The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
THE PEOPLE.
Congressional Convention of the
Ninth District at Savan-
nah On Tuesday.
a Farmer Nominated.

rontion at Savannah, on Tuesday last
About ; O'Clock the delegates gathered in con
%ventior ut the Courthouse, when We're had Ii,
following proceedings:
Ewcn {. Hale. of Clinton county, called II,
convention TO order.
Judge Rhodes, of DeKalb county, was mad,
temporary chairman and II. L. Glazier, Temporal
~ Secretary.
Mr.. lba, of Buchanan moved that a committee
Of one delegate from each county he selected n
Il Committee on Credentials. Carried. And the
following delegates were selected: Buchanan,
IL. Il. lba and DIR. C.. J. keSsler; Andrew, 4.
5. Davis; Noddway, j. Dunn; DeKalb, Jesse
Dean; Holt, ". II. Pointer; Atchison, AMBER
son Greer: Gentry, L. y. Trayor; Worth, Mar
tin Hickman; Clinton, A. IIcCrayu0r.
DIR. Blackburn moved that the representation
be one for every 100 votes ca5t in the last gener-
al election.
DR.. Brown, Of Andrew, moved an amend
mcnt thu; one delegate he allowed for every adj
ditipHal 20 votes.
Nj. Bartlett, Of Buchanan, moved an amcrd-
mcnt that The representation be one delegate Tor
every 2Ujo population, according to the census
of $50. This would give Clinton county dele
gates: Atchi>on, D; No.ia1"y, :: Andrew. ;:
Holt, G; Gentry &; Worth, .; DcKulb, :. and
Buchanan, Is. The amendment was carried.
Dr. Brown moved that the Andrew county
delegates BE- allowed to retire and sci,ct their
delegation. Carried.
II response 20 calls, L. {. Thomas, publisher
Of = Democratic paper at Plat.-hurs, mountc,
TIE rostrum and prccecdc,, TO open IRE upon,
what he termed, ''ihc salary steal, being
very personal in his remarks, and making aa
'jircc; an application Of the same to Hon. !. &.
Parker q, he cog.j without naming that gentle
g..n. While he WAS speaking, Mr.. Parker en-
tered thc room, and the moment the .r,cch wl5
finished, the Iourt-honsc trcmblcI with shouts
and screams FOR Parker! That gentleman took
Tie siald and struck lire the lr-t time. HIS
speech was thc mos; s~ca:hing, brilliant and t.
one ever made in Northwcs; Missouri.
The Substance ci Mir. rarScr's REMARKS are Is
JUDGE rhEEE:' -TrEtH. .
Gr0Hrarp ma! Fs,'5sr C:=fag-I don't appoar
H"tDr" NuI in iIl- contention as - cluagiatr
iu' . 1Yg"a. before you IS one Of the citizen, Of
his district which / base '."E representing so !
AMY years. Aitrr Be ball In, opened. rs il, t
i- hose to-day, ! cLliEI "a, u-ht 60 shut iur G
luu-.- al The '3,Iat-p-In, who .Tr irving tp
a'. lH'u ",hcr "u TIE bucks ui iarIauv-. lam I
ri"." 20" H".rl. oL III" question DOL! ''-aIaI. q
-ag, 80 @ml IS. o., heard, and I ytN. The -ruJtr- /
5f'Irr HHW ! G4. NOS IS candidate. Hur o. be-.
u' -1ch mn I- De-, -''h Ia maxi IHy people Jh, ]
Ul 81 - brIg. cratic k.tc, | -lsy A4U warning .
gat / ava uu iar stump from ueW an tis election.
J aW here .-a IrNuattrau, AMI ! JEH pru.rt Of 4
l' great larig Co. WHICH | hrl"ur-a party tia. l
lands before the v'rij 81, having done mole ,
tHH ANY other Irii. II Nl-l"I. II broke up %
avery. cursed, A..-ts-"'i,u. Il -ayc. - great g
alton from 81! .h'IH. r.I,ui, and Etr pI.. 80 u
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