Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-07-31
Missouri Democratic state Convention.

Jefferson City. July 81. and was called 10 m
der By John O'Duy. Chairman of the st'if
Central Committee. Prayer vas offered b
Rev. r. ". Barrett. Mr.. O'Day then ar
nounced that the Central COMMITTEES Ia
selected Hon. Charles r. johnson for TEN
porary chairman, and TINT gentleman too
the chair and made n brief address, Com
mttecs on Credentials. Permanent OfganilH
ton and ftrsDutiops were then nnubed. .;afte
which the Convention took IL brief recess
THE PERMASESr ogGtNIzaTioS.
The Committee on Permanent brganzafto
reported for Permanent Chairman Hon
willard y. Hall, of buchanan. with one Vice
President for each district.
Parliamentary >ecTetary-p. Kennedy.
Greene County.
Assi-inn, seere,arie-T q. Tow,cs of Lexis
and J. J. Rice. Oi Galloway County
Sergeant ut -ArrDs-Michael Riley, of 81
Louis.
and Thomas Mct,inis nf saline County
Superintcndent-.IOhn /. Martin. of Si
Louis.
ASH. tant-Silas Carr. Montgomery County
g. H. Hill, jasper County; 4. J.. speed, Jas
per County, j. ". steward, Crawford.
THE PLiTFuEM.
The Committee on Resolutions then report
ed. and the report was adopted by IT unaiii
mou. vote. The 'Oilowin.. i. the platform:
Resoired, by the Dempcra L. party %! Mis-
souri,, in Convention assembled
|. That we accept ana indpr-e the principle
embodied in tie p atiorin adopted by tine N'i
.. That the nominations of G"n. winfield
scott Hancock and the Hon. ~. H. English
! for President and Vie. Prcsih' nj. bY our MI
! tiOnal Convention, j. II matter "a earnest ""n
gratulafion, not alone 10 Democrats. bat 10 "a!
patriots irrcsp-ctiN.-.f party. Tnat II nie.sii'
the strict and constitutions -ub ,fdtnaiip %
the military to the ci.ii power. and tha
through the national triumph nf the Demo
cratic party In November. of Which that nom
! inution is a sure rrcsa.e, sectional asper.tie'
/ will disappear, and the crn OF sood reel
.n
/ country.
| g. That we congratulate the citizens of the
State that the administration of the stare
3 Government by tne DcIuocracv dufin: the
[ last decade has increased her population. nat
( ural wealth and means rDi social happiIrss
( that our institutions of lear. imS are t:tkin.
rank among he pest in the Mon; that mo-
where L. tlicrr "a -Urrr reward Tor honest lHDOr
and we cordially invite the Industrious mimi
grant to max. his home III our midst.
:. That the Democratic party VIII eTer en
courage and maintain the common schools
and institutions OF learning st.'biishcd bynur
state, believing u general diffusion OF useful
knowledge promotes the Happiness and pro
tects the r..ht, Of tie pCOp.e.
,. That IL one o! the objects OF gDCi gov
errment j. 70 30 afiIi!in;-je- public affairs as
to afford the largest measure oi protection To
the greatest number with ihc least possible
uncertainty and burden. therefore We recon-
mend The enactment OF the ieTc-t ana plain
es: laws consistent with this end thcir r2sid
enforcement and exact Observance, and tue
StfifItst H!ittic' pl economy III tNt!E Us
partIn.nt of the state Cos ernment consistent
with the growth. Development and neceSSi-
ties of the state, together with the most eN-
actirs accounts -bilitg on the part OF those in
trusted with the custody and disbursement OF
the pubic revenue.
g. That We recommend the reduction Of the
rate OF intere'; ON the state debt so soon us it
can bc hpnorabls and legally done.
!. That tins Convention, speaking for the
people ot Missouri, bear cheerful testimony to
the eminent public service of John : Phelps,
Chief Nasi-.raf" of thi. state that by his
tured st;,'e@man-hip. wise and efficient adj
mini-tra:iOn OF onr law-. full protection To
lite. liberty and property has been guaranteed
to every citizen ot our state
SOsfISNTIOSs.
The Chairman then announced tina. ncmi-
nations for Governor were in order. and Judge
Theo. Erace. of Monroe. placed in nomination
Inoint- y c1ite ndeii; OF johns. IL Count.
Gen. Jno. ;. Ma inas.ukc.
jane Harris, ot Galloway, nominated John
\. Hocka'iay.
\ ballot Icing taken, resulted a. follows:
Total nurnbcr of votes east, 4GI. ciittcnden,
2,Ii-; iinckaday, 62Iz Ma:niaduke, ~.
