The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-09-26

DEMANDED HIS RIGHTS.
Mr.. Hyde demanded that il remain be-
| fore the convention, and that, as a member
OF the committee, he had a right to submit
a minority report, which he claimed his
paper to be.
Judge Gottschalk, of 81. Louis, came
rushing down one of the aisses i'm an ex-
cited manner, cal ing the attention of the
chair, which was given lie declared the
paper a mere substitute for one section of
| the resolutions, aud. therefore, ii could not
be a minority report Mr.. Hyde insisted
that il was the convention began To stir
itself, several members sprinsipg To their
feet To take one or the other side.
Judge Gotlschaik moved that the reso-
lutions, as read, be adopted Many second
Ell The motion. Confusion reigned, and a
tirst-class row was imminent.
A delegate from Harrison county shout
ed out that his county Vas for prohibition,
and he wanted the Tact 10 go on record.
GOitschalk insisted on his motion being
put To vote. ami ST. Louis, Kansas City
! and st. Joe backed him up strongly.
Chairman krum, evidently, was in full
sympathy with the Fourth section, and !ie
put the motion before the convention. A
call Tor the roll was demanded, and II was
Sd ordered. When Jackson county was
called, Col. Hunt, rominee Tor railroad
commissioner, sang out, odd Jackson al
ways drinks mOder teiy; seventeen ayes"
The three cities named voted almost sol
idly Tor the resolution, aud. with the aid Oi
their rural allies, succeeded I'm carry ing il
by a large Ma jority.
The result was as follows
Whole NJ VOTES cas- .-...-................4:50
For the mOtIon.............-.... 81
Against the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l2s
The announcement OF the result WAS re-
ceiv.d with
WILD SHOUTS OF DELIGHT,
and for a time Bedlam seemed broken
loose.
n delegate moved reconsideration of
the vote.
Did you vote for il ?" asked the chair
No, sir," was the candid reply.
Then you are out OF order
A member who had voted Tor the mo-
ton asked Tor reconsideration, but his
motion Was UNDECIDED by the chair, al
though duly seconded.
Thus the republican party oi Missouri,
in convention assembled, eva.ied a direct
expression upon the most important que,-
ten nj the day, and has placed itself In the
same boat with the democratic party or
this issue
RICHARD l. HIM-ELF AGAIN.
Calls were made for John b. Henderson,
and that gentleman went to the front, annie
a perfect storm of applause
His speech WAS q powerful ana vivid re-
vie, Ui the past iew years Oi the history oi
his pOliticai life AMI III the publican
party, winding up by declaring that he was
now in full sympathy with the party in it,
etiGrt to break from bondage, and Offering
his time, services and means to secure for
il grand victory. MIR Henderson took
advanced views of the prohibition move
ment, saving that he did not just like the
fourth resolution, deeIuing little Prohi-
bi,ion the bet step. In fact, he spoke
strongly in favor ot the movement and adj
vised It's friends 10 be patient, rs their time
Was sire IN come.
Governor Cri,tenden was an attentive
lislc.cr To- the eloquent ex-senator, and
seemed much interested in the speech.
Hon. Pat Dyer made short and telling
speech, congratulating the republicans of
Missouri Oh the splendid success of the
convention, and presaging victory for them
at no distant day.
This speech closed the session of the con-
ven.ion, and il adjourned sine die.