Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
re CONGRESSIONAL IN
The delegates from the variN -,

aSSlSlant SecFeLaIy. Anu W He n. FIetc0eF
Of Iron county, Sergeant-at- Arms.
Roll of counties and wards was then called
for the formation Of the Committees on Gre.
dentials and Permanent Organization.
/ The following was the committee on per.
manent organization:
| Iron-Wm. A. Fletcher.
| Jefferson. W. Clark.
Reynolds-W. z. Carter.
| Washington-Geo. c. Loomis.
Madison. Alfred Campbell.
| st. Francois--L. D. Walker.
| Ste. Genevieve-Jno. Coffman.
| st. Louis-Mich. Forth.
| st. Louis Wards-E. p. GiOvan0ni, F. Y.
| Pratter, Chas. Young, P. j. Egan, 7. J. Har-
beers, Paul Young and, A. n. DeMeniel.
The Committee on Credentials was as fol.
| lows:
Iron-J. NJ. Morris.
Jefferson-H. HOenthal.
Reynolds-A. p. Shrivei.
TashingtOn--Frank Marrow.
Madison-H. A. Beardsley.
st. Francois. b. Highley.
Ste. Genevieve-J. P. Dunklin.
st. Louis-Chas. Mehl.
st. Louis Wards.-Jno. Pauley, T. j. Har-
bers, Paul Young, F. X. Pratter, r. j.
O'Reilly, A. n. DeMeniel.
The committees then retired, and Conven-
ton took u recess awaiting their reports.
At $40 the Convention re-assembled, and
the committees reported.
On.motion Of DIR. Posten, of Washington
county, the usual courtesies were extended
to the press.
The report of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization was as follows:
For Chairman, A. N. DeMeniei, of st.
Louis; vice-Presidents, Iron-J. NJ. Morris;
Reynold-H. Chitwood; Madison-W. Fl.
Cakes; Ste. Genevieye-Dr. Byrnes; Wash
ington-L. B. Higginbotham; st. Francois
A. p. Yeager; st. Louis county-A. j. Cum
mings; Jefferson-W. H. Farrar; st. Louis
Wards-P.J. Egan, F. Harder, F. Varel-
mann, Jno. Pauley, Paul Young and F. x.
Pratter. Secretary, Geo. &. LOOMS, of
Washington; Assistant Secretary, j. r. Gates,
of st. Louis county, j. Ganahl, OF st. Louis,
]. c. Alexander. of St. Francois. Sergeant
alarms, w. A. Fletcher, Of Iron.
Upon motion, the report was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. A. N. DeMeniel was then escorted to
the chair. He thanked the Convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and declared
his intention to faithfully perform the duties
Of the position. He also briefly reverted to
the questions of the day and the responsible
tiles of the Convention. His remarks were
Meniel is fluent speaker, and won many
concentrations from large and attentive
audience
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination Of candidates-the nominating
speeches being limited to ten minutes, and
seconding to five minutes.
! DIR. w. Ii. Posten, of Washington, in few
well chosen remarks nominated Hon. Mar
tin L. Clardy, Of st. Francois. The nomina-
ton was seconded by w. R. Edgar in one Of
the happiest speeches of the day aud at its
Clardy by reclamation. The motion, was car
ried without dissenting voice amidst the
widest cheering.
The chair appointed E. p. Giovanoni, Of
st. Louis, G.. O'Bannon, of Madison, L. ID.
Walker of st. Francois, W. H. Posten, of
Washington and Jno. Coffman of Ste. Gene
We've, a committee to await upon Mr.. Clardy
inform him of his nomition and present HIM
to the Convention.
The nominee briefly thanked the Conven-
ton for this mark Of renewed confidence, land
promised faithfully to discharge the duties
of the high Office in question.
On motion the several delegations retired
for consultations and upon their return pre-
sented the following names us members of
the Central Committee for the Tenth Dis
trict: Iron-J. NJ. Morris; Jefferson-H.
Hoenthal; Madison-T. j. Beardsley; Rey-
nolds-Elvis Harrison; st. Francois. d.
Walker; St. Louis county-W.F +. Broadhead;
Washington-W. p. Knox; Ste. Geneyieve-
T. A. Rozier; st. Louis Wards-5th, Francis
Varelmann; 7th, Jno. Pauley; 9th, Fred.
Harbers; 18th, and A. j. Hennricks; 2lst, Jno.
j. Ganahl; ed, Jno. Rolls; oath, Daniel
Clock.
Perry county and the twenty fifth Ward, Of
st. Louis, were not, represented in the Con-
vention and on motion their membership on
the committee was left to be determined by
their constituents.
On motion of w. r. Edgar, of Iron, a vote
of thanks was given the officers Of the Con-
vention for the able and dignified manner in
which they had conducted the proceedings
of the Convention.
On motion the Convention adjourned sine
die at 4:4O p. NJ. Having consumed just two
hours and thirty minutes in its deliberations.
We commend its example to our brethren
of the Four teenth District.