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Politically, the Judge is a staunch Republican and in his religious faith is a Methodist Episcopal and has served years as Sunday school superintendent. He is still actively engaged in the practice of law, but is greatly handicapped by reason of being afflicted with deafness.
(The facts for this sketch are gleaned from the "Bench and Bar" of Mis- souri, published several years since, and is not included in his own writings on the Bar of Nodaway county. )
Another member of the Nodaway bar, whose name should not be omitted in this chapter is Hon. A. P. Morehouse, who practiced a number of years, then went into the real estate business and was a partner of N. Sisson. He was lieutenant-governor and became governor by reason of the death of Gen. John S. Marmaduke, the governor of Missouri. He never practiced law after early in the seventies. He began his law practice with Col. Amos Graham at Maryville. He was elected to the Missouri Legislature in 1876 and from that step went forth until he was seated as governor of his state. He was a bright, far-seeing man and possessed of much financial ability, but for some unknown cause finally ended his own life, casting a gloom over the community in which he had resided so long. He passed from earth in the autumn of 1891.
Another disciple of Blackstone was B. P. Duffy, who practiced law and conducted a newspaper in Maryville during the eighties. He failed at both because he allowed one to interfere with the other, as is related by the writer of the press chapter of this county.
Still another who will be remembered by the citizens who resided in Mary- ville in the eighties, was Frank Griffin, who edited a newspaper here and was a radical temperance man,-that is, wrote sensational articles against saloons and drug stores. He, knowing the libel laws, managed to keep out of the
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clutches of that law, but one day he was shot and killed by a druggist of Mary- ville, named C. G. Jesse.
PRESENT BAR OF NODAWAY COUNTY.
The following were practicing law in Nodaway county in the spring of 1910: At Maryville there were, Ira K. Alderman, J. C. Growney, J. S. Shina- bargar, Alvin Bingaman, L. C. Cook, I. V. McMillan, John M. Dawson, T. A. Cummins, F. W. Armstrong, George P. Wright, M. E. Ford, Ellis G. Cook, W. C. Frank, W. W. Ramsay, W C. Frank, P. L. Growney, C. E. Stillwell, William E. Wiles, W. G. Sawyers, M. A. Peery, Joseph H. Saylor. R. L. Mc- Dougal, G. B. Roseberry, John M. Duncan, A. F. Harvey, B. R. Martin, Charles McCaffrey, W. H. Crawford, James B. Duncan, G. E. Fleming, W. A. Blagg, S. R. Beech, M. G. Tate, WV. L. Johnson, George R. Ellison, John Newman. Outside of Maryville, in Nodaway county there were the follow- ing attorneys in 1910: Jesse F. Robertson, Burlington Junction; S. E. Browne, Hopkins; P. J. Hainey, Barnard; W. M. Howden, Skidmore: S. B. Fargo, Skidmore.
This makes a total of forty-two attorneys in the county at this time. Sketches of several of these gentlemen will be found in the biographical vol- ume of this work.
The attorneys of this bar have the advantage of a large law library that is continually being added to. This is kept in the court room, convenient for reference for the judge and lawyers, and is well preserved, being, as it is, within a modern book case set of shelving.
The court room walls are an interesting study, for on their surface may be seen hanging many portraits of former and deceased judges and other court officers. Up to the present year the first and second floors of the build- ing afforded ample room for all court purposes, but at this time plans are ma- turing by which witness rooms will be provided, especially for ladies ; this set of rooms will doubtless be on the third floor.
CHAPTER IX.
COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL REPRESENTATION.
While this is in no sense a political history of Nodaway county, it will serve to inform the reader as to the general political bearings and tendencies of the voting portion of the population front an early day to the present ; also to show who have served the county as its representatives in county, state and national official positions.
This county was organized in 1845, and from that date to 1860-or dur- ing the first fifteen years of its history-party politics wielded but a slight influence in the local elections and general government of the various town- ships of the county. Yet it is true that many of the settlers from the earliest days possessed well defined political views and were radically partisan upon all questions pertaining to national and state elections, upon which an indefi- nite number of candidates were permitted to enter the race for office.
