Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-04-08
REPUBLICAN, RACKET,
Inc convention Packed--Gen,
Grant Nominated and
lnauSurated.
Brown. Col. Day and Musick Delep.tas T.,
Sedalia.

'neh'' Lie Wnole leg ment could
not mus er n musLet, and hence it
mad no use To- a manual of arms,''
and its drill was primitive, but in this.
the discipline was perfect.
On parade, when the regiment was
In line and front face. the only move
ment of its members, or required of
them by the Colonel commanding.
was in obedience to the following
words of command. "Atteniion!"
"Do as l do. Initial me! The alec
rity with which the rack and file
obeyed these words of con- nand, es-
tablished its reputation for discipline.
This drill and discipline was fully
illustrated last Saturday, in the
County Republican Convention 1t the
court house, "Col." H. E. Day, CON-
mandicg. The convention was Gel ed
to choose three delegates, to repre-
sent the Republicans Of the count,
IN their State ConveD 'ol at Sedalia.
There were thirty delegates in attend
ance, twenty-five Of whom belonged
to ''Col." Days command, FIVE who
repudiated his authority, not relishipg
his drill, and who voted and acted
independently. The convention ulder
the call should have consisted of
seventy-five delegates, bat, flom the
rural precir cts only a sing'e delegate
reported from each. In the conven-
ton Mexico lad fifteen delegates
one-ha Of re whole number p asen...
On the IS 'embling of the co wen
ton, on mo on of Col" Day, his
brother, Ma.or Day, was mede ten
porary chaii ran. On motion o.
''Lieut.' Peg. a commit ee on cte-
dentiais YVES appoi 'ted by the presi-
dent, who made 60" Day char-
man of this coma .tee. This CON-
mit;ee reported, and o other
things, de crmin"d that the delegates
present. sro n any predict, should cast
the full vote to which such precinc,
was en.itled. This report was adopt.
ed, and 30 was settled all questions
growing out of the enormous vacan.
cies in the delegations.
On motion, the chair appointed
committee on permanent organization,
and, after a few moments consult-
!, ton with Sol" Day, this commit
!, tee reported, according to "Col.'
Days dictation, Che was not a mem
Der of the committee) for President,
Major Day, of course; and this re
port was adopted. We think there
was a secretary, but who was selected
we have forgotten. unless it was
defeated candidate for postmaste
, under Hayes. TIE convention bein:
OrnaD:Zed. the election OF delegate
was announced III order; thereupoI
: q resolution wa3 adopted, that all tn
names OF candidates for ~elec.ton a
delegates be ~announced, and whe,
completed the convention should pro
coed to elect three Of these candidate
o as delegates, electing one at a time
Hamilton Hall, "Col." Day and w
II. Brown, (colored) were put il
y nomination, and nominations closed
I and the election proceeded. Col.
. Dav was elected. Hamilton Hall re
ceivcd five votes.
After the first vote, the cOnventio
= in violation of the rule established
= was permitted by the chair, agains
objection, to open up nomination
again, whereupon I. H. Musick, ESQ
2 was nominated, and proceeding t
vote he was chosen as a second dele
:. gate, and the cclored brother wa
elected bv acclarnation.
After electlou, the ball opened.
- resolution YVES offered, instructing til
delegates elected to vote for no maj
in the State convention, as a de'egat
u to the Chicago convention, who wa
not pledged to vote first, last and a
glI the time for Gen. Grant, for cand
iell date for President. This resolutio
II provoked discussion. Judge Forrest
who was a working Republican, whe
h Col" Day and his command wol
"a diapers, and vel since has been suci
!, objected to the resolution for variou
-, reasons, among them were, that b
the time Of the Chicago conventio
ID Grant might be dead; if alive h
" might not permit his name 20 go bt
y fore the convention, hence the rest
IT luton was an absurdity, but NOR
70 particularly he objected to the resoit
ton or any resolution of instructions
|. because in no contingency, coul
Missouri assist in electiag a Republ
n. can president CHE cannot poll a
n electoral vote for any candidate
of anv candidate be elected other State
must do it. Let those States choos
for themselves who should be the
standard bearer, not dictate to then
. This is alike the course Of wisdom an
Of duty.
Mr.. Musick followed, also oppo
mo the resolution, indeed any instru'
ton. He was a Blaine man, That }
~ Blaine was his first choice as cane
IL date, but this was not the reason
', opposed the res olutlon, but for 9th
=" reasons and upon general principle
Ira Hall also opposed the resoi
ton. IN a sound, practical and strol
o.oo.b IN a mart of which there w