Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-13
Upon bringing his remarks to a close

had settled upon cnalfnan Tor THIS
convention, and turning to Judge Mall
den. of Stoddard county, that being
the gentleman referred to, said he
would take the chair. A howl of in
dignation and wrath went up from the
Fort delegates at this proceeding.
Jesse Sheppard. of Doniphan, called
loudly to the speaker (Mr. Standard)
to be heard. Standard remarked:
This is your chairman. He is the
person to address" and retired.
Every Fort delegate in the room
sprang to his feet. There was yelling
and Kissing and jeering. The Fort
delegates pronounced the proceeding
as undemocratic and unprecedented.
Meanwhile the delegates favorable to
Judge Wear felt that they had scored
a victory in thus seating a chairman
and were thus corresponding jnbilant.
Quickly Jesse Sheppard put in nomi-
nation j. X. Langford, of Ripley coun-
ty, as chairman. He was declared elect
ed by the votes of every Fort delegate.
and was escorted to the chair occupied
by Judge Maiden who wouldn't vacate.
For two minutes bedlam reigned SUI
preme. 1t was noisy, noisy, noisy.
Blanchard walked to the stand with a
firm step and he was backed by the the
entire Fort delegation. Maiden had
the chair and he was backed by the
Butler delegates and Dunklin county
mass convention delegates.
Maiden held the gavel and another
chair was pushed in to Blanchard close
up against Maiden and he sat down.
There the two chairmen sat side by
side in silence amid the hallooing of the
two factions both of which tried to out
do the other. A moments lull enabled
the Wear faction to seat Joe Reynolds
for secretary who had also been named
by Standard.
Dan Hewett, of Carter county, was as
quickly seated as secretary by the Fort
delegates.
Then there was reading of resolu-
tions, putting of motions, speaking by u
dozen delegates more or less simultan-
eously. A resolution was offered by
George Houck the purport of which
could not be heard above the din. The
was caught by a delegate
and torn into shreds. Houck sprang
under the table to save the document
but he was too late. The delegate had
his foot on it.
The Wear delegates proceeded to
business and Reynolds commenced
reading something scarcely word of
which could be understood. 1t was a
resolution that was under foot and it
was adopted. Here it is substantially:
.ResolUed, That the secretary now
proceed to call the roll of counties in
order, and that the coun-
ties when called, where there is no con-
test, name their committeeman on Gre.
dentials, permanent organization and
rules"
The following committees were an
by the chairman of each coun-
ty delegation.
Butler-G. A. Standard, committee
On credentials, G.. C.. Orchard, COM
nittee on rules.
Dunklin-J. b. Blakemore, creden-
,ials; Joe Rill, rules.
Ripley-R. C. Barrett, credentials, j.
Murray, rules and regulations.
Report of committee on rules and
,rder of business read and adopted.
Report of committee on credentials
'ead and adopted.
G.. A. Standard then nominated Judge
Wear, the nomination was seconded by
v. S. c.. Walker the motion carried
The roll was called and
esulted as follows; Butler 1.1S1,
)unklin 1871, Ripley 767. Total
,719; necessary to a choice 2,990a.
The following judicial committee
ras named: Butler. NJ. c. Horton;
w. S. c. Walker: Ripley. X.
;. Mabrey.
On motion adjourned sine die.
The Fort delegates proceeded in reg
lar order to name the various COM
littees. and they repaired to the ante
oom to formdla their report.
They soon reported recommending
hat the temporary organization be
lade permanent, which was carried.
The name of each county was called.
here was no contest for seats and each
ounty except Butler responded.
The follolowing named gentlemen
ere selected to serve as judicial COM
litteemen. Carter, w. +. Moss; Rip
~, J. c. Sheppard; Stoddard, M. G..
rown; Dunklin, j. Taylor.
The call of counties was recommend
1 for nomination. When StOddard
as reached Mr.. Davis stepped to the
idge's stand and in an excellent ad-
ress put in nomination j. L. Fort.
he nomination was seconded by Jesse
leopard in an address that did him
-edit. A committee was then ap-
Ointed by the chair to wait upon Mr..
ort and request him to address tho
which he did amid great
Dplause. His speech was plain, per-
nent and was well received. Mr..
Drt has pleasing address. He
ade no allusion to the "squabble"
lat had SO recently subsidized.
In the meantime the Wear delegates
ithdrew an hour before the Fort part
the house had finished their busi-
,ss.
And thus ended the first judicial co n
,ntion in the new Twenty-second.
A reported outbreak of cholera at Hell
etta N, j., created much excitement