In the first decade of the county's history it was no uncommon sight to see candidates for sheriff, county treasurer, etc., as well as for the higher position of state's representative, astride a horse, traveling through the county or district, to meet the voters at their own fireside, to sleep beneath their hum- ble roofs, and sit about their tables, and compliment the good housewife and perhaps fondle and kiss the rising generation of little ones about the fireplace.
Owing to the fact that newspapers were not common then, and that other more painful fact that the pioneers who were thus solicited have long since passed to the other shore, we are today not in possession of many facts con- cerning the early-day campaign, the amusing incidents and public demonstra- tions. It is, however, known that in some of those early campaigns the vari- ous candidates for a single office would travel together from settlement to settlement. Every camp-meeting, log raising, shooting match and even horse race occurring during the political campaign season was a favorite resort of the electioneer, and every manner of device was adopted by each candidate to further on his cause at the polls.
From 1845 to 1860 there were no political conventions held in Nodaway county. During that period the county was largely Democratic,-two to one. -but notwithstanding this fact, occasionally a Whig, on account of his special fitness and personal popularity, was elected to office. All records of these
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early political deliberations, with the names of those who sought, but failed to secure office, after many a hard-fought campaign, have been lost, mislaid or destroyed, so that only tradition and conjecture can point the citizen of today to what may or may not have transpired. Fortunately, however, the public records are intact and tell the story of who were successful and finally filled the various political positions for which they were elected, after the year 1860, and the same will here be given. While the system of recording the result of elections was not in any manner complete, until within a few years, yet we give such facts as the records do show, irregular as they may appear to the citizen of today who has now but to search the pages of the annual elections, or the daily newspaper files, to find just who was the winner and who he ran against and by how many votes he was elected.
Under the present system of state laws in Missouri, the various county officials hold their terms of office as follows :
Presiding judge of the county court, four years-elected in 1906.
County court judges, two years-elected in 1908.
Clerk of the circuit court, four years -- elected in 1906.
County clerk, four years-elected in 1906.
Recorder of deeds, four years-elected in 1906.
Prosecuting attorney. two years -- elected in 1908.
Sheriff, four years-elected in 1908.
Treasurer, four years-elected in 1908.
Coroner, four years-elected in 1908.
Surveyor, four years-elected in 1908.
County superintendent of schools. four years after April 6, 1911. One was elected April 6, 1909, and will hold office until April 6. 191I.
The best that can be given in connection with the election returns for Nodaway county, at this date is as follows :
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Votes
1868-U. S. Grant (R). 1.104 Horatio Seymour (D) .. 587 1872-U. S. Grant (R) .. .. 1.693 Horace Greeley (D) ... 1.483
1876-Samuel J. Tilden (D) . . 2,4II
Rutherford B. Hayes . . . 2,213
Votes. 1880-W. S. Hancock (D) ... 2,484 James A. Garfield (R) . . 2,30I
1884-Grover Cleveland (D) .. James G. Blaine (R) ... 1888-Grover Cleveland (D) Maj. 27
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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES-(Continued).
1892-Grover Cleveland (D) Maj.
W. J Bryan (D)
34 1904-Alton B. Parker (D) ...
Benj. Harrison (R) ... Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1896-William McKinley (R) . Maj. 519
W. J. Bryan (D) Maj. . 1,135 1908-W. J. Bryan (D) Pl .... 6
1900-William McKinley (R).
William H. Taft (R) ..
CONGRESSMEN.
1860 -- E. H. Norton 1,084 1878-D. Rea (D) 1,738
John Scott 24I
Harrison Branch IO
1862-Benjamin F. Loan 589
John P. Bruce 270 1882-M. A. Reed (R) Maj. . 100
H. B. Branch 5
Burns
1864-(No returns preserved.)
