Iron County register., 1880-04-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Republican State Convention.

Republican State Convention.
The Republican State Convention met Al
Sedalia on the morning Of the 14th. From
the Associated Press report Of tho proceed.
inGs the following extracts are taken:
After enecting temporary organization
half an hour was occupied with q some.
from a split in the delegation from the Ninth
Congressional District, two parties appearing
and each claiming the right to cast the entire
finally referred to the Committee on Creden.
t tialss I and the Convention took recess until
During the recess Grant caucus was
called by Mr.. G. !. Filley, and in
this caucus the coloredf element sought
tton 81 ano ad Claimed az right the se.sc
cage convention, but their claims met with
Dut little favor. ..-s,.s4
Wagner the Chairman, called the Convention
to order, when there was an evident hitch and
embarrassment among the leaders ON the
congregational district moved for q further
recess until O'Clock to allow time for the
GGelegates who had not participated in the
Oranc caucus to consult, and also for the pur-
pose OF giving further time for the report of
the committee. This motion meeting some
opposition Nh. j. u. Upton of Jasper obtained
he attacked Mr.. Filley, charging him with ar
rogance and demagogueism.
The motion for a further recess was then
carried, and the Blaine men came to the front
Ior the purpose Of holding a caucus. The
greater part of the delegates remained in the
nail ana the caucuSing members were sub
5ected to frequent Interruptions in their dis
cuss1ons. They took no definite action, ex-
ep Geps W 70 agree = upon the nomination OF ex Gov
stead of Mr.. FilIey.
When the Convention was called to order
TOR the third time the committee on creden-
uals MADE their report. which was adopted,
and the committee on permanent organiza.
Chairman, Mr. Broadweli for Secretary, and
u list OF Vice. Presidents, embracing one dele
gate from each Congressional District. Fhe
the Convention proceeded to the election of
four delegates to the Chicago Convention for
the state at large. f4..t -.t
After long. rambling, heated and disor-
derry debate, vote was taken by districts,
and resulted as follows: For McClurg, lss;
ner, 446; Harrison E. Havens, 4s7h, and w. II.
II. Brown, colored, 8. MessPs. Ffley, Van
Horn, Wagner and Havens were declared TO
were also elected by acclamation, and the
Convention proceeded to select district dele
First district, Nicholas Berg and John A.
Webber; Second district. T. b. Rodgers and j.
W. Wheeler; Third district, j. II. Pohlman
tin and j. Lindsay; Fifth % district. + II. II L. BAKER
and Z. A. Lowe; Sixth district, r. B. McBeth
and W. E. Maynard; Seventh district, A: j.
w. 5. Terrell and L. G. sIavens; Ninth district.
n. f. Essex and 9. C. Closkey; Tenth district,
Thos ID. Noel and Geo. Hall; Eleventh dis
tr1ct s. J. Whitman and H. N. Cook; Twelfth
district H. NJ. Hitler and j. +. Adams; Thir-
teenth district. G. w. Rush and G. S. Walden.
The Convention, next proceeding to elect q
new State Central Committee. nominated two
candidates for Electors at Large and one
Elector from each district, and, finally, after
considerable debate, the majority of the Com
mittee on Resolutions reported the following,
which were adopted:
Be enacted by the Republicans of Missouri,
In convention assembled, as follows:
FHsf-That we reaffirm the time -hOnored
of the Republican party that all
men are created free and equal; that this is q
nation and not a confederation of States that
all of the issues settled by the late war and all
Of the legislation regarding the same are final,
and any attempts to in any way annul or af-
fect the same are revolutionary.
SecO1d-That we hereby indorse the Admin
strasion of that patriot, soldier and states
men, Ulysses 8. Grant, as President of the
United States. and hereby instruct the dele
gates appointed to the National Republican
to be held in Chicago, to vote as
4 unit on all questions, and for U. s. Grant as
he candidate of the Republican party of the
United States for the Presidency.
minority report identical with tho fore
going as to the first resolution, but proposing
% send an uninstructed delegation to Chica-
% on a second resolution, was rejected.
Adjourned sine die.