The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-13

This at once provoked rcd hot diseus-
sion. and Mes-rr. Boutwell, and Smith made
vigorous speeches in favor Of giving the
country representation On the delegation.
A motion that Mesars. Alexander Dow,
}. +. Carter and Josiah Scott, vho were
the three country members receiviog the
highest vote upon The ballot taken. be de-
clared elected to Gil the delega, ion, vas
finally carried.
Mr.. Lamm novel that the delegates be
entitled 10 ill any vacancies that might
occur.
Mr.. Smith moved 10 amend By having
the convention proceed to the choice Of
seven alrernAi-s. Carried.
Ii was then moved that The seven nomi-
nees receiving the next highest vote upon
the ballot already taken BE- declared the
alternate delegates 20 the state convention,
and that they Oil vacancies 10 the order
they appeared on the secretary. list. which
IN. Is follow: Town-ley, Pad, Blair, Con.
ner. Shepard. Mer1 and HighIeymsn.
Carried.
Mr.. Lsmm said that Pettis county bad
never been fairly represented 10 state con.
ventions. because il. delegations had sl-
ways failed 20 act ~ an unit. aud had not
pulled together. He suggested il he ex.
pressed ~ the sense of the invention that
no Pet,i. county man 20 before the state
convention ~ . candidate for any of it,
honor-, unless he had the solid support Of
the delegation.
Col. Ritter said that the gentleman
thought he ssw foe in the woods, and o.
blindly striking ont NJ him. "God knows
where or who Ice Is. aud no one el-c." said
he. He wss fighting air. = creature of has
own vivid imagination. and lac tRitieri bs-
lieved the Suggestion too ridiculous to be
entertained
The convention -e~med 10 think SO too
and the question Was suffered TO drop
The chair then snnounced thnt he had
been handed a resolution. whioh he xoui.
read.
The resolution wss To the etiart that the
ldeiegs;e- 10 the sis'e convention he in
iatucted To cast their vote for Ciy--es =
Grant "a the nominee Of the republican
party for president.
Mr.. Blair moved % amend by changing
the resolution 40 ~ tn read, that tie dele
gates be instructed Tee vote for delegate. e
the Chicago convention Who would voi.
Tor Grant.
Mr.. Lamm said that he vac oPpoeed 4
that. He thought that il VISA only deem
and proper for Missouri. which had n,
voice in the election of republican pref
dent, to take . back seai in the matter o
debating hrs nomination.
This seemed to he q small hand srenad,
in the camp of the Grant men, and they
rushed forward to throw il out before ia,
fuse had reached the powder.
Mr.. Wilkenon made an emphatic .peecl
in which he declared thst he VAS in favo
OF having . man Who Vas made of some
thing besides milk end cider. and such
man he believed General Grant to be. Fl,
also wanted q man Who would appoin
republican postmaster"
} I'VE cant be heard any xhere eIse, {" sal,
he, land | am in favor of being heard il
the only place that Ne can bin tn
state convention. don't think il 4. il
bad taste The republicans Of Petit
county ere an unit on this question, an,
they ought to express their convictions"
W. A. Sloan thought il was q goo,
thing to have = good president, but it ga
also necessary to choose . msn who coui,
be put in the chair.
Mr.. Smith then followed the attack o.
Mr.. L>mm's motion by firing q bot sho
which caused great co0mo,ion. He va
Gin favor Of The greatest m.n Of moder.
times. Ulysses S. Grant," he said. land i,
favor VI Missouriis speaking in favor o
him where her voice could be felt.
would rather have this man, (LsmmJ VII,
ray- he is in favor of Grant, in-,rucie.
than trust him 10 vote ~ he piea-es w,es
he gets in the convention.
Mr.. Smith then referred to Mr.. Lammi
speech Ia the convention of 1876, pending
q motion that the folIowing resolutions b,
adopted.
Re.oird, by tine Republicans of Petit,
county in Convention assembled:
!. That IN our opinion the cry Of Reform
raised by the Democratic Convention n
81. Louis, and upon which they expect Z,
elect Sam. J. TiIden to the Presidency, i.
. base subterfugr. designed To cheat IA.
masses into the support Of man Who hs.
devoted the best part Of bis life to the nd
vaucement of the New York Tammany
thieves. and has enriched himself by plum.
dering the people.
2. We recognize the fact that the Repub
, iicsn party saved the nation in its hour OF
Peril, and has since steadily preserved IN.
NatIon's honor By pledging itself to the
payment Of its just debis. and by gnaran
ieeing 10 every citizen, Of Whatever color
creed or nationality, the rights OF citizen.
ship and equality before the Law.
3. Resolved, in the language OF Horace
Greely, that although il may not be true
A. general proposition that al Democrat.
are not thieves, YET the history Of the Las,
two years Of the past administration ha.
painfully demonstrated that all thieves are
not Democrats: and we believe that Ia
ensure the party al the next sdminisira.
,ion the country dem snds q general "un-
loading" 81 the bxrnsc that have 30 die
graced the present administration.
4. We helieve the Republic. party i.
pledged "a free speech, free prees, aud free
.chooi-. and invite free discussion and ex-
PRESTON ofopinion ~ 10 the action and
official conduct of al oficer- Of the Gov.
eminent; and that IL 10 not ire.eon 20 the
patty to call in question the motions and
conduct Of the chief magistrate Of tn.
Nsti"n. when his conduci il such as ~ IT,.
wife criticism AZ the hand. of independent
hon.ai mes; and that the removal from,
office of the most active and influential
MEN IN the prosecution Of the whiakey
thieves At NJ. Louis aud elsewhere il such
cenduci n GALE for the condemn stioo ol