Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
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LEXINGTON. Mo-, July z, 1882
Committee met pursuant to call OF
chairman.
Tue following committeeman we're
present: Saml. Greasy, r. A. Collins,
J. O. P%lattenburg, Jno. c. Handley, w.
G. McCausland. James Peddicord and
Jno. S. White.
On motion Of j. Q. Plsttenburg 1t was
| ordered that the COMMITTEES on printing
have not more than 10000 tickets
printed a..
On motion 1t was resolved that the
attention. of the candidates be respect
fully. directed to rule No. IL. and That
they be and are hereby urged to adhere
to said rule.
On motion the following was uaani-
mously adopted after a tull aud tree
discussion:
The committee having had the ques-
ton OF ~postponing the primary election
for county officers under consideration.
have concluded that the best interests
of the party would not be subserved by
so doing. They have, therefore. decided
to leave the time, a. formerly fixed. re.
main u~ndisiurbed. .r ,..
We recognize the right OF every dem-
ocrat to be heard upon a matter OF such
general interest and importance. We
also recognize that the request has come
from democrats as pure in principle and
as earnest in their party devotion as any
of its members.
Our reasons for not changing The time
may be given In brief. as follows:
1t has been. the general complaint Of
that q eat body of our party who always
vote solidly for our ticket on principle
Without reference to individual interest.
that we have had too many primary
meetings-that they have been called
upon to leave their daily occupations
too often to give expression 10 their
preferences for men when the Who'll
matter might as we'll haue been decided
ut n and he same time. In Differences
to this complaint the committee long ago
decided TO have but one primary.
l.. The state committee having called q
state convention Tor the Goth OF July,
we were bound to call the democracy
together to send delegates to that con-
vention, This date approached very
nearly to the usual time for holding
county conventions or primaries. and.
indeed, not earlier than the average
time. We. therefore, set the time for
the 22d day OF July for all OF our
nominations, which. seemed to MS
| to come nearer to the wishes OF all
than any other. This date has
been published for more than a month
aud the great mass Of the party have
that time fixed in their minds as the
day when they will give expression
10 their will on the subject. We think
the convenience OF this great uncoM-
plaining. untailing aud devoted mass
| Of our party deserves great considera-
ton, aud that q change OF b already
understood aud acquiesced III date
| will make confusion and create dis
s~alisfactiou. The committee must
consider all OF these questions, aud
1 having d0ue SO, have decided that
they will leavs the time asst is, and
| hope that all true democrats will sac
ritics their individual opinions aud
Interests tor the good of the whole ;
and that all will remember that the
success or defeated any particular
personal idea or preference is as
nothing when compared TO the suc-
cess OF that party upon which we be-
lieve the welfare Of orr country de-
ponds. g.
On motion 1t was ordered that
Fsirview be dropped from b list of
voting precincts In Clay township,
leaving the voting precincts III that
township as follows: Wellington,
Napoleon. Greeaton aud Bates City.
On motion the judges of election
at each voting precinct were instruct-
ed to give the delegate or delegates to
the county convention elected at such
precinct proper credentials or certii-
Gates OF election.
The committee on printing. were
on motion instructed to have 400 cir
culars printed for distribution in the
various townships.
r. A. COLLINS, Chairman.
W.B. WILSON, Secretary.
l.. w. r. Blair. q prominent green
hacker OF South Carolina. was shot
dead at Camden by Captain Halle. tor
calling him q liar.