,
that il would be more pleasant TO mourn
over his decease than To excus and
apologize for his shortcomings.
Fof Sheriff, Geo, Jackson, the fox
hunter Of Barnett, was defeated by {. T..
Wilson formerly OF Proctor, by a vote
Of 4Jt II, while Barber, Castor. Reardon
ana SCHNEIDER wcT, pushed a side without
consideration.
For Treasurer W. S. Gibbs, whose
nomination was not desired for obvious
reasons, was crushingly defeated by
w. Johnson, Immediately after the latter
gentleman had made II speech to the con
y%ention, in a voice that was not audible
and therefore not understood, il was
said however that he was intending to
pledge his word to the convention that
he would not resign the office until after
he received a certificate of election.
t.. S. Cline was r~enoininated for
collector, and Pred Monsess vas given
the nomination for assessor over
Harmon Meyer,. OF Florence.
!. ;. Royce was named for Public
Administrator, {. {. Crew for Surveyor
and Dr. We'll for CornOr.
sam Spear was named for Judge Of the
Western District. While John Kidwell
was induce 10 lead the iorlorn hope on
the East side.
An in all the ticket is looked upon a
the weakest aggregation ever nominated
n the county and many prominent Re
publlcans uc pr"phesyInp lts defeat.
~CoNvENTioN NOTES.
II. X. Young was temporary and per
mancnt chairman, and while he appeared
~ w ma '''hN'' w W. Wv ~
Missouri Republicans III convention
assembled made a good presiding officer.
1t is expected that under the tutelage
If Judge Seville, that IN the next two
Gears he "iil develop into a full under
landing .. Republican tactics.
Editor A. g. Baker was said to have
crushed two Allen County twists between
his massive jaws, while the roll was being
called for the vote on prosecuting atty.
II" 10 supposed to have been rejecting
at the tinnc upon his previous statements
a. TO the standing and worth of the man
who was liable to receive the nomination.
Capt. |. {. Lagerc furnished the fire
works for the convention aud was in
,trumental IN an effort to have all the
candidates pledge themselves to support
the ticket ii defeated, a iea, which he
failed to accomplish, some OF them
adroitly avoiding such pledge, while
Others evidently took the oath with
cqui,ocation aud mental reservation. II
is said that Capt. I,agerc Will attempt TO
break into the Genera! Assembly Two
years hence.
NV Ratcx A.. ralVSurnin & Rcturn