Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-06

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KoMBE AND COMMUNISM.
On last Tuesday, in answer to a
call issuing, from Scotland county,
Mo-, delegates from the several coun-
ties in the State, who wished to repu-
diate their bonded indebtedness, met
in Mexico to devise the best plan to
resist the payment of their dishonest
and illegal debts" Dishonest at
least rs looked at from their stand
point.
As cur court house was being occu-
pied by the circuit court, now in
session., our citizens rendered the
convention the use of the Opera
House during their sittings.
At 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
w. l.. Brown, Of Rails, called the
convention to order, and as the most
of the delegates were not expected
till 2 O'Clock p. M, simply a tenn
porary organization was formed and
committees on credentials and perma-
nent organization IA appointed.
Thirteen counties were represented
as well a s two townships from Boone
county. w. p. Barnes, of Cass
county. was chairman of the Temporal
ry convention and C. S. Baker, of
Scotland, secretary.
The following committee OH ere
dentials was appointed by the chair,
one from each county:
Judge w. E. Hall, of Jackson:
Hon. w. l.. Brown, of Rails; j. W.
Birch, of Scotland A. w. Morrison,
of Howard; w. H. Craig, of Sulli-
van; w. Dowden, of Knox; Alex
Mudd, of Lincoln J. G.. Slater, of
Linn; +. W. Smelt, of Perche Town
ship, Boone county w. p. Barnes,
of Cass W. E. Hall, Jackson.
The following committee on per-
manet organization was then appoint
ed to draft an order of business to
present at the afternoon sitting of the
conventions:
l.. j. Wagner, of Scotlan6 J. o.
Wood, of Rails S. Ennis, of Knox;
w. +. Hall, of jackson; w. II.
Craig, of Sullivan w. +. Cunning
ham, of Howard; A. Mudd, of Lin
coin; p. w. Graves, Perche Town
ship, Boone county j. c. Slater, Of
Linn w. L. Barnes, of Cass.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the morning session the Ques-
OF admitting reporters was violently
discussed, but for appearance sake
was suppressed for the time being
only, to crop out at every opportu-
nifty, but the LEDGER and Globe
Democrat reporters (the only ones
present) were not at all Disconnected,
but held the fort, for the time at least.
As soon as the house was called TO
order the Committee on Credentials
made a favorable report upon all dele
gates, excepting those from Boone,
action upon this disturbing element
BEND left to the entire body. The
report of the Committee on Pcrma-
nent Organization was received, and
recommended l.. J.. Wagoner. of
Scotland county, for President; A.
W. Morrison, of Howard county, for
Vice President NJ. S. Dowdcn, of
Knox county, Second Vice Presi-
dent and w. f. Hall, of jackson
county, for Secretary. I'd. That
each county, by It's delegates, make
a verbal statement of its bonded in
debtedness, and what had been done
TO RESIST THE PAYMENT
of the anne 3. That an Executive
and Corresponding Committee of one
from each county be appointed to
bringabout united actionin the future.
Judge Hugh Tincher, Of Galloway,
and Judge John NJ. Hickerson, of
Howard, as honorary members, and
+. w. B. Crews, G.. L. Dunn and
William Christian as delegates from
Franklin, Lincoln and Rails counties,
respectively, were admitted.
Messrs. f. Il. Mckee, Scotland
county; VIM. l.. Brown, Rails coun-
ty; VIM. H.. Cook, Knox county
VIM. f. Hall, Jackson county; W.
II. Prague, Sullivan county; II.
Kingsbury, Howard county; Alex
Mudd, Lincoln county w. r. viii
hite, Perche Township, Boone coun-
t.; A. H. Jones, Rocky Fork Town
ship, Boone county; j. c.. Slater,
Linn county Hiram Bledsoe, Cass
county L. j. c. Fagg, Pike county;
T. w. b. Crewe, Franklin county,
and w. l.. Rutherford, Randolph
county, were appointed to draw a
series of resolutions fully expressing
the sentiments of the Convention.
BOONE COUNTY.
The question of Boone county dele
gates being admitted to a seat in the
convention YVES then brought before
the house, and now came the fun.
1t appears that two townships in
Boone county already had delegates
in the convention, who wished to re-
pudiate their township debts, and the
point under dispute was whether
Gen. Guitar and his IL friends from
Boone county at large, who did not
wish to repudiate should be admitted