Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-09-29
Preceding Of tbe Republican Cen.
gfeSSlonal Conyentlon.

ventlon of the First District of Nilsson
ri met At Baylor's hall in K,rksville
Adair county, on Thursday, Sept. 2ls
1882. The convention was called {,
order by H. d. b. Cutler. secretary, ant
on motion Hon. E. V. Wilson was mad
temporary chairman and H. +. MILAN
Sec'y. On motion the following com
mittees were appointed. On creden
tials, ]. N. McCreery of Adair, H. NJ
Hitler Of Clark, w. Reed IF Knox, j. p
Mitchell of Lewis, VIM. Compton Of Ma
rion, N. w. Terry OF Putin am, Jno. B
Glaze OF Schuyler, H. c. Macarthur o.
Scotland and c. H. Godfrey Of Shelby
On permanent organization and order
of business, s. N. Crawford of Adair
H. NJ. Miller OF Clark, W. Reed of Knox
Z. H. Howe of Lewis. w. F. Chamber
lain of Marion, N. W. Terry OF Putnam
A. ]. Tin.dale of Schuyler, 7. S. Wise
of Scotland and c. H. Godfrey of Shelby
On motion the convention took recess
uutil one o'clock z. NJ.
At one o'clock p. NJ. the convention
re-assembled. The committee on ere.
dentials reported the following dele.
gates entitled to seats in the conven.
ton:
Adair county-H. F. MILAN, s. M.
Crawford. Lorenzo Clark, S. NJ. Picker
proxy for Rufus Csvett and j. N.
McCreery.
Clark county--H. N. Hitler, E. C.
TrowbrdRs, Jas. vandolah, +. s. Sack.
EFT and w. A. Townshend.
Shelby county-C. H. Godfrey.
Putnam county-Peter Gregger, D.
w. Pollock, ]. D. S. Berry, N. w. Terry
and Jno. Probasco.
Schuyler county-Jobn B. Glaze and
A. j. Tisdale.
Marion county w. F. Chamberlain,
Adam Thias, VIM. Compton, John Blu
ford. J. r. Higgins and Hiram Moore.
Lewis county,. w. Antram, Jas. b.
Ford and J. P. Mitchell.
Scotland county--H. C. Macarthur
T. S. Wise proxy for W. 7. Hays.
Knox county,. V. Wilson and w.
Reed.
Macon county--H. D. B. Cutler,
proxy for delegation.
On motion the report of the commit
tee was received and adopted.
The committee on permanent organ.
ization and order of business then sub
mitted through W. F. Chamberlain. its
chairman, the following report
1st. They recommend, that the tenn
porary officers be made the permanent
officers Of the convention.
End. They recommend that COM
mittee of one from each county he
appointed as committee on Resolu-
lions anu fiatIOrm.
3rd. They recommend the appoint
lnent of a committee of one from each
county to whom shall he referred the
question of the advisability OF making
= nomination for congress in this Dis.
trict.
4th. The appointment of a congress
s,onal committee of one from each
county.
On motion the report was received.
The chair then appointed the following
on resolutions and platform:
B. +. Heiny Of Adair, H. NJ. Hitler Of
clark, H. c. Macarthur of Scotland, A.
]. Tisdale of Schuyler, N. w. Terry Of
Putnam, C. H. Godfrey of Shelby, w
F. Chamberlain of Marion, G. H. Howe
Of Lewis and w. Reed OF Knox. The
chair also appointed the following as
the committee to make report on the
advisability of nominating a candidate
for Congress
S. NJ. Picker of Adalr, H. NJ. Hitler
Of Clark. T. S. Wise OF Scotlond, J. B.
Glaze of Schuyler. N. w. Terry of Put
nam, C. H. Godfrey of Shelby, John
Bluaford of Marion, ]. P. Mitchell! of
Lewis, w. Reed of Knox and H. ID. B.
Cutler proxy for Macon County.
The committee to whom was refer.
red the advissbility of making nomi-
nation for Congress-made a report
that no nomination oe
made. On motion the report was re-
,eived and adopted. The committee
sn resolutions reported the following:
Resolved that We unhesitatinRly avow
Dur devotion to the principles of the
party, and our support of
President Arthur and his successful
administration that has certainly won
The admiration Of those who elected
him and has stuffed the bitterness and
7enom OF his opponents; and especially
DO we approve Of his veto OF the River
md Harbor Bill and for unanswerable
'easons set forth in his able message on
hat subj ject.
REsoLvED-That the thanks OF this
are hereby rendered to the
officers of the Convention for the faith.
jul and efficient manner in which they
rave discharged their duties and Capt.
4. D. B. Cutler for his valuable ser.