Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-16
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

The LAFAYETTE Comfy democratic CONVOY
ton having assembled and met ut the CT ,urt-
house, In Lexington, on the 1ltk DAY of
August, 1884, In pursuance to the al OF the
county democratic congressional Committee,
w. G. McCausland, chairman of said COM
mittce called the convention to order, and
called Judge W. T. Wood to preside as tenn
| porary chairman of the convention, and c.
Y. Ford, secretary, and thercupon The follow
ing delegates were duly accorded as mem
bers of the convention, namely:
Clay townslfp-P. w. Osborn, w. z.
| johnson, F. L. Fishback and C. Y. Ford.
Davis township-James L. Warren, Harry
| Hawkins, Seth Mason and G.. w. Schooling.
Freedom township-E. A. Williams and
Fl. Barteen.
Middleton township-E. NJ. Edwards, John
8. Galloway and c. Barnett.
Washington tOwnshlp-G. w. Fox, A. l..
Patterson and J. NJ. Withers.
Bar township-R. w. Wayman,
James Peddicord and L. E. Webb.
Dover tOwnship-A. Z. HarwOOd, Ct. X.
Page, c. o. Smith and Sam Downing.
Lexington township-Wm. 7. Wood, g..
o. suIAiOuA \thoAJ "
Branch, j. c.. McGrew, j. ID. Robinson.
Martin Lillis, j. Z. Kelly and J.P. Ardinger.
On motion, W. Il. Wood was elected and
continued rs permanent chairman. land on
further motion, Z. Y. Ford was elected and
continued as permanent secretary.
On motion, resolution adopted as follows:
Resolved, That Alexander Graves, having
received at the primary election held III LII
fayette county, on Saturday last, Us II candi-
date for congress the highest number OF votes,
IL declared by this convention to be the
choice rs such OF the people OF the district
composed of said county Of Lafayette, and is
entitled to the votes and support OF the
whole and entire delegation from said dis
trict and county, and which is certified to
the congressional convention, to meet In Kan
sas City on the 18th Of August, 1854.
On motion and nomination duly made, the
following. were duly elected as delegates to the
congressional convention to meet at Kansas
City on the 10th Of August, 1884, namely:
F. L. Fishback, John A. Lockhurt,. DIR. Jacob
Fulkerson, Granville Page, VIM. II. Carter,
Robert Osborne, John Brown. Judge w. T..
Wood, ii. c.. Branch, james c. McGrew,
join E. Burden. Horace Gailbraith, John
Galloway, VIM. O.. Wayman. DIR. VIM. q.
Goodwin and John Wheatley.
1t was then moved to select delegates to
the senatorial convention, to be held at Odes-
81, each township to name or nominate two
delegates, which was carried by the vote of
the convention, and thereupon, on nOmlnn-
ton by delegates of the several townships,
the convention elected delegates rs follows to
SAID convention ut Odessa, namely:
Washington township-C. l.. Ewing and
Alex, Patterson.
Lexington township-Thomas d. Camp
bell and DIR. Gordon.
Sni-a-Bar township-D Mcdonald and
]. T. Ferguson.
Davis township-Harry Hawkins and Capt,
r. A. Collins.
Dover township-C. o. Smith, G. d. Cor
don.
Clay township-W. p. johnson, T. W.
Osborne.
Freedom towHship-Charles Frerking and
L. NJ. Major.
Middleton township-Thomas- A. Catron
and William Bellamy.
Motion to instruct delegates to vote as a
unit lost.
On motion the convention adjourned.
WIN. T.. WOOD, Chairman.
c. Y. FORD, Secretary.