Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-28
B ORGANIZATION,


LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Pursuant TO = call Issued by the Democratic
State Central Committee, . large number of
the Democrats of Lexington township as
-embled ut the Court-iIouse in Lexington on
the 22nd inst. On motion OF John Catrou. |
Esq. MIR. William Hays was elected chair
man. Col. John Ford nominated Ethan
Allen secretary. VIM. II. Chiles moved
that l.. W. Groves be joined in The nomina-
ton. The motion was carried, and Ethan
Allen and l.. W. Groves were unanimously
elected secretaries. The char explained the
object Of the meeting, which was to elect a
member of the Lafayette county Democratic
Central Committee for Lexington township.
William Young nominated Capt. A. A..
i.esueur; Robt. w. keenc nominated Cot.
Geo. 5. Rathbun, and John .Aull nominated
Col. John Reid. Col. Rathbun took the
floor. and in n short speech. full Of noble
spirit. and expressed in the most appropri-
ate terms. Withdrew his name. Col. Young
thought thai Lexington township was cnti-
ted to two members of the committee, H.
she had twice Is many votes IL any other.
Ethan Allen and W. ii. ChiIes opposed the
- ''h she'A 'iiN III W kUll
township. As it might not be salts
factory to the other townships. were we to
elect more than one. The chair decided that
1t would be improper to elect any NOR.
members than were designated III the call.
The vote was then taken, and Capt. A.. A.
L.esu"ir was elected committeeman from
Lexington township upon the Lafayette
County Democratic Central Committee by
an almost unanimous vote.
WILLIAM HAYS, Chairman.
T.. W l'1EH, Secretaries:
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
In pursuant OF. and in obedience to the call
OF the Democratic State Central Committee.
the Democracy. OF Clay township, Lafayette
county. assembled in mass meeting at Wei
lington. on Thursday. Feb. ..nI. 1872. ON
motion of Mr.. j. 5. Blackwell. Hon. g. j.
Miller, of Grrcnton, WAS Gale to the chair,
and on motion Of Mr.. NJ. VI. Robinson. MIR.
Us Blackwell! was elected secretary.
The chairman read the call of the Demo.
! cratic State Central Committee, and stated
: the object of the mcctin" to he the election
t of one member of the Democratic County
: Committee under said call. W%hcrcupon tn,
, names nf Mr.. VILLAIN. Cor>c and j. :
Blackwell were placed in nomination. TIL,
maine of Mr.. Co r>c having been with
: drawn. John $. Blackwell was. by acclalna
!. nation. duly elected such committeeman.
Resolutions hein. in order, the followin
were introduced by NV. l.. McClelland
and enthusiastically endorsed and unani
l. mously adopted.
H.soirei. That the policy that controllc,
u the Democratic party OF Missouri in tn
State CAUCUS of 1870, resulting in the cnfrar
chi>rinent of ali classics. aud commended b
u the State Democratic Committee to-day, al
Il receiving everywhere the cooperation o
:. conservative Republicans and the masses q
the Democratic party, meets with our heart
% approval.
E.<Dired. That the policy above indicate,
4, Is h! thi, meeting urged upon Lafayct,
-. county-npon the political element, "i til
r State. and of the nation. in ~antagonism I
the aggressive. unconstitutional and centrs
Ia iEing course o; the present national admin
istrIlion. and at the >:m" time. prc>cntiu
~. for the great contest OF November next, Il
=. acceptable platform, for the unity aud rtiur
II. regardless OF previous party distinctions f
:, all patriotic. constitution and iibcrty-.ovir
citizens. of lh> country.
~ Speeches were mt.le by MessrS. Mile
Robinson. M:Clrilsnl. Terrell. Bates. Car
RI:@H Well and others. Much ir.re,t W;
leit AMI manifested in the great point,
contest, now rapidly approaching, and Z,
mandiu- 4 verdict ort!i- patriotic masses
American citizens.
Unmvti"i Of Richard Carr. Esq, the rl
W rscd'n-S of this meeting were ordered to
u" Published in our county paper.
>. CD. MILLER, Chairman
NJ j. :. BLACKWELL. Srcrrtary.
res InvEH township.
"> The meeting al Dover last Thursday v
'>' we'll attended. There is Ii" tnwn>l
'"r III the county where the people are III,
"'- united and harmonious on all local ptl
:" tons. The choice made 10y tn" meet,
'"e is Il good onr.a> Jude Plattcnbur.i> not u
we'll known III home. but throughout
county. Il, one of our Ino>t Intelligent
influential m"n. Here are the proceeding.
meeting:
: -" \ Democratic ma>> meeting WAS held
III" Dover township. February Ind. 1872.
'"' authority r":nihc Central Executive &
'he mi,tcr Of the state. Tn" meeting was "a
'h' 10 ORDER 10y c!cc;iug Isaac Neal Charm
'"a' and J. Garland Webb Secretary. After
object nf the meeting had been cNpiainc,
NV the Chairman. nominations being in or
''h' On motion. Judge j. :. llattcuhurg
'Hh put in nomination AMI unanimously ell"
i'"- to represent DO cr township il the EN-
oei- tive Democratic Committee of L.lfly
county.
the On motion, the mcctin: adjourned.
.t.r- ISAAC NEAL, t.iairma
.lub, j. GARLAND WEEH. Secretary.
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