Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-02
Congressional Convention.

The convent ion was called to order bys# H
| Fighter OF Ripley county, aud G.. QFYance
of Wayne couni as Temporary cLefman, and
ego FL. Kelly of Butler county as tempo airy
| sccSe-arx.
On the ro1faof-~ountiesbe being called, commit
ice, on permanent organization and creden-
tia Is were aDDOinted.
| Mr.. j. A. Mott OF New Madrid county moved
| 0 dispense witt he commit zee on credcnti ais
aud mat the credentials he read by the secre-
! airy.
Amended by A. E. Simpson of Mississippi to
allow no delegates in the convention on PROF.
! les.
Moved by W. H. RICHTER of Ripley that the
whole matter DC laid on the table. Carried.
Moved that the committee on permanent Or
| LanlzaIion be empowered 20 fix ord n OF bust
is On. q n sa 20 minutes
Re OFT of committee on credentials received
and approved.
Re port of committee on permanent organi-
zation received and approved, as follows:
Tue repor, OF the committee on perm .nent
organization suggest G.. d. Yauccy of Wayne
county as permanent, chairman, e. ID. Kelly
of B,lfler as permanent secretary, and d.. j.
w. Hall of Wayne as assistant secretary.
Upon motion he re port wa adopted.
Dr. A. E. Simpson N ssissipDi county read
a commuu cation from Messer Ward with
Jrs wing from tne race for con 5r'ss.
Moved and carried that he following letter
from Hon. Messer Ward be made a part of tbe
record of this convention:
CHARLESTON Mo-, Aug. "a, 1880.
To be Fl ono able the Chairman a0d Delegates
=, f'nnvsn ion assamfI d.
Gentlemen: take this method OF inform
inc you hat inasmUch as a sufficient pumner
of Counties com nfis lg the dis ricI II we ID
e,r,.tn5 !, r,vot. of NV Damon mt tn secure his
Nn'I,',, 10, ana ia order IN secure pcrfect
;,ar',nnv, 7 hrreby Withdraw from fhe contest
M Te.nacffi,rlv- decline hayinr nv name
placed before lie convention, herein lnd'cat-
oe ta 49, ",' 9'ra ~ 80 ,, Sel',' so,emn
,cuT W, e t,c ~. nclnies If the Demo
~ 80 .r.. .s NV afTc.+ tho noIiiic al
ofh &c ,.N 30 -, s f
ai,' f[t',G,,j y, wisdom nd sti,.e aod Uncn
.,e;. t,,.,1 t.i,Irn,,h depends me sl1rrpss ana
narnefuIiv of fee Institutions and popular
irov,e,mcu,. unlr7mmglIed commerce, a cir
an ,,Ic,1;nn, of I 40 ,,reoious metals or a
-, .,,,..l>,,.rr orch, ,la with or based
| -, .i,an an absatu.r a,lhnr,nce TO tine
T,,d,,nn,,. Inv aIinst,ng The ri1bfs of the
g. f.,s ,,4 ;ixj,,~ ann, I;,n5f,n- fhe mowers of
o., o, ",.' = n1-o,on qhase ore t1e min
| .;1io> a. the n,.fy IN, I hone 20 see rule the
,s'i,,,e ~ .H:s 3rna+ oonnfr1
| TO, lot ~ eoi,,n.a onr Vows RI the circum-
| r,rnnrn Of on. .jrfv- Lei ms ey,epd our IDEAS
| orc. t,,o wIole ~ line vast f;ajd in which we
ar. called - ,,nor aod LEI our object III .ou Ii
on, nc fntnra he on COUNTRY. our wnofe
ronns,.v ana binr on. our c0rptrv
| T hereby rrfurn nv sincerest hanks and ten
GnI' an .,t-SnOw iprp OF gratitude 70
| my ft5cn,. WHO nave Stood Nv ne so oallanf1y
| IN tni, ron;rst and her 20 assure ;heu that
| 10 AZ; of niue shall cause hen; to reoret he
| carnasf and nnSeIfish ~,1paort they rendered
| ~. To those VIM h we onnosed me T desire
tn CIV hi Jenfnrtain 90 unl1inH FEELINGS TO-
| - tbam ,,:,s. ever bef;eyi,a. as T DO that
| IL, foi, no. Nov ,yora ,,ron,nted in their Of
rn,,s f., ,hni, fr;nnd NV ,nnt've far higher
a "a 80 !, III, ,nerejv selfish onno-
go 1 NO hoe therefore tuat we re-
man nolitical friends.