Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-06-05
THE CRIMINAL JUDGEsHIP.

The following is the Saline County
Prooress, account of the convention
which met at Higginsville, May 2oth'
TN nominate u candidate for criminal
judge:
The meeting of the delegates TOOK
| Mace i'm a large hall over dry goods |
store near the &. u "A. depot. be-
Tween 10 and II o'clock i'll the morn,
inc. Col. W. S. Jackson was elected
Temporary chairman, and MIR. v. y.
Yan,is temporary secretary. "A mo
lion was made by MIR. Geo. T. Is.
Jackson that u committee OH credeh-
tIals, consisting Of one delegate from
each county be appointed. THIS mo.
,iou was seconded and carried, ana
the following committee was appoint
eJ w Il. Steele, of Lafayette. Sami
Davis. of Saline, q. P. 3. Jackson.
of Prttis. and Il. j. Whitsett, of
johnson.
The convention adjourned for
uuar,er of all hour to await the &C
lion of this committee which made
the following report: Names OF those
entitled to a seat in the convention ::
j Johnson county,. II. Parker, L.
J. Wbitsett, Mittong, j. NV aughan,
Geo. Harrison.
LAFAYETTE county-Cvrus Osborne,
L. e. Butord, w. &. Beatty. W: b.
Steele. David Groves, John w. Bled-
Pettis couuty-O. M. Harris by Van
Gorre,l. proxy; H. A. Collins by >
e w. Conner, proxy; w. L. Felix by u
q p r, Jackson, proxy E. F. Scott by
4 Van G orrell, proxy; Thos. b. Price
by John w. Burrus, proxy; Logsi
Clark. H.,
& Smith by W. r. Gist, proxy; j. ii
n, McDaniel by Geo. Ewing, proxy
Abiel Leonard, W. r. Bruce by Sam !
- Davis, proxy A. &. Bailey, >. ii
Huston. HI. III. Harris.
o. Your committee recommend ina
/, members of the respective count!
delegations present, be empowere'
, tn cast the vote OF their respectiF
h' counties in the convention.
re w. B. STEELE, Chairman.
~, This report was adopted, aud W
l., r. Gist, of Saline, elected permanen
"' chairman, and John w. Conners,
Pettis, permanent secretary:
ire G.. 7. b. jackson, of Pettis, move
i, that the roll of delegates be called b
couuues and the names ana claims
er. each candidate be stated when u
'o,. name of his county is called. In
a, motion was carried. w. Is. Stee
-, moved that no man receive the ho'
~! inatiou unless he has a majority
MT the district rs repl esented by the u.
10 cgates each county ID entitled
ga, This motion was carried. The rt
was then called by counties, ana
:. the name of Lnfay cite, Col. IL.
II Chiles, of Lafayette rose TO his ie
h, and addressed the convention.
ate. said that he wished TO present
,,., name OF Maj. JnO. +. Ryland as
'1' candidate Tor the position of crimi1
IL Judge of this district. That Nj
\ ct Rvland was man born ana raised
th, Missouri and life long democr
a, That he was Of democratic stock a
democrat both by choice and by
th' heritance. That he need not en-
e a iuto any discussion of his quallfl
de- lions for the Office. That his le
,i, ability was we'll known to the
and the people, and that his lrmh
leu. and integrity were unimpeached d
ant uuimpeachable, and that his rec
line ,s circuit attorney was one of VIII
any LAWYER might be proud.
, IL presented the name of Maj. Jno.
ho' Rvlaud in the name and as the cht
@ be 1T LAFAYETTE county, for the
Z lour spousible, honorable and import
,ou ntlice of criminal judge OF this
trlct, with every confidence III
'he ,bility, integrity and learning,
} was the assurance of the thorough
yettc unanimous support Of the peopl
the his county.
When the name OF Saliue was C:
. Vi Mr., Samuel Davis, ,of Saline, rose
to do said that he had a candidate te
lie for sent for nomination by that con
,,,io, ton for the office of criminal j
of this district and that that c.
iroh date was John 3. Breathitt OF Sa
, time That Mr. BreAthitt was you
st the man than John E. Ryland, but
7 bsye he had hau TO work his own ct
ton. and had served the peopi
Saline acceptably as prosecutin
in this ,oruey and was the unanimous c
n he %: that county for the office OF I
inal Judge Of this district. Iha
!" ''' Rreathitt had always shown hi
ii was ,blr. determined and untllnchil
:. II | the performance of the duties
n,s; ,tfice and had filled his office ac'
b!v 10 the people aud that he
10 W Davis pledged himself to The co
rye OF lion that if John B. Breathitt,
riminal iue was nominated by The &C
ners ZION and elected he would ma
able and in every way excellent
wal inal Judge, aud perform his
fecoro faithfully, skillfully and well.
was the There peing no other canC
az as a nominated the convention pro
s., TO ballot. The first ballot resu
follows:
IL ut Tor Johnson, > for lsyland; Laf
cry men I for Ryland; Pet,ls, ior Ryia
ne as a , for Breatnitt; Saline Tor brt
o,;ou This gave each candidate IL
out OF 26, il requiring IA to noi
. oy the One hundred more ballots We
brother with the same result exactly,
Z for the yu,e having changed his vote
,,,, p.tIis delegation then obtain'
mission to retire, and after sol
hiii'ia. returned TO the hall. when th'
rat from was again taken resulting AS
of office. IL TO l3, no vote having been I
80 from the first ballot. Ate
i'N' time spent in ball"iing
WORKED chance of result. DIR. Clark, 1
citizens cate from Pettis who voted
the very land, rose and deprecated
frui,less balloting, saying tina
mere child's play and that IL
'"h'S "e 10 him that a recess ought 10
,crats are and all effort made to arrive
all preju- decision III the matter. MI
anger aud Steele salu tha' 'ho