Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-11

nicely. Inc cOlOreu delegates were net allowed
to enter the dining room till all the white pso.
pie were served. AS soon as the white delegates
got dinner they stepped across the street, iatO
the hall, and held another caucus. The colsrsd
delegates suspected no evil, and after satisfying
their appstites leisurely strOlled over to the hall,
when the doors were thrown open. and the pub
lie generally allowed to enter. The colored
delegates were q little surprised to ind every
thing in such good ordtr to proceed to business.
but said nothing. They agreed among thsm-
selves to ask but little. and had NO doubt the &.
o. p. would give them that-the coronorship.
Everything being ready. MIR. John Welborn
was chosen as chairman. and Mr.. Henry
Schwartz as secre tary. Mr.. Phetzing reported
that the democratic ticket was properly arraax-
ed, and would be followed In making the vari-
GUS nominations. The first thing to be done was
to nominate a candidate TOR representative and
tine CHAIR called for names to be put In nomina-
ton. Mr.. j. b. Jones took great pleasure In
nominating Mr.. John Welborn. Mr.. Welborn
asked to be excused, as he did not wish for any
office, and could not make the race. Mr.. j. W.
Branch nominated Mr.. j. b.. Jones. Mr..
NorthSutt nominated Mr.. E. F. KeyLon. Mr..
Albert Walker seconded the nomination of Mr..
keyton in Il brief and pointed speech. and
NOV ed that he he elected by reclamation. Ruled
out OF order. The vote was: Welborn %;
Jones 81 Keyton 5. On motion the nomination
of MIR. Welborn was made unanimous.
SheriG-Mr. Branch. In q very laudatory
speech, nominated the Honorable W.. 8 Downs.
OF Washington townshin On motion of MIR.
Jones the nomination was made In .~~Iama-
Trcasurer-Mr. H. W. Thieman nominated
Mr.. Henry G. Schwartz. OF Davis township.
Mr.. Branch moved that the rules DO suspende ed ,
and that the nomination OF MIR. Schwartz he
made unanimous. The motion to suspend car
rled. The convention was about to proceed
When MIR. Branch Informed the chair that by the
vote the rules had been suspended. but the NOM
inatlon had not yet been made unanimous. The
Chair said it would do, and ruled that the noml-
nation was unanimous.
Collector-Mr. Phstzirg nominated MIR. G. ID.
satterlield; Mr.. Harry Turner nominated Mr..
r. r. Meet. Mr.. Branch seconded the nomina.
ton OF Satterleld. and SAID he would run 500
votes ahead Of the ticket: that he know every
DO 1y in the county. and would hole all
he did not know. Albert Walker seconded tile
nomination Of MIR. Meet. and said he favored
Meet because Meet WAS not SO well acquainted
with the voters. He had fought for his country ,
and would carry every republican vote, and
many democratic votes. MIR. CLANCY Cole said
he had been instructed to vote for Mr.. Woeste-
meyer for collector. and placed his name In
nomination. The vote stood, SatterAcld 10;
Meet 10; Woestemeyer5 s. The chair ruled that
1t was u tie vote. The second vote stood satter-
field IL; Meet l6: Woestemeyer 4. Mr., Branch
moved that the rules be suspended and the NOM
ination OF Meet be made unanimous. Th. rules
were suspended by q unanimous vote, but the
motion to make unanimous was not put,
Probate Judge-Mr. j. Is. Jones nominut.d
Judge Walker. MIR. Phelzing said Judge Walker
did not want the position. Mr.. Jones then nom
mated Mr.. Henry WOeslemeyer, Mr., Albert
Walker nominated MIR. Robert Txubman, Mr.,
Taubman said he was not = candidate Tor any
Office. MIR. Branch moved that the rules be sus-
pended, and the nomination of MIR. Wosste-
meyer be made unanimous. BY vote the rules
were 30 suspended. bnt the motion to make
unanimous was not submitted.
Assessor-Mr. Branch, In n very laudstorv
speech, nominated MIR. Otto Walkenhorst. Mr..
keyton moved that the rules be suspended. and
the nomination be made by exclamation. By
veto the rules were suspended. but the motion
TO nominate by reclamation was not submitted.
Public Administrator - Mr.. Albert Walker
~ III uE. JOue1 kutu lie
did not desire any Office. Mr.. Thieman nomi.
mated MIR. W. e. Llllard. Mr.. Lillard su,d he
did not want any Office he was too old; he ex.
pacted to die in the republican harness.. but he
could not accept any office. MIR. Thieman moyed
that the rules lie suspended. und that Mr.. Lillard
be nominated by reclamation. Mr.. Lllisrd
asked the convention to nominate some one else,
as he did not want the office. BY vote the rul es
We're slIsurn,ipi lnf fha mntInn tn mail. a..
nomination by acclamation was not submitted.
Prosecuting Attorney Mr.. Harry Turner
nominated Mr.. +. F. keyron. Mr.. Kcyton said
he did not want any office. and he in turn noInl-
mated Mr.. U. q. phetzing. Mr.. Branch made a
speech IN favor OF Keyton, and he was chosen
us the nominee. a motion was made to suspend
the rules and make the nomination unanimous.
by vote the rules were suspended. but the re-
inaindcr OF the motion was not submitted. Mr..
Keyton accepted tho nomination In u very ap-
Dropria!e speech, saying that il he should be
elected 1t would be due TO the efforts OF the re-
publican voters, and not to his own efforts.
Coroner-Itev. J. W. Hill, colored. nominated
a colOred man named Eush. "a school teacher liv-
ing ut Waverly. and hoped that the colored pso-
pie, who furnish mole than OnC-thiri OF the re-
publican vote OF the county. would be accorded
"a khIo DblnI
u voice WAS heard to say: ''Yes. nominate q
damned nrgser, and lose 500 votest.' The voise
Was that OF II delegate, and one of the nomlnees
ON the ticket.l Mr.. Thieman nominated Mr.,
Charles Murphy, Of Lexington. Mr. Branch
seconded the nomination of Murphy. Mr. AIbert
Walker seconded the nomination OF Bush. say
Ing he thought Il colored coroner would look
Well sitting on Il democratic Corpse. Mr.. Lii
ard also seconded the nomination of Bush. The
vote sto. Il. Bush 5; Murphy II. Rev. Hill arose
to give the convention II piece of his mind for
sighting the coiorel race, but the chair decided
that lie WAS out of order.
Survcyor-Mr. Phetz,ng nominated Mr.. q. d.
SLtteriield. Mr.. Tiieman moved to euspend
the rules and make the nomination UNANIMOUS,
Rev. Hill objected, ard nominated Mr.. Bush,
saying that he WAS highly educated. and we'll
qualified for the place. and the colored voters
we've entitled TO u representative on the ticket /,
The vote stood, Sattcrfleld 10; Bush &. About
this time the cOlored delegates saw how the land
iald, and they really '.sweat like y Niger Ut
electiOn.' But 1t was "A very warm evening.
County Eastern District-Mr. The
man nominated MIR. F.'Brockman. Mr.. Brock