The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-09-07
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
Pettis County ProhibitiOnist Meet
in Convention Mt the
Court House.
Delegates Elected to the State
Conventional County Cent.
raj Committee Selected.
Preparations for the State Con.
ventiOn and the Campaign
Completed.

convention at the criminal court
rooms. Temporary organization was
effected by electing Prof. G.. w. Ready
chairman and Thomas Newton secre.
tary.
A. ID. Fisher read the two calls for
a state convention to meet in Sedalia
September Is, one being from the ST.
Louis committee and the other from
the state committee which met in
Kansas City August 20, He stated
that the objects of the present cOnven-
ton were to select delegates to the
state convention, elect a new county.
central committee and transact such
other business as was necessary for
preparing for the fall campaign.
On motion Messrs. A. Meyers, Jno.
n. Corey, +. Ritter, A. Dow and b.
q. SimOnds were appointed COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order of business. The committee re-
tired and soon returned with the fol-
lowing report which was unanimously
adopted
"IOur committee on permanent
organization and order of business
respectfully recommend
First-That the temporary organiza-
tion of this convention be made perm
anent.
Second-That the order of business
be as follows
First-The election of one delegate
at large and one alternate delegate at
large to the state convention.
SecOnd-The election of FIVE dele
gates and five alternate delegates to
the state convention.
Third-The election of a county
central committee to consist Of one
member from each township liz the
county and one member from each
ward in the city of Sedalia.
FOurth-We further recommend
that committee of FIVE be appointed
on arrangements for the prohibition
state convention to meet In Sedalia
September 10Th.
Signed, A. MEYERS, chairman,
JNO. y. COREY, sec'y.
A. d. Fisher presented the follow.
ing resolution
ResOired, That the delegates elected by
this meeting to attend the state convention
of prOhibitionists, to be held in this city
on the 18th irst be aud they are hereby
instructed to support and vote Tor the plan
OF work in the present campaign that was
recommended at the state convention held
in this city last February.
This proved a sort of a fire brand
which called forth a long discussion
which was engaged in by Messrs.
Fisher and Sampson In support of the
resolution and Messrs. Meyers, Dow,
Cowan, Bruner and Rife in oppOsi-
ton to the resolution. Rev. DR.. Bru-
ner making very lengthy speech
against it.
DR.. Bruner moved thas the dele
gates elected to the state convention
be allowed TO go uninstrUcted and to
use their own discretion.
j. n. Corey offered the following
as a substitute for both the resolution
and Dr. Burners motion.
ResOlred, That the delegates to the state
convention De requested to consider them
selves elected under the cali of August
10th at Kansas City. and that they act
with delegates from other places selected
under the same call.
The resolution was acce pied by
both Messrs. Fisher and DIR. DR..
Bruner and their seconds.
Mr.. Cowan moved that the resolu-
ton as substituted be laid on the table.
Carried.
The election of delegates to the
state convention being the next order
of business, the following were placed
in nomination as delegates at large ::
A. d. Fisher, g w. Ready and A.
Meyer.
First bailot-Fisher, IA; Ready, Is;
Meyer, Z. No election.
ON motion the rule was suspended
and it was agreed that the candidate
receiving the highest number of bal
lots on the next vote should be de-
clared the delegate.
Second ballot-Fisher, IL; Meyers,
13; Ready; 9.
On motion j. w. Walker, colOred,
was elected alternate delegate at large
by reclamation.
For delegates to the state conven-
ton the following were nominated: G.