Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-28
Proceedings at the State
Conventions.

Oits Oh tIc ElSt inst. Ncn w Ill
Shields ras chosen temporary chair
man of the former. +. L. Sharp
Esq, chairman of committee OF
permanent organization, reported
that the committee had unaniinousl,
agreed in recommending the follow
ing permanent officers !: For Presi
dent, Hon. Silas WOodson, o
buchanan county. For Nicc-I'rcsi
dent. First congressional district
Hon. James o. B~roadhcad. of 81
Louis: Second district, Dir. W. III
Cooper: Third district. Hon. II. J
>pannhorst: Fourth district, Hon. j
X. McCormick Fifth district. AhurI
Green; sixth district. Maj. Jas. l.
Rush: Seventh district. Hon. Tholna.
scott: Eighth district. DR.. 4. NJ
Robinson Ninth district. ArlnStron.
Beatty: Tenth district. Gen. T.. W
Price; Eleventh district. Hon. !. @
Hunt Twelfth district. Hon. Russell
Morse: Thirteenth district, VIM
Ncw'In. For Secretary. Capt. Da,
Able for assistant Secretaries. Col
L. Donan. Maj. J.. y. Edwards an,
}. .. fl"rkahay. The rommil,c,
also recommended that tho noiniua
ton of caniilatcs for Jud.c Of I'll,
supreme Court should bc the fir
"f""r of business. and il was awrcc,
by the cunvcntion,~U on motion Of Mr.
hr"ah!!ran 10 amend the report. 1l,a,
our candidates for the Suprcn,,
'U'i%">hIp be voted for. tl.ctwo hinh.
est, having Il majority OF all the vote.
east for the ca]iI!idatcS. to have III,
Nv" Ion" terms. and the next to h,r.
the SIX ear term. and tl,c ueyt nm,
|" nave the two c term. judo,
h"""S'il was escorted to the cha;,
by Il committee. and delivered an od.
dress before taking hi, seat At,L,
conclusion of the remarks, cf JuLm,
" ""d>nn, Col. Strong, o:>I. Jo.cnh
tlltS. i. johnson, OF 81. Iouis ,,,,l
senator Hchrckr. the committee ap.
pointed on the part ofll" Liberal Re.
publican convention to r"uori to tL,
Democratic convention the passage
Oh Il resolution appointing IL commit
Tee OF fifteen to meet Il like cummi,Irc
on tile part Of the Democratic. ron
'ciI'i"h, to agree on 4 basis of CO.
operation, made their report. ami
were loudly applauhrd. 4 commit
zee OF Hiic"n. one from each CONGRESS
>'"haI district ana two from the
state at large, was appointed by the
'i'''r. HE convention adjourned
until next morning at 8 O'Clock.
Upon TIA Resembling of the con-
'chtloil. the conference cnn,u,,,,..
made the following report: One Of
the electors "fthe State ut large to he
selected by the Democratic convene
non. the clcctor so elected tn hold
The irSt place on thciickct. the other
c!cci"r ct III" Stare at large TO be
selected by the Liberal Rcpuhlir,u
az
convention. The district cIrctor, for.
The lst,5d, 9TH, 9th, 9th. 10Th and 1otb
districts to be selected by the Liberal
h'P''blirall convention the ~clrrtnrs
the remaining districts tn H..
by :he Democratic couvcr-
Ton. 1t Is further agreed that the
alternate electors in the districts for
which the Liberal Republicans select
shall be selected by ,I,.
i'cln"crai>, and the alternate electors,
III the districts for which the demo-
Gratis select electors shall be selected
by the Liberal Republican convcu-
The committee reported rlrih-
that upon full consultation II was
to conrrdc to the Lil,rr..1
Republicans, the offices IF Licutrn,ut
Secretary of State. and
lfrglstcr of Lands on the Sratrtirk,.t
! lie report was adopted by Il vote OF
'i6 to Z. Col. Gro>vcuor, from ,hc
Liberal Republican convention. re-
ported that-thc report Of the confer
" ,d,r,.,I H.. ,,'.. unanimous
,i '''' '"'!. Inc chair
lhen announced as next order of
..,:, "D''''"i'oh Oh lour
randihatcS for Judges Of the Supreme
wo.o ,,I gentlemen
J., y r.:. "'"''''''"n lion.
%,,. '""'' " III. Il.
yn,.io' '""'>' Henry NJ.
w,.;a,.. W. ""N'pn Foster T..
r,r;n. w. ''""'' -. lay,
N,,rro, r,,.. 9'u' ADAMS.
rho,, n ~ - rc"ii'.
,,-,. 49,. ""'' III. T.,
oui. W n"''laS' Edward 4.
,,v;rr anu Sherwood
r,,lau. .,. '"c TWO highest
,., a.. we're ic''arcd the :
convention for the
.o;r.I "'''~ having re-
".S"'N' number. WAS
,c.rn;oI L, u M Inc place
Adam. "'S' h'i>S. Mr..
I,n me Nominee for
,cranirs when he now
y1'o
,,,,n, c,r F'o""cd"d TO
IN, To-. D,,: '"' Governor.
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