Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-07-17
GREExB,eK STATE CONVENTION.

city to-day. The delegates did not ar
rive till II m. The convention ha:
=, pecuiiarities. There Is Il noticeable alb.
sencc of professional looking men, and
great preponderance Of sun-bsowned
faces and brown and horny hands
When there are democratic conven-
tons and the delegates arrive on the
tram, they make bee line for the
bar-rooms.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
At.;r5 the regular State Conven-
ton was called to order at Smiths Hall
By II. NJ Williams. The hall was very
tastefully decorated. Oves the stage
hung Il picard. on which was written.
1.-The Peoples Champions, and below
portraits Of Weaver and Chambers. \
glance showed an unusual large body
Of delegates in contrast to the slim at
tendance at the State Convention of
the same party in the same hall two
years ago.
/ H. NJ Williams then announced
that Britton 4. Hill. the father of the
porty and Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee, could not be present
owing to severe illness.
I Judge \, W. Alexander: Of Jackson
county, was then introduced as tim
porary chairman, J. b. 1illett, H. NJ.
Williams and John NJ London were
named for permanent secretary. All
the gentlemen positively declined, and
Frank Irwin, of Schuyler county was
chosen. 4 recess was taken to seat
delegations.
The convention reassembled a, ,
p. N.
While waiting for reports of CON-
mittees, communication from b. A.
Hill. Of ST. Louis. was read. The new
things in it were demand for female
suffrage and the management OF rail-
roads by the government.
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials was presented. The number
Of delegates as near as could be asccr-
tanned, under great difficulties, was ,.6.
Forty-two counties out of the ia in
the state were represented.
The Committee on Permanent Orga- {
nizatIon reported for permanent Chair
man. John VI. London, of Macon; for
Vice President, d. G. Dadc, Of Green;
for Secretary, Z. H. Benham, Of New
ton.
When Mr.. London was conducted to
the chair he made speech, chiefly re-
for lis rhetorical features. !
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER
On motion of H. NJ. Williams the
rules were suspended and the nominal
tons were proceeded with
Judge Royal nominated Nicholas c
Ford, OF Andrew, for Governor, second r
ed by Mr.. Cameron, OF Henry. \ !;
motion was made, after I number of r
very enthusiastic speeches, to make I,
the nomination by reclamation. This +
vas ruled out of order, and motion r
to ajourn voted down.
J. b. Follett nominated Luman y.
Brown. OF Howard County.
\. Mannerlng, State Senator, was ?
llso put in nomination.
Mr.. Campbell said Ford would get n
he republican votes, ard was the ma Il II
o choose. IL
y number of speeches were made D
or both Ford and Brown. Finally the II
lame OF Ford was withdrawn, because p
he party wanted to keep him in con-
.ress.
Brown was then nominated amidst
he widest and most enthuastic cheers. P.
Homer f. Fellows. Of Green was u
ominated by reclamation for lieuten-
ut Governoner; o. ID. Jones, of Knox. ~ n.
as nominated by reclamation for sec
ltary of State; DR.. \. c. Marks, of st
t. Clair, for Auditor; John NJ. Sneed, in
f Pettis for State Treasurer: and, Maj. HI
!. NJ. Mckinley, Of Moberly, for Att -.
rney General. III
l.. L. Bridges, of Pettis. nominated
eter f. Bland, OF St. Louis. for Judge =,
{ the Supreme Court. He was nonli- %
lted by acclamasion.
The EEsoLUTIASs ADOPTED.
The convention did not reaSselnble ~
Il 9 o clock waiting for the committee
l resolutions In the mean time Ira -
Hazelton delivered the best speech of
e convention and his logic and broad
ImOr elected rOars Of laughter, At
h the report was presented. 1t is as Cai
llowS:
We hereby endorse the platform Yo,
Opted aud the candidates nominated Chi
the greenback party at Chicago in D !.
80: we arraign and condemn the last :.
rislature for It's unjust and arbitrary :"
Is in That il deprives the militiaman La
the right of trial by jury in the R pa,
ne of peace: and that it refused TO F.,
IS an act To change the time of assess Bea
mt from the first OF August to the Apl
+ of .Juue. thereby Discriminating ApI
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diiis' 'iio iai in1ie iiiVoies'- ioi ieiis- Pea
. TO pass the Knight resolution in Pot
'ucting our representatives IN congress
secure financial relief for the people: t,,5
refusing to reduce the salary of pub '' :.
men to conform to other pursuits: 81"
allowing the state funds to be depos- Peli
d for the past fifteen wears contrary -