1884-Kelley (R)
1866-Benjamin F. Loan. 710 1886-B. A. Dunn (D)
G. A. Hawley 254 1888-James N. Burns Maj . .. 96
N. Harris 3 1890-Robert P. C. Wilson (D) 1892-Crowther (D) Maj .. . . 163
1868-Joel F. Aspen (R) 1,075
M. Oliver (D) 618
1870-I. C. Parker (R) 924
J. H. Ellis (D) 986
1872-I. C. Parker (R) 1,706
1898-C. F. Cochran (D) Maj. 584 1900-C. F. Cochran (D) .... Bennett Pike (D) 1.512 1902-C. F. Cochran (D). . Perry H. Talbott 22
1904-B. F. Fulkerson (R) Maj. 382
1874-D. Rea (D) 1,522
Thompson (R) 1,384
1876-D. Rea (D) . 2,461
1906 -- C. F. Booher (D) Maj .. 44 1908-C. F. Booher (D) Maj .. 56 Loan (R) . 2,224
STATE SENATORS.
First elected. Ed. Celly. 1866-D. Bonham
Second elected, Gen. Wilson. 1868-M. G. Roseberry (R) ...
1862-William Herron 1872 -- A. E. Wyatt (R) ..
1864-P. A. Thompson 1876-Thomas Parish (D) ...
Nicholas Ford 2,704
1880-James Craig (D) .2,340
Nicholas Ford 3,205
1894-Crowther (D)
1896-C. F. Cochran (D) Maj. I,III
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STATE SENATORS-(Continued ).
1880-John Daniel (D). 1896-E. H. Miller (D) Maj .. 1.08I
1884-Lyman A. Parcher 1900-William E. Stubbs. .
1888-M. McKellop (R) Maj .. 26 1904-J. W. Peck (R) Maj ... 369
1892 -- Shutts (D) Maj. 8 1908-J. WV. Peck (R) Maj ... 84
STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
1846-Thomas A. Brown 1848-WV. Cock
1850-Thomas A. Brown
1852-Joseph Nichols
1856-Dr. P. H. Talbott
1858-Dr. E. T. Davis
.1860-Amos Graham 1 862-Alonzo Thompson
1866 -- William A. Jones (D) ..
1868-William A. Jones (D) .. 1870-William A. Jones (D) .. 1872-S. K. Snively (R) . .
1874-Updegraff (D) 1876-A. P. Morehouse (D) .. 1878-Ellis (D) 1880-C. A. Anthony (D)
1882-A. P. Morehouse. . ยท
C. D. Cook 1884 -- C. Anthony (D) McCoy 1886 -- J. T. Daniel. 1888-John B. Kildow, Maj 216
1890-E. W. Bishop (D) A. W. Florea (D) 1892-Buholts (D) Maj. 27
1894-James La Favor, Maj .. 40I
1896-Vanderhoef 1898-J. Nicholas (D) Maj. 202
1900-Chas. J. Colden
1902-C. J. Colden 1904 -- J. H. Lemon (R) Maj .. 316 1906-J. H. Lemon (R) Maj .. 106
1908-J. H. Lemon (R) Maj .. 84
COUNTY CLERKS.
1845-Amos Graham 1884-John S. Miller
1860-B. G. Ford. 1886-Miles McNeal (D)
1866-Joseph Jackson (R). 1888 -- Miles McNeal (D)
1868-Joseph Jackson (R). 1890-Miles McNeal (D) Maj. 664 1892 -- Miles McNeal (D).
1870-Joseph Jackson (R) . 1874-Joseph Jackson (R) 1894-Jacob Yaple (R) Maj ... 385 1880-John S. Miller (D) 1898-T. S. Cordill (D)
1878-John S. Miller (D) 1896-B. C. Halley (D) Maj .. 685 1882-John S. Miller 1900-Nicholas
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COUNTY CLERKS-(Continued ).
1902-Nicholas 1904-Nicholas
1908-G. W. Demott
1910-G. W. Demott.
1906-G. W. Demott, Maj 692
CIRCUIT CLERKS.
1845-Amos Graham
1890-William F. Smith (D)
1860-James B. Prather Maj. 533
1862-J. C. Terhune 1894-George W. Partridge
1864-J. C. Terhune
(R) Maj. 132
1866-J. C. Terhune 1898-William Kelley (D)
1870-Henry Graves
1874-Henry Graves
1878-L. J. Growney
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1882-O. P. Torrance
1886-William F. Smith
Maj. 5,50 1902-William Kelley (D) .. 1906-E. Rathbun (D) Maj. . 1908-E. Rathbun (D).
