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

were placed in nomination for coun-
ty clerk, resulting in the nomination
of Mr.. Davis by an "uncountable"
majority.
Oscar Wood, of keytesville, C. +.
Hedgepeth. of Salisbury, and j. r.
Girvin, of Cockrell township, were
the staters for recorder of deeds. Mr..
Hedgepeth declined to have his name
submitted to the convention for the
reason that he did not wish to be
handicapped by a nomination, and
preferred to do earnest work for the
party as a private citizen; but he
was brought out again after the
name OF Mr.. Wood had been with
dawn. Upon the votes being taken
Mr.. Girvin was nominated, and Mr..
Hedgpeth will be given an oppor-
tunity to do all of the earnest party
work he desires to do as q private
citizen.
Hugo Bartz, of Keytesville town.
ship, was nominated for treasurer
by acclamation, but declined to ac-
cept the proffered honor.
Oscar Wood, of Keytesville town
ship, was nominated for presiding
Judge of the county court by accla.
nation.
T. L. Kunz. of Salisbury township,
was nominated for Judge of the coun.
ty court for the eastern district by
reclamation.
j. F. Conrad, OF Clark township,
was nominated for Judge of the
county court for the western dis
trict by acclamation.
Dr.. w. j. Billeter, of Bee Branch
township. was nominated for coro-
ner bv reclamation.
No nominations were made for
probate Judge or prosecuting at
torney, but by a resolution intro
duced by A. C. Yocum the Peoples
| party county central committee was
Empowered to all these vacancies
on the ticket and also any Others
ttaAt may occur from any cause
whatever.
The following delegates were &C.
lected to the senatorial convention,
at Milan, on July 31st:
Oscar Wood, r. W. Cooper. VIM.
A. Dawkins, G. W. Harlan, w. h.
Ramsey. and 1. NJ. Hickerson. Each
of the delegates was empowered to
select his alternate in the order in
which the delegates were named.
resulting In the selection of the fol-
lowing alterLates: VIM. Il. Taylor,
VIM. M. Beeler, James F. johnson,
C. A. Clarkson. J. w. Miller and T.
l.. kunz.
Thirteen out OF sixteen townships
were represented in the convention.
Charlton, Triplett and Yellow Greek
township failing to send delegates.
VIM. A. Dawkins suggested that
the new Peoples party nominees for
county Offices and as many others
az could meet, at Keytesville, on
Wednesday. July 25th, for the pur-
pose of organizing and arranging
for campaign work. This sugges-
tion at once brought Mr.. Yocum to
his feet. who said that Forepaugh's
ciros exhibited. at Salisbury, on
July 25th, and the speaker urged the
propriety of naming some other day
for the meeting At Keytesville, to
which Mr.. Dawkins consented, and
Thursday. July 26th, was named for
the Keytesville pow-wow.
OF course no one will be so unkInd
as to accuse this new Peoples par
ty OF being either Immoral" dis
boneet" or "unintelligent," when it
changes it's dates on account of q
circus. Perish the thought On the
contrary the Peoples party patriots
and rampant reformers only want
ed "to 60 to the circus to take the
children tn see the animals" Their
motto seems TO be: "The circus
first; party organization and politi-
cal pow. vows afterward."
After contribution OF $50 by the
various townships represented, to be
used in what Chairman Hedgepeth
was pleased to call "a campaign of
education" and a song or two by
the Glee club the convention ad-
iourped.