. A history of Missouri and Missourians : a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school. ced law in St. Louis but soon became an editor. He had been a BentonDemocrat, a Republican, an un-conditional Union man, and aleader in keeping Missouri in theUnion. He was one of the found-ers of the Liberal Republicanparty. The Ironclad Oath hadbeen abolished by the voters at the1870 election. On the recommen-dation of Governor Brown theLegislature amended the registra-tion laws. All Missourians nowcould vote. During Browns ad-ministration, a state hospital wase


. A history of Missouri and Missourians : a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school. ced law in St. Louis but soon became an editor. He had been a BentonDemocrat, a Republican, an un-conditional Union man, and aleader in keeping Missouri in theUnion. He was one of the found-ers of the Liberal Republicanparty. The Ironclad Oath hadbeen abolished by the voters at the1870 election. On the recommen-dation of Governor Brown theLegislature amended the registra-tion laws. All Missourians nowcould vote. During Browns ad-ministration, a state hospital wasestablished in St. Joseph and FrankP. Blair was appointed United States senator to serve outthe term of Senator Drake, who had resigned. In the election of 1872 the Liberal Republicans and theDemocrats again voted together. The state officers were di-vided, the Democrats getting the larger share including theoffice of governor. The Democratic candidate selected wasSilas Woodson of St. Joseph, who was a lawyer of was a native of Kentucky, where he had been a coming to Missouri he became a Democrat. During the. GRATZ BROWN I Missouri Politics, 1870-1904 i8i


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