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
1845-Green McCafferty (appointed) (No record to 1864) 1892-Young (D) Maj. 26
1864-Nathan Goslee 1896-Young (D) Maj. 1,139
1868 -- Joseph Miller 1900-
1872-R. B. Linnville 1904-George S. Miller (R)
1876-Joseph Paquin
Maj. 301
1880-Joseph Paquin
1884-Arthur Andrews
1908 -- George S. Miller (R) 1910 -- George F. Miller (R) ...
SHERIFFS.
1845-Bartlett Curl
1860-Thomas J. McQuaid.
1847-C. S. Burns 1861-T. K. Beal
1850-James Pennington 1855-S. M. Juster.
1862-William Swinford
1864-J. E. Alexander.
1856-James B. Prather
1866-I. N. Wray.
1858-B. F. Torrance
1868-John Ham (R).
1888-W. W. Case (R) Maj ... 242
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SHERIFFS-(Continued).
1870-J. F. Bainum (R) ..... 1872-Scribner R. Beech (R) ..
Maj. 32
1892-B. F. Pixler (R) Maj ... 47
1874-Scribner R. Beech (R) .. 1894-B. F. Pixler (R) Maj ... 416
1876-Joseph M. Cooper (D) . . 1896-\V. H. Collins (D) Maj. 1,007
1878-Henry Toel (R) 1898-W. H. Collins (D) Maj. 611 1900-Enis
1880-Henry Toel (R) 1882-James Anderson
1902-Enis
1904-G. L. Evans (R) Maj .. 37
1906-G. L. Evans (R) Maj .. 39
1908-Wm. R. Tilson (R)
Maj. 437
COUNTY TREASURERS.
1845-John Jackson. .
1847-Peter Loar (appointed)
1848-John Jackson. . 1855-A. T. Jenkins (appoint- ed ) 1860-W. J. Bickett. 1862-J. P. Coover 1864-J. P. Coover 1866-W. L. Johnson.
1868-Samuel Lutes (R). 1870 -- H. H. Geiger (R) .. 1872-Henry M. Carver (R). 1874-Patrick J. Keeler (D) .. 1876-Joseph Updegraff (D). 1880-Joseph Updegraff (D). 1882-John T. Daniel
1884-John T. Daniel .
1886-George W. Snapp
1888-John T. Welch.
1890-Elihu Jones (D) Maj. . 34
1892-Jones (D) Maj 76
1894-H. E. Johnston (R)
Maj. 423 1896-Frank Owens (D) Maj. 878 1898-Frank Owens (D) Maj. 492 1900-Litts
1902-Litts 1904-N. C. Covey (R) Maj .. 37 1906-N. C. Covey (R) Maj .. 55
1908-S. H. Williams
(D)
Maj. 154
CORONERS.
1874-John Dean (D)
Record gone to 1860. 1860-John Lieber 1876-Thomas Philips (D) ...
1862-John Lieber 1878-Thomas Philips (D) .. 1866-George Lucas. 1880-Thomas Philips (D) .. 1882-J. M. Larrabee 1884-John H. Curnett. Maj . .. 53
1868-Thomas Wright 1870-G. H. Sexton (R) 1872-Robert Cox (R)
1886-Geo. S. E. Vaughn. ..
1884-James Anderson
1886-Frank Owens 1888-Thomas J. Parle (R) ... 1890-Barnard Moran (D)
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CORONERS-(Continued) .
1888-Adam Terhune, Maj 57 1898-E. L. Crowson (D) Maj. 321
1890-F. M. Martin . 1900-F. A. Lee
1892-Martin (D) Maj. I9 1902-F. A. Lee
1894-B. F. Goodson (R) Maj. 280 1904-J. H. Todd
1896-J. E. Shearer (D) 1906-H. S. Dowell (D) Maj. 87 Maj.
