Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-01
CONVENTION CALLED.
School District Convention July LIST
County Convention July Sth. s

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County Convention July sth.
The Democratic Central committee
met at the court house last Saturday
to determine the plan by which the
party in Audrain would nominate its
candidates. The following gentlemen
compose the committee:
Cuivre township.-W. Fl. Birch and
j. N. Cartmell.
Saling.-SohnS Richie and Thos.
Wisdom.
Prairie.-Douglas Murray and E.
G. Kennen.
Linn.-Thomas Robnettand Hardy
Doolin.
Loutre.-D. T. Owen and Hugh
Williams.
Wilson.-John NJ. Daniel and Mil
ton Blythe.
Salt River.-B. r. Cauthorn, C. w.
Baker, J. Med. Trimble, Richard
Byrns and Martin Bybee.
j. Med. Trimble, chairman; c.
w. Baker, secretary.
There seemed to be two plans be-
fore the committee for their consider
alton. One a primary election like
we had four years ago, and the other
school district convention such as we
had two years ago. E. C. Kennen
introduced a resolution in favor of
conventions and Richard Byrns fol-
lowed with a resolution in favor of
primaries. Both gentlemen had a
good following and for nearly an
hour the two plans were freely and
good naturally discussed, the only
idea being to adopt the plan that
would be the fairest and come the
nearest to getting at the voice Of the
Democratic party of the county.
There were objections to both plans
and points in favor of each. With a
few amendments the convention sys-
tenn was agreed upon, and on the first
day of July the school district con-
ventions Will be held, and on the 9Th
of July the convention will be held
for nominating county officers, and
for the election of delegates to the
State, Congressional and Senatorial
conventions, and also for the election
of q new Central Committee. The child
is born and named a convention,
and we trust that every Democrat is
now in favor of a convention whether
he was before OF not. The committee
did what they thought best and we
are sure that there is not a Dem.
ocrat in the county but what viii
work just as hard for the party al
though his personal preference might
have been for a primary.
Thu following resolutions explain the
plan for nominating county officers adop.
ted by the central committee:
RESOLVED, That the democrats in eacf
shool district, and in the city of Mexico
in wards comprising said city, meet a
their respective places of voting, in sale
school districts and wards, on Saturda!
the LIST day of July, 1882, and there cleo
viva voca one delegate form each schoo
district and ward to q county convention
to be held at Mexico Oh Saturday, the 8tl
day of July, 1882, to nominate county of.
1cers, and that the inhabitants of tina
portion of the Mexico school distric
outside OF the city limits, meet at tn,
court house at the same time and cleo
one delegate. That the democrats living
in the fractional districts lying along thu
county lines of the counties adjoining
Audrain county shall meet and act in cleo.
ting a delegate with the school districts
lying contiguous thereto in Audrain coun.
ty, and that where a school district il
composed Of territory in two or NOR
municipal townships than the delegat,
from such school district shall act for thu
municipal township in which the schoo
house is situated, and that each delegat
from each school district and each war;
and the delegate chosen from that por
ton of the school district outside of tn
corporate limits Of the city Of Mexico, II
said convention, be entitled to cast hi
proportionate part of the democratic vot
cast for Hancock in 1880 in his municipa
township; and
Resolued, That should any school dis
trict in any municipal township fail t
said convention, then the delegate pres
ent from such township shall cast tn
entire vote of said township. That is, eac
delegate present from such township shal
cast his proportionate part Of the vote o
such township.
The following resolution was offere
and adopted.
Resolred, That the county convention
which shall meet in Mexico July 8, 1885,
shall, in addition to nominating a tickle
for county officers at the same time, Sc
lect delegates to the state convention, t
be held at Jefferson City July 26th, 1885
and delegates to the Congressional con
vention of the Seventh Congressional dis
trict and delegates to the State Senators
convention, and shall also choose a dem
ocratic central committee for Audrai
county to serve two years thereafter
Being no further business the committe
adjourned sine die.
County Judges.
As far as heard from we hav
heard no talk of any opposition t
our present county judges. Th
office of county judge is a very thank
less office, and one not to be desired
We now have good men in every pal
ticular, and, at this writing, we Sc
no cause for a change. We hay
heard the matter discussed in tow
and in the country, and eyerybod
appears to be highly pleased with on
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