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Democratic Convention..second Con-
gressfonal District.

1850, for the purpose Of nominating Democrat
ic candidate for Congressman, from the second
Congressional District, III the State Of Missouri,
on motion Of Mr.. Henderson of Pike, Col. Elias
Kincheloe Of Marion. Has called to the Chair;
and, on motion bf Mr.. Jeffries. Of franklin, Mr..
Henderson Of Pike, was appointed Secretary,
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The following delegates appeared, to Wit:
From HE County Of .Narion = srr. Blakey,
Elias KipcheIoe, N. P. RunkIe, Denjamin Da.
viss, r. F. Lakemsn, John Taylor and S. o.
Hendren.
Frani tie County Of RaLs-wm. F. Lofand.
From The County Of Piks--John B. Hender-
son and VIM. Kelley.
From, the County IF L:neo'n--Dr. Isaac Lee,
DR.. F. G. GiImer and George W. Hnstop,
From the County of 81. CAarles---Dr. WH. J.
Mckinney, DR.. Edwin d. Bevitt. r. H. Parks.
Henry H. Gray, Pines H. Shelton, Nelson C.
Orear, Tho,. Spaldine. Arnold Krekel, John
McDearmon. J. A. Dick, and Conrad MaIlin-
ckrodt.
From the County Of Franklin--E. B. Jefrie',
John G. Child..
From the County Of fGaseonads---John B. Har-
Irison.
On motion Of br. Bevitt, Of ST. Charles, a
Committee Of Seven were appointed by the chair
TO recommend permanent officers for this Con-
vention; which committee reported and recon-
mended Col. Elias Kincheloe, of Marion. for
President; Msj. George W. Huston, Of Lincoln,
and J. G. Childs. of Franklin, fot Vice Prssi:
den,I and J. B. Harrison, Of Gasconade, for Sec
retary; which report was agreed TO.
On motion Of Mr.. Huston. Of Lincoln, q CON-
mi.tee, consisting Of DR.. Beviit, Of St. Charles,
Mr.. Gilmer, Of Lincoln, and Mr.. Henderson, Of
Marion, ives appointed to inform the Presiden.
orhis appointment, and conduct himto the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Shelton. Of St. Charies, Il
was ordered that the rules ard Regulations Of the
last Gshefal Assembly Of the State Of Missouri,
he adopted to govern this Con,ent;on.
Mr.. Lakenan. Of Marion, offered the follow:
ing resolution:
Rssolr.d, That the delegation Of each county
represented in this Convention, be entitled to
cast in the ballottings the number Of Deliberate
votes polled for Governor in the respective
counties. at the last Gubernatorial election which
was adopted.
On motion Of Dr.. Bevitt, of St. Charles, il
ives ordered that all the counties which have
held meetings, and instructed their delegates
though not represented in this Convention, shall
be counted according to said instructions.
Mr.. Davies, of Marion, moved the following
resolution:
Resolved, That all persons participating in the
proceedings Of this Convention, hereby pledge
themselves to abide its decisions and support It's
nominee.
Upon which resolution, the yeas and nsSS be.
ing called, the same was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Childs, Of Franklin, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That this Convention will not re-
quire any test of the nominee, save his sdhe.
renee to Democratic measures add principles, as
laid down by the resolutions of the Baltimore
Conventions of 1874 and ls4s.
On motion Of Mr.. Henderson, Of Pike, it was
Rcsolved, That in casting the vote Of any coun.
ty, if the delegates be divided in choices the
number Of votes cast by each delegate shall be
equal to the fssult Of the number W v".es east
by said county, divided by the number Of it'
delegates. ........
On motion Of Mr.. Parks, of St. Chariesj il
was
Resolved, That in balloting for nominee, I
majority Of all the votes cast should be necessa
ry to choice. ..
The President then. declared nominations il
order, when Mr.. Childs Of franklin, nominated
VIM. v. N. Bay Of Frsnklin county.
Mr.. Hendetson;o Of Pike, nominated DR.. J. c
Wslborn Of Pike county, and Mr.. takenati o
Marion, nominated Col. r. P. Richmond Of Ma
IriOn county; and after two ballotings without
choice, the convention adjourned till Tomorrow
morning, May q, Il 8 o'clock:
i --a TUESDAY, May 81.
:. After nineteen additional Unsuccessful ballot
Iings for nominee, John B. Henderson, Of Pix
county, having been nominated, was uhanimoGs
ily chosen as the candidate for Congress in tn
Second Congressional District Of Missouri.
Msssrs. Runkle, Shelton and Bevitt, were sp