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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1875
Page
4
The item surveys Kentucky and Ohio politics, noting Williame and ex congressmen in senatorial hopes, Grasshopper forecasts by Professor Riley, and party tensions. It references Massachusetts arrest of John Beet, whisky politics, Col Dyer’s appointment recall, and a St Louis election recount amid mayor Britton’s challenge.
Obituary and retrospective praise for John C. Breckinridge chronicling his birth January 21 1811 in Fayette Kentucky service in the Mexican War Senate and vice presidency with Buchanan secession with the Confederacy and later life in Lexington. Also notes on brief legal case against St Louis Republican and other political recollections including Jeffersons third term views and Grant.
The Iowa Democrat cites Gen James B. Chalmers calling Gov. Ames to account for constitutional breaches in appointing and removing chancellors, and for pressuring judicial outcomes. The piece condemns political manipulation of the judiciary and notes a Missouri visit praising the state’s wealth and beauty, with a local tribute to Missouri and its people.
The St. Lots Dispatch recalls General C. Breckinridge as a steadfast southern leader who never faltered, fought to defend his beliefs, and held honor above all. He stood as a symbol of states rights and Confederate resolve, with a legacy of courage, mercy in victory, and unwavering devotion to his cause.
In the St Louis Republican summary of the convention on legislative representation two reports emerged. The majority, listing Meisré Norton Watkins Bradfeld Fyan Long Noone Mccnlliburton Wallace Wagner Priest, proposes a 143 member legislature with St Louis at 17 and adjustments for several counties. After 1880 census basing apportionment a ratio method assigns representatives per county and districts.
The minority and majority reports on legislative apportionment differ sharply. St Louis County is central, with population and tax considerations driving unequal representation across Boone Buchanan Callaway Cape Girardeau Carroll Cass Chariton Cooper Franklin Greene Henry Jackson Moniteau Macon Marion Pettis Pike Platte Ray St Charles and Seline counties. The convention weighs how to balance county individuality against overall legislative capacity while avoiding disputes over St Louis influence and constitutional limits.
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