Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-31
MEETING OF TIE DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY COMMITTEE.

Rooms OF DEMOCRATIC Co. COMMITTEE,
LEXINGTON, Mo-, July -. 1872.
Pursuant to call. the Committee met at its
rooms in the city Of Lexington, on Saturday.
july 18th. and was called to order by A.. \.
Lcsucur, chairman. Present - Blackwell,
steele, SItlinSton, Catron. Gordon and Plat
tcnburg. Ai,Scnt-McChesney.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
On motion, 1t was
RESOLVED, That the Democracy ofthe sew
cral townships of Lafayette county arc re-
Inr>trd TO hold primary meetings at their
Usual places OF meeting, on "Wednesday. ALL
gust 18th. to elect delegate, To a County
Convention, to be held ut Lexington, on
saturday. August Eth, for the purpose OF
el"ctin= delegates to represent the county
III the state. Congressional and Senatorial
Conventions, To be held ut the following
lines and places. To wit:
State Conventional at Jefferson City. August
2lst: Congressional Convention, time not
liked; Senatorial Convention, at Browns
willie. september 9TH.
The following places OF meeting in the sew
erhi townships are suggested
Lexington township, ut court house, in
Lexington Clay, at Wellington and Green
ton; Dover, at Dover; Middleton. IL Shelby
College: Sni-l-liar. at DnIc', SCHOOL house;
Freedom, at t"iic"rdia; Washington. III
W hcaticy' school aou>r: Davis, at I;rpub-
Iican church.
The several townships are entitled 10. anl
will elect the fnllo~iu. number of delegates,
D.. tN,s 1- t.-
Davis, five: Dover. eight Middleton. eight A.:
Washington. eight: Lexington, fifteen {;
Freedom. four. In the township of Clay. il
l. suggested that five delegates he elected ut
Wellington ami tive al Grccnt0n
On notion. the following resolution wa.
unanimously adapted:
REsOiNED, That all delegates elected under
this call shall b. required to produce, before
admission into the County Convention.
written certificates of their election. signed
10y the chairman and ~altcStrd by the >rcrc-
tarir> of the several township meetings.
Committeeman Plntirnhmrg reports the
following narIr> from Dover township to as
-i>t him in the discharge of his committee
duties. t" Wit: james Fleming. VIM. Kirt-
ley. DR.. kirranI"n, Samuel Downing. VI. j..
l'lattrni,ur" and Vim. Saunders
On motion. report received and said par
ties appointed.
John :. blackwell tenders his resignation
As Il member of this Committee. which j. re-
'ci>ci. And.on motion. W. Il. Steele was au-
pointed L" ill hi. place for the present.
On motion. tlr following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks of This COM
mlttcc are due and are hereby rendered to
John :. blackwell. Esd. for valuable and
efficient services rendered the Committee,
both Is member and secretary: and that we
reluctantly part with one who in the dis
charge of his Committee duties has been
so honest anu faithful.
On motion. III. Democracy of Clay town
ship WAS requested! /" elect nj the primary
meetings t" he held August l4tli. Il member
of the county Democratic Committee to ill the
plar" al John :. Blackwell. /, >,-nrd.
On n.niion. it WIS
RESOLVED. That the Democratic: count Y
pap,i- be- requested t" publish the prorcc,I-
in"> al this meeting. and that all Democrats
in |" count! are earnest, Requested to take
d'i" notice. al the times AMI places "f meet
in->. AMI lac in at,,n,!Inrr 1" assist; in the
election of delegates.
On motion. Committee adjourned TO Mnu-
day..\u=u>t l!,ll. at thu h"ur"fl O'Clock i, NJ.
\. \. lE>UEt'i:. Chairman.
WE. SrEEI.E >rr'y pr" tom.