1,046 1908-J. H. Todd
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
1845-Solomon L. Leonard. . 1871-Bennett Pike (D) . .
1846-William S. Almond
1874-Henry S. Kelley (R)
1856-Elijah H. Norton 1880-Henry S. Kelley (R)
1860-Silas Woodson
1886-C. A. Anthony
1864-William Herren 1898-G. Craig (D) Maj ..... 412
1869-I. C. Parker (R) 1904-WV. C. Ellison (D) Maj. 500
COUNTY JUDGES-JUSTICES.
1845-Thomas A. Brown, James M. Fulkerson, John Lowe. 1846-Thomas A. Brown, John Lowe, William Hutson. 1847-Thomas Adams, Gilliam Baley, Wm. McDowell. 1848-William Ingels, Peter Loar, William McDowell. 1850-J. W. Beckett, Adam Terhune, Joel Hedgepeth. 1852-Adam Terhune, Joel Hedgepeth, Moses Stingley. 1854-Hiram Elliott, William V. Smith. William Emerson. 1856-William B. Smith, Henry Neal, Ambrose Cain.
1858-Thomas A. Brown, Stephen Morehouse, Jacob Vinsonhaler. 1860-Stephen Morehouse, Thomas A. Brown, William V. Smith. 1862-John Wray, T. D. Wallace, J. E. Alexander. 1864-T. D. Wallace, L. T. Ellis, M. D. Nobles. 1866-T. D. Wallace, L. T. Ellis, M. D. Nobles. 1868-Andrew Royal, William Leeper, Elijah Shelton. 1870-A. Terhune, William Leeper, Elijah Shelton. 1872-A. Terhune, William Brady, William R. Hays. 1872-John M. Bell, S. L. McDowell, R. B. Linnville, William W. Wray, Alex. M. Hulse. E. George, M. Skidmore, John A. Mendenhall, James Wakefield, J. W. Hotailing. Rufus McMackin, C. Farnean, M.
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D. Nobles, C. W. Hardesty. The above were elected June, 1872, Samuel McFarland was appointed in lieu of R. B. Linnville, elected county surveyor.
Elected April. 1873-C. L. McDowell, Samuel McFarland, William M. Pis- toe, Alex. Gray, C. W. Hardesty, E. George, Marteny Skidmore, John A. Mendenhall, James M. Clizer. Samuel Phillips. Rufus Mc- Mackin, C. Farnham, M. D. Nobles. John M. Bell.
From 1873 to 1878. the county was divided into four districts, one judge being elected at large.
Elected July, 1873-S. T. Kennedy. Martin Landfather, Amos B. Bentley, Stephen K. Wray, C. W. Hardesty.
Elected April, 1874-Same as last court, except John M. Bell. in lieu of S. K. Wray.
1876-Same as above, except Ed. Donlin, elected April, 1876, in lieu of Amos Bentley.
July. 1877-Samuel T. Kennedy. Martin Landfather, and Ed. Donlin, ap- pointed by the governor.
From 1878 the county was divided into two districts, one judge being elected at large, the judge at large holding for four years, the others hold- ing for two years each.
Elected November. 1878-Samuel F. Guthrie. for four years, F. B. Dins- more, two years, and C. M. Myers, for two years.
November, 1880-C. M. Myers and Judge Dale were elected for two years each. Judge Guthrie holding over.
1882 -- Philip Dale (at-large). C. M. Myers and George Hotaling.
1884-Martin Landfather and Yaples.
1886-R. N. Townsend, E. W. Bishop and E. Fast.
1888-Jacob Shamberger (D) and E. Fast (R.)
1890-WV. Yehle, John W. Ballard and A. Gordon.
1892-Schrieber (D) and Woods (R.)
1894-J. C. Curfman (R). C. C. Baker and William Woods.
1896-McKee and Kennedy.
1898-F. E. Rogers.
1900-F. E. Rogers. W. T. Whiteford. W. H. Sowers.
1902-Messrs Jackson (D). Whiteford (D) and Gray (R.)
1904-W. T. Conlin (R) and M. W. Staples.
1906-H. H. McClurg (D), presiding, J. H. Campbell and John Campbell. 1908-James H. Campbell (D), and M. McGettigan.
