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

Turner placed on that committee. turner
was Endorsed by several districts. Speech
after speech was made for the different
candidates, but when A. + Lewis. of JAS
per county, moved that Turner'S
nomination be made by reclamation.
seconded by Conway, of st. Louis, and
then Withdrew in favor of Turner, there
was great enthusiasm. Turner has just
been elected nv reclamation. AT this
writing the convention is enjoying a recess,
although no two ballots were taken On any
one Office The utmost harmony prevails, and
unless the resolutions stir up a row there
will he no fun for the boys. I, is now
known that the committee on resolutions
will report
AN AUTHORIZATIONS PLANK
In its platform. This will create q breeze
Pretorius, Of ST. Louis, introduced a
plank declaring the present liquor laws SUI
ficent, and asks for a more stringent en-
forcement Of them. Monopoly also gets a
hard whack
The resolutions are said to be strong in
this respect. The prohibiiionists in the
convention are already muttering.
LATER
The very full report Of the proceedings
of the republican state convention in yes
ierd.y's BAZoo concluded with the cleo
tioa OF two OF the members Large of The
state executive committee, two more re-
naming To be chosen. While there was
no intention on The part of the delegates
to balk i'm the work Of the convention in Sc
Letting the last hall OF the guartette. il was
evident that members from different parts
of the stale were determined to carry their
own favorite through, believing that the
best interests of the party would be con-
seryed by the election of their MAN.
There were many candidates in the field,
but the contest, spirited as il was, finally
resulted in the election of \. c. Burch, of
Cole county, the man who, above all Others.
had been
Mosl INSTRUMENTAL
in organizing the movement against Filley.
and securing the success of the convention,
and Joseph y. Upton, of Holt county.
MIR. Burch's election is justly deserved
compliment and reward To on al the most
aggressive workers i'm the republican party
in the state.
The chair followed this election by a call
for the names OF those selected as con-
gressional district committeeman of the
state committee. The following are those
thus selected:
Fi.st-D. 5. Hooper. H. y Webb.
.cruni l. 1 Hatfield, Is \ Jacobs.
i:!iri-lra b Ii."., Winfield Miller.
f'.urih lyman ;aTu.Ier, y T. Dawes.
Fifth -RDcerick BaiGain. X. e. Crowell.
>;xth-G II. Wallace, Aiberi Parker.
Seventh john X. Martin. Theodore
BrIsr.
Eighth w. " judy, VIM Lehman.
Ninth Id house, i. &. Bslkley.
Tenih-RobcrI L. A.i,E. H.Bry Mans
E.ieventh--W. A Murphy. 5. ID. LAW
der.
Twelfth C Il Burior, NJ. ). Coles.
Thirteenth }. VI. Young, john ".
Le>ly.
Fourteenth A. ii. Chase, Alex. Roth.
THE MoNUToNY BROKEN.
At ihis Stage oI the proceeding the chair
WAS informed that the committee on resoiu-
tIons MAS really 90 report.
Down towards the western horizon had
goI:e the sun. and Ii MAS expected that the
OF the resolutions would pro-
long Tie $, ssion into the night, as il was
pretty generally understood that the Sec
tion referring TO thv prohibition noye-
ment was aBlagonistIc To the views of manv
delegale> and that fight would ~ made
against las adoption.
By special Tqutst Hon. Henry Hitch
cock, The noied 81. Louis attorney, rrad tl.e
resolutions, the Delegates frequently re-
spending with hearty and, at times, pro-
longed applause, many of the memb. rs
rising to their feet aud swinging their hats
in token OF their appreciation Of tire hits
and drives at the late, but not iamenied,
Boss.
At the conclusion Of the reading, Ira b.
Hvde, Of Mercer county, one OF the com
mi,tee, arose and requested the privilege
of residing what he styled minority re-
port He was granted permission and
proceeded to read a substitute i"r the
fourth section OF the report.
This section Is the oue in reference Ca
the regulation of the iiquuI traffic, and Is
a. iniivws:
We aifirm that the individual iit.riy of
the ci.izDns siouid he srojrrI iu govern
mental control oniy ;" far a. demanded
by the general welfar that IL l. the duty
of tine state 40 leyisiate for the greatest
good 60 the greatest number of innabit-
dutS IscCoShiZiIs the>t pfiicfp'tS, anu
recognizing that the tempting effects al
Intoxicating liquors jeopardize the safety,
health and morality Of any people among
whom they are tolerated, We believe and
declare that il is the duty OF the state Ia
restrain the sale OF iiquors, and reduce their
harmful effects To minimum. To this
end We demand n vigorous enforcement. uf
existing license laws and the immediate
enactment and faithful execution of such
further statutes as shall enable people OF
the several localities and subdivisions of
the state 10 determine for themselves wheih-
or dram shops shall exist among them or
not also a large increase of the cost of Ii
cense, SO that the liquor traffic shall bear
it's just proportion vi taxation, anu ne con-
Quoted by responsible persons also that
PRISONS engaged in said traffic shall be
made civilly liable at law in damages for
serious injuries to persons resulting there
from, and for the effective punishment by
Imprisonment of all persons violating SAID