Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-04-20
Central Committee Meeting.

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ty court room. at the court-house.
last Tuesday afternoon with the
various townships represented as
follows:
TOWNSHIPS AND coMMITThEs.
Bee Branch-A. c. Steffes, proxy
for 5. ID. Brockman.
Bowling Green-F. K. yenable.
Brunswick-John Knappeubsrger.
Chariton-J. j. Moore, proxy for
John Beckett.
Clark-Wesley Ellis.
Cunningham. j. Moore, proxy
for Lewis Lisle.
Mendon-J. NJ. Collins. proxy for
j. j. Kendrick.
keytesville-J. j. Moore.
Missouri. j. Moore, proxy for
b. +. Elliott.
Muscle FORK. L. Welch.
Salt Creek-J. X. Dempsey, proxy
for b; j. Edemann. RI. CIR
SalisbnryAJ A.. Hamilton. -
Yellow Creek--J TJ. Moore, proxy
for L. j. l.. ,Hutcheson. D
Coekreil. HTriplett and Wayland
townships were not represented.
Chairman Knappenbefger said
the object OF calling the COMMITTEES
together was for the purpose OF Sc
leeting a date to hold township
meetings TO select delegates To q
county convention tochose delegates
to the congressional and senatoral
conventions.
Moved by Secretary Moore that
congressional delegates be selected
on the same date already set MAY
Sth) for the county convention call
ed for the purpose of selecting dele
gates TO the state convention.
An amendment was offered by
Committeeman Hamilton that any
candidate for congress should be az
lowed to have his name placed on
the ticket at the Democratic county
primary by paying tho central com
mfrtAs sf0. and that the congress'
ional candidate receiving tue highest
majority for plurality vote,it should
be understood that the coDgressiou
al delegates were instructed for him
a eal- -
amendment. and resulted in the loss
OF the amendment by "A vote of 20
8. In the vote cast. j. j. Moore
cast the vote of four proxies he held.
only oue of which was q written
proxy. $50, 80. l,s.
Mr.. Hamilton objected to the vote
of other than written proxies being
cast, and this objection precipitated
u row. Did ID AZ GGI @iiEA1
Chairman knappenberger was
called upon to decide whether verbal
proxies should be allowed a vote,
and rendered, his decision Ia f,sSor of
the affirmative J.. b-ta,,i-'.i .ar--J
BY this time both Mr. Moore and |
air. Hamilton had let their angry
passions rise TO lever heat and both |
feiused 70 sYass,-r b.r1 DTun
just az this juncturs Committee |
man ylnable made luidtShg dat |
hereafter albp roxieskbodld BE- euwfit
rrl. Carried,s aI,ITSyr,ga
The heated colloquy between
Messrs, Moore and Hsmfltcn con-
tihped Abd some rpember OF the
made n motion that. the
adjourn, to meet on
Tuesday, April oath. The vote. re-
suited in a tie. NAi'tis =
Another motion To adjourn wac
soon made and was carried.
The committee meets again next
Tuesday, April Gath. when we hope
their proceedings NAV be more har-
monious.
The COURIER is strongly opposed
to the congressional contest being
dragged into the county primary,
as il will cause more or less trading
in case there were more than one
for congress.
So far ns we know there is but one
avowed candidate for congress, and
that il Mr.. U. $. Hall. Then why
place his name on the ticket?
1t would be numerously scratched,
aud that weuId make Sir. Hall feel
badly.
Why not save him from this hum
especially when IL Is so un-