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Show Democrats Secede From Missouri Says State Disgraced Iteolf Going Republican, Re-publican, Hence Thoy "Want to Become Republicans. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 22. Two hundred farmers of Dunklin county, which lies ln southeast Missouri on tho northeastern boundary of Arkansas, liavo signed a petition pe-tition asking that tho Stato Legislature transfer that body politic to tho Stato of Arkansas. Tho solo reason given for tho desired transfer Is that Missouri is now Republican in complexion-Farmers complexion-Farmers Act Immediately. It was not until last Saturday that tho citizens of tho Interior of the county learned that the Stato had gone for RoosovolU Immediately Jkmcs Crab-tree, Crab-tree, Job Turner and 8. P. Williams, fanners near Ilornersvillo, had a petition drawn asking that the Stato Legislature enact such provisions as would allow tho county to take steps for transfer of allegiance al-legiance to tho commonwealth of Arkansas. Ar-kansas. A similar petition has been also started in Pemlecott county, nnxl the two counties. It Is stated, will mako a Joint move for transfer. Hero Is the Petition. We, the indcrslgned citizens of Dunklin Dunk-lin county, respectable men of good repute, re-pute, respectfully call tho attention of your honorable body to tho fact that tho Slate of Missouri lias so far disgraced Itself as to go Republican at tho last ek-ction, so that no self-respecting and honorable citizens (as wo ate) can without with-out shamo acknowledge his residence therein. Therefore, we would iwtltlun, and do horeby petition and pray, that you will cede and transfer the aforesaid county to the State of Arkansas, so that we may again, and without shame, acknowledge ac-knowledge the placo of our citizenship. Parker's Vote Falls Off. In 1S00 the voto of Dunklin county for Bryan was 2711. and for McKlnley considerably con-siderably less than half that number. This year the county cast only 112S votes for Parker and S9o for RoosovelL In lO0 there were only seventeen votes In Pemlacolt county for McKlnley. |