Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-17
The Lexington Township Primary


The democratic primary meeting OF LeXins
ton township, TO elect delegates to the count
convention to be held at the court house
Saturday, July II, to elect delegates to the tw
judicial and the state conventions, took plac
at the court house last Saturday.
The meeting WAS called to order by Wm
II. Chiles, ESQ, the chairman of the demo
cratic executive committee.
W. G. McCausland was elected chairman.
A. A. Lesueur was made secretary.
Judge y. Ryland moved that none Blu
democrats be permitted to vote in the meet
ing. Carried.
Mr.. A. j. Hall moved that the election b.
by ballot, after nominations. Carried.
MI. II. G. Wallace moved to appoint three
judges and two tellers. Carried.
The chair appointed as judges, VIM. Young
Geo. NJ. Mountjoy and Jos. F. Smith; al
tellers. C. Gen Russell and Frank Bowman.
Col. Jno. Reid asked if persons could vOt'
for whom they pleased, without ostraclsm a!
democrats. He was assured that they
could.
Mr.. j. ID. Shewalter offered the following
Resolved. That the delegates to the county
convention he instructed to vote for delegate.
in favor OF Judge Jno. E. Rylsnd for crimins
Judge and Richard Field for circult judge. but
our delegates TO the county convention be and
are hereby instructed to vote against any in
structiOnS for state officers.
Mr.. Shewalter spoke fsvorably of Judge
Martin for supreme judge, but thought that
greater good could be accomplished by an un
instructed delegation, especially as this
community was very much interested
in railroad commissioner.
Mr.. Hall spoke in favor of instructions fol-
Judge Msrtin; he thought the supreme Judge
road cOmmissionership.
Judge VIM. T. Wood moved to amend the
last sentence of the resolution by instructing
for Judge Martin.
Mr.. Jas. c. McGrew conceded Judge
Martins fitness for the place, but insisted
that there were other interests rs valuable,
and that should stand upon an eqnal plane
with the office sought for him, and appealed
to the meeting not TO lose sight of local
interests.
Judge Young arraigned Mr.. McGrew for
asking a democratic meeting to act in bis per.
sonal interests.
Judge y Ryland moved that speeches be
limited to five minutes Carried.
MIR. Shewalter made q second speech,
charging that the programme sought to be put
through for Judge Martin had been cut and
dried by certain gentlemen, who had promis-
ed the township and county to that gentle
man.
Judge Wood spoke In favor OF Judge Mar
tin and for instructions.
Judge Young, in reply to Mr.. Shewalter,
said that the meeting might as we'll be con-
trolled by four bosses as by one.
Mr.. McGrew disclaimed seeking anything
for his private interests excepting insofar as
they were bound up with the common
welfare.
Mr.. Graves spoke in favor of instructions
for Judge Martin, and for any gentlemen
that the convention might favor for other
places.
Judge Woods amendment was put and lost
by a vote of % ayes; 81 nays.
The question being upon Mr.. SheWalter's
resolution it was, uDon motion of Judge
Young, divided. Each clause, was then voted
upon and carried.
Judge Young moved to reconsider the vote
to vote by ballot. Lost.
Judge Y. Ryland moved to proceed to the
ballot and to close when the votes of those in
the meeting were taken. Carried.
A number of gentlemen were placed in
nomination.. after which a ballot was taken
with the following result. there being 16 dele.
gates to elect: DIR. P. s. Fulkerson .67: VIM.
G. McCausland, 65; JnO. r. Howe, So; VIM.
B. Steele, 60; Michael Howell. Ga; Young
Hicklin, ca; Fred Young, SO; Ernest Hoff-
man. SO; NJ. j. Chinn, 90; Joseph Barnett, so:
Z. Ben Russell. 30; B. NJ. Landlord, 40; j.
McGrew, 40; Jesse Hamlet, 40; A. ". Rob-
inson, 40; William H. Waddell, 40; John Nc
Fadin, 10: Lewis P. Greene. Is: R. D.. Bled-
soc, 10; VIM. Gossett, 10; N. c. Ewing; Is;
Alex. Graves, 10; John E, Burden, 10; A. j,
Hall. 10.
The chair, sfter the vote had been counted
by the tellers ami judges. declared as elected,
Messrs. Fulkerson, McCausland, Howe,
Steele, Howell, Hicklin. Young, Hoffman,
Chinn, Barnett, Russell, Landlord, McGrew,
Hamlet, Robinson and Waddell,
The meeting adjourned.
W. G.. MCCAUSLAND. Chrm'n.
A. A. LESUEUR, Sec'y.