Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-24
A New Congressional Com m it.
tee appointed and Or
ganiZed.

Sdh1Zeus
The Tenth Congressional District COnven
ton assembled at noon Thursday in Gilliek'
Hall, at CarOndeet. A meeting of the Con
gressional Committee was held about an hou
before the Convention assembled.
Mr.. W. F. Cox, of Ste. Genevieve called tn,
convention to order, and Judge j. W. En-
erson, OF Iron, was named Temporary Chair
man, and Al p. Helmbacher, of the Fiftl
Ward, st. Louis, Temporary Secretary. On
taking the chair, Judge Emerson made the
following remarks:
TIE CIIAIRArAN'S ADDRESS.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTIONAL
would be ungrateful in me to refrain from
expressing great degree of qualification
and my high appreciation of the honor you
nave conferred upon me by electing me- with
SO much unanimity, your Temporary Presi-
dent. return You my thanks and pledge
you my fidelity.
As harmony il the beauty Of all institutions
and Is usually characteristic of Democratic
conventions. l trust, and feel sure, that our
cOunsels here will not only be harmonious.
but so wise and in such IL judicial temper as
to eventuate in the greatest good and highest
honor to the grand country of which we arc
common citizens, and to the great party
whose delegates and servants we are
There is constituency watching us to- day,
representing more varied interests, mightier
and grander resources than any other in the
American republic. l speak it in sober ear
nest and challenge criticism.
Our Tenth Is the great representative dis
trlct of our Commonwealth. Within its linn
is we find most largely centred the great
zinc, iron and steel manufacturing industries
ley, which indu>tries-yet in their infancy
are destined to expand into proportions
which will leave them without any rival on
this continent, if not in the world.
The zine, lead, nickel, cobalt, and copper
mines of Jefferson, Washington, St. Francois
and Madison counties in variety and extent
rival, if they do not exceed, those of any 9TH
er equal extent of territory on the globe.
The mountains of iron of Madison, St.
Francois and Iron counties, peerless in their
colossal proportions and towering grandeur,
will finnish material for thousands of furnaces
and factories, and the employment of tens OF
thousands of labOrers and skilled artisans,
until the district will become Il literal hive OF
the Industries, and the central workshop for
the hundred millions of Intelligent men who
are to make of this mighty Mississippi valley
the Sranary anu garden of the continent.
Then, too. the granite mountains of st.
Francois and Iron counties will be wrought
by thousands of busy men, and furnish pol
ished and imperishable material for the tenn
pies yet to be, and obelisks on which TO record
country, our age and our race.
All this, with agricultural resources re-
spectacle, If not great, mark our district now
and prospectively rs the most important in
our State.
But now, my friends, shall we sit down and
glory over our patrimOny--content ourselves
with the contemplation of our undevcIOped
reSOurccs-Or shall we seek to rise above the
level of the politician to that of the statesman,
and seek that policy best calculated to develop
and expand:
Our resources are dormant without trans
portation. And while our railroads are a
grand aid, we should remember that our
district is watercd for 100 miles by the cease
less tide of our great river, on whose bosom,
after all, is to float proudly and untaXed to the
sea the commerce of the Mississippi valley
empire!
How can its commerce float untaXed to the
sea unless this great highway is steadily, per-
sistently and intelligently improved, and i'm
proved by adequate appropriations by the
general Governments continuation and an
increase of such as our present Congressman
so nobly fought for and was so largely instr,l-
mental in ObtainingI All honor to Hon.
Martin L. Clardy for the good work done.
May it continue.
the industries which are TO develop our re-
sources and make us great and strong, en-
courage enterprise, and protect labor and
capital alike, We must avoid the twin here
sizes of frce-trade on the one hand and an ey-
IRENE high protective tariff on the other, and
pursue policy of statesinanship-the golden
mean-which will secure to the laboring man
and the mechanics steady employment and
fair wages, to the capitalist fair profits, and
hence will insure to the consumer and the
business men and the country the highest
degree OF prosperity.
With such vast interests before us to he
guarded and promoted, let us seek by our
nomination to-day Il fit and worthy agent
may say atried one--tO represent us i'm the
Congress OF the nation, one capable of
reproying Republican ycrality and eXtraya-
gance as of advocating Democratic economy
with libcrality.
CREDENTIALS
a motion was made to appoint Committee
on Permanent Organization, and provoked
great deal of useless discussion and for that
reason it was finally withdrawn, Mr.. w. r.
Edgar, of Iron, having raised the point that
it was inopportune.
Maj. jasper n. Burks, of st. Francois,
thought the Chairman should appoint
Committee on Credentials.
motion to that effect was made by another
delegate, it was claimed, but amidst the de-
bate il was lost.
Mr.. p. J. PauIy, of ST. Louis, offered an
to the effect that the delegates
hand in their credentials to the Chairman.
The amendment was lost and the original
motion was adopted.
The Chairman then appointed the follow
i'm" IL Committee on Credentials:
w. II. Edgar, Of Iron; w. ID. Walker, of st.
Francois; Elvis Harrison, of Reynolds; Ed
ward Hohb, of Perry; Alloys Hclbachcr, of
The Seventh Ward, st. Louis: Thco. Keller,
Of the Twenty first Ward, and John j. Mat
lhewS, of st. Louis county.
The Convention adjourned for a half
hour in order to give the Committee on Gre
tentials time to make report.
The Convention rcaSSembled ut 2:20 P. NJ,
md the Committee on Credentials made their
report, read by Mr.. Walker, and the following
were declared entitled to seats:
TIE DELEGATES.
Iron COeilty-W. II. Edgar and j. w. En-
nrSon.
JcferSon-ThoS. A. Charles. Samuel Mars
den, NJ. G. HARRISON, W. IL. II. Thomas (the
latter holding proxies for Messrs. Marsden
amp Harbison).
HGdisoR-JameS D. Fox, james G. Donnell
md James W. Hill.
Perrg--Edward Robb, w. II. Wilkerson,
pr. w. 7. Newman, Lawrence Tucker and
John l.. Martin.
ReyRahts-ElyiS Harrison.
Ste. Grneriere-CharleS &. RoZier, w. F. :
'oN. Henry S. Shaw, J.. G. Patterson, John =.
Ounhlin, j. L. Hornsby, proxy for Henry