The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-22
IT MEANS VICTORY.
The Congressional Convention
Caucuses Cautiously.
TARSNEY DEMOCRACY'S CHOICE
The State Platform EndOrsed-COm'
mittees Elected-Tarsney Talks.

elected and on the sixth day of NOvem-
Der next, as sure as the night follows
the day, he will again be elected.
The Congressional Convention which
convened here last Wednesday was
characterized with harmony, duty and
good works. The personel Of the con-
~vention was fine. A good looking set of
men it was that had been trusted to
represent the democrats of tins dis
trict. Their watchword was .'duty -
their battle cry was ''victory."
At $50 the cas- bound Missouri
Pacific pulled into the depot freighled
down with Jackson county delegates
and visitors. They were met at the
depot by a committee from the Lexing-
ton democratic club, the fiambeau
club and the Lexington Silver Cornet
band and escorted to the opera house,
where the convention vas held. There
were sixty-six delegates to the cOnven-
ton, and rs many more visitors were
in attendance from Kansas City. They
came to see Hon. John C.. Tarsney
nominated for the fourth term. At
10 $50 O'Clock the congressional COM
mittee met at Mrs. Nickell's Home and
arranged for permanent organization.
Capt. j. Q. ~Plattenburg was the choice
for temporary chairman, and John N.
Southern, Jr., Of Independence, for
temporary secretary. Shortly after
eleven o'clock Chairman Ballingall
called the convention to order, and
after a short speech, the temporary
officers assumed charge. Capt. Plat
tenburg, in a short but we'll worded
speech, gracefully acknowledged the
honor that was conferred upon him.
The usual committees we're then APP
pointed as follows:
On Organization and Rules-Jack-
son county, VIM. Lewis, VIM. Baehr,
| Chas. L. Shannon, John Conlon, DR..
j. II. Smell, Thos. Walker. Lafayette
county, John Neal, Jos. Warren.
On Credentials%ackson county, S.
w. Hudson, J. C. Rieger, 7. J. Shen-
nick, Thomas Shepherd, Martin Regain,
VIM. Allbrittain. Lafayette county, N.
j. Gordon, +. II. Handy.
On ResolutiOns-Jackson county,
John N. Southern, j. C. Reiger, VIM.
Able, s. l.. C. H~asson, Frank p.
Walsh, W. c.. Scarrett. Lafayette
county, VIM. Young and Thos. Gibbs.
The convention then took recess
until 80 O'Clock.
When the convention was again
called to order the committees were
called upon for their reports.
The committee on organization and
rules reported the temporary officers as
permanent.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported the following, which report was
adopted:
Be it resolved, That the democracy
of the Fifth congressional district OF
| Missouri in convention assembled, do
hereby ratify, approve and endorse the
platform of principles en~unciated by
the democracy of the state of Missouri,
in convention assembled at Kansa.
City on the 18th day of May, 1894. b
it further
Resolved, That we heartily commend
the integrity, ability and energy Of oW
present representative in congress a.
| displayed in his devotion to the inter
ssts of his constituents and for his con
sistent adherence to the great princi
pies of his party.
The congressional committee for tn,
next two years was then announced a,
follows: jackson ~county-First dis
trict, M. G. Wood; Second, John Sui
ivan: Third, Charles Shannon Fourth,
p. ii. Herman; Fifth, w. o. Cox, and
Sixth, w. A. Edwards. Lafayette
county, j. 2. ~Plattenburg, w. M
Young, j. J. Fulkerson, M. v. l.. Nc
Clelland. Robert l.. Yeager, of Kan
sas City, will be the new chairman.
Hon. Robert l.. Yeager in q brilliant
speech nominated MIR. Tarsney. lii
eulogized' the congressman's career in
congress and was applauded at almos
every point. Among other things MIR
Yeager said:
"Some have thought that he SHOULD
have voted for the compromise meas
ure; possibly SO, but it can be said thai
he was honest and conscientious il
what he did, and that he stood upor
the platform. While l may have diff
fered with him, l commend him for hi.
manly course. 1t was democracy pure
and straight.
"Again, some have differed with him
on his stand on the silver legislation. ]
admit that l did not fully approve OF
his views. While this is true, yet it is
equally true, l think, that the majority
indorsed his position. OF course, nc
one can expect TO voice the views OF
every constituent. There must, OF
necessity, DO difference.
"The result of the fight for tariff
reform has already been felt, the tide
of prosperity has already set IN, and we
know we have passed the breakers.
With returning prosperity, after the
ruin and waste wrought by four years
of republican administration, VT should
not for a moment hesitate to return
Mr.. Tarsney, who has been actively
allied with true democrats in the fight
for tariff reform.
Gas a democrat who belle YES with
| Grover Cleveland that democratic
principles must and will prevail, AS a
democrat who has stood by our brave.
courageous president in his fight for
tariff reform, l nominate John c.
Tarsney."
Col. John N. Southern, of Indepen-
dence, seconded the nomination, and
he did it well.
DIR. Ragland moved to nominate