Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1892-09-01
Decided For Clark.
TnE NINTH DISTRICT CONGRESS.
I0NAL CONTROVERSY SET.
tiled AT LAST.
Hon. Richard Norton Gracefully Sub.
nilts TO the Decision of the
State Committee and
Discusses the
Trouble.
From the st. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic
Yesterday was very busy and
interesting day at the Democratic
State headquarters. As announced,
the State Committee assembled to
canvass the returns from the pri-
mary election in the Ninth Con-
gressional District recently ordered
by the committee to decide the con-
test between Hon. Richard H. Norton
and Hon. Champ Clark. The COM
mittee convened promptly at 10 a.
M, with Chairman Maffitt presiding
and all the members present with
the exception of John H. Carroll of
the First District, j. B. Thomas,
Third District, and w. B. Teasdale
of the Fifth District. An executive
session was gone into and a thorough
discussion of the matter was had
before any decisive action was taken.
Whether or not the committee
should go behind the returns in the
event of such question arising was
debated at length, but the matter
was finally determined by F. A.
Hunter of the Eighth District offer
ing resolution, seconded by A. G.
Sherwood of the Fourteenth District,
that the committee would issue GER
tifcates to those delegates who, on
the face of the returns, were shown
to be elected. This was adopted by
unanimous vote. A committee of
three, consisting of A. C. Sherwood,
chairman, F. Zeibig and F. A.
Hunter, was next appointed to can
vass the returns and report the re-
suit to the committee. This was
followed by an adjournment until 3
O'Clock to give the subcommittee
an opportunity to do their work.
On reassembling at 3 o'clock it
was found that the subcommittee
was not ready to report and an ad-
iournment was taken until 5 o clock.
1t leaked out, however, that the
canvass had so far progressed as to
show that Norton had carried Craw
ford county by 2 votes and Clark
had captured Montgomery county
by twelve votes. The piece of news
created no little rejoicing among
Mr.. Clark's friends and a cores
ponding depression of spirits with
Mr.. Norton's supporters. At the
appointed time the committee again
reconvened and the subcommittee
submitted the following statement Of
the votes by counties:
Audrain County--Clark dele
gates, 1915 votes; Norton dele
gates, 66S votes. Crawford Coun-
ty-Clark delegates, 537 votes; Nor
ton delegates, 539 votes. Gasconade
County-Clark delegates, 40 votes;
Norton delegates, I'D votes. LIN
coin County-Clark delegates, 80
votes; Norton delegates, 1868
votes. Montgomery County-Clark
delegates, 967 votes, excepting c.,
T. Hamilton, Clark delegate, who
received 96S votes; Norton dele
gates, 956 votes, excepting Paul
Brown, a Norton delegate, who re-
ceived 954 votes. st. Charles Coun-
ty-Uninstructed delegates, 222
votes; Norton delegates, 1,135
votes. Warren County-Clark dele
gates, 159 votes; Norton delegates,
|2S5 votes. Pike County-Clark
delegates, 2, 124 votes; Norton dele
gates, 215 votes. Rails County
Clark delegates, 7S5 votes; Norton
delegates, 25S votes.
Accompanying this statement OF
the vote the committee submitted
the following affidavit from the Nor
ton Judge and clerk in Montgomery
County:
STATE OF MISSOURI, |
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
Be 1t remembered that the Demo-
cratic primary election called by the
State Executive Committee and held
on the twentieth day Of August, 1892,
there were cast at Montgomery Pre-
cinet AGO votes; that OF this number
252 ballots were placed in the ballot
boxes and counted, of which 399 had
voted for delegates for II. III. Norton
and 53 had voted for delegates for
Champ Clark and the remaining seven
ballots were objected To by one OF the
Judges of said election, namely, @. II:
Ball, and were kept separate and
were IiOb CUlutcuf fo0cnu5O SesAu j1NS5 SISb
to-wit: G. r. Ball and J. e. Chadwick,
could not agree as to che validity of
those casting said seven ballots; that
all of said seven ballots were cast for
the Norton delegates, SIS may be seen
by reference TO them, and should have
been counted for said Norton dele
gates; and II they had been SO counted
said Norton delegates would have re-
ceived 406 votes instead Of 800, as
shown by the tally sheets.
Certified to by ]. K. Chadwick, one
of the judges fsaid primary election,
and s. 8. Nowlin, one Of the clerks,
this August 20, 1892.
]. e. CHADWICK, Judge.
SAND 8. NowLIN, Clerk.
AS viii be seen this gave Clark the
following counties, with the number
of delegates stated; Pike, 10; Rails
| Z; Audrain, IL; Montgomery, s.; or
a total Of 80 delegates. And to Nor
| ton was awarded Lincoln. 10. st.