Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-04-27
COMMITTEEMAN. .

/ Triplett,..... .......-...........J. l.. Vaughan.
wayland, %. Houston.
Yellow Greek j. l.. hutcheson.
Missouri. r. Iaylor'
| proxy for b. +. Elliott
Chairman John knappenberger
presided, and Secretary j. j. Moore,
assisted by G. p. vandiver, kept a
record OF the proceedings.
Mr.. Moore explained to the COM
mittee why b. F. Elliott had been
appointed committeeman from Mis-
souri, township vice A. f. Ripley,
who had declined to serve.
Mr.. Moore then proceeded to vim
dicate himself in regard to the vote
of the verbal proxies cast by him at
the meeting OF the committee on
Tuesday, April 18th. 1t was proven
to the entire satisfaction OF the COM
mittee that Mr.. Moore was entirely
justified by due authority in casting
che vote OF such proxies. Commit
teeman Hamilton, it will be remem-
bered. objected TO verbal proxies at
the last meeting OF the committee,
which precipitated row and the
committee adjourned to meet again
last Tuesday.
The regular order OF busi-
ness was next taken up.
Committeeman j. j. Moore
made a motion that congressional
delegates be selected at the county
convention the same day MAY Sth)
as delegates to the state conven-
ton.
For this motion Committeeman
Hamilton offered the following sub
stitute:
THE HAMILTON SUBSTITUTE.
let. That the delegates to the
congressional convention be ap-
pointed at the same time that dele.
gates to the state convention are ap-
pointed.
2nd. That delegates to senatorial
convention be appointed at same
convention.
3rd. That at the time OF the
county primary on June 9th the
names of all candidates for congress
who shall pay into the treasury Of
the committee SO shall have their
names printed upon the ticket to be
voted at said primary, and the per-
son receiving the highest number of
votes at said primary election shall
be deemed as the choice OF Charlton
county as a candidate for congress.
Said vote shall be taken as an in
struction to the delegates to the
congressional convention, at Milan.
Payment into the treasury OF the
above fee shall be made on or before
May 1st, 1894.
Committeeman s ID. Brockman
offered the following amendment to
the Hamilton substitute:
That the congressional primary be
held on the came day MAY 5th) set
for the various township meetings
To select delegates to the county
convention. The amendment was
accepted by Mr. Hamilton. The
suggestion OF j. j. Moore that can
didates for the state senate be voted
for at the primary ON May 5th, was
also not OBJECTED to 10y Mr.. Hamil-
ton, and OH tue votes being taken,
the Hamilton substitute with the
Brockman and Moore contingents
was carried.
X. c. Ford offered to furnish poll |
books, free of cost, for congressional
and senatorial primary. Mr.. Ford's
offer was accepted. bnt some one
suggested that he be placed under !
bond for the fulfillment of his con-
tract. As no money was involved
the bond, however. was not re-
quired.
On motion OF T. j. l.. Hutcheson
the county committee was required
to furnish tickets for the congress-
ional and senatorial primary out of
such funds as it may have on hand
for that purpose.
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