Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-22

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Your mmit on credentials beg leave to
submit the following report:
Upon an examination of the evidence submit |
ted to us, We find that the following named gen.
t'ein nsn are entitled to seat! IL In tnis convention:
Brown. A: r. Edmonds. VIM. Harrison, XIV.
NIcolds. w. W. Vaughn. represented by proxy,
Geo. l.. Hays, D.. D. Duggins and IL. e.. Mead.
Pettls county-Gco. r. Il. Jackson, Samuel
Shanks. j: W. Perdue. represented by proxy,
prnxy =: Rant pbtix Gv M.n,I o .Tohn s PpIeminr and M
VIM. II. Anderson.
In relation to the delegation from Lafayette
county, We nave had presented to us u full and
formal report of the county convention, held in
Lexington, May 18th, signed by the secretary OF
INA + convention but not signea ny ths charman
Your would have felt bound by the
same, without further inquiry or investiga-
ton. Even in the absence of the signature OF
the chairman OF the Lafayette county conven-
tlon, your committee has doubted their power
report signed by the secretary. But with IL tie
sire TO do full Justice in the premises, ana TO lay
before this convention all the facts upon which
We have acted, We have carefully examined
and considered all the evidence that has been OIL
Tered by the gentlemen claiming seats in this
convention, or by those opposinB them. we
lind, in opposition to the report signed by the
secretary, = statement i'll Writing by the Chair
man thai the said report IS not true. and that the
Lafayette county convention adjourned without
sending any delegates to this convention The
report Of the secretary Is formal. detailed and
cInphatic; the statement OF the chairman IL
equally emphatic, but is general, and gives con-
illusions rather than facts. In corr0D0ration
OF the statement OF the chairman. We hnd three
affdavIts, one from a bystander, and Two from
members OF the county convention; these ahda-
Wits ARE rs to the understanding Of the atlantis,
ard state, in substance, that they understood
that the county convention adjourned without
selecting any delegates to this convention. In
support of the report as made by the secretary.
We find u written statement, signed by fourteen
oil the delegates to the county convention, Wnere-
in they assert that they had voted for the seven
gentlemen named IN the report of the secretary.
Without lmDutl0QA any improper motives u any
one. but viewing all these matters SIMPLY IN tue
concluding that there is u great prepOnderance
of evidence in favor OF the detailed. lormat re-
port of the secretary. corroborated ny the posi-
tive statement OF fourteen members oil the county
convent IN participating therein. and voting
upon the question of The selection OF delegates
roborated by the understanding OF two other
members and one bystander. We are more Tor
chilly brought 10 thus CONCLUSION when we CON
understanding OF u matter, are more likely to be
mistaken than those who state positively that
they themselves did u certain thing. we nave
been Requested TO report in favor oil the adinis-
sion OF Tour gentlemen Us delegates to TINS con
y Sya VIII power % sr to cast , ,hs nrsv 81 eef ot s1 ts.:
committee, in any manner. to undertake. te APP
portion the vote Oi amy county and also respect
TO say 10 any delegation how or In what manner
its vote shall be divided. 1t is not pretended
y wsre ls svr ,oa ei. ssat'e en- Ss,. na%sd 70 IN th tse c eea ven.
ton. We. therefore, that they be
not admitted to this conventions; and. we fur
Their recommend that the following named gen.
tlemen he admitted as delegates to this conven-
ton; from Lafayette county. t4,wit;-Baxter
rnnka0rd; J"s FOB Conner yohn M9ea!t.y, Gum nm
Mason Il. Henry. with full power TO cast the
seven votes Of Lafayette county. as they may
All Of which IS respectfully submitted. to-
gether with the EVIDENCE produced before us.
RICH. W. Com
leo. Z. =. JACKSON. io""'
The report of the cominittee was received and
adopted.
ganizatIon of the convention be the SAM rs the
temporary organization, which was carried.
Mr.. Jackson moved that the counties BIZ called
speeches in which to place in nomination and
second the nomination oil gentlemen 70 be placed
he .a;, the convention; and thastnen the counties san les
their choice. The motion was carried.
Capt. Plattenburg moved that u majority Of
CARRIED. -
Upon the call for Lafayett county. Mr.; Alex.
GlH Graves placed In. nomination Judge VIM; i.
intelligence and capacity as a judge The nom
Ihation of Judge Wood was seconded by Capt.
When Pettis county was called Mr.. Jackson
responded by saying that Pettis was In the
PECULIAR position Of having no candidate:
Hon. Jno. T. Strother. in an sloquent speech.
lie spoke OF his legal acumen, his high moral
enSFaS,er;i n ,adar his fitness Is 6 for the ;, p Se ts;n
Strother is in every way the peer of any
man who has been named Tor the position.'
Mr.: Hayes seconded the nomination.
Nominations here closed, and the counties
being called the vote was announced as follows:
Lafayette for WOOD; pettis. ; for Wood, = for
10; Strother IL.
The vote was announced, when Mr.. Graves
moved that the nomination of Mr.. STROLLER he
made unanimous, which was done.
mir. Jackson moved that u committee Of three
be appointed to notify Mr.. Strother Of his nom
l IEatInn- and tn invita- him fN adlroaa- fka ron.
vention. The chair appointed Messrs. jackson,
Graves and Duggins.
MIR. Jackson then introduced to the audience
the nominee OF the convention, Mr.. John 2.
Strother, OF Saline county.
MIR. Strether addressed the convention In an
eloquent. earnest speech. IN which he feelingly
thanked the convention for the honor conferred
upon him: He stated his views of the high re
at some length, upon the duties Of the citizen IN
Il constitutional government.
Judge Wood. being loudly called for, arose,
ana SAID that he cheertully accepted tho result
81 the convention. That II sound lawyer and IL
worthy gentleman had been selected, who would
honor the position, aad that he would do all In
his power TO secure his election.
Mr.. Nicolds moved that the convention select
an executive COMMITTEES l0r the circuit.
Mi. jackson moved as q substutute that the
matter be left to the democratic county COM
nittees Existing at the time, who could better
and with more correct information, select COM
Initteemen during the next canvass. The sub
Stltute was carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. Nicolds the convention
adjourned.
The following document was handed to us,
since the return Of the delegates to Lexington,
with the request that it be published:
EDITOR lNTELLIGRNcER As the committee
on credentials OF the judicial convention decided
against admitting any representative of the Field
vote solely on the grounds that fourteen delegates
hal signed q statement that they had voted for
The seven gentlemen who were admitted. In
Justice to ourselves We wish to state that we
neither voted Tor nor against said gentlenen.
nor even was q vote taken on their names.
Please publish the above in justice to ourselves.
win the proceedings oil the convention.
| JOSEPH DAVIS, j. ID.