The announcement oi the re-Ui. was re-
ccived aith cheers. and Col. Crittcnden being
sent for soon appeared upOn tine platform, and
made brief speech. being follOWeC! by
Messrs. Hockaday and Mitrrnaduke. The
Convention then adjourned till O'Clock On
the next morning
The Convention reasscInllcd ut -. IN. on
the I'D. Two candidates Tor Lieutenant -tov-
crnor were placed i'll npininat!on-!:nhert !.
Campbell, OF It. Louis, and Charles T. Peers.
nomination of NJ. Campbell.
For supreme Judge t.e following names
We're presented: Alexander Marin. Of st.
Louis Robert u. Ray. OF Carroll: William Car
ter ot It. Francois Judge Napton. ut saline:
Calvin ID. burgess, Of Linn. iIr. Ray was
nominated on the fourth ballot. the Vote
standin9-Alartin, :1i Ray. 2ID.
For Secretary of -tatc there were presented
the names Martin oM.lllcy. %. St. Louis
Thomas ". Par<c "f Platte, W T.. Seymour,
of Iay V. X. Mctirstth of II. Louis: f'hari. s
Pollock. q. 1t Louis: 4. y. Lesueur Of Lnf4y-
cite: T. I. Dy>art, of Charlton: James Carroll. .
of hadr.in: Richard Walsh. OF st. Loui>
.lames H. Eettune;. Of Mississippi, ON the
tiitl ballot the cnntitlHi g. nal d"inIled down /
to Mct,rath and Le-ueur. and the former
was nominated BY vcte of 2i6 to laj.
For Treasurer there we're nominated Ed .
OF Cole; }. C.. Miutur, of Livingston. ON the .
third ballot Chappcil had PIG votes TO EnlHnds .
l9i. and the former wa- declared nominated. +
For auditor the candidates were John
Walker. OF Howard: t.cn. Th"ma- iIoiIaday.
of Madison. John I. Clark, of Washington: J.
:. Parsons. saline; Major \. c. Lennon, OF
Polk. walker was nominated on til" third
ballot, his vote being 80 to Holidays 100.
The chi-f contest for the position of ittor-
ney General WAS b.tseen Mcintyre nt An
Train and Boone. Of Henri. II wa- de ided
IN the SIKH ballot. the vote standing Icln-
tyre, agiss Boone. 2Hjfs.
For Rc-i-ter of Lands three ballots were
AIKEN. which resulted in the choice o. Robert
Mcculloch, OF Cooper he receiving -
votes. McIienry OF Jackson. his principal
opponent, had lGs votes, and i;rudfeid, OF La
There were twelve names brought forward
or the position of Railroad Clrnrnis- -ionrr.
rhc third ballot resulted in th. nomination
If GeoreeC. Pratt, Of Boone. his vote. l,ein.s
a. t, 81 Tor Able, OF -. LoI!is.
Presidential Electors at large were then
hO-cn a- follows:
Col, J. l.; u; Morrison. St. Loui-; II. y Phil
ip-, stodhart!. MISUNDERSTANDING " Nc
abe, Marion: u. y. De i;olt, Grundy.
The following names were presented Iy the
espective Congressional Districts n, the
residential Electors and a members of tho
ew state Central Committee
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
First DiStrict-Jamcs o. Hroadhead. st.
.ouis.
secondaE. p; Mecarty, St. Louis.
Third-Win. =. BENTLEY. -. Louis
Fourtii-M:rsball Nnoid, scott.
Fifth. +. organ, Dent.
Sixth-Fr;lnI G. Sesbitt st Clair
seventh th-Ncnnphan Rshind. Lafayette.
Eiehtli-Iosa phi Gibson. jackson.
Nnth-Charle~ +. BOo9licr. Andrew
Tenth-E. VI. ITarler. Grundv
Eleventh-N. ID. Eavlnoud, c tl!away
Twelfth-John F. Wilkins. VI ICON.
Thirteentll-ChaInp CLARK. Pike .
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
First Dstrict-W. II. Cloptun, ot Il. Louis.
Second-Franls I:van. of e Ioui.
Thifd-E y. Nourau. Of It. Louis.
foufth.Jain.- : HAtion. o. " ayne Comfy
Fiftli-H. :. Herbert, of PEr'Js
siNtll-.joln D'Dsy. of ,,reen". :
SEVENTH. l.. smith. Of COl. !
Eighth. Il. Linz olu. ot CLAY
Y. i;urns. OF Buchanan. r
Tenth-J. Ii. kinney, of Charlton.
tieventh->hnnnOn e. Douglass. of Eoone. + l
Tweiith-Joseph Knott. of SCHUYLER.
F. Edwards oi II. Charles
At 10 O'Clock on Friday morning the Con- ;
.ntiou adjourned sine die. having been in II
'ntinuous session SINCE g 80 on the pre- viOus 7
cnins.
TIE four ,r.cat cnffnn countrin, Of thn