Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-23
MISSOURI RADICALS.
Proceedings Of the Missouri Republican
State Convention.

State Convention.
ST. LOUIS, February 22.-The Dem
Ocrat's Jefferson City special says that
the city was packed last night with
delegates and visitors to the Republi-
can State convention which meets to-
day. The best men OF the State are
here and for respectability and intel
ligence this convention was never
equslled in the State. The coRven-
tiOn was called to order by General
Isaac F. Sheppard, chairman of the
State central committee. Hon p. l..
Van Horn will probably be temporary
chairman.
LATER-wHAT WAS DONE.
The State Republican convention
holding at the capitol to-day is very
fully attended, all parts of the State
being represented. The convention
was not called to order till II O'Clock,
General Sheppard chairman of the
State executive committee taking the
chair. General Sheppard. delivered a
brief address referring to the reunited
condition of the Republican party in
Missouri and expressing qualification
at seeing in the convention equal
numbers Of delegates from the liberal
and radical wings of the party. The
election fer temporary officers of the |
convention resulted in the choice OF |
Colonel Van Horn of Kansas City as
president and Benjamin h. Wilson of |
Saline county, secretary.
The convention has now taken a |
recess till two O'Clock, when an elec- |
ton of permanent officers will ensue. |
Before recess Hon. 1. Henry Blow, Of |
st. Louis, addressed the convention |
advising a closer union of the party /
and the abolition Of all the differences
among Republicans.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the reassembIing of the con-
vention in the afternoon, as the COM
mittees were not ready to report,
Hon. John Il. Slower was requested /
to make an explanation to the con-
ventiOn of the manner in which he /
got in the New York Tribune in con- /
nectiOn with Colonel Grosvenor. He /
replied by stating that there Gould be
but two political parties in Missouri, |
Republicans and Democrats and de- |
claTed himself for the Republican |
party.
The committee upon credentials |
then reported upon delegates showing /
the number present to be over six |
hZndred.
The committee on permanent Or
ganization then reported through its
chairman Governor +. o. Stanard, for /
president Hon. George ii. Shields of
Marion, with one vice president from /
each congressional district and five
secretaries.
The report was adopted,
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Shields |
addressed the convention briefly, re-
turning thanks for the honor con-
ferred, and stated the doctrine Of the
party to be favorable to civil service
reform and general amnesty, ahd
stating that to-day the motto of the /
party is universal amnesty for all,
even the anch-tRaitor himself-thus
etfacing forever all traces Of the civil /
war. Mr.. Shields also advocated the
successful treaty with England and
the civil service reform as the results
Of Republican rule.
Upon q resolution, each congres.
siOnal delegation nominated three del
egates and three alternates to the ma
tfOnal Republican convention, and the
chairman of the various delegations
nominated three delegates and three
alternates from the State at large.
The following are the delegates ap-
pointed:
First congressional district-J. J.
r. Filley, Henry A. Clover and John
G. Orrick. AlternAtes-W. johnson,
William Cbrieter and Otto Lander
mann.
Second district-G. A. Finkelnburg,
Henry i. Blood and E, o. Stanard.
Alternates-E. w. Bishop, John 5.
Third district-G, A. Mosef, Gus
tave st. Gertran, B. Calhoun, Alter
nates-A. II, Adams, g. J. Van AL
len and w. T. Stapp.
Fourth district - Colonel w. +.
Cloud, ]. P. Ellis and ]. NJ. Filler.
Alternates-W. Z. Connor, ]. 81.
Moore and 4. r. Lewis.
Fifth district-Colonel John 81. Sta
ger, Hon. n. McWilliams and D. Q.
DaIlmeyer. Alternates-W. ]. Ter
rell, Il. B. Johnson and g. B. Smith,
Sixth District VIM. Warner, J. j.
Heisel, r. 7. Van Horn. Alternates
M. L. Lamotte, M. A. Laughlen, n.
A. Lowe.
Seventh District-B. o. Thompson,
n. A. Winters, John i. Bittinger.
Alternates-SenatOr Vanderberg, j.
J. Clark, B. +. Marshall.
Eighth district-A. +. Seimer, j.
R. Peters and William Bishop. AL
ternates-J. B. Pratt, J. r. Winchell
and John Ludlow.
Ninth Dist-ict-Edwin Draper, e.
p. Dwyer and Theodore Bruere. Al
ternatives-O. W. Selfridge, g. Il.
Reich and Z. KerPinsky.
Delegates at large-Hon. John b.
Henderson, 8. s. Burdett, ]. +. Ben
Iamin, V. b. Widely, 7, i. Kelley
and Moses Dixon.
The State Executive COMMITTEES
for the ensuing year was next elected
as fOllowsI
First district-J. P. Vastine, n. N.
Harris and NJ. Hilton.
Second district-HenHy T. Blow,
Constantine Mcguire and ]. r. Cole
man.
Third district--E. NJ. Winston, E.
Ervine and L. George.
Fourth District-C. Q, Allen, ID.
Fletcher, M. O. Curtis.
Fifth DistrIct-Milo Blair, 81. p. |
johnson, George Buckhart.
Sixth District-D. I'll. Porter, j. ID. |
Beatty, ]. z. Goldsworthy.
Seventh District-John i. Bittin- |
ger, T. d. Neal, B. II. Hooper.
Eighth DistriCt-Geo. H. Shields, r. |
A. johnson, ID. s. Hooper.
Cornell, George Buekner.
After which the convention adj
j0urned till 1880 pm.
EVENING SESSION.
The committee on resolutions re.