Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-05-01
1.-THE GOOD OLD Way"
SCHOOL DISTRICT COyENTIONs.
Proceedings OF the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.
Dates of Conventions.

The county Democratic executive
met last Saturday, and
unanimously adopted the following
"Resolved, that the Democrats in
each school district in Audrain county,
and each ward in the city of Mexico,
and in what is known as the circular
ward, embracing the territory in the
school district in which Mexico is
outside the city limits of the
city of Mexico, meet at their respective
school houses and places of meeting in
their school districts and wards at 2
O'Clock p. M, on Saturday the End day
of August, 1884, and each elect one
delegate to county convention to be
held at the court house in Mexico on
Tuesday the 5th day of August 1884, to
nominate candidates for representa-
tive, sheriff, circuit clerk, collector,
county attorney, county treasurer,
county surveyor, public administrator
and two county court justices for the
eastern and western districts, and
coroner and to fill any vacancies that
may occur in county offices, also to
select delegates and alternates to the
state nominating convention to be held
at Jefferson City, also to select delegates
to the congressional and senatorial
conventions, and to elect new..central
committee.
That the Democrats living in frac-
tional school districts in Audrain coun-
ty lying along the county lines of
the counties adjoining Audraln county
shall meet and vote with the school
districts lying contiguous to them in
Audrain county.
That the delegates elected from each
municipal township by school districts
shall sit together in convention in
Mexico, and each delegate will be al
lowed to cast his equal proportion of
the Democratic vote cast for Hancock
in 1880 in his township in said conven-
ton.
That where school district is divided
by township lines.then the Democratic
to 60 to, and vote in the municipal
township in which the school house is
situated.
That should any school district fail
to send delegate to said convention
at Mexico, the delegates presentin said
convention from said township OF
townships shall cast the entire Demo.
cratic vote of said township or town.
ships in the proper proportion.
That all persons of voting age regard.
less of past party affiliations, who will
pledge themselves to vote at the com.
ing November election, the national
state, and county Democratic tickets
are cordially invited to participate in
said school district and ward meetings
That the committee wishes it to be
understood that no person shall be al
lowed to participate in said school dis
tricts and ward meetings unless he
does pledge himself to vote the nation.
al state and county Democratic tickets
to pledge himself to vote the county
Democratic ticket alone will not en-
title him to vote at said school district
and ward meetings.
That the committee recommends
that the Democratic voters in eacf
school district and ward shall instruc
their delegates as to first and secont
choice of candidates before them foI
the various offices.
Resolved, that the Democrats o
each municipal township in Rudrair
county meet at their respective votini
precincts in their township on Satur
day the 14th day of June, 1884, at
O'Clock p. M, and select delegates to
county convention to be held on tn
18th of June, 1884, at Mexico, to selec
delegates to attend the delegated con
vention to be held at St. Louis June "a
1884 to elect delegates to the nationa
cony ention to be held at Chicago OF
July s, 1884. The number of delegate
to be selected by each municipal town
ship shall be one for every 100 vote
cast for Hancock in said township il
1880, and an additional delegate 70
every fractional part thereof over 30.
The committee then adjourned, sub
ject to the call of the chairman.
By order of committee.
w. II. KEENAN,, Chairman.
D. T. GENTRY, Secretary.
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The Linton District Medical Inst
tute adjourned after electing th
following officers: DR.. J. NJ. Fore
man President DIR, w, r. Rodes