The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

The convention to select Is delegates to repre-
sent LAFAYETTE county in the convention t. tie
held at Holden June =. To nominate IL democratic
congressional candid ate. met ut the courthouse
IN thIs city. TuesdaY afternoon.
The convention was called TO order, and the
object stated, by Mr.. VIM. AuII, congressional
com mitteeman for this county.
!. W. Whitsett. of Sni-a-Bar township, X. Il.
Bledsoe, of Lexington township. aud J ~. Ped
dicOrd, of Sni-a-Bar township, were put IN
nomination Tor temporary chairman
Upon motion MIR. 1. W. WhIt'etI was elected
by reclamation
X. Is. Bledsoe was put in nomination and
elected secretary.
Upon motion OF j q PIattenburg, OF Dover
township, the fOrnaliiy OF awaiting th" report
OF "A committee on permanent orgunIz alton WAS
dispensed with and the temporary officers were
unanimously elected Rs permanent officers OF
the convention.
Upon motion a composed OF one
delegate from each township was appointed to
examine the credentials of the various drlega-
tions. each township selecting its own commit
teeman. The following named gentlemen were
selected as such committee. G. ID. Ragland.
Clay; j. q Platlenburg. Dover; Thos. A.
walker, DAVIS Jno. ID Robinson, Lexington;
j.. W. HOrner, Middleton; jas. Peddicord. Sni-
a-Brri I. W. Wheallry. Washington. Free
dom township was not represented in the con
venti0n.
The 30 selected retired and after
examining the credentials of the different dele
cations, reported the following named HI enii-
tied to seats In the convention: Clay town
ship: ThOs. Hogan, 1hOs. Laudcrdale, II. Il.
Corse, G.. ID. l%tagland, JnO. W. McBurney, J.
ii. McHatton. Chas. X. Greasy. Ii. W. Jener-
son, Richard CHM. Davis township: e.. w.
jackson. Ed. H.. Smith. j. W. Harrison, Leslie
McMe,kin. Dennis Payne, VIM. Chapllnc,
Amos Groons. Thos. A. Walker. Dover town
ship: X. M. Barley. Chas. Frerk ing, Nath an
Cordsr. ii Y. Plattenburg. W. II. LIttlejobn,
j.. A. HARDWOOD. Jno. Caldwell. j. q Platten-
burg. Middleton township: Z. Barnett, j. W.
IIorner. Washington township: NJ. Thorp, q.
W. Fox. A l.. A. Fulton, Frank Henderson.
VIM. Boon. /. W. Hin. Sam'l l.. Smith, T.. W,
Atkins. Thos. W. Whsalley, W. Marshall
Sni-a-Bar: W. A. Page, W. r. Anderson, J.
A. Philips. Jas. PeddicOrd, John Ewing, N. q.
Waymsn. l. W. Whitsett. Lexington town
ship: Jas M. Slusher. Jno. M:Fadin, George
Trail, W. NJ. N. Green. Henry Blee. Thos.
Gibbons, Il. b. Bledsoe. Jackson Bradley,
Lewis Yates. proxy OF j. ". Meng, ID. II.
Lyons. Robert Campbell, r b Smith, J. ID.
Robinson, Jas, Horn. Jas. Calron. Wade
Hicklin.
The report was adopted and the commit ee
discharged.
At the suggestion OF ]. Q. PlatteDburg. the
division OF the 10 delegates to which the county
was entitled was ordered made by ~electing one
delegate from each township. and Ave at large.
Moved that the townships be called alphabet
Ically and that each township name its delegate.
Carried.
The townships were called and the following
delegates named: Clay. Thos. Lsnderdale; Do
yer. Nathan Corder; Davis, Ed. II. Smith
Freedom. Ed Hanley; Lexington. Vim AuII;
Middleton, W. Scott Thomas; Sni-a-Bar,
w. T. Anderson; Washington, Robt. Matthew VS. ;
For delegates at l~arge:-Judge Jas. W. Harri-
son named to represent the eastern district,
Or I'VE Young; Ferd. ID. Smith. to represent the
We stern district, named Jas. Catron; A. l.. A.
Fulton. 10 represent the farming interests
named p. W. Atkins r. b. Bledsoe named
WIN. II. KerdolG. Jr.; H.. Is. Corse named C.
ID. Ragiand.
Tue nominations above mentioned were unanv
imously ratified.
Upon motion of j. Q. Plattenburg the dele.
gates were instructed 10 vote first, last aud all
the time foI the denomination Of Jno. e. Tars-
new, who is now so nObly champIoning the
interests OF the democrats of the fifth congress
sional district In the halls OF congress- at Wash
ingtOn.
Tine convention adjourned.