Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-07-29
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Capt. ID. HI. Mcintyre Met
With q Band Of Music
His Speech.

General. There were eight
candidates in the field. Capt. D. H.
of Audrain county, was
by J. Med. Trimble Of
the Audrain delegation, with one Of
the finest speeches heard in the con-
vention. There WERE many flights
of %eloquence INDUCED in, and
the American eagle had his
feathers badly rufied, but no
speech so engaged the attention of
the convention as the one that nomi-
mated the winning man for Attorney
General. Trimble showed Mcintyre
to the convention in his true light,
and in such a way that it was
convinced Mcintyre was every.
thing he was represented to be. If
Mcintyre owes his nomination to any
n thing more than another, except
to his own true merit and worth and
strength throughout the State, it Is
to the force carried and interest
created by the speech with which be
vas nominated.
The following is the result of the
first and second ballots:
First ballot-total vote, Alb. Nc
Intyre, 60; Owens, A Parrish, 6S;
Bashaw, 40; Boone, 20; Deming,
AZ 1-2; Carlisle, al 1-2; Heffernan,
1928.
Second ballot-McIntyre, 70; Ow-
ems, 40; Boone, 70; Bashaw, So;
Heffernan, A; Parrish, 60; Deming,
so.
Before the fifth ballot was reached
the names of all the candidates were
withdrawn except Mcintyre and
Boone. The fifth ballot resulted as
follows:
Mcintyre, POI 1-3 Boone, 2O6 2-3.
Mcintyre was then declared the nomi-
nee of the convention.
The excitement was intense. 1t
was some minutes before the friends
of Mcintyre could be silenced. The
nomination was at once made unani-
nous.
Saturday morning, Capt. Mcintyre
IVES met at the depot by a large crowd
of citizens, with James Carroll, b. F.
Dobyns and r. M. White as a CON-
mittee Of reception, and accompanied
by Palmer's silver cornet band, re-
paired to the court house where O
Large crowd began to assemble, and
was introduced by r. NJ. White,
editor Of the LEDGER. Capt. Nc.
Intyre said, in substance. that it gave
him the greatest possible satisfaction
thus to meet bis fellow-ci.izens. He
wanted to say here that he felt under
the highest obligations to these ir
this county who had aided and as
sisted him. He felt under obliga
tons to all his friends throughout tn.
State, but the reception he now me
with was more grateful than If it hat
been rendered TO him anywhere else
He had been raised in this county
and, except during necessary and un
avoidable absences, here ha.
been his residence and his DWELLING
, place. l say then, continued Mr.
Mcintyre, to those who in the pas
and present have been my friends an
upholders, that, as far as l can,
t will vindlcate the confidence re
a posed in me by dilligent and carefr
attention to duty.
We have just returned from one c
the most important conventions eve
held in this State. 1t was attende
by a large number of Our most dis
!, tinguished citizens, and after Ion
Ii and arduous labor, offers an unjust
ally good ticket. 1 may be pardone
h for making an exception of myse
from the praise | bestow upon it, BIT
after having listened to a very gener,
expression of sentiment in regard I
it, it will not be improper for me
n discuss it.
., The nominee for Governor, IL
Hon. Thomas T. Crittenden, is
o most excellent and popular selection
After him comes a gentleman nnsul
1 passed in executive ability and fitne.
# for the position assigned him-tl
. Hon. r. A. Campbell, of St. Loui
Next to HIM, and here, feilow-cit
zens, let me express my personal r
greet that another of your townsme
~ was not the recipient of the nomin
y. ton for Secretary of State !; but so 4
is as the interest of the party is col
cerned,i is all right as it has chance,
Il The present incumbent Of that Off
has demonstrated by years of servi'
his suitableness for it. Next com
II MI. John Walker of Howard count
a farmer in appearance, popul
" among agricuituralists and we'll gus
= flied for the position of Auditor. A
'" ter him is the nominee for Attorne
* General, whom l may be permitt'
to pass. The next on the list Is
gentleman l have known for twent
ID five years, than whom there IS
H. nobler work, and in whose soul hon
finds its resting place-Robert .
McCulloch. After the Register
LANDS, comes the Judge of the S
IN preme Court. Many thought t
gentlemen from St. Louis the me-
To able jurist. Delegates from 9th
sections had their favorites, but ii,
will demonstrate that the convent
be made the ittest choice. Boone's
vorite sou, George c. Pratt, was
u lected for Railroad Commission.
3. and he is emlnently qualified for Il
position. Phil E. Chappell was no
mated for State Treasurer, aud I ia
pleasure in saying that Audrain .,
~ ported for that place agentleman "
he has been q success In whatever pc
he ton of life he has occupied, and "
is able to ill q bond that will be wi
out question acceptable.
IDS And now as to the president
at electors. I need not speak Of the
N. from the thirteen congressional q
tricts ; but of those at large, of VIII
'e the head and front is that old
horse of the democracy Col. L
z. -hnoa ob;tsfu and .1ol