The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-06-14
THE STATE CONVENTION.

the convention Is being heIu' WcI'
onered at 1880 o'clock and the dele
gates began fiocking i'll, preceded by
st. Joseph corne band.
The opera house had been tasteInIIy
and profusely decorated by The reccp-
lion committee and the Jefferson club,
in honor of st. Joseph's first stale IN
yrutiou. The first floor OF the opera
bonse was reserved for the delegates,
thc balcony and gallery tor visitors
The first floor had been divided mo
conversational districts and the 5Z0
delegates were seated in tina order.
When the delegates had been seated
by congressional districts Co!ohei Johh
| Carroll of the state central committed
rapped for order and ihal
owing TO the Illness OF Chairman
Mafiit of the central committee he had
beeu selected to call the convention
to order. He congratulated the dem
ocracy on the splendid outlook tor
| success next fall all over the country.
He wa glad that they had began the
| fipht thus early. lie was pleased, too,
to see assembled tue biggest state con
v~ention that he had met since the close
of the war. The democrats present, he
said, were here to prOmnlgate the
doctrines of jefferson, of Jackson and
of that peerless leader, Grover Cleve-
land. Tremendous cheering.l For
the state committee he desired to say
that he was glad to SEQ so many farmers
in the convention. [Cheers. 1t was
a happy omen for the democratic party.
GApplause.l 1t demonstrates that they
had learned who their friends were
...l .Las - .urrI thn rnfnpuna thnV
expected they must look to the demo-
cratic party. wild applause.
Secretary Walker OF the central com
mittee then read the call Tor the con-
! yentlon after which the Rev. G. l..
| Vandeventer, of St. Joseph, formally
opened the convention with an earnest
and eloquent prayer, in which he
invoked divine blessing upon the de-
alterations of the assembly.
Chairman Carroll then introduced to
| the convention DR.. w. Pope Yeaman,
| of Boone, who bad been selected Tor
temporary chairman. The eloquent
orator, minister and statesman was
greeted with round after round OF
| applause and the speech which he
delivered was n%umerously ~punctuated
with applause, and sound truths were
applauded to the echo.
Colonel G.. +. COchrane, editor of the
Gazette, then delivered the address of
| welcome. He is one Of the pest orators
of the northwest and his welcome to
| the convention was a characteristic
| effort.
The temporary chairman then assum.
| ed charge of the convention and work
was begun.
Mr.. 4. B.Ewing of Cole county offer
ed a resolution, which was adopted,
providing that the state be called by
congressional districts and that each
| district present the name of nj mem-
Der for each of three committees. First,
| committee on credentials; second com
miltee on permanent organization and
order of business, and third, committee
on resolutions. This was adopted aud
districts were called and the committees
selected as follows:
On credentials-First district, II. j.
Drummond; Second district, G.. II
| Whiieside; Third district, Michael
McCullom; Fourth'district Sloan Young;
Fifth district, Baxter Brown: Sixth
district, L. T. Doggins; Seventh dis
trict, James /. Jones; Eight district,
Thomas T.. Parrish, Ninth district, f.
A. Kelly tenth district, IL. Hornsby 4;
Eleventh district, James Il. Bradshaw !;
Twelfth district, Thomas Hackney :,
Thirteenth district, ". +. Clond Four
teenth district, II. Z. Lisle.
On permanent organization and or
der of business-First district, w. IL.
| Sears; Second, Ed M. HarDor; Third.
James M. Bohsrt; Fourth, w. p. Hall;
Fifth, Il. j. Whitsett; Sixth, john D.
Cosgrove; Seventh, George Robertson;
| Eighth, Ben #. Clark; Ninth, f. d.
| Kenna; Tenth, II. s. Priest; Eleventh,
E. Is. Ewing; Twelfth, s. A. White;
Thirteenth, George W. Harrison; Four
teenth, James j. Russell.
On resolutions-First district, Marcus
Dimmit; Second, N. S. Hall Third, j.
w. Alexander; Fourth, NV. Ramsey;
Fifth, j. ID. Shewalter; Sixth, + w
Stephens Seventh, j. +. Wood; Eighth,
w. Ii. Swift; Ninth, John +. Mohan ;
Tenth, j. F. Green; Eleventh, H.. A.
Warren; Twelfth, John 5. Thornton;
Thirteenth, Charles B. McAffee; Four.
teenth, E. r. Il. Ely.
The convention then adjourned until
2 o'clock.
The crowd of the afternoon in atten-
dance upon the convention was much
greater han that of the morning, the
opera house being crowded to its full
capacity and the stage filed with an
assemblage of distinguished democrats
The balcony and gallery and the boxes
set apart for the use of the visitors
were filed, every inch OF space being
taken.
The committees were not ready to
report promptly at the time for the
calling Of The convention and the call
to order was delayed in consequence.
The interim was spent by the candi
dates in a last effort before the
ballotIng.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the conven-
ton was called 10 order by Chairman
Yeaman. The report OF the committee
on credentials was called Tor. Pend
ing il, the convention adopted q resolu-
ton reciting that the convention teu-
dered its sympathy to the Hon, Waller
Young in bis severe illness.
The committee not Oelng ready TO
report, Ex-Governor Silas Woodson, OF
st. Joseph, was called upon. He gave
the convention a solid tariff speech.
He said that he had attended many
democratic cOpyentioDs, but never one
like this. He had never eeen SO many
good looking democrats assembled
together. lie was with the democratic
party IN its position Oh the tariff. II
free trade meant taXatiop for revenue
only then was be 8 free trader. He
then gave al excellent resume OF the
tariff question. His remarks were well
received aud heartily applauded.
Immediately after Governor Wood
sons speech, the Hon. jeff Chandler
was called for, but was not in the
house.
Then Governor WoOdson proposed
three cheers for Grover Cleveland.
The house went wild at this and hats,
canes and papers were sent toward the
C yiling at u lively rate.
The convention wanted more speech
es, spd on motion of Governor Wood.
son Geo. w. Anderson, of the Twenty
fourth ward OF 81. Lonio, vas escorted
10 the platform. lie proved one of tbe
best speakers of the day.
The Hon. Josh La Due OF Henry
county followed Mr., Anderson in a
short speech.
At $3.50 the committee on credentials
presented lie report. a majority of
the committee reported against allow
ing the extra delegate from tae Third
representative district of jackson
county aud one additional delegate
from Phelps.
Jackson county's Third representa-
tive district cast for Cleveland In 1883
1916 votes. The state central commit