The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-06-14
rJGTON INTEIIIGE NCEIs. SATURDAY, JUNIG1 II. 1890

Burgess boldly declared that he had
received more votes than he would
ever get again. The CAN'T men,
knowing that many of the burgess
men were very bitter against Thomas,
were worry confident. Without amy
waste OF time the eleventh ballot was
begun. 1t showed Il slight loss for
Burgess.
Burgess, 2lO4 CAN'T, 1464 Thomas,
1877; McFarlsne, AZ.
The chair announced that the order
OF business had been suspended yesier-
day and the report of the committee on
resolutions would now be heard.
1.-THE platform will be published next
week
After the adoption of the resolutions
b%allotIng vas resumed. The twelfth
ballot stood:
Burgess, 204; CAN'T, 1856; Thomas,
1926; McFsrlsne, AZ.
Upon the next ballot the vote stood:
McFarlane, G5; Thomas, 1928; Can't,
ISL; Burgess, 1872.
The fourteenth ballot stood:
McFarlane. 81 Thomas, l4O ;Bnrgess,
l47 CAN'T, l43.
The fifteenth ballot stood:
McFarlane, 90; Thomas, l44; Bur-
CESS, no; Cant, ia.
Tho seventeenth ballot stood:
McFarlane, 81; Burgess, So; Thomas,
10; CAN'T, POS.
On the eighteenth ballot the vote
was:
CAN'T, 273; Thomas, 2IO; Burgess
IL; McFarlaue, 81. Necessary to
choice, 264.
CAN'T was nominated, and the yell
raised the roof.
Alter the ballot was announced an
adjournment was taken until 3:3O
O'Clock p. III.
When the convention reassembled
the roll was ordered called on candi,
dates for school superintendent.
The nominees were Newton, of An
drew, Blanton of Adair, Darlington, Ol
Laclede, McGhee, of Cape Girardeau
Ellis, of Clinton, Pirky, of Monitean,
Duncan, oi NOdaway, Scotch, OF Pettis'
Wolfe, of Randolph, Newland, OF st,
Lonis.
After the third ballot the lowest
candidate was dropped after each
ballot and on the seventh ballot Wolfe
was nominated.
The vote stood: Wolfe, 30S Caring
ton 219.
At $3.50 p. IN. a recess was taken
until $3.50 O'Clock p. M, when b~alloting
for railroad commissioner became the
order of business.
The candidates nominated for rail
road commissioners at the night session
which did not meet until 10 O'Clock
we're EstiIl, of Howard; Cockrell. OF
Cooper; Erhardt, of St. Charles
Stokes, of Holt; Tate. OF Lewis; Carr,
OF Montgomery; White of Boone
Love, of Jackson, and Harmon, OF
Johnson.
First ballot-Estill 20, Cockrell 81,
Erhardt 404, Stokes Sc, Tate 60t ,Hick-
nan 166, White IL, Harmon 40, Love
81.
Second ballot-Hickman 172, Love
go, Carr 81, Harmon Sc, Erhardt IL
Stokes 40, Tate S3, Estill II, Cockrell
"a, White 27.
The third ballot was begun at 11:45.
The result was: Estill %, Cockrell y
Erhardt 1874 Stokes 81, Tate 8 3 ,Carr 441
Hickman l6l, White 10, Love SO,
Harmon 81.
Estill, Stokes and Cockrell were
dropped and at 1:20 O'Clock the fourth
ballot was begun. The result was:
Erhsrdt IA, Tate "a, Carr 62, Hickman
1872, White 90, Love 80. Harmon ia
Tate was dropped and White and
Erhart were Withdrawn.
But four candidates were IN the field
on the fifth ballot which was begun at
1850 O'Clock. The result was; Carr "a,
Hickman POI, Love 123 and Harmon
1879.
After an ali nights session, MI. K A,
Hickman, of Mississippi county, was
nominated st 4 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, on the seventh ballot. The vote
stood, Hickman 2S74; Harmon 2ls5.