Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE C0yYENT,ol

' '"icc OI INC CRISIS now upon IL
C. country, selected their delegates wit
: great caution and discretion, All
hchce the convention was made II
principally of leading and represc,
tat'vc Democrats from different part
OF the state. They Went not t
speak and wranglr. but TO do the |,
/ g!liinatc worn of the convention AL
cone home. Hence all buncomb
/ speeches. and irrelevant discussion
: were cut OF. and only the simpl,
nut important duty of selecting me-
tor the Baltimore convention attc!l
dcd to. The delegates from all Il.
counties, with one or two executions
came Instructed TO oppose Denc
cratic .omilIations. The feeling
favor OF Greeley and Brown SCENE,
not only TO be unanimous, but c,
lhuola,tic. We never wiincs,r.
greater harmony in ANY body of mc,,
Expressions in favor of supp0riin.
Greeley and Brown were ioilowe.
by us wild cxc!aMnation- of approva
party.
The Convention WAS ClEir.i TO or
Ter by Col. Armstrong, Chairman 0
the Central Committee. WAC ret..
Tie calls Of the national and st:;
committees and delivered Il short an,
inrcibl" address. which we h.yr no
space to publish. y committee o.
permanent Organization. con>i<tiu
OF one from each congressional Ill,
tflc', was appointed. The comnmitr,
reported the following pcrluancn
officers:
For p,rsidrnt,W Ii. Hall: foryirr
presidents. Joseph O'Nri!. John l.
Thomas, +. \. I~;rzirr. L. Y. Mitch
ell, ii. NJ. l;lcdSoc. Jas. Shields. VI. "
Cia"gctt. y. Rawlin". and j. b. Uar
ris: secretary. j. l.. Pratt: a~ei>tnn
secretaries. John y. Edwards. ID. \
sutton, +. l.. Mintil. T.. W. Turner
80 'lNf.tNI an OItt
FOR business: providing for II com
mite" on residence the selections,
three delegates aud altcrnatps to FL,
convention by each ION
%ressional district. and three dele
gates at large by the convention ,L.
of one member of the zen
trail committee from each distrir,
and four from the state at large.
The report was unanimously ado
ted.
Gov. Hall was escorted 10 th,
chair, his appearance on the speak
crs stand being thc signal for grra
applause.
CHAIRMAN HALLS SuEECH.
lite addressed the convention in
yet t"rciblc speech. itrfrrr;u
J." his lii" time devotion to IN. !
Democratic party. ic pointed ont Tia,
hangrs and H-irrpatinn- in the roy
'%rl'ln"nt, which made i. the higi,">
'u'y OF Democrats to ;nr-gp .lr Tar
Y name III order to sustain aud rri.
the Twin" PRINCIPLES Of til,
As Drmocrl; he ha,! en-
t" sustain the principle.
'hicli uldrrlir TIE constitution. an,
: Il Democrat he WAS WILLING +,
awe party nominations, and forc",
II triumph, i'll the namr OF party il
rder to preserve principles whici
re greater than party. He knew
hat. as Il first thought the nomina
ION or tho aclui"Scnrc III Tie noni
'ati"n OF Greeley ami Brown wa
to Democrats. He him
I'll hat constantly been in oppusi
I"ll to these gentlemen. hut Hrrrr il
he most heated canvass had IIorar.
'rccley been charged with dishoucs.
and of Brown. il could no, l.,
aid i'll his administration of TN,
tate government of Missouri he ha,
nee broken faith with those VIII,
AL sustained his election "a Il Liber.
! Republican. C0ntrastrl with what
iiglrt be gained with surl, men WA.
lsc rvcr-p"rvadin" developments o
rant administration it, Sacri;ir,
t principle for priva:" cain: is dis.
'@ard of law and u~trpatiun of IN,
ocrty of individuals. EctwrcI
ZEN Democrats must chonsc, and II,
they would choose wi,rl,
Id well. [Chccrs.l
CENTRAL CoMMITrEE.
The iii districts reported Tul
cnhcrs Of the central COMMITTEES
Y. II. Armstrong. J. \. Billings.
Holiday. J. X. NaIdcli. j. ia ,
r!ch. Jno. Reid. J. II. Il. rundif l
1t. McCahr and 7. &. Iiu,, and til, '
invention chose for members II: +
rye. John :. Phelps. Era Hickman Il
y. Roster and Stilson iIutrl,in,. {,
AGAINST HoMINATloNS. 3
Edward Srav offered a resolution I.
+'inst nominations at Baltimore l.
hich was received with trrmen,lou. i
'cering and referring 10 the commit. Iju
T. on resolutions. /
Nominations for delegates to the 81
ational Convention from the stat, :
large. being III order. Hon. George, S
Vest, Of Scdalia, Vim. Hyde unr: i
mes o. BrOadhrad. OF ST. Louis. Ii
ere put in nomination aud elected VI
arclamation. III
The following delegates and alter ii
ties were then cho>c:i from the L
bisri:irrS At large. t.
II. armstrong. nltrrnat, e
gan Hunter; Charles Gibson, al. = u
mate &. w. Galley W. +. Srcpcr. %
ornate T. E>~rN: ". II. Phelps. 81
crnal" NJ. E.Ecntom;W W. S.Johm.om. ",
stone. alternate E. J. Ncsbii. II
criiat" l.. W. Price: Si!a> II. Wuud- -
u, alternate &. II. Man.ur: \. W. III
nab, altrrnat" +. W Towlr>: \. II. %
!chncr. alternate y. {. Ilarrlir. 81,
DISTRICTS DELEGATES. NJ
First john ID. Firncy and IIrur, De
~al;crnatrs, \. b. Barrett o'
| Henry Ovrrstolz. ms
Jmo G.. Priest and J. W
a]ltcrnatcs, L. W. Il. Crews III