The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-13
REPUBLICANS.
The Mass Convention of Pettis
County's Stalwarts
Meet
Ana Choose Delegates to the
State Convention, Instructed
For Grant.

For Grant.
Pursuant to call Issued BY the county
central committee on the Goth OF March
last the republicans of Petite county, for
The most part represented by the lsadsrs Of
Ihs party in the city of Sedslis, met yester-
day afternoon in mass convention 10 the
court room, at one o'clock The
court had taken rece-s only and wac to
resume business at two o'clock. In defer
ence. however, TO the needs Of the great
third term party, the demands Of the mill
Of Justice were thrust aside until the con-
vention adjourned, which was about halt
past three O'Clock.
There we're possibly some seventy or
eighty persons present when the meeting
~as
CALLED TO ORDER
which vac done BY Judge Sloan.
He offered the name of Mayor Faulha-
Der rs a nominee for presiding officer
and that gentleman Vas placed
in the chair by reclamation.
Judge Carter, Of Gr~ei. Ridge. WAS cleo
ted secretary.
The chsirman stated that he considered
there WAS no time for speech making. IN
view OF the fact that the court was about Ia
sit, and recommended that the convention
proceed immediately to the business OF Sc
Letting delegates 10 the state convention.
There would he seven to he choeen by
Pettis county, he said, and il was for the
convention TO say in what manner they
should be elected.
Cephaa ieech moved that the delegates
he appointed By ballot.
Mr. r. G. Wilkerson wanted to know
whether il would require a m,iority vote
TO elect.
Hr. Milo Blair moved that ~ this was
Q m a.- convention and there were no sccred
tied delegates, e,ch man come forward to
the secretary when he deposited his ballot
and give hs name, in order that none hui
known republicans should by any chancs
have Q voice in the convention.
Mr.. Smith moved that the seven dele
gates having the highes, votes be declared
elected.
A long discussion, in which Mesers. Blair
Wilkerson, Lsmm, Smith and others tool
part, each Offering various amendments OF
suggestions followed and 20 completely
buried the original motion that all trace
of it were lost and nothing remained tc
mark its resting place but a little mount
Of words. Finally Mr.. A. p. Morey cam'
to the chsirman's rescue with motion tha
the convention put candidates in nomina
tion, instead of voting Unfortunately fol
whomsoeser each one present might choose
The proposition met with general favor
but it was 6rst necessary that few speeche,
should be made before It vas placed befor'
the house. Therefore
Mr.. Lamm amended by suggesting thai
the seven lowest candidates, after the frs
ballot. be dropped, and made come extend
ed remarks in favor Of giving the country
fair representation on the list of delegates
He thought they ought to have three, Of
perhaps four, Of the seven delegates.
Mr. smith said that the gentleman's las
suggestion had nothing to do with tn,
question under discussion and that it VA
entirely out of order.
The sm.ll apeck OF war was promptly
squelched by the chairman. who put to th.
house Mr.. Morey's motion that the conven
vention proceed to the nomination of can.
didates for delegates.
This was carried and minute gun FIRE o.
nominations, continued whenever . mem
of the convention could think OF the nam,
Of some fsvo:ite son. resulted in the fol
lowing nominations. which comprised much
of the available timber present ia the con
vention.
THE NOMINArIoNs
Col. A. d. Jaynes, Henry Lsmm, A I
Morey, Capt. W. p. Paff, S. L. Highley
man, E. J. Smith. Henry Mert.. r. II
Moses, H. 3. TownsIey, Col. Graham, Milk
Blair, Alexander Dow, Martin Page, 10
siah Scott, J. E. Carter, J. n. Lee, q. II
Shepard, b. G. Wilkerson, Col. Ritter
Judge Sloan, J. H. Boutwell,, Cephas A
Leach, J. {. Psrmerlee, Thomas Ellison
F. A. Sampson and John Conner.
The nominations then closed. it being ev
ident, ae one of the members Of the con
vention remarked, soto rocs. that no on,
present had been forgotten.
Messrs. A. g. Holland snd W. A. Sloane
we,e appointed tellers to count the vote, il
being understood that each person present
vas 10 vote for seven OF the nominees ans
that ell those having a majority Of thu
whole number of ballots cast we're TO b,
declared choaen ~ delegates, and tha
another ballot waS 10 be then taken for the
selection of the remaining delegates.
THE BALLTrrS6
proceeded very slowly. n the party wer'
not ae far shove sn.picion ss MIR. J. Gear
II might have being suspected that slat,
Wa been somewhere cooked ur on III.
quiet The members came up to the secre-
tsry'. desk and deposited their Vote and
gave their names with all the >deliber a,ior
Of the morning hours Of An election day.
and the affair babe fair to. continue Unit
the regulation "sun-down" hour. when the
chairman accelerated matters by vigor.
one protest and the announcement that The
poll. must close. This forced the tardy
ones to the front, Il e polls closed and the
counting began. A. there we're nearly
6veiundred tsliies to be made the chair.
nan appointed two assistant telIer-, both
OF whom happened to be nominees. A
general good humored murmur Of ''count