Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-09-09
NO NOMINATION.
CONGRESSIONAL DEADLOCK
TIGHTER THAN EVER.
SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN IN.
EFFECTUAL BALLOTS.
All OF the Counties standing Firmly by
Their First Choice.
Fruitiess Attempts of Rails County Dele
gates to Effect Observation-Disclosures
Gone Home TO Recruit Up.
THIRD DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

proceeded to roll call fer the 262nd
ballot, which resulted precisely as a
number of previous ones. Remem-
bering their scare of yesterday, all ex-
cept Rails and Warren seemed afraid
TO loosen their grip on their original
moorings, hence balloting continued
with very monotonous results until
the 3l1th ballot. Mr.. J. p. Fisher OF
Rails then reminded the convention
OF the fact that two years ago the
convention remained at Montgomery
City until it ate up everything In
reach. 1t then adjourned to New
London and made nomination. He,
therefore, moved that the convention
adjourn to meet at New London on
the third Monday in this month. He
thought Mexico had been pretty well
eaten out and he promised plenty
and to spare at New London. A del
egate suggested that Audrain county
had plenty of cattle. Fisher respond
ed that man could not olive on
meat alone" The chair suggested
that some had found something more
than meat, whereupon Mr.. Fisher
earnestly asked a divide. Fisher
said New London was willing to let
other towns have the convention
''week about"
The monotonous roll call was con-
tinued until the 329th ballot was
reached, when Mr.. Fisher moved that.
If a nomination be not made in the
next ten ballots, each delegation
should appoint one of its members to
serve on a committee to consult on
ways and means of making a nomina-
ton, and also that the convention
should take recess until l 80 q. N.
The motion was carried, and ballot
ing continued until the 339th with
out result. Consultation committee
was then appointed as follows: Au-
drain, Green Clay; Franklin, Geo. H.
kahmann; Lincoln, n. c. Dryden 4;
Montgomery, Sol. Hughlett; Pike,
John Farrell; Rails, J. 2. Fisher; st.
Charles, Brice Edwards; Warren, G..
p. Smith.
Committee was requested to meet
in room Sc at the Central-Ringo Ho-
tel.
Convention at $3.50 took q recess
to 1870
After adjournment of convention
the new Executive committee met In
the grand jury room and organized
by ellecting V. A. Hughes of War
ren, chairman, and C. E. Porter, of
Pike, secretary.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Called to order at 1:45. Com
mittee on consultation reported by
their chairman, Fisher. of Rails.
their inability to formulate q plan
of action and requested to be dis
charged. On motion committee was
discharged. Roll call for $40, bal
lot showed no change After the
3S5th j. T. Fisher offered resolution
to the effect that after 20 ballots shall
have been taken the hindmost can
didate shall be dropped, and the
hindmost one after each Goth ballot
thereafter. Motion lost.
Fisher moved that after 20 ballots
nomination be referred to a primary
election. After learning that GER
tain parties were "afraid of the peo-
ple' he withdrew the motion.
After the 399th ballot at 2:50, on
motion of W. W. Fry, of Audrain,
convention took recess until 4
O clock.
AFTER RECESS.
Roll call proceeded in the same
humdrum style which has character
lied proceedings for some time.
After 430th ballot Rails county in
troduced a resolution to the effect
that after the 44Oth ballot the hind
most candidate shall be dropped and
on each five ballots thereafter until
only two candidates remain; then the
candidate first dropped shall be taken
up and the three be bslloted On for
five ballots, the lowest man then to
be dropped and the second dropped
taken up, and SO on until a nomina-
ton be made or the convention shall
adjourn sine die. John S. Cleaver,
of Rails, earnestly supported the res
olution, showing that Rails really de-
sired q nomination, whether their or
some other man.
Call of roll being demanded on
resolution the counties voted as fol-
lows:
Audraln IL, no.
Franklin 9, no.
Lincoln 8, no.
Montgomery 8, no.
Pike z, yes; z, no.
Rails Z, yes.
st. Charles s, no.
Warren 2, no.
Fourteen yes, fifty-ive no.
After the 436th ballot, on motion
of Henry Clark, of Montgomery, the
were requested to come
before the convention and reEease
delegates from instructions. ". w.
Fry. of Audrain; J. H. Murphy, of
Franklin; Henry T. Mudd, Of Lin