Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-16
Lon v. Stephens for Governor.
From the Sturgeon Leader.

From the Sturgeon Leader.
The following resolutions were pass
ed by the Cooper County Democracy
on May 18th:
We, the Democrats of Cooper coun-
ty, in convention assembled, present
to the Democracy of the State, Hon.
Lon V. Stephens, u present efficient
State Treasurer, as eminently qualified
and thoroughly fitted to head our
State ticket ut the coming election.
He was born and reared in this
county, and his business life has been
spent in our midst. We have known
him s'from his youth up"
He has been called TO fill many inn
portant positions, and has always
faithfully guarded the trust commit
led to his care.
He is thoroughly familiar with the
diversified interests of our great State
and in full sympathy with our people.
He has always been an earnest, ag-
gressive and working Democrat, and
his services in behalf of his party are
well known at homo and abroad.
His aid in the peoples fight for the
restoration of silver to its proper
place in the monetary system of our
country, and to that position which ii
held prior to it's demonstration in
1878, contributed largely to the sue
cess of the cause in this State, and has
given encouragement to its friends
throughout the country.
He will, if nominated, thoroughly
organize the party in every county,
and his ability, integrity and large ex-
perience in public matters will give to
the State a wise, conservative and
business-like administration of it's af-
fairs.
We, therefore, take pleasure in
commencing him to the people OF
Missouri, and direct our delegates to
present his name to the convention
for nomination for the office of Gov
ernor, and to vote for and use ali
honorable means to secure that result.
Resolution unanimously passed by
the Saline County Democratic Con-
vention June ed:
RESOLVED, That this convention
strongly endorse the Hon. Lon Y.
Stephens for Governor, for while he
is not a citizen of TINS county, yet our
people know him. They know his
purity of purpose, his strong, positive
character, his executive ability and
his love for the rights of the people
fit him for the office of Governor of
the great State of Missouri. The
delegates from this county are hereby
instructed to use h%onorably their best
endeavors to secure his nomination.
The ten delegates elected are Ed. T.
Orear, ID. A. Hancock, Dave Burrus,
W. @. Purcell, II. G. Mead, Richard
Hickman, John Gilpin, T. III. Harvey,
j. T. Stouffer and ID. G. Gore.
Resolutions passed by the Demo-
cratic Convention of Randolph coun-
ty June ed:
We recognize many able and dis
tinguished gentlemen qualified to lead
us in our fight in Our coming State
campaign, among whom none has
been more fearless, untiring, loyal
and aggressive than that sterling
young Democrat, Lon V. Stephens.
In token of our confidence in him as
n of the most conspicuous of our
leaders, and because the primaries in
our county demonstrated that he is
the choice of our people for Governor,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That our delegates to the
State convention be and are hereby
instructed to vote as a unit for Mr..
Stephens for the nomination to the
Office of Governor of Missouri.
Ed. T. Orear, of the Treasurer's
office, who has been watching the re-
ports of the county Democratic con-
ventions closely, says the following
have instructed delegates for Hon.
Lon V. Stephens for Governor of Mis-
souri,:
Reynolds, Miller, Cooper, Cole,
Douglas, Iron, Lewis, Platte, Scott,
Holt, Butler, Ozark, Mercer, Saline,
Randolph, and the delegates elected
by several other counties are pledged
to him by letter.
Since the above was printed the fol-
lowing counties have instructed for
Mr.. Stephens: Cape Girardeau, Boil
linger, Maries, Howard, Mississippi,