The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-18
THE FOUR CONVENTIONS.
Democrats in Council Elect
Delegates to Mo.
berry.
The Senatorial and the Two Ju.
dicial Conven-
tione.

choose aeicgatc- 10 the MoDeflv St.e con-
vention t. choose presidential del
cgates To CINCINNATI; To elect del
ega,rs TO the judicial convention Of the
district, and to select delegates TO the dis
rrict senatorial convention.
There was a field full Of candidates, and
the delegates were not all agreed ~ 10
whom they would delight to honor, and in
consequence there was an inharmoniOus
feeling al times manifested. This, how
ever, speedily vanished when the delegat
had been finally determined, and il
may be confidently said that the de-
mocrscy OF Pettis will gladly stand by any
man whom the several conventions shall
in their wisdom get iit to present for their
ballots at the polls.
THE PRoCEEDINGs.
The convention was called TO order by
DIR. J, p. Thatcher, chairman of the central
committee.
A motion was made thst Mr.. W. L.
Felix he elected chairman.
A motion was made that ThOs. +. Hous
ton he elected chairman.
Mr.. Houston withdrew his name, saying
that perhaps he would be unable 10 re-
mann until adjournment, and upon the
question being Put, Mr.. Felix was elected
by accl am stion and took the chair.
DIR. 4. II. Conk wright was nominated
for secretary. He withdrew his name and
proposed that of John d. Russell, who WAS
elected.
Mr. Russell demurred 10 assuming the
audious duties If the secretary, saying that
he was not delegate, but the convention
insisted and he took the position.
Dr. A. II. Cartwright moved that n
committee on credentjals,t to CONSIST Of seven
delegates, be appointed by the chair.
Motion carried.
The chair appointed the following COM
m,,tee: A II. Conk wright, Samuel Shanks,
. John II. Hoyue, J. A. J. DOwnes, I. r.
| Houston, J. ". Perdue and Thos. Terry.
/: The committee retired, bearing the ere
ientiais of those present, whom the chair
man had previously called within the bar.
| Mr.. Smith Hopkins then rose and said
tina, he had rendered his resignation AZ a
member of the central committee, As he v as
candidate for Office, and asked that the
convention hil the vacancy.
( Judge O. NJ. Davis said that the conven-
tion had no business TO do anything Of the
kind, that il was the province OF the COM
mittee to fill it's own vacancies, and that
the convention had not been called Tor
any such purpose.
Judge j. a Lacy made the same state
ment as thai offered BY Mr.. Hopkins
Judge Harris renewed his objections.
Mr.. Hopkins proposed that two names
he presented to the convention 10 bill the
vacancies.
James ID. Smith, Q member of the com.
mittee, seconded the proposition. In reply
to an in.inu alton of Judge Harris that the
members who had resigned had not taken
The proper course, he said that they he'd
themselves proposed resIgning and that the
committee had accepted this course as the
most proper one under the circumstances
Judge Harris said thst he agreed with
Mr.. Smith in one thing, that was that the
members had done right in resigning. But
they had waited too long. There had been
two or three calls made for this conven.
ton: the last one wss the one they had &C
cepted, and il had said nothing about the
filling of vacancies.
In reference to the different calls made
Or. Thatcher explained that the first one
had been made through q mlsconcep!ion oil
the time when the state convention was to
meet at Jefferson City. This was IN July
and il had been thought best TO postpone
the choo~ing of delegates to that conven-
ton until the 18th of that month.
Messrs. Harris aud Smith had some fur
tber interchange Of views, and then The
committee on credentials put an end to the
discussion, which was entirely Out OF order
by making its appearance and reporting.
The report Was accepted.
Judge Hsrris said that he rose to ques
ton Of privilege. Messrs. Hopkins and
Lacy had been to him, h. said, during the
reading of the committees list Of accred-
tied delegates, and taken some exceptions
to the remarks he had made. He had
meant no harm. He loved those gentle
men AZ the apple OF his eye, and had said
nothing which was meant personally, new
ertheless he would take nothing back. and
still insisted that the matter WAS question
for the consideration Of the central com
mittee only. [Applause and laughter.
Mr.. Smith made another speech in re-
} sponse TO Judge Harris, but the chairman
} decided to rule the whole controversy Out
of order, and it was let drop.
Mr.. d. NJ. Williams moved that thOs<
delegates present be permitted TO cast thu
yotes of absent members OF their township
delegation.
Judge Harris seconded the motion, and
P spoke in its favor.
Mr.. Smith thought this should be thu
case only when the delegation had been in
structed. In any other case, the delegate,
present might not reflect the views OF sb'
sentees.
The original motion was put and car
ried.
Mr.. J. r. Barrett moved that four com.
mittees be appointed BY the chair, TO con.
sist of Eve members each, which should
respectively report to the convention list
of delegates to the national presidentisl
invention at Meberly; TO the two Judicial
conventions, and to the senatorial conven
ton.
Mr.. Williams offered a. q substitute q
resolution which required that a COMMITTEES
should be appointed, with members from
each township. each township delegation
casting . vote for every Jour delegates u
WAS entitled 10.
Mr.. Geo. r. B Jackson made . little
speech IN winch ne s1tO tnet tntS WOulu U
the same az going into a committee of the
whole, and have the effect OF keep
ing the convention until an un.
known time. The committee ought "a
be of size that would permit it to b.
handled. Since the convention was tC
finally psss on the nominations anyway, il
vas lust .s we'll 10 save time BY having the
chair appoint the nominating committees
Mr.. J. A. J. Downes said that there were
now, 20 heretofore, symphonic that the
thumb screw vas TO be spplied. This VA
the only time when the people bad chancs
to speak, and they proposed TO do IT.
E,ch township should have voice through
lts delegates, II WIS not right that ths
chair should appoint the committees in ths
way proposed. lie had always found ia
these conventions that there Wa an attempt
to gag the mouths and stop the tongues Ol
the member. of the convention. II il
should take ell day, and all night, or ever
ell the next week. TO perform the duties O
the Convention in the proper way, Why