Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-28

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nomination for the office, the chairman
undertook to put a motion to make the
nomination of Mr.. Kroencke by accla-
nation, but his tongue got into a twist
i'll trying to pronounce the name and
he made a dead failure. He said he
vas not acquainted with the gentleman
and that he was not good at pronounce
ing Dut-German names; that he used
TO speak with a strong English brogue
himself, but had pretty well gotten
over it. But the vote was finally taken
and Mr.. krOencke, Notwithstanding
his unprOnouncable name, was declared
the nominee of the convention for
county collector.
Mr.. II. w. Turner nominated Mr..
Robt. Taylor for the office of treasurer.
There being no other nomination., he
was declared the candidate bv acclama-
ton.
When Lexington township was call
ed tor Il nomination for the Office of
prosecuting attorney, the announce
ment was made that they had no can
didate, but after all the townships had
been called and the same response re-
ceived, MIR. Turner named MIR. George
L IN " liz oLltC iilu uC Wao iolIll
mated by reclamation.
MIR. q. D.. Satterfield nominated Mil
ton Smith for assessor. Mr.. Branch
nominated MIR. Thomas Thomas for the
same office, and in answer to the gen
eral look of inquiry with which the
nomination was received, explained
that Thos. Thomas vas the pit-bOss at
the WinsOr coal shaft and Il coal miner
by profession. Mr.. Thomas attempted
to rise from his seat, presumably to de-
cline the honor, but wilted under the
d~iscouraging looks of Messrs. Branch
and Endley and a whispered order from
the former to sit down, which he did.
But he finally plucked up the courage
to say that he must positively decline
the honor proposed to be conferred ;
that he would not stand the least chance
of success without making a canvass OF
the county. which he had neither the
lime or inclination to do. Mr.. Turner
seconded the nomination OfSr. Thomas
and said it was absolutely necessary
that Nh. Thomas should be placed on
the ticket for the purpose of securing
the vote of the miners OF the county.
Schwartz also said they must have
his name upon the ticket. This settled
the matter and when the roll was call
ed, Mr.. Thomas received 81 votes and
Smith only 10, Notwithstanding the
frequent assertion of republicans with
in the past few years that Mr.. Smith
had made the best assessor Lafayette
county had had since the a
Mr.. keytOn nominated Mr.. Joseph
L.. Youngs for county clerk and there
beng no other names presented, his
nomination was made by reclamation.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick nominated Mr..
Floyd McChesney for circuit clerk and
there being no other nomination. Mr.
McChesney was declared the unanimous
choice OF the convention for that office.
MIR. keyton nominated Mr.. o. Perry
Latham for recorder. Mr.. Phetzinu
presented the name of MIR. John Nj.
Smith, and in his speech stated that the
repu hlicans of the county had been
placed under many obligations to the
present recorder for favors shown them
during the past few years, but at
the late state democratic convention in
St. Louis he had LOUDLY proclaimed that
he had been a rebel during the war;
that he Vas still a rebel: that
he always would be a rebel,
and that he was neither sorry or
ashamed of the fact. This declaration
Mr.. Phetzing considered, absolved
them from all obligations to him, either
personally OF officially, and he hoped
no republican would stultify himself
by voting for him at the polls. He also
stated that Mi. Smiths pedigree as a
republican was without a faint, his
father having been a lifelong old line
whig and republican. Mr.. Smith was
nominated upon the first ballot, and
the man writing his name parted i'm the
middle was left out in the cold.
For probate judge, Mr.. Branch NOM
mated Mr.. E. F. Keyton, but he POSI-
lively declined, and Mr.. Reed then
placed in nomination MIR. w. Ii. Woes
temeyer. There being no other name
presented, the chairman attempted to
place Mr.. WIS name before the con
vention for its approval, but either his
memory failed him or his tongue again
refused to act, and it was necessary for
a delegate TO prompt him. The nOmi-
nation was finally made, however, and
MIR. Woestemeyer will have the ex-
qulslte felicity of being hadly lett at the
November election.
Mr.. Joseph Owen nominated DR..
Harry Rane for the office of
stating that he was a staunch republi-
can and i'll full sympathy with them i'm
every way. MIR. Gladish nominated
DR. j. +. Alexander. Mr.. Turner said
DIR. Alexander declared that he was no
longer a citizen of the United States
and had no voted since the war, not
w~ithstanding he had frequently and
earnestly been requested so to do.
Under these circumstances Mr.. Gladish
feit constrained to withdraw the name
OF Ar. Alexander. and DR.. Bane was
nominated by acclamation.
For presiding justice Of the county
court, Mr.. Reed presented the name of
Ino. Il. aascom, Mr.. Taubman hat OF
Joseph 5. Benton, and Mr.. Hatch
thought Mr.. L. j. Powell large enough
mentally and physically to fill that
chair. but finally withdrew his name
with the assertion that he would be
placed before the convention for nom
nation as Of the associate Justices.
ThereupOn Mr.. Benton was nominated
upon the first ballot. Mr.. Ii. G. Bruins
was then nominated for associate Judge
for the eastern district and II. j. Powell
for the western district by reclamation.
Upon motion all the nominations
were made unanimous.
Upon the call of townships Tor dele
gates to the state convention the fol-
lowing names We're presented: From
Sni-a- Bar, p. f. Hammond; Washing
ton, A. B.. Matthew's, Davis n il
keyton; Dover, Ii. f. Kleinschmidt ;
Freedom, F. c. Cook; Middleton, E,
Downs; Clay, w. H. Woestemeyer;
Lexington, Robt. Taubman. For dele
gate-at-large, upon motion of Mr..
Turner, who stated that they must
place n cOlOred man on the deleoa-
ton, Nh. j. w. Summers was elected.
For deleg ates to the congressiona
convention, Sni-a-Rar named G.. II.
Sattertjeld Washington, II. j. Powell
LAWS, j. w. Endley; Dover, W. W.
Northcut; Freedom, ii G.. Schwartz;
Middleton, H. Wissler; CLAY, W. NJ
Ream and Lexington III. w. Turner.
At this point the fun commenced. Mr..
Welborn arose and said the Lexington
delegation was always in Il row., and
that il there hust be IA fight, now wa
the time to have it. He stated il AS a
tact that the Turner faction CT the dele
CATION had gone into caucus at the
Occidental Hotel, before the meeting
OF the convention. and fixed this mat
ter up, unheknOWn to the other mem
bers of the delegation. He charged
Turner with being an anti Warner
man and that he had worked and voted