Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-07-27
Peoples Party Convention.

county, convened at tie city hall, in
Salisbury, last Saturday. July 21st,
for the purpose of nominating a
county ticket and selecting dele
gates TO the senatorial conven-
ton, at Milan. July 31st.
The convention was called to
order by Rev. c. E. Hedgepeth, who
was made permanent chairman, and
VIM. p. Davis was chosen as per
manent secretary with p. c. Stacy
as assistant.
The following committee was ap-
pointed on platform and resolu-
tions.
DIR. w. j. Billeter, VIM. p. DAVIS,
j. F. Crawford, A. c. Yocum and
Henry Krager.
The following committee was
named on order OF business:
j.. Smith, T. l.. Kunz, F. s.
Londen, w. j. Oliver. VIM. A. Daw-
kins and Sam1 Elliott.
The committee on platform report
ed as follows on county platform,
which was adopted by sections:
THE PLATFORM.
We, the people of Charlton county,
Mo-, in mass convention assembled,
do hereby re-affirm our allegiance
to the principles az declared in the
Omaha and Kansas City platforms
of the Peoples party. Aud viewing
with alarm the party partisan pre-
iudice that manifests iteelf in the
minds of the people. Therefore be it
Resolved, First, that the necessary
qualifications for a county official
are morality, honesty and intelli-
gence.
Second, that county ceshould
not demand any national political
partisans as it's officials.
Third, we hereby declare it our
determination to support clean,
honest citizens as officials of this
county without the idea OF pest po-
litical partisan faith. - 81 4
Fourth, We denounce the corrupt
methods OF obtaining votes for Of
fetal nominations such as have been
practiced in our county, and call
upon all of our best citizens to frown
down such practices.
Fifth, We denounce the practice OF
the man seeking the office instead OF
the Office seeking the man.
Sixth, we demand q reduction in
the salaries OF our officials in pro-
portion to the reduced prices OF our
products.
Seventh, we believe in the initiative
referendum of referring all questions
to a vote OF the people before they
become laws.
After the adoption OF the platform
and a song by the Glee club the COM
mittes on order of business stated
that it was ready to report, but the
report was deferred until afternoon,
whereupon an adjournment was
taken until 1:30 O'Clock, p. m.
On re-assembling the convention
was called to order by Chairman
Hedgepeth. when the committee on
order OF business reported as follows:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
First, the nominations for county
Offices
Second. the selection OF delegates
to the senatorial convention, at
Milan.
THE TICKET.
Nominations for county offices
were declared in order. and W. j.
Oliver, of Missouri township, was
nominated for representative by ac-
clamation.
r. NJ. Elliott, OF Chariton town.
ship, and Jas. +. Smith. of Salisbury
township. were named for sheriff,
but Mr.. Elliott carried the pole
which knocked the persimmon and
vas nominated by a vote OF SO to
"a.
A. c. Yocum, OF Salisbury town.
ship, was the only member of the
convention possessed Of legal lore,
and he was placed in nomination
for prosecuting attorney, but Mr..
Yocum stated that "he had to sup
port his family, that he had secured
q school and could not make the
canvass, and his nomination was