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PROBATE JUDGES.
1866-A. Royal 1890-J. R. Newman
1870-I. K. Alderman 1894-J. H. Saylor (R) Maj ... 225
1874-Stephen Morehouse 1898-M. G. Tate (D) Maj. 229
1878-Frederick Snyder
1902-J. W. Thompson ..
1882-J. R. Newman
1886-J. R. Newman
1906-William H. Conn (R) Maj. I80
RECORDER OF DEEDS.
This office was created in 1882, prior to which time the duties of this office had been performed by the county clerk. The following have served as recorders :
1882-E. C. P. Hawkins (by ap- pointment ) 1898-John T. Welch (R) Maj. 78
1894-WV. C. Pierce (R) Maj .. 564
1882-Henry Toel
1902-Merrigan
1886-L. J. Growney
1906-L. E. Carpenter (D) Maj. 87 1890-John Donlin (D)
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
1872-Jackson
1892-Vinsonhaler (R)
1874-Anthony 1894-Joseph Shinnabarger (R)
1876-John Edwards 1896-John Dawson (D)
1878-W. W. Ramsay 1898-\V. R. Martin (D)
1880-WV. W. Ramsay 1900-
1882-L. M Lane
1902-Blagg (D)
1884-L. M. Lane
1904-J. L. Funk (R)
1886-WV. E. Ellison (D)
1906-John M. Dawson (D)
1888-H. Burnett
1908-W. E. Wiles (R)
1890-G. Craig (D)
COUNTY ATTORNEYS.
1867-J. P. Crew, appointed . . 1868-I. V. McMillan
1874-Cyrus A. Anthony 1876-John Edwards 1880-W. W. Ramsay
1870-H. M. Jackson 1872-H. M. Jackson
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COUNTY COLLECTORS.
Prior to 1873, the sheriff acted as collector of taxes; from 1873 on to 1877 the treasurer was collector. The first regular collector, as an office, was in 1877, when James W. Lamar received the appointment. March 5. 1878, P. J. Keeler was appointed : Joseph Skidmore was elected in Novem- ber, 1878, and Ed. Vinsonhaler in 1880.
Really the pioneer collector of taxes in this county was Burt Curl, who was appointed the first sheriff also.
COUNTY ASSESSORS.
Daniel McCarty, appointed in 1845, resigned and Elhanan Reinhart was appointed in his place. In 1847 James L. Ray served; 1850, Dyer Cash ; 1851, Isaac Harris : 1853. John F. Davis: 1855. B. F. Sims ; 1860. Arch, re- moved, and L. T. Ellis appointed : 1860, A. P. Craven elected ; 1862, James A. Forrest ; A. C. Votaw. appointed ; he resigned in I865 ; 1865, L. T. Ellis ap- pointed : 1866. John M. Busby elected; 1866, W. H. Stewart elected; 1868, Spencer Stark elected; no county assessor in Nodaway county until 1877; 1877, L. J. Growney: 1878. James C. Pistole elected ; 1880, James M. Given elected, but did not serve on account of county organization going into effect.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS.
About all the records disclose on these officials is the following : 1852-James Saunders 1881-D. L. Chaney
1855-C. S. Burns 1886-B. F. Duncan
1857-C. S. Burns
1890-C. A. Hawkins
1859-C. S. Burns
1894-L. C. Cook
1862-L. T. Ellis
1896-R. E. McCann
1863-B. G. Ford
1900-G. P. Wright
1863-M. G. Roseberry 1902-Miss Maggie Pascal
1864-A. C. Votaw 1904-Ellis Cook
1867-I. N Albin 1904-W. M. Oakerson
1868-S. C. McClusky to 1881 ..
1906-WV. M. Oakerson
Daniel Calun
CIRCUIT ATTORNEYS.
This office was only in existence in Nodaway county from 1845 to 1868. The men who served on this circuit were :
I. N. Jones, 1846; L. Archer, 1849: James Craig, 1852: J. M. Bassett. 1857; Joseph Grubb. 1862: I. C. Parker, 1864: Jeff Chandler, 1866; B. K. Davis, 1868.
