Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-15
Call for County Convention.

At a meeting of the Democratic
County Central Committee held at
Mexico, June 18th, 1886, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolred, 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, en-
bracing the territory in the school dis
trict in which Mexiro is situated out
side the city limits Of the City of Mexi-
co, meet at their respective school
houses and places of meeting in their
school districts and wards at two o'clock
p. m, on
Saturday,the 18th day of July, 1856,
and each elect one delegate and
one alternate to a county convention
to be held at the court house, in
MeXico,on Monday, the nineteenth day
of July, at ten O'Clock a. m, 1886, to
nominate candidates for Representa-
tive, Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, County
Clerk, Collector, County Attorney,
County Treasurer, Recorder of Deeds,
Probate Judge, County Assessor,
and three County Court JUS
tees, n for the county at large, one
for the eastern and one for the western
districts, and a Coroner, and to fill any
vacancies that may occur in county
Offices; also to select delegates and al
ternates to the State, Congressional and
Judicial conventions, and to elect new
Central Committee.
That the Democrats living in the
fractional school districts in Audrain
county lying along the county lines of
the counties adjoining Audrain county
WI nra {hnra IS No Snh0n1 hn1,Cn oh II
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 conven-
ton in Mexico and each delegate will
be allowed to cast his equal proportion
of the Democratic vote cast for Cleve-
land in 1884, in his township in said
convention.
That where a school district is d.
vided by township lines then the
Democratic voters of such district shall
be allowed to go to and vote in the
municipal townshipin which the school
house is situated.
That should any school district fail
to send a delegate to said convention
at Mexico, the delegates present in
said convention from said township OF
townships shall cast the entire Demo.
cratic vote of said township or town.
ship in the proper proportions.
That all persons of voting age at time
at holding the primaries, regardless OF
past party affiliations, who will pledge
themselves to vote at the coming No
vember election the State, Congress
sional, Judicial and County Democratic
| tickets ,are cordially invited to partici,
nnf0 - al -l~~J l.k - -o-I
meetings.
That the committee recommend thai
the Democratic voters in each schoo,
gates as to first and second choice OF
candidates before them for the various
offices.
By order of Executive Committee.
Resolred. That when the Democrats
meet in their various school districts
on Saturday, the 18th day of July, 1886
that thew be and are hereby requested
to instruct their delegates to the coun
ty nominating convention as to theil
choice for the township offices in theil
respective townships, and when the
different township delegations meet te
organize at Mexico on the morning o.
the county convention, that said
township delegations when organized
proceed then and there to nominate
candidats for the different offices il
their respective townships.
In accordance with the above reso
buttons the Democrats of AudraiT
county are requested to meet at theil
respective school districts and ward or
the date given and select a delegate
[ to the county convention to be held
July 10th, according to the provision.
ofthe resolution. ia. PoTTs, Ch'm'n.
l WM. Mason, Secretary.
Mexico. Mo-, June 18th, 1886.