Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-21
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE OONVEN-
TION.

Louis, Wednesday, July 18th. at ll:4o,
a m. Ex-Gov. Phelps was selected for
temporary chairman, and the usual com
mittees were appointed. An adjourn
ment was then taken to 8 p. m. In
mediately after meeting in the after
noon the convention adjourned, and the
delegates enjoyed q river excursion.
Another session was held at night,
which lasted until 2 q. M. Refusal OF
the convention to adjourn or proceed
with business without the report OF the
credentials committee, and the refusal
of that committee to report, a sed
the protracted session. The COM
mittees reported about IL o'clock,
Hon. A. M. Dockery being made per-
manent chairman. The three candi-
dates for supreme judge-Henry,
Brace and Martin-were then placed In
nomination. At I:3O iii the morning
the first ballot was taken, resulting as
follows: Brace, 1853; Henry, 2s7; Mar
tin, 263. The convention then adjourn
ed until 10 q. m. Brace was nominated
upon the 9th ballot, the Lafayette dele
cation, which up to this time had voted
solidly for Martin, voted six for Henry
and six for Brace, but three more votes
were given to Brace before the close OF
the ballot, which was practically unani-
nous, and which was so made before
the result was declared. The conven-
ton then adjourned until 3 O'Clock, at
which time Judge Brace presented his
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him.
TheodoreBra is a resident of Paris,
in Monroe county. He was born June,
1885, in Allegheny county, Md. He
only secured a common school educa-
ton but studied law privately and was
admitted to the bar when but 10 years
of age, in 1856. At the end of the next
year he came to Missouri. He entered
the confederate army when the war be-
gan and served as q private soldier.
His first political Office was given him
in 1874 when he was elected to fill a
vacancy in the state senate He was
elected in 1880 judge of the sixteenth
judicial circuit which Office he has
since held. He is q bourbon democrat
and an eloquent speaker. He put
Crittenden in nomination for governor,
making at the time the hit of the con-
vention.
Prot. w. E. Coleman, of Cole coun-
ty, was re-nominated for state superin-
tendent of public schools upon the first
ballot, the vote being: Coleman, 4S9;
Duncan, 1873 Ellis, rs; Clark, s5. The
nomination was made unanimous.
Hon. VIM. E Coleman, the present
state superintendent of public schools,
was born February l, 1S41, in Trimble
county, KY, and was brought to Mis-
souri, in September of that year. He
was educated in the public schools and
graduated from the Kirksville Normal
school. He has been principal of the
public schools at Miami, Maryville
and Liberty; superintendent of the
Marshall public school; taught three
years in Warren, Lincoln and st.
Charles counties and two years in Ken
lucky. Mr.. Coleman enlisted in the
Missouri state guard in Warren county,
and served as q color sergeant OF the
Second Missouri Infantry, second
brigade, c. 8. A. He lost a leg at the
battle of Altoona, Ga, October 4.
1864. He was nominated for state
superintendent of public school in 1882
as q Saline county man.
John B. Breathitt, OF Saline county,
received the nomination for railroad
commissioner upon upon the seventh
ballot, the vote standing, Breathitt,
42O; Webb, 1868, all the other candi-
dates having been dropped under the
rules al each successive ballot showed
the weaker. Mr.. McGrew's largest
vote was 50 upon the 4th ballot.
Colonel John B. Breathitt, of Mar.
shall, candidate tor railroad commits
%sioner, was born in Nashville, KY, in
1874. He is a grandson of Governor
John Bresthitt of kentucky and a SOL
Caldwell and Mary Breathitt. His pa
rents moved to Saline county in hi
early youth and he has " since resid
ed there. Mr. Breathitt enlisted in thu
confederate army when a boy of Il
years, and served until the close of thu
war IN Colonel Robert Mccullough
brigade under General Forrest. Aftel
the wal he returned to Saline count,
and began the study of law. Sool
after his admission to the bar he wa,
elected prosecuting attorney OF thu
county and will now undoubtedly max
an able railroad commissioner.
The newly elected democratic stat
central committee is as follows
First distrlct-D. H. Shields, of Han
nibal, reelected.
Second district-H. F. McCianahan
of Milan, reelected.
Third district-James w. Riley, o
Plsttsburg, reelected.
Fourth Districts. L. Ramsey
Msryville, in place of j. l.. Cormack
of Platte City.
Fifth district-Ed. holland, of Jack
son, in place of M. Munford, of Ksnsa
City.
Sixth district-Josh 8. Elliott, O
6 B%oonville, reelected.
Seventh district-H. L. Biggs, G
Louisiana, in place of John w. Boot
of Washington.
Eighth district--E. A. Noonan, of 81
Louis.
Ninth district-Charles Mafit, of 81
Louis, in place of r. D. Lancaster.
e Tenth district-Samuel Byrnes, c
e Potosi, in place of w. R. Edgar. {
Ironton.
Eleventh district-Ed. Silver, of Je
ferson City, in place OF 8. T. Harrison
of Fulton.
il, Twelfth district-W. Fl. Phelps, I
o Carthage, in place OF d. P. Stratton, {
Nevada.
Thirteenth district-John O'Day, {
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