The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-08-25
WORK WELL DONE.
u,ssouri's Next Officials Named.
,.are Brace. Prof. Coleman and Mr.
Breathitt Chosen.
q, Ballots Needed to Determine the
New Justice.

brd Ct. Louis, Mo-, Aug. l9.-lhe
|ore Latte democratic convention conclud-
l.dits labors to day by the nomination
ld Judge Theodore Brace of Paris,
Monroe county, for supreme Judge
10 W E. Coleman Of Saline county for
> Iuuenntendent of public schools, and
|Ishn Breathitt of Saline county for
b. b,ilroad commissioner. The nomi-
Ls,bon of railroad commissioner was
81 hot made until midnight.
n Judge Brace made pretty race,
|on, Is,inng steadily from the thrd to
|unt |he sixth ballot, on which he was
|'on Nominated. The Martin men broke
|yer lo him early and all the efforts of the
h Of Henry men to turn the tide were un-
|ady lNaling.
ing Judge Brace had an enthusiastic
PERSONAL following which whooped
Ger, him up in the convention whenever
Ian occasion offered and was quick
10 see where point could be gained
land take advantage of it. He had
! 10 none OF the personal antagonisms to
lain Tight that beset the path of Judges
Henry and Martin, and when the
Martin delegates saw that it was a
d. choice between Henry and Brace
p q" IheY went IN body to the latter.
THE BATTLE \ GALLANT ONE.
kind No candidate ever entered con-
brd's Iyentlon with more devoted follow
This )ng than did Judge Brace and the
asd- Enthusiasm which greeted every
I-Iyr Iuentlon of his name showed how
strong he was with tie men who
WIN were voting tor HIM.
80 49, Judge Henry made a gallant fight
Lco,,t Iind his followers as Il rule stuck TO
their BIN to the last. The Jackson county
FL Ikegation was true to its instructions
md cast 81 votes for Henry up to
he last roll call, when the conven-
will hon made a break to Judge Brace
three {and nominated him amid scene OF
|irser. Isuthusiasm rarely witnessed even IN
|g OF kissour,.
10, The accuracy of Judge Brace:
kntal. 'N'0"' 10 " '''e result VIII o'
* 4 zen when it is stated that three day:
he SAID that he would have 26.
es, 10 otes on the first ballot. He received
vervIDs The nomination of Judg,
|agept Brace was enthusiastically received
|o-tr md the delegates from all portions
q the state say that he will receiv,
at the V" '"s's' 'h"Jo''''es eve
>. vou INlled in Missouri.
can't me RACE FOR THE OTHER PLACES
theIf| The nrese,, ,rc,,b.,. NJ. ",
l. coleman, was nominated TO
elliusI Nperntendent of public schools o.
s,, ns first ballot.
kd mol ihe convention was disorganize,
Use. % the railroad commissionership
Err. fG awhile most of the delegate
Office No not seem to have any particula
'o'ce. The fight, however, 500
xuied down into a contest betwee
''no Breathitt of Saline county,
shave, r Deatherage of Carroll, and Fran
hirs aIo Webb OF Crawford. Fourtee
|quMe Me'nodates started in the race, bv
mie on which the lowest cand,
~; &c was dropped on each successive
eveuI uot soon did away with the weak
c posI The Jackson county delegatio
29 no choice after Mccoy wa
90 s0pPed, and divided its vote prett
:, Tally among the three leadin
Ad'dates. Mr.. Breathtt ws
'uira'ed on the seventh ballot.
to IN %hATFoRM AND CENTRAL COM
|ase thu MITTEE.
gno'y Inc Platform adopted by the co,
|,,.s !. ''uon was the unanimous expires
,v;shiu 'n OF the sentimentments of Ii
,o-t "enton as an expression OF SCUM
nocratic doctrines. The sectio
's'eh deals with railroad poolin
|ons tn. : @scnmina,ion was applaudea t
gay echo. The administrations ,
10y s,or eadent Cleveland and Governc
be foun