The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-15
Judge John Baker, a Green
hacker, Named for
Collector.
Mr.. S. L. Highleyman Walks
Away With the Nomination
for the LEGISLATURE.
Col. Richard Ritter Named for
Judge From This
District.
Other Nominations, Scenes, Incl.
dents and Speeches.

Yesterday morning the republicans of
Pettis county met in convention at the
circuit court room, in this city, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
county officers and for the legislature, and
the transaction of such other business as
might properly come before il.
1t was noticeable that there was a lack
Of surface enthusiasm on the part #
| the patriots who fight under the re-
publican banner, as well As a somewhat
discouraging want of members.
The street parade was mighty poor,
hardly one of the faithful being visible to
the naked eve. At the hour of assembly
there were plenty of vacant chairs in the
court room, with no takers.
The convention was called to order by
Mr.. J H. Mertz, chairman of the county
central committee, who named Mr.. Il. H.
Moses for temporary chairman. Mr.. Kel-
lev, of Smith,on, was chosen temporary
secretary, and the work of the day was
fairly opened.
On motion of DR.. Middleton. committees,
consisting of five members each,
were appointed on credentials, organiza-
ton and order of business.
The chair filled out the committees with
TIE following QeleXdtcS
Committee ON credentials-J c. Thomp-
son, DIR. Rodgers, DIR. q. II. Scott, James
Cook, WILDER Fowler.
Committee on permanent organization
d.. Middleton, III. H I.amm, J. f. Carter,
Mr. Shepherd, c. E. Messerly.
On order of business-A. p. Morey, DR..
Morrison, j. N. Lee, A. j. Hall, o. p.
Howk.
Mr.. Kirke, of Georgetown, stated that
just before the last meeting of the execu-
tive committee the greenbackers had held
a mass meeting and had appointed COM
mittee to confer with the republican exc
cutive committee in reference to the nom-
ination of county officers that an informal
meeting was held, but as the executive
com ittee had no authority to take any
action in the premises, nothing
beyond discussing the matter in
general way was done. He
therefore moved that a committee of FIVE
from this convention be appointed to meet
a similar committee from the greenbackers
to confer upon the nominations for county
officers to be made to-day.
The chair suggested that the convention
was not yet organized and thought that the
matter had better be laid over for the
present
Dr. Middleton: | would like to ask the
gentleman from Georgetown If the demo-
Gratis havelmade any overtures to this con-
vention. This is republican convention
and wasn't it understood that it must re-
main such.
Mr.. Boutwell,: 1t is now nearly half-past
IL o'clock and move that the motion be
laid on the table and that we adjourn until
after dinner to allow the committees time
to make their report.
Mr. Smith objected to this and Mr.. Both
we'll withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Archer made generous speech, ia.
voring the taking in of greenhackers and
democrats-anybody who will help the re-
publican party put down democracy in
Missouri. (Applause.)
Mr.. Kirke offered to withdraw his mo-
ton, but the second, Mr.. Archer, would
not consent, and it was put to vote.
The chairman decided il lost To the
demand for q division he paid no attention,
and the vote stood as he said it was.
A motion to take q recess for twenty
minutes met with only one weak vote OPP
posing it. and the convention resolved
itself into free and-easy affair.
The man and brother was in demand BY
some of the aspiring candidates, Squire
Fisher and others appearing very social
to wards the SONS of Ham.
At the end of the twenty minutes the
convention wss called to order, and The re-
ports of the committees were heard and
adopted.
The committee on credentials found