Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-09-26
Congressional G Convention
Report of the proceedings at Hannibal

HANNIBAL, Mo-, September 23.
Cooperation action was successfully
carried out in the First Congressional
District to-day, and DR.. R. L. Gray
received the Endorsement of the Re-
publicans and Greenbackers as the
anti-Bourbon candidate against Hatch.
H. F. MILAN. Chairman of the
Republican Congressional Committee
of the FIRST District, called the Con.
veDtlcn to order, and Mayor Brown,
Of Hannibal, extended welcome to
the delegates. Mr.. C. H. Howe, OF
Lagrange, was chosen chairman and
MIR. B. F. Heiney of Adalr, Secrarary.
The report Of the Committee on
Credentials showed a full representa-
ton, with the exception of Knox and
Scotland Counties. Permanent or
ganization was effected. with S. G..
Brock of Marion as chairman, and L..
P. Robertson of Putnam as secretary.
Mr., Brock made a stirring speech
on the happy prospects of the Repub-
lican party. He dwelt upon the blight.
ing influence of Bourbonism in Mis-.
soun, and urged careful deliberation
that the Republicans of the First dis
trict might do their share in the re.
demptlon of the state from that blight.
Personal ends should be sunk for the
selection of the strongest possible can
didate.
A motion for committee on con-
ference to meet the Greenback COM
mittee provoked some discussion. Mr..
H. f. MILAN favored straight nomi.
nation, while Mr.. ] B. Glaze was in
favor OF conference. Mr.. Gray OF
Macon said he was a straight Repub-
lican, but the party generally had com.
menced to fuse to accomplish a great
end, and he was in favor of carrying
out the idea in the district as well as
IN the state campaign. The motion
for committee of conference was f.
nally carried with only one dissenting
vote.
The new Congressional committee
to serve tor two years consists of the
following members: Adalr, H. F. Mi.
Ian; Shelby, d. A. Higgins; Putnam,
L. P. Robinson; Macon, DR.. N. S.
Richardson Clark, l.. Greenlee, Lewis,
c. H. Howe; Marion. w. F. Chamber
lam; Schuyler, ]. B. Glaze; Scotland,
H. c. Macarthur; Knox, F. M. Clifford.
Mr.. A. F. Poulton from the commit
tee on resolutions reported lndorsing
the national administration, the nation
al platform and the national candi-
dates. The third and fourth resolu.
tons were:
That We hereby indorse the candi-
dacy of Hon. Nicholas Ford for the
office of governor, together with all the
nominees on the anti-Bourbon state
ticket.
That we invite the supporters Of all
voters of this congressional district for
I
the nominee Of this convention, who
are opposed to Bourbon Democracy.
The conference committee reported
that the Greenback committee made
the following proposition:
Whereas, The convention OF the
Greenback party OF the First congress
sional district of Missouri, at Kinks
vile, on the nth of September, dele
gated to the central committee Of said
district the duty of selecting a can
didate for congress.
Resolved, That the committee in
dorse the candidacy of R. L. Gray Of
Putnam county, believing hun to be
the choice OF all the elements in said
district opposed to Bourbonism.
H. l.. Huggins moved 10 nominate
DR.. Gray as the candidate for congress.
Mr.. Gray of Macon moved that the
convention indorse rather than nomi-
nate.
DR.. Gray was nominated by anan-
lmous and standing vote.
A committee was appointed to no.
tify DR.. Gray, but he asked for twenty
minutes in which to consider the mat
ter.