The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-04
WOEFUL WASTE OF WIND
WOEFUL WASTE OF WIND
At the Meeting Held Yester-
day to Select Delegates
to the Court House
Convention.
A Large and Enthusiastic As.
semblage, But q Lack
of Harmony.

Il
the county court, . mass meeting of tt,
voters Of Sedalia township was held .. th,
city hall, yesterday afternoon, for the pur.
atives TO . delegate convention to be heiC
to- morrow at IL o'clock Q. m
| This convention is called for the purpose
OF determining apd recommending 10 the
county court that proposition which shall
be to the best interests OF the county. and
| cOnforiIable TO the desire of majority oil
its voters
The meeting, yesterday afternoon. was
attended BY quite a large number Of repre-
sentative citizens, but unfortunately there
was not that harmony which the people
had right to expect, aDd which is alb
s0lutely essential to the Success OF the court
house scheme.
The sueeting was called to order by ex-
Mayor Craycroft, and H. {. Sinnett was
elected chairman.
Mr.. Sinnett, on taking the chair, briefly
explained the object of the meeting.
Mr.. John d. Russell vas elected score.
tary.
Mr.. &c Wilkersop addressed the meet
ing briefly on the court house question.
He said that there were three elements in
the county, one of which desired the rev.
enue necessary for the erection of new
court house raised by the issuing of bonds !;
another, by direct taxation, and . third,
who did not want q court hosse. As for
himself, he was in favor of court rouse.
and while he was individually in I ror of
the bond scheme, yet he would desi:e that
such action be taken as would ensure the
building of the court house, whether il be
by the issuing of bonds or by direct taxa
ton.
He moved the appointment of a COM
mittee of three, whose duty il should be 10
recommend the names of delegates to the
convention
Dr. Miller thought that before any other
action was taken the sense of the meeting
should be taken on the court house Ques-
ton, and to determine this matter, he
moved that il is the sense Of the meeting
that court house shonld be erected, 10
cost at least 100000. The motion was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Wilkerson then renewed
his motion for the appoint
ment of a committee of THREE to
suggest the names of delegates. The mo-
ton prevailed, and Messrs., J. D. Russell,
X/ouOWoou aBo L ACoAC WCSC
appointed such committee, and at once re-
tired for consultation.
During the absence of the committee
remarks were made by several Of the gen.
tlemen present. DIR. Miller said that he
had found by a Quie; canvass among The
farmers who had called at his pla of bus.
iness that while majority of tn farmers
are in favor of q court house, the are op
posed TO a bonded Indebtedness, or al least
an increase of such Indebtedness. The
doctor referred a; some length 10 the TN
portsnce OF conciliating rather than an
tagoniIing the farmers in the proposed
court house project.
Mr. Wilkerson addressed the convention
at some length, averring his grea, desire
that our county should have court honse.
and asserted that it was q disgrace TO The
county that We are without one.
He discussed briefly The Two plans pro-
posed, and while his argument was la IA
vor of the bond scheme, he demonstrated
that BY either plan the court hOuse could
be built, and that our tax payers would
scarcely notice the additional assessment
required. -
The cummil;ee returned and reported the
following list of delegates: John l.. Hall,
Peter Brandt, John A. Lacy, JOtn S.
Landes, {. +. Messerly, J. West Goodwin,
James Glass, Frank Houston, 3. G. Will
kerson, Geu. P. B. JACKSON, J. Hickman,
Eliss Bixby. w. E. Bard, Chas. E. Yester,
X. H. Moses, John ID. RUSSELL, Frank Cray
croft, H. e. Sinnet,, Frank Landmann,
Henry Lamm, S. c. Gold, J. Il. Barrett, J.
d. Sicher.
On motion, the report OF the committee
was unanimously adopted.
Judge Lacy offered series OF resolutions
the delegates to ask for an ap.:
of not less than $780, 200, and !
to favor the issuing of bonds.
Mr.. Wilkerson opposed instructions on
account of the danger Of antagonizing the |
country people
Mr.. Houston was also opposed 10 the del !
.gates bling fetl-red by instructions of any
Kind.
Mr.John w. Conner moved that oil of the
resolutions except that psrt mentioning the
amount OF the appropriations, viz 500 900,
h ss ricken ont