Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-01
A HARMONIOUS MEETING.
Proceedings of Mondays Convention
and the Resolutions Unanimously
Adopted-V Very Little In
terest Taken.

terest Taken.
The delegates elected at the Satur-
day primaries in Audrain county met
at the Court House in Mexico at / p.
m. Monday. The delegates were ad-
dressed by Capt. Allen, Hon. S. B.
Cook and ex-senator Green Clay. nj.
r. K. Biggs was elected chairman and
F. N. Frost, Of the Vandalia Leader,
and @. A. Davault, of the Farber
Forum, secretaries. The business
of the Convention was transacted in a
harmonious and quiet manner. Some
thing owe thirty districts in the coun-
ty were not represented at all, while
in other districts the vote was very
light. The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
The Democrats of Audrain county
in Convention assembled, believing
that the welfare and success of the
party demands a clearly defined posi-
ton on the great question of govern
ment currency declares:
First-That we renew our allegiance
to and emphasize our confidence in
the principles of bimetaliism, which
gave to this country for more than
seventy years an honest, safe and
equitable currency.
Second-That we denounce the
striking down of one of these money
metals by Congress at a time when
such money was at a premium as a
crime against the great mass of the
American people and directly in the
interest of the greedy capitalist.
Third-Believing that the passage
of the demonstration act of 1873 was
accomplished through fraud and de-
ception, we demand the restoration of
the coinage laws thus repealed to the
end that the country may be restored
to the honest bimetallic basis of JEFF
ferson and jackson, the free and I'M
limited coinage of both gold and sill
YER at the legal ratio of 16 to l with
out the consent of any foreign gov
ment.
Fourth-We regard the maintenance
of the gold serve of one hundred
million dollars as q constant incentive
to capital to prey upon the National
Treasury as a source of disturbance to
business and values-as a ready
means for increasing without econ
pense to the people the debt of the
country millions of dollars annually
and as the needless tying up of this
enormous sum of money which should
be in circulation.
Fifth-While realizing the serious
differences which exist among Demo-
Gratis on this great question we feel that
the success of our party and the welfare
of the country alike, demands an
honest and courageous declaration of
the policy of the Democracy, to the
end that public confidence may be
both regained and deserved.
Sixth-We desire to endorse the ac-
ton of Sam B. Cook, Committeeman
from this district, in his efforts to
carry out by his voice and vote the
wishes of a great majority of the DEM
ocrats of Missouri, believing as we
do that to his efforts more than that
of anyone else is due the calling of a
regular Convention by the State
Democratic Committee.
RESOLVED, That in the event any
delegate chosen to represent Audrain
county in the Democratic State Con-
vention shall fail to attend said Con-
vention the original delegates who do
| attend are instructed to cast the full
vote of the county.
w. B. MCINTYRE.
W. II. ANGEL.
T. B. BROWN.
j. L. PIERCE.
G. d. CRosswHTTE.
F. G. jacob.
While Audrain county will be en-
titled to only six votes at the Conven-
ton held in Pertle Springs on August
| 9th the Convention selected twelve
delegates as follows:
P. J. Mckinley, Sailing township,
j. E. Sims and Goodwin Creason, Will
son; M. r. K. Biggs and w. W. Bolts,
Cuivre; A. B. Medley, Prairie; Jacob
Shobe, Linn; r. H. Brown, Loutre; ].
G. Buckner, H. G. Berry and T. A,
Mcintyre, Salt River; 8. B. Cook, del
egate at large.
VOTE AT PRIMARY IN 1894.
At the primary in Audrain county
in May, 1894, there was a total of 3,23a
votes cast. Salt River township, 1,432;
Sailing township, 26s; Wilson town
ship, 443; Cuivre township, 40; Lou
tire township, 232; Linn township, 115;
Prairie township, sO2; total 1928.
THE VOTE AT SATURDAYS PRIMARY.
At Saturdays primary the vote in
Audrain county was as follows: There
were 1921 votes for 16 to 1 and 10 OPP
posed to it. The vote in Mexico:
First Ward, 81 yes; Second Ward, As
yes, 1 no; Third Ward, "A yes; Fourth
Ward, 80 yes; total in Mexico, 264 yes
1 no. Sailing township, SO yes; Will
son township, 1873 yes, 2 no; Prairie
township, 176 yes, 1 no; Linn town
ship, 80 yes; Loutre township, III yes;
Cuivre township, 236 yes, 8 no; Sal
River outside of Mexico, 151 yes
Total in Audrain county, 1921 yes, II
no, making the vote one-third of wha;
it usually is at a Democratic primary