Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-16
Proceedings Of the Republican
Mass Convention.

| lRONTOS, MO-, SepC, IL, looO'
| The Republicans Of Iron county, Mo-, met
in mass convention at the courthouse this af
ternoon, pursuant to a call of the Chairman
of the Republican County Committee.
| Convention was called to order by the w.
w. Haywood, Chairman Of the Republican
| Committee, who made few remarks as to the
object of the Convention.
| DR.. E. May was then called to preside as
Chairman of the Convention and j. w. Will
kinson as Secretary.
On motion, DR.. E. May was elected delegate
to the State Convention, which meets in st.
Louis. Mo-, on the 18th inst.
The following County Ticket was then NOM
mated, viz: w. w. HAYWOOD, ESQ.,, for Rep.
and Collector; J. N. Semands, Esq for Coun
ty Judge Southern District; A. H. Eaton Esq,
for County Judge Western District; J. W.
Wilkinson, Esq, for Assessor; DR.. T. R.
Goulding for Coroner.
On motion, Charles Won Roden, ESQ, of
Pilot Knob, and J. W. Lsshley, ESQ.,, of Belle,
view, were added to the County Committee.
On motion, the County Committee was in
structed to confer with committees of other
counties in the District as to the advisability
of nominating candidate Tor Congress and
for the State Senate
The following preambles and resolutions
were the read by Dr.. I. r. Goulding and
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, It is a notorious and well-estab-
lshed fact that a large sum of money. ap-
proximating 100000 paid into the State
Treasury by the Overburdened taxpayers of
this State was placed in the bands of q ring
ns1dn f nd artJ Of
The State Treasurer and other officials, and by
them squandered; and
WHEREAS, This large sum has been unaval-
able to The State and has entailed loss of inter-
est on the same for about three years past; and
WHEREAS, At the last session OF our State
Legislature an effort was made to compel the
State Treasurer to settle with the State and
account for the money squandered by the
ring composed of his personal and partisan
friends, and also to institute suit for the
recovery Of the sum so squandered from
the Treasurer's bondsmen; aud,
WHEREAS, In all these efforts to protect
the interests of the taxpayers of the State,
the Representative from this county (and
VINO is now the Democratic candidate for
re-election,) persistentIy worked andvoted 10
protect the ring. and opposed every measure
TO investigate the charges or to proceed against
t 1t Treasurer and his bondsmen and compel
them to refund the money taken from the
taxpayers; therefore,
Resolved, That we appeal to the voters OF
lie interests by refusing to re-elect as Repre-
sentative a man who SO VIGOROUSLY made
himself the willing and subServient tool and |
defender of the State Treasury ring, which has
sbamefully robbed the people of the State.
Resolved, That the candidate we this day
nominate for Representative is hereby in
structed, should he be elected, to make every
honorable effort in his power to compel the
l,underers of the State Treasury TO re ind the
money which the sauandered upon favOrites
Short speeches were them made by w. w
Haywood, Esq, ami DR.. E. May, after which
Hon. Newton Grain, of St. Louis, was intro
duced, who made a most telling speech, !
which was frequently applauded.
Convention adjourned at Is O'Clock p. M, to
meet again at 7:3) O'Clock P. M.
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. by
DIR. E. May. Chairman, when Mr.. Grain again
addressed the Convention in his usual happy
and argumentative style, which received loud
and repeated applause from the unusual large
and appreciative audience of ladies and gen.
tlemen.
On motion, the thanks Of the Convention
were extended to the speaker; also, to the
Ironton Cornet Band and the Young gentle
men composing the Singing Club for the ex-
cellent music discoursed during the day and
evening.
Three rousing cheers were then given for
Garfield and Arthur. Convention then adj |
journed, after which Garfield and Arthur |
Club was organized.
During the afternoon beautiful Garfield
and Arthur flag was unfurled to the breeze.
EDWIN NAY, Chairman.
j, w. WILKINSON, Secretary.