Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-22
CONVENTION TO NOMINATE CIRCUIT
JUDGE.

The democratic convention to nominate q can
didate for circuit judge for the 9th Judicial cir
cult OF Missouri, met ut HIgsinsville, Tuesday,
MAY 18th, in loung's hall, and was called 10
order by Geo. l.. Hayes. Esq. chairman Of the
executive committee.
ID J.. ID. Duggins. Esq. of Saline county, nom
mated w. L.. Felix. Esq, Of fettis county iof
temporary chairman. Mr.. Felix was elected
Capt. j. Q. Plattenburg nominated Capt. >.
d. Conner Tor temporary secretary. D. u.
ESD, objected, stating that d. w.
Conner was not q regularly accredited delegate
to the convention. The chair ruled that there
was no Information before the body as 10 Tie
eligibility of anybody, and that consequently ..
D.. Conner was. SO fur as heknew, as much en-
titled to u seat in the convention as any o'hef
gentleman. MIR. Conner was elected secretaiS'
Geo. p. b. Jackson. Esq, moved that one
gentleman from each county be appointed as a
ON credentials. The motion Was
carried.
pettis county. named Mr.. Jackson; Saline
county named Mr.. l.. w. hicOlds.
WIN. A. Redd. Capt. Piaitenburs objected,
saying that Capt. Redd had never even been
county convention. and concluded by nominal
ing Alexander Graves. ESQ Mai. Geo. +,
Gordon objected, stating that MIR. Graves had
not been elected as a delegate to this convention.
Mr.. Graves ARCS. and suggested that Lafayette
county do hot claim representation In the Com
mittee on credentials, but leave the whole mat
ter OF dispute to the gentlemen from Saline and
PettIs counties. MIR. Shewalter agreed to this
proposition, and the chair stated that 1t would
be SO ordered unless objection was made. No
objection being made the mmitt was formed
consisting OF Messrs. Jackson and Nicolds.
A recess was then taken until l O'Clock.
During the recess the committee sat and con-
sidered the credentials from the various counties
composing the c~ircuit-saiIne. Pettis and Lit
fayette.
Oh. .rn.lo,t,I, oT Dntt;a oa,nfu N fnupl
to be in form, correct and undisputed, AS were
those OF Saline county.
From Lafayette county the following papers
were presented and were supported by remarks
from Messrs. Graves and Shewalter:
LEXINGTON, Mo-, May 18th, 1880.
Lafayette county democratic convention Tor
lion TO be held nj Higginsville, in saId county,
on the 18th met, Tor tho purpose Of nominating
u democratic Candidate for circuit judge OF the
sixth JUDICIAL district met Ut the courthouse III
Lexington, this A. NJ.
Convention called to order by Capt. J. d.
Conner, chairman of the democratic county
Col. Joseph Davis was placed in nomination
Tor temporary chairman. and was
elected. john ). Wheatley was elected tempo
rury secretary.
ON motion the convention took recess until ]
O'Clock, T. NJ.
Convention rc-assembled ut / O'Clock, r. NJ,
and was called to order by the temporary chair
man.
On motion Col. Jos. Davis was made perma-
hent chairman, and John S. Wheatley perma-
nent secretary.
On motion a committee, consisting of one
delegate from each township, was appointed on
W. Z. Beatlie, Davis; j. q Plattenburg, Dover;
L: NJ. Major, Freedom; "; G; McCausiand.
Harris. sni-a-Bar, and j. Nj. Withers, Wash
ingtOn, composed SAID committee.
The m reported the following as en-
Titled to Sets In the convention:
Clay tOwnshIp-F. L. Fishback, e.. w. Fer
reIi, O.. W. Wright and A. j. Campbell.
Davis townsIip-W. G.. Beat!ie. Hugh g.
Dover township-John S. Wheatley, j.. @.
Plattenburg aud Samuel Downing.
Frredom township-John w. Brown and L.
Lexington township-Jos. F. Smith, Joseph
Davis, VIM; II Chiies. John r. Howe; Id
SnsWaiter, L. b. Gordon and w. q. McCaus-
Middleton township-Wm. A. Redd, Robert
Metcalf and W. S. Thomas proxy for IL. q.
Sni-a-Bar township-A. G. Green, William
Harris and W. Il. Anderson.
Washington tOWnshIp-H. C. Chiles, Mr..
Henry anu JAS. Nj. Wlthers.
Mr.. j. d. Shewalter moved that the chair APP
point u of three on rules and order OF
business.
Col. II. c. Chlles offered, as u substitute, that
the convention proceed to the nomination OF
seven delegates to the HiRginsvIlle convention,
to he held Tuesday, May 18th: Lost.
The original resolution OF MIR. Shewalter pu,
10 The house, and was lost.
Maj. Geo. Z. Gordon moved that the county
be divided into Two. districts-lonr delegates IL
be selected from the western district and three
from the eastern district. Lost.
Maj. Gordon moved that the candidates fol-
circuit judge he placed in nomination. and voted
on by townships. Carried.
The chair appointed rs lellers, J. ID. Conner
and A. v. Robinson. The vote was taken by
townships, aud resulted rs follows: William
L. Wood twelve votes; Richard Field fourteen
votes and VIM. Young three votes.
Col. Chiles moved that the following be select
ed rs delegates to the Higglnsvllle convention,
tO-wit: Baxter Lankiord, Jacob ID. Conner,
John S. Wheatley, j. Q. Piattenburg, A. +.
Alexander, Alex. Graves and Mason Il. Henry
Lost
After various motions were put before the
house ana lost. Capt John Brown, OF Freedom,
moved that the vote on The motion of Col. Cniles
be reconsidered. Carried.
Question recurring on the original motion o
Col. Chiles Tor delegates AS named above, tn,
motion was carried.
On motion the convention adjourned.
JOHN S. WHEArLEI, Sect'y.