The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-15

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following is the ticket as agreed upon:
For collector, Judge Baker; probate judge,
r. j. Reese; for judge western district, J.
Gentry; recorder. Bone Mcclure.
The report was slowly received by
motion.
Mr. w. P. Jackson opposed the nomina-
ton OF Judge Baker, not that he opposed
the Judge, nor because he did not like him,
but because he wanted him for another
place, that of treasurer The democrats
have nominated their strongest msn and
we must put up the best man We can for
that position. We must not put up
a weak man against q strong one. / be-
lieve, said the speaker, that Judge Baker
is the only man We can name whe will
carry the election for this Office.
RBPREsENTs THE HALwARTs.
DR.. Middleton: Judge Baker is not .
candidate for any Office, but If he is nomi-
mated BY the republicans and greenbackers
he will accept the nomination. He
is said to be- greenbacker, but he is . re-
publican. am here to represent the
stalwart republicans of Sedalia township,
for have been . republican for twenty
seven years, and propose to die one.
will never vote for any man who is not .
republican If / know il.
STILL MORE ANCIENT.
Mr.. James Cook stretched himself up to
remark that he had been a republican OF
republicans since the dove flew out OF
the ark. TApplause.
Mr.. Boutwell, wanted more flight On the
subject. He wanted to vote intelligently.
The chair informed the gentleman that the
report was simply received and not adopt
ed that the convention was not bound by
the action of the committee. This was
satisfactory to the convention, and there
was an evident relief on account of the de-
cision.
The chair announced that it was time
that the regular order of business be taken
up, which was the placing in nomination
Of candidates for the various Offices to be
hlled this fall.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Bent Ander-
son, all the delegates were requested to
take seats inside the railing, which they
did.
Nominations for county Judge. at-large
being in order, Squire A. ID. Fisher placed
the name of Judge Baker before the con-
vention.
Mr.. James Cook stated that the Judge
would not accept the place moreover, Sc
Gala is entitled to the place and should
nominate the man.
The chair decided that the name of
Judge Baker was not before the conven-
ton, since he had declined.
By agreement the nomination of a candi-
rate for this Office was made the last order
of business.
For collector, ]. c. Thompson nominated
Judge John Baker. George III. Shepherd
put up Lewis Lauer, of LongwOod. Mayor
Messerly placed Bent Anderson before the
convention.
Before the vote was taken DIR Middleton
said: There is spirit in the convention
to elect John Hall for treasurer of this
county, and hope the delegates will be
guided by this thought when they vote"
1t was moved that after the first ballot
he lowest candidate be dropped. Carried.
First ballot-Baker, 81; Anderson, Is;
Lauer, 10. Shepherd dropped.
Second ballot-Baker, 35: Anderson, 81 !;
Lauer. s. Baker was declared nominated
5. L. Hastings nominated j. b. Garland,
of Flat creek township, for sheriff There
being no other candidate, his nomination
was made Unanimous.
For circuit clerk A. P. Morey put for
ward James Finn, of this city. Mr.. FinE
was treated in the same complimentary
manner as was the candidate for sheriff.
So was James ID. Cobine, who was uOm-
mated by Mayor Messerly for county
clerk.
For probate Judge. Robert ]. Reese,
reenbacker, was named by L. T. Kirke.
He was served like Mr.. Finn.
Henry Lamm nominated William
Lowry, farmer, for treasurer, declaring
that he would be no joke for John Hall.
Mr.. Lowry was chosen alice samee as the
man above.
Fo. recorder Messrs Ritter, Kelley,
Chryst, Carter, Jones and Bone Mcclure,
the latter q greenbacker, were nominated,
but all declined except the latter.
There was some vigorous kicking over
this nomination, but the dose went down.
p. III. Longan, of Prairie township, j. HI.
Knapp, of Green Ridge were nominated.
The ballot stood: McClure,4; Lauer, 80;
Longan, 5 Knapp, IA.
of Smithton- Mr.. Archer asked that X ID.
Middleton be the man for slaughter. The
vote stood: Middleton, SO; Page, q.
Middleton: Iwent to say to this con-
vention that / have been a republican all
my lie. at least twenty-seven years, never
was = democrat, but if ever I felt like
worming into that party, now is the time,
and between twelve o'clock at night and
midnight l think of the greenbackers.
[Applause
DIR. Piper, of this city, was put up for
coroner, and H. w. Kerr for sarveyor.
When call was made for a victim on
the altar Of the county attorneyship, J.
w. Walker, the cOlored representative
from Elk Fork, smilingly placed Mr.. E. j.
Smith before the convention. There being
no other candidate, Mr.. Smith was elected
by reclamation.
For county judge-at-large there were
several gentlemen named, but ali very
promptly declined. TIE choice fell on j.
w. Walker, the colored brother. This is a
huge joke on the unsuspecting candidate,
az he can no more heat Major Gentrv than