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POLITICAL OUTLINE OF THE COUNTY.
The first record of elections preserved in this county was the year before the Civil war, 1860. At that election there were cast one thousand three hun- dred and thirty-five votes. Shortly after that election the great Civil war cloud burst in the political sky of the nation, and then all political differences were forgotten so far as local government was concerned. At least they were held in abeyance by the excitement generated in the friction between the two great contending armies-the Union and Confederate.
At the fall election in 1862 the total vote cast in this county was eight hundred and sixty-four, B. F. Loan receiving five hundred and eighty-nine votes for a seat in Congress. Many were then absent in the army and the vote was necessarily light.
No record of the election of 1863 and 1864 is to be had now among the county's records.
The ending of the war found the country in the hands of the Republican party, and for about three years there was little opposition against the reign of this party.
One writer of about that date says :
"Many citizens of the county, under the state constitution adopted in 1865, were disfranchised on account of their participation in or sympathy with the Rebellion. Many of the older citizens in the county for several years would not take the test oath by the state constitution made requisite to com- plete citizenship. The interest in governmental affairs of those thus situated necessarily abated. During the period of this political status, the Republican party held frequent conventions and placed candidates in the field for the vari- ous county offices. The election held in the county in the autumn of 1866- - the next year after the close of the civil conflict-resulted in nine hundred and sixty-seven votes. Though the war was over, there were a large number of citizens who could not qualify under the 'registration law.' then in force. and were not allowed to cast their vote."
The campaign of 1868-the presidential year-was the one in which Gen U. S. Grant was nominated and elected President. The party motto of Re- publican forces was "Grant, Colfax and Peace."
The Democrats held their first county convention here, since the war, during that season. Early in the season A. P. Morehouse and Joseph E. Alexander were chosen delegates to the first Democratic convention held in Missouri after the war. It was held at St. Louis and upon their return Noda-
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PAST AND PRESENT
way Democracy put forth every effort to make a strong organization in the county and put it upon a fair fighting footing with the Republican forces. During that summer the Democrats held rousing political meetings and a grand rally at Maryville, which was attended by members of the party from all points of the compass. The old-time spirit of Democracy that had pre- vailed before the war was rekindled.
The opposition-the Republican party-was not asleep either. but made a stirring canvass. This political party also held a rally at the county seat. While it seems there was no well-defined plan for canvassing the county by either party, as has been the almost universal custom since then, yet both parties had prominent speakers supported from outside and their addresses stirred the voters to a lively interest. It was in that "after the war" cam- paign that the Republican party were aroused by speeches from B. K. Davis, M. G. Roseberry, A. B. Cornell, Spence Stark and others. The Democratic speakers included such strong men as A. P. Morehouse, Lafayette Dawson, Stephen Morehouse, Perry H. Talbott and several others.
The total number of votes cast at that election (1868) was one thou- sand six hundred and ninety-one. The Republican party won and elected the entire ticket by majorities running from three to five hundred.
The following year, the Democrats kept alive their organization and estab- lished a Democratic paper.
Before the opening guns of the campaign of 1870 had been heard, there had grown up a discontent. One faction chafed under the sting of political prescription. This faction was soon known as the Liberal Republican move- ment. It drew unto itself all men who were opposed to the original Republican party. This party was in favor of the constitutional amendments being sub- mitted to the people at the 1870 election. The Republicans split on this issue and A. B. Cornell, editor of the Maryville Journal, formally opposed the amendments and in consequence there was a new paper started-the Maryville Republican-edited by M. G. Roseberry. This paper advocated the main issues of the Republican party and favored the constitutional amend- ments. That year there were but two parties in the field in Nodaway county- the Republican and Liberal Republican. The contest was spirited; both parties stumped the county and foreign speakers faced one another from both sides. The result was a vote on governor: J. W. McClurg ( R.), one thou- sand: B. Gratz Brown ( D.). nine hundred and ninety-five. Congressman I. C. Parker (R.) was ahead in this county by eight votes. The constitutional amendments had the following majorities :
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