The PettisCounty Republican Women
will sponsor a RECEPTION and TEA on Sunday afternoon, February 27, 2005, from 2:00 until 4:00
p.m. at the Georgetown Country View
Estates Chapel located at 22378 Highway H, Sedalia, Missouri. The guest
speaker will be Col. Jack Jackson, State Representative 89th
District, and candidate for State Auditor. All women are encouraged to join us
for an afternoon of fellowship and information about our PettisCounty Republican Womens organization. There is no cost for this event, and
the reception will include beverages and desserts. All members are encouraged
to attend and bring guests with them to this annual event. For more
information, please telephone PCRW President, Barbara Hagebusch.
McKINLEY
CELEBRATION
and VICTORY PARTY
The AnnualPettisCounty McKinley Day
Celebration is scheduled for Thursday, March 24,
2005, at 6:30 p.m. at the State Fair Motor
Inn-Best Western, 3120 South Limit
Avenue, Sedalia, Missouri. A cash bar reception
will begin at 6:00 p.m. This year, this event
will be combined with a Victory Celebration to celebrate our November
victories. The keynote Speaker will be State Senator Delbert Scott (28th
District). Senator Scott will help us celebrate the successful
efforts in reelecting George W. Bush, electing a Republican Governor in Matt Blunt,
winning the Lieutenant Governor and Treasurers office and retaining control of
the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives, and all other
November victories. The highlight of the event will be the installation of the
Pachyderm officers for 2005. Tickets to this event are $20.00 per person, or
$35.00 per couple. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the PettisCounty Central Committee, or
by contacting Chairman Carla Young. The public is invited to this
county-wide event.
TARGET
Annual Meeting
and Reception
TARGET, "The Association of Republicans
Getting Everyone Together" has scheduled it Annual Meeting and Reception
for Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at 5:30 p.m. at State Fair Motor Inn-Best Western, 3120 South
Limit, Sedalia, Missouri. All current members and
those interested in becoming members are invited. Membership is $12.00 per
year, and the current membership is good through September 1, 2005. This event is free to all
TARGET Members. In addition to the regular meeting, the gathering will have an
opportunity to hear from the Republican elected officials in PettisCounty. Each elected official
will have a brief opportunity to address the gathering. The meeting will be
held in the Gamblers Room at the State Fair Motor Inn Best Western.
Reservations should be made by contacting Stanley
Coxno
later than 5:00 p.m on April 15, 2005. All persons
interested in joining TARGET are encouraged to attend.
Planning Meeting
of the
Republican Party
The PettisCounty Republican Committee, with
other interested individuals, will meet immediately after the TARGET meeting on
April 19, 2005, at approximately 6:30 p.m., for the purpose of adopting the 2006 PettisCounty Republican Plan. Much of
our success in PettisCounty derives
from careful planning and effective execution of a political plan every two
years. A copy of the draft plan will be sent to members of the CountyCommittee prior to
the meeting and are available to other interested individuals by contacting Stanley Cox. If you have any
questions about this important meeting, contact Carla Young.
PETTIS COUNTYREPUBLICAN
ORGANIZATIONS
One of the best ways to get
involved in Republican politics is by affiliating with the fine Republican auxiliary
organizations which exist in PettisCounty. The current officers of
these organizations are provided for your information.
Pettis CountyT.A.R.G.E.T.-"The
Association of Republicans Getting Everyone Together". Officers: President Rod Lindemann; Vice-President Stanley Cox;
Secretary Meg Liston; Treasurer David Dick. For more
information, contact Rod Lindemann.
PettisCountyREPUBLICAN WOMENS CLUB: Officers: President
Barbara Hagebusch; Vice-President Cathy Chancellor;
Secretary Tammy Smith; Treasurer Sheri Bond. Meetings are held in the evenings
in members homes. Guests and new members are always welcome. Dues are $15.00
per year. For more information, contact Barbara Hagebusch.
PettisCountyPACHYDERM CLUB: Officers: President Dr.
J.W. Bryden; Vice-President Robert Skip Smith;
Secretary Meg Liston; Treasurer Max Coble. Board
Members: Kevin Bond, Rozanne Coble, Lorraine Jackson, Terry Kelley,
Larry Foster and Stanley Cox. This club meets every Friday at 12:00noon at the Liberty Café, 148 South Limit Avenue, Sedalia, Missouri. Guests are welcome. For
more information, contact Dr. J. W. Bryden, or our website at www.PettisGOP.org/Pachyderm.html
COMMENTARY -
"Incredible Victory"
In the last newsletter prior to the November 2
election, Carla Young challenged the Republicans throughout the county to
participate in the 72-hour Task Force. On the days before the general election,
several polls showed President George W. Bush trailing his opponent by a few
percentage points. Most observers predicted that the presidential election
would be decided by a few electoral votes. Instead of being close, the
President won the nations popular vote by a substantial margin and won Missouri by almost 200,000 votes.
Additionally, few people predicted a substantial margin of victory that
Governor Matt Blunt obtained. All of our local candidates campaigned hard in
the weeks leading up to the election, as if they were trailing.
In
the State Senate, the Republicans now hold 23 of 34 seats and in the Missouri
House, Republicans made a gain of seven seats, now with a 97 to 66 vote
majority. This is the largest percentage in Missouri history for Republicans.
West central Missouri picked up two seats for
Republican Senators in the election of Bill Stouffer in the 21st District and
Chris Koster in the 31st District.
More
than 120 volunteers in PettisCounty worked over 1,000 hours
in the last five days of the campaign. Everyones hard work paid great
dividends. Presidents Bushs margin of victory in Pettis County was more than
2,000 votes above his Election 2000 race with more than 66% of the votes cast
for President. The Republican Party won three out of four of the hard fought
local races, in electing Kevin Bond as Sheriff, Matt Mergen
as Assessor, and Robert Skip Smith as Coroner. Their respective percentages
were 53%, 54% and 58%. Dean Dohrman polled over 46% in
his race for Public Administrator against an incumbent. All of the Republican
state-wide candidates polled substantially better in PettisCounty than state-wide, with Kit
Bond receiving over 67%, Matt Blunt receiving over 57%, Peter Kinder receiving
56% and Catherine Hanaway, who was unsuccessful,
receiving almost 54%. Sarah Steelman received almost
58% in PettisCounty in her successful bid for
State Treasurer. Literally hundreds of local volunteers made a real difference
in all that they did.
We have much to celebrate and are proud to be
represented by such fine individuals at our local level. These victories and
our hard fought campaigns will be celebrated at our local McKinley Day
Celebration on March 24th. I encourage all of you to come out and celebrate our
"incredible victory".
