The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-17

from such county snail announce us vote
In such manner as shall carry into effect
the expressed will of the people of such
county in convention assembled, and In ac-
eordance with any resolutions adopted by
any such county convention, and the mai
ority of the delegation from snch county
In this convention shall be the sole and
final Judges of such expressed will, and
ne annou ncement by the chairman OF each
delegation, shall be conclusive.
Fifth.-That with the above modihca-
tions, the rules of the last honse of repres-
entatives of the state of Missouri are adopt
ed as the rules of the convention.
THE MAJORITY REPORT,
differed from the minority, only, in
rule fourth which is as follows:
!. Resnlred 4th THAT In convention where
no instructions have been given TO vote foi
any candidate, the chairman OF the dele
CATION from such county shall announce
lis vote and if challenged by any member
of the delegation of said county, then the
secretary shall call the role of the indivld-
ual delegates from such county, and their
individual preference as expressed shall
be recorded as the vote of such county.
THE MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED
On motion of Col. S. Turner, of
Boone county, the majority and mi
nority report were received and the
committee discharged.
]. HI. Johnston, of Cooper county,
moved that the minoaity report be
adopted.
DIR. w. P. King spoke in oppOsi-
ton to the adoption of the minority
report and said that he was only sur
prised that the gentlemen who had
presented it had not nominated con-
gresham. He said that without max
ing any threats, he thought the adop-
ton of the report would be the entering
wedge for the disruption of the con-
vention. The proposition, he said,
was one of the most mOnstrous he had
ever heard. He did not, provided,
that the man whom he came to this
convention to support failed of ncm-
nation, proposed to be dictated to.
He would vote for whom he pleased,
and would not be led around by the
nose by any body.
j. HI. Johnston of Cooper county
spoke in favor of the minority report.
He said that in the committee a pre-
pared order of business had been pre-
scented, and that after examining 1t
carefully, the members presenting the
minority report had determined
to oppose it If it is fair,
said the speaker, to direct
the instituted counties how to
vote, it is equally fair to give the
uninstructed delegates the same In
structions.
DIR. sKing inquired what the gentle
man meant by uninstructed counties,
and went ON to say that the adoption
of the report would inaugurate sys-
tenn of political tyranny, which he had
never before witnessed.
Col. 5. Turner, of Boone, said that
he was in some doubt as to the partic-
ular question at issue. He desired to
have the report read, or that particu-
lar clause of it, which caused a
majority and minority report,
and after extended remarks
desired that both reports be read. his
request was complied with, the secre-
tary reading both reports.
A delegate from Boone county
moved that the menority report be
laid on the table.
Col. Turner raised the point of
order that a motion was before the
for the adoption of the
report. The chair ruled that
fine point was well takeu.
Col. Turaer then went on to speak
briefly in favor of the minority re
port and said that it represented the
KEY NOTE OF TRUE DEMOCRACY.
The delegates to this convention are
not here to voice their individual
preferences but that of their constitu-
ents
Col. Turner said, the homer of rep
county which had that
nagnamminity of soul and grandeur, |