The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-08-02
The CENTRAL CONAlTrLE
OF the Democratic Party Met in
st. Louis Yesterday.

MISSOURI uSm hcIA'ic LEAFLETS yesterday
at the Larlzde Hotel. St. Louis, con
se4uent upon the calling together o,
the state committee for the purpose u
organizing. Every section OF ths
safe WAS represented by one or more
prominent democratic, numbering in
the aggregate som- 200. aud each and
every one of them came with one
common purpose to aid by ,unse
and advice in making democratic
Missouri sill more democratic, and
secure for the present nominees I'm.
pre- cedented lnsjorities.
Among those present who we're moi
members of the committee were
Colonel VIM. j. Stone, nominee for
Governor. who arrived on an early
morning train, accompanied by Majpr
Harvey Salmon of Clinton Governor
ID. K. Frsucis and his priva,e secret.
airy. Mr.. Clint Tiilery; Attorney
General John Wood and Mr.. X.
Frank Walker, who ia to succeed him
in Office January l.; Ex-Governor
Thomas I. Crittenden OF Kansas CITY /;
tote Labor Commissioner W. e..
Hall; Sc retary Of State A. A. Lesu.
eur and State Auditor Seibert, both
Of whom were nominated by acclama-
ton to succeed themselves; Colynel
j. J.. Pace, a stalwart democrat Of
Butter county; Ex-Cong essman NJ
l. Clardy OF Pennington, Hon. j. H.
FinSs of Salisbury, formerly treasurer
OF the State Committee; Colonel W.
H. Phelps of Carthage and pumerou.
others.
The committee were all TN haud
except Mayor Noonsn. who was re-
presented by his private seer, tary,
Jane, w. Brennan. The mmittee
was called to meet at 10 O'CLOCK but it
was II o'clock before they W, re sum-
moned together in the resding-roOm
Of the hotel. The morning hours
were passed in campaign discussions,
ntroductions and storytelling in the
rotuuda OF the ho:el. and not a hrtle
eli ctioneering was d1ne by members
If the vari us delegations present
towns in the State in trying to
secure for their respective place
the opening meeting OF the campsigr.
Sedalia and Hannibal hal each a
number of workers. who lost no op-
portunity to impress their claims upon
members of the committee. Nj. John
krott Of the Hannibal Courier led
the del. CATION from that city and W.
d. Steele that of Sedalia. st. LOUIS
has also sought this honor ever since
the adjournment Of the convention,
and her interest was we'll looked after
by Marcus Beruheimer. Samuel }.
Kennard, City Counsellor Marshall,
Adiel Sherwood, Samuel j. Kenuard,
Maj. c. G. Rainwater, Frsnk Gaien-
ME, j. Z. Wilkinson, w. j. Hanley,
and several other prominent members
Of the 81. Louis Business Mems C.ub.
They had conference with Colonel
Stone and extended to him and the
other state candidates cordial invi-
tatiOn to name q date when they
could be in the city to PARTICIPATE in a
ratification meeting. Fioal action
was deferred on the matter until the
has time to block out a
plan Of campaign.
When the committee met at Ill
O'Clock John H. Carroll, member Of
the First district, was made temper.
ary chairman and Sam B. Cook, mem.
Der of the Ninth district, was made |
secretary. They remained |
in session but short time when an |
adjournment was taken to 2 o'clock in |
order that Colonel Stone and some of
the more prominent members of the
might have an opportunity
to confer as to the organize alton of the
The general sentiment Of
he committee favored the plan of al
owing Colonel Stone to have the
OF the campaign, and
the naming Of the exc
,utive branch of the committee. Mi.
salmon aud Mr.. C. c. Mafitt were
as the two men to gil the
.bsirmanships Of the committee, but
here was a divergence OF views as to
which chAirmanship the gentlemen
hould be assigned. |.
On the Resembling Of the COM
aittee Col. Stone appeared before the I
'ody in executive session and freely &
lated his desires as to the organiza-
ion. He retired Immediately and the
ommittee proceeded to perfect its &
Oganization by electipg C.
!. Maffit chairman of the campaign
ommittee and Maj. Harvey Salmon q
hartman Of the executive committee.
10 motion Of John H. Carroll, second. I t
] by I. j. Delaney, it was ordered u
lat the chairman of the executive q
should be empowered to Sc q