Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-23

journed sine die.
The contest for the Eastern District Appellate
judgeship was quite spirited, the convention
meeting at p. ~, at Music Hall. Mr.. Charles
M. Napton. of St. Louis, was chosen chairman
and Mr.. NJ. T. Cherie. secretary.
The chairman then declared the convention
in readiness for nominating speeches and the
roll-call began for that purpose. Colonel Ed
ward McCabe of Marion County, presented the
name Of Judge Ben E. Turner, of Clark
County. Mr.. NJ. L. Goodman, OF Pike.
nominated Judge William s. Biggs, of
Pike: o. H. Traverse. of Springfield. NOM
mated r. L. Goode, Of Greene County. w.
N. Evans of Howell, placed in nomination
Judge Woodside. of Dent. Congressman
Clardy presented the name OF Judge Lewis F.
Dining, of Potosi. Judge Womus, of Wash
ington County, seconded the nomination OF
Dining. and E. Campbell of ST Louis. per-
formed similar services for Turner. Geo. w.
Bradfield. of Laclede, seconded the nomination
of Woodside, and Frank Scofeld. of Lewis,
seconded Turner'S nomination. Nat Dryden
seconded the nomination of Briggs. Judge Fox
seconded the nomination of Dining. Rufus
E. Anderson and James F. Lewis seconded that
of Biggs. Vernon W. Knapp. Of ST. Louis.
presented in an able speech the name of Geo.
F. Hatch. Nominations were thereupou closed
and the roll call begun.
Six ballots were taken without result other
a recess was taken until p. m.
On reassembling Captain Joseph A. Brown
of ST. Louis, introduced resolution providing
for the appointment Of an executive judicial
committee of one member from each Congress
sional district This was adopted and the con.
vention temporarily resolved itself into Con.
grassional meetings for the election OF such
members with the following result:
First District. Frank L. Schofield, Canton,
Lewis County; Second, r. b. Bristoe, Monroe
City: Seventh. Nat c. Dryden. Troy Lincoln
County: Eighth, Thos E. Barrett. ST. Louis:
Joseph A. Brown, Eureka. St Louis County:
Eleventh. E. q. Williams, Waylesville, Pulaski
County: Thirteenth. Jas. H Pratt, Neosho,
Newton County; Fourteenth. Thos. Mabrey,
Doniphan. Ripley County.
The convention then resumed it's session.
name of Ben E. Turner from the contest. and
balloting was resumed. At the close of the
seventh ballot, no result having been reached.
Mr.. Goodies name was withdrawn. The
race was now narrowed down to
three contestants: Biggs, Wooiside and
Dinning, but another one tBenton) crept in as
the ballots proceeded. Biggs maintained a
good lead and finally, at \ quarter past two
o'clock Friday morning, on the twenty-ffth
ballot, was proclaimed the victor by the follow.
ing vote: Biggs, 106; DINING, 81; Wcodside, "A.
THE KANSAS CITY COURT.
Three candidates were nominated this even
ing for judges of the Kansas City Court of APP.
peals The convention was in session at Per
kins' Opera-house just three hours and dis
posed of twelve candidates The winners are
Judge Jas. Ellison, OF Adair Coun ty: General
]. L. Smith, of Cole. and Judge Turner A. Gill;
of Jackson. Hon. Walter Young, of ST. Joe
was made chairman and r. T. Booth secretary
The counties were called for the presentation
of candidates and the following were presented
of Cole; James w. Boyd, OF Buchanan: w. P.
Hall. of Buchanan; Turner A. Gill, of Jackson
j. H. ShanlSlin. OF Grundy; E. o. Brown, Of
Jasper; A. F. Alexander, of Lafayette: Johr
NJ. Barker. of Montgomery; Jno Edwards. o.
Nodaway; T. G. Rechow. OF Polk; John B
Strother. of Saline.
A ballot was ordered without delay, which re
suited as follows:
Ellison. 1859; Edwards, 43; Gill. l0a; Boyd IS
Hall. So; Shanklin, 50; Smith, 1I3: Strother
60: Rechow, 80; Barker, So; Alexander, IS
Brown, 75sS.
Judge James Ellison, having received a ma
jority OF the votes cast-I34 beng necessary To-
a choice-was declared one of the nominees O
the convention.
The second ballot was fruitless, but the thirt
resulted in the nomination of General j. L
Smith and Judge Turner A. Gill. Both nomin
atoms were made unanimous.
The following is the judicial executive com
mittee for the Kansas City Appellate dis
| trict each member being selected by Con
gressional districts represented in the con
yent;on: First District, Ben Eli Guthrie, o
| Macon; Second, Harry Landon, of Linn
Third, ]. w. Alexander, OF Daviess; Fourth,
| ], Gustin, of Platte; Fifth, r. L. Yeager, o
jackson; Sixth, w. NJ. Williams, OF Cooper
Seventh, Pittman Smith, of Montgomery
| Eleventh. j. r. McCord, of Usage; Twelfth. w
| L. Jarrett, of Cass.
The committee organized by electing r. L
Yeager of Kansas City, chairman, with powe
| to appoint q secretary.