Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-09
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
rhe State Convention Meets and
Selects Ticket.
GRACE for Supreme Judge, Breathitt for
Railroad Commissioner, Coleman for
school OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Plat
form-CeptraI COMMITTEES.

ST.. LOUIS. Aug. 19.--The Democratic |
State convention assembled at 10:45 a. H., |
IN this city yesterday and was called to |
order by DIR. Shields, chairman of the State |
Central committee, who nominated ex-Gov-
ernor John S. Phelps for temporary chair |
man and w. L. Fitzgerald, of St Louis, for
temporary secretary. a full list of minor
officers, as previously prepared by the
Central committee, was CHOSEN as follows:
Assistant Secretaries: j. j. Rice,
Fulton, Galloway County; j. Thomas,
Liberal, Clay County; Henry S. Shaw, st.
Genevieve County; Isaac Porter. Cedar
County; j. S. Buchanan, Moniteau; Frank
Graham, Kansas City; Joseph N Judge, st.
Louis.
sergeant-at-arnis, Thomas Wand, st.
Louis.
Assistan.a-Andrew Blong, ST. Louis; j.
II. Childels, Sullivan County; Thomas
fiuern, Seualia; J. E. Y. Edwards,
fredericktown; VIM. Mears, Springfield;
hon. r. Kidmore, P. j. Woodock, st.
Louis; VIM. Bradbury, Jefferson City;
5ohn W. Booth, Kansas City.
Docrkeeper, James Edwards, ST. Charles,
Mo. The doorkeeper is authorized to Sc
sect as many assistants as he may deem
necessary.
COmI0ltt6eS Ou STeuelitidiSs Cl
Organization and resolutions were APP
pointed and the convention, after hearing
speeches from several prominent orators,
adjourned until three o'clock.
Colonel Broadhead. chairman of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, READ
the report, which recommended that Con-
gresham DOckerv BE made permanent
chairman and j. T. buchanan, of Jackson
County, permanent secretary. The other
officers of the temporary organization We're
made officers Of the permanent OrganiZa-
ton.
The order of nominations was: Supreme
Judge, Superintendent of Public Schools
and Railroad Commissioners. The report
was adopted unanimously.
Congressman Dockery made brief but
appropriate address, in the course of which
he paid glowing tribute to the memory OF
Samul j. Tilden, whose picture ornamented
the stage. Speaking of reforms to be in
augurated, he said that taxes must be re-
duced, millions of acres OF unearned land
grants to railroads forfeited, the surplus IN
the treasury applied to the payment or the
public debt and an Inter3tate Commerce
bill which would abridge the railroads and
give the people cheap transportation passed.
These reforms had to be accomplished I'M
der a Democratic admins tration, and TO
this 1t was necessary to have Democrats IN
office. He closed by urging united party,
which meant that the needed REFORMS Wouio
be accomplished.
At the conclusion of CONGRESSMAN Dock
| ery's address, Colonel Broadhead, of ST.
Louis. moved an adjournment be taken TILL
ten o'clock to-day. A division was had,
the vote being announced 10y the chairman
of the delegations. The motion to adjourn
was lost by vote of 516 to 267.
1t was now 11:15 and the convention set
l >s,~axk
At this point the Committee on Resoiu-
tons announced that it would not be ready
| to report till the morning. A motion was
| then made and carried that the convention
proceed to nominations for Supreme Judge,
| and under the rules the nominating speeches
| were limited to dfteen minutes.
MIR, A. n. Anderson. uf Monroe County,
nominated Judge Theodore Brace, and
| Judge Alexander Martin, OF st. Louis, was
nominated by John A. HOckaday, OF Gala
| way County, while Colonel j. o. Broad
head, of st. Louis, nominated Judge ). w.
! Henry.
| Judge Henry's nomination was seconded
by Colonel George N. Warder, of Kansas
| City: Judge McKeghan seconded the noml-
nation of Judge Martin, and Colonel Nc
| Cabe of Marion County. seconded the noml-
nation of Judge Brace. denomination of
Judge Henry vas also seconded by Mr.
| James III. HageIman, of Kansas City, while
Judge Debolt, of Grundy County. also sec
onded the nomination of Judge Brace.
| 1t was now twelve o'clock and Colonel
| John I. Crisp, Of Independence, moved 70
adjourn till nine o'clock.
The chair decided the motion lost on
viva yoce. and Colonel Crisp demanded a
division, but afterward withdrew it.
The roll call on the nominations for Su
preme Judge was then had, the vote result
ing as follows: Henry, 2s7; Brace, 1853;
Martin, 236.
| Second Day.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-It was after ter
o'clock when the convention was called t.
order, but it Immediately took up the bust
ness where it had left OF
last evening Baloting was begun
In this ballot Judge Henry received 30'
votes. but fell short about eighty-five Of tn
necessary majority.
A good part of Henry's strength thel
went to Brace and he gradually began gain
ing.
choice, Brace gaining steadil y, ard on tn
fifth coming within forty-fve vote
of nomination. At 1870 p. M, on tn
sixth ballot Brace was nominated. OCOn
nell. of the Twelfth Ward, carried 81:
Martin votes to Brace and the other dele
cations followed suit.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 20.-The Stat
| Democratic convention concluded its labor
YESTERDAY by the nomination of Judg
Theodore Brace, of Paris, Monroe County
for Supreme Judge; w. E. Coleman, of So
line County, for Superintendent of Publ
Schools, and John Breathitt. of Salin
! County, for Railroad Commissioner. TIL
| nomination of Railroad Commissioner wa
not made till midnight.
THE PLATFORM.
In the afternoon the Committee on Resi-
buttons through it's chairman, J. d. Sht
walter. of Lafayette, submitted the follow
| ing unanimous report:
| To tbs chairman and members OF the DEM
| cratic contention:
We, your Committee on Resolutions, sui
NIT the following unan nous report: Tn
the country upon the fact that after the mo.
thorough and practical test of the fund,
mental principles of the Democratic part
| | upon which Grover Cleveland was elected
can now declare its renewed faith in thoe
| principles and most heartily indorse the fri
| and conscientious manner in which Pres
. dent Cleveland has gwen 70 the county,
the pIaring abuses that had crept into tn
, administration of the public service unde
, his Republican predecessors. We 1ndors
the wise and economical administration {
Governor Marmaduke, and we refer VT
nr;de to the fact that in this State, which as
been traduced for poIt.eat purposes pS ~ !,
are the rights of citizen more sacred
: guarded as the best refutation OF sue
SANDERS And u ana an th fact that o,
bonds bearing 81 per cent. interest cor
, | mand in the money markets premium OF
| per cent. We, therefore with connoene
present the following declaration OF pri