The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-22

various townships were as follows:
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business-Col. John L.
White.
observation-disclosures Gibbs.
ResolutiOns-B. ID. Ragland.
DAVIS TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business. j. Fulkerson.
Credentials-Dr. p. s. Riley.
ResolutiOns-John F. Neal.
DOVER TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business-William A. Redd.
Credentials. w. Wiley.
Resolutions-S. p. Kelly.
FREEDOM TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business-John M. Hood.
Credentials. w. Robertson.
Resolutions-Julius VOgt.
sNI-A-BAR TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business-F. L. Gam.
Crodentials-George Lay.
Resolutions. +. Ferguson.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business. u. McNeill.
Credentials-D. f. Herr.
Neutrality-suspicious. Wheatly.
MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business-Wood McGrew.
Credentials-N. ]. Gordon.
Resolutions-W. b. Cooper.
LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Order of Business. N. Wilson.
Credentials-T. A. CatrOn.
ResOlutiOns-John G. Worthington.
The convention took q recess until
two O'Clock.
At the appointed hour for afternoon
session temporary chairman Walker
called the convention to order.
The committee on credentials re-
ported as follows:
We, your committee on credentials,
respectfully report that we find the
following delegates entitled to seats in
this convention:
Clay Township.-Thomas Gibbs, j.
s. White, l.. b. Benning, M. v. l..
McClelland, b. d. Ragland, C. M.
Bowring, j. F. Bryant, ]. T. Foster,
j. F. Miller, B. w. Jefferson.
Davis Township. ]. Fulkerson,
Nj. p. Crisp, John b. Santmeyer, b. S,
Riley, Chas. Paine, j. F. Neal-prox.
for Jos. Gum, J.. j. Fulkerson-prox.
for T. A.. Walker and Jas. Canterbury,
John b. Santmeyer-prox. for Peachey
Rhodes.
Dover Township.-no. q. Platten.
burg, w. A. Redd, Web. Cole, Harvey
w. Plattenburg-prox. for j. S.
Eckles, Fl. Y. ~Plattenburg, John w
Lewis, Jos. Edwards, John w. Wiley,
Steve Kelly-prsx. for j. Y. Brand,
VIM. Mcqueen, X. T. Bennett, VIM.
Walker.
Freedom Township.-J. M. Hoard,
Geo. w. Roberts, Otto Roper, Julius
vogt, Jr.
Lexington Townships. N. Wilson,
Henry Whittlesey, Robert Hale, Ben.
Weeden, C. Ben. Russell, William
Greer, b. X. Ireland, I. A. Catron,
William Young, Ferd. Smith, Fred
Young, Jos. b. Shelby, Joel Ewing,
Lee billiard, Jno. G. worthington, L
p. Green-prox. for C. Montgomery.
Middleton Township.-N. j. Cor
don, C. Barnett, Wood McGrew, W.B
Cooper, ID. A. Barr, j. G. Riley.
Sni-a-Bar Township. II. Kelly,
, Jonas +. Ferguson, N. M. Houx, Geo
X. Lay, John c. Martin, Thomas Gam
J. s. Grosshart.
Washington Township. ID. Nc.
Neil, Lee Phillips, John A. Fulton,
Thomas f. McGirl, L. A. Fulton, d
Z. Herr, Clarence Worthington, Dyer
Sherwood, ST., Thos. w. Wheatly.
THOs. G. GIBBS, Ch'm'n.
G.. X. LAY, Secretary.
The committee on permanent organ,
izatiOn and order of business made thu
following report:
We, the undersigned committee or
permanent organization and order Of
business, fully report a. follows:
/. That DIR. b. ID. Ragland be
selected as permanent chairman, and
that the present secretaries be made
permanent secretaries.
2. That this convention be governed
by the rules as laid down in JeffersOn's
Manual.
g.. That the order of business be as
follows: The selection of thirteen del.
egates to represent Lafayette county in
the congressional convention for fifth
congressional district, TO be held in the
opera house, in Lexington, at eleven
O'Clock. a. M, Wednesday, September
10, 1894.
4. That the said delegates be ap-
pOrtiOned as follows: Lexington 2,
Clay 2, Dover 2, Davis 2, Washington
2, Sni-a-Bar l, Middleton /, Freedom
I; said delegates to be chosen by the
delegates from the various townships
ratified by this convention. The dele
gates present from any township may
cast the entire vote of their township.
j. j. FULKERsON, Ch'm'n.
w. A. REDD, Secretary.
At this juncture Judge William
Young was called upon for a speech.
He declined, however, after he had
urged the convention to do its demo-
cratic duty.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported:
Your committee IN resolutions beg
leave to report:
That we, the democratic party of
Lafayette county in convention as
sembled, endorse the platform as
enunciated by the democratic party
assembled in state convention at Kan
sas City on May 18th, 1894.
Most respectfully submitted,
Ii. ID. R~AGLAND, Ch'm'n.
JONAS L. FERGUSON, secretary.
The following were elected as dele
gates to the congressional convention ::