The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-25
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
They Meet at Excelsior Springs
and Nominate a Ticket.
Tia Platform Declares for Protection,
Enforcement of Immigration
LAWS and the Consistent
Coinage of Silver.
The Ticket

The Ticket
ysdgc Supreme Court
William M. Robertson, OF Webb City
Superintendent Public Schools
]. R Kirk. OF Westport.
Railroad Commissioner
Joseph Flory, of St. Louis.
There was a great crowd at Excel
>sior Springs on the 18th, when the re-
publican state convention convened.
The convention did not meet until IL
O'Clock, although the hall. which seats
T,s0O, was packed at $3.50. Chairman
Boutwell, of the state central COM
mittee called the convention to order,
and made a brief address. reviewing the
prospects of the party in general and
the political outlook in Missouri in
particular. When Chauncey /. Eilley.
Maj. Warner and Mayor Webster Davis
of Kansas City entered the hail they
were warmly received.
At the conclusion of his remarks
Mr.. iiothwell introduced Maj. Warner
as temporary chairman. Maj. Warner
addressed the convention at length.
predicting a republican victory this
fall, and comparing the success of
democracy conducting the ship of state
80 the traditional bull in the china
shop.
Following Maj. Warmers address
Mayor Thompson of Excelsior Springs
welcomed the delegates. Maj. Warner
responded to the address, after which
Dir. l.. NJ. Hall was made temporary
secretary.
After appointing the committees on
order of business and resolutions, a re-
ccss was taken until 4 o'clock.
After lunch Music hall was filled, and
the time was occupied with speeches
by various leaders of the party in the
state, which infused the delegates with
additional enthusiasm. a telegram of
congratulation vas read to the conven-
tion from Mr.. Il. Bartholdt, of St. Louis,
the lone republican Missouri congress-
man. which wasreceived with applause.
The committee IN credentials report
ed that names of 9i5 delegates were en-
titled TO seats in the convention. The
committee on permanent organization
reported Hon. l.. II. Waters as perma-
ncnt chairman. W. A. Hobbs. st. Louis.
secretary. and Col. John p. Tracy, of
Springfield, sergeant-at-arms.
NOMINATIONS.
Col. J. p. Tracy. of Springfield. nom
mated w. 5. Shirk. of Sedalia, as 4 a
didate for supreme judge, and Col. j.
H. Flanagan nominated William NJ.
Robinson. of Webb City. The vote
stood as follows: Robinson, 6SlL: Shirk,
2fTIE- On motion of Col. Tracy the
nomination was made unanimous.
doc Mccoy. of Independence. nom
mated ]. Il. Kirk, of Westpo-t, for SUI
pcrinteRdcnt of public schools. and Il.
F. Russell, of Crawford, placed f. II.
lynch, of Mountain Grove, in nomina-
zion The vote resulted as follows:
Kirk, 66s; Lynch, 81. On motion of
Mr. Russell the nomination was made
unanimous.
Tho following were nominated for
railroad commissioner: Joseph FlOry,
of St. Louis; $. r. Grimm. r. J. Pres
ton, Theodore Hews. C. ID. Comfort.
The vote stood: Flory, 573K; Grimm,
1851; Preston, 143; Hews, %. Nc
Donald and Comfort withdrew on mo-
tiOu, and the nomination was made
unanimous for Flory.
FILLEY WITH A wHOOP.
When the chairman OF the v
ton announced that the next order of
business was the nomination of a chair
mai for the state central committee a
ripple of suppressed excitement and *
pectation ran through the body. MI.
w y Leper, in a spirited speech. non
mated Chauncey Ives Filley. A storm
of applause greeted the mention of his
name No other name was put in nom
ination, and the suggestion went
through with enthusiasm.
Next came the nomination and cleo
ton of four committeemen-at-large for
the state central committee. An up
roar followed which il was impossible
for Chairman Waters to control for
DIE time, though he shouted himself
hoarse and nearly pounded his desk
into kindling wood in his efforts to
preserve order. Finally he entertained
a motion to adjourn, which was
voted down with an emphatic
no, which nearly raised the ROOT.
Something like order having been
obtained, the nominations began, but
confusion again broke out, and Secre-
tary Hobbs was compelled to begin call
ing the roll for nominations, and the
following gentlemen were named:
Charles Schattner. Charles Covington,
James C. Beach, w. S. Leper, James
Taylor, Ed.~H. Redmond, Charles +.
.fialIicamp, j. w. Wall, Burr Duncan,
L d. Bell and T. F. Russell. The NOM
nations being closed, the ballot re-
suited in the following selections:
Burr Duncan, of Poplar Bluff; Charles
Gsllicamp, of Franklin county; Charles
-Schattner, of Kansas City, and w. 5.
Eeper, of Caldwell county.
Numerous motions to adjourn were
made and lost. and great confusion
-ensued. The members being wearied
with their labors and tired of waiting
for the committee on resolutions to re-
port, a member made 4 motion to adopt
the Minneapolis platform and adjourn
sine die
This motion was defeated, and the
convention took a recess for an hour
for supper.
When this convention r%econvened the
eecsnznittee on resolutions presented its