Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-06
M1ssouR1 DEMOCRATS.
Tho State Conventions Opening Session
Innks Like Efenhens for Governor.

Looks Like Stephens for Governor.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug Sat
1915 o'clock Chairman Sam b. Cook,
of the state central committee, called
the democratic state convention to or
der and called on Rev. w. M. Profits
man, of Jefferson City, who invoked
divine blessing. When Secretary Zeve-
~ read the list of temporary officers
of the convention and named Judge
James Gibson, of jackson, there was
applause, and later, when Gibson was
introduced, the entire convention
applauded literally He thanked
the committee for selecting him
and declared that the convention
would name the next state officers of
Missouri and would indorse the action
of the Chicago convention. I'm my
Judgment" he went on, "that plat
form and ticket has already been in
dorsed by 10000 voters of the coun-
try. It is Internationally demo-
cratic. II is saying to the people that
we're able to make the laws which will
govern the people of this country. 1t
is saying that this people can manage
the finances of the country and will do
it by the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of sixteen to one"
The boom for Judge James Gibson,
of Kansas City, for the democratic gu
bernatorial nomination, which seemed
last night to be going up, went down
this morning and at ten o'clock was as
fat as though it had never teen set to
moving and all the signs pointed to the
nomination of Lon v. Stephens on the
first ballot.
The wise ones all seem to think that
the ticket most likely to go through,
unless the convention gets away from
the men who it now seems will control
it, is: Lon v. Stephens, for governor;
II. A. Bolte, of Washington, for lieu
tenant-governor; FL. NJ Ramey, of st.
Joseph for judge of the supreme court;
James NJ. Seibert, of jefferson City, for
auditor; Frank Pitts, of Paris, for
treasurer; A. A. Lesueur, of jefferson
City, for secretary of state; E. G. Crow,
of Webb City, for Encouragement,
and A. j. Connolly, of Warrensburg,
for railroad commissioner.
The delegates meeting by congress
sional districts chose members of the
state central committee and electors
as follows:
State central commttee-O G. Clay. OF Lew
is, and w. M. Marshall Of Putnam; Second,
~ j. Winter, of Sullivan, and Virgil Conklin,
Of CARROLL Third John A. Cross, Of Clinton,
and John M Salee, of Harrison Fourth,
James Davis, OF Buchanan, and John L..
Christian, OF Atchison; Fifth, w. c. Scarritt
and J. S. Grosshart Of Odessa: Sixth, Allen
Glenn, of Cass, and w. o. Jackson OF Bates;
Seventh, Thomas b. Love, Of Greene,
and r. G. Clark, Of Howard Eighth, j. N.
Tate, OF Galloway, and J, w. Farrlss. OF La
clede; Ninth, Sam B. Cook, OF AudrGin and j.
o. Allison, OF Rails; Tenth, F. G, Seibar, Of st.
Louis, and Henry QuellmOnt: Eleventh, Thorn
as e. Barrett and T. j. Ward, Of st. Louis:
Twelfth O. f. Forster and Ben Brady, Of st.
Louis; Thirteenth. Eli Abe, OF Iron, and
George A Lee, OF Carter; Fourteenth, C. b.
ElSins, of Christian, and Paul B. Moore, OF
Mississippi; Fifteenth, Gilbert Barber, Of Jas
per, and G. S. Hoss, OF Vernon.
Presidential electors-First, G. c. Fogel
Second, B. F. Rothwell, of Randolph; Third,
w. D. Hamilton, of Daviess; Fourth, W. 7.
Jackson, OF Platte; Fifth, Wiley o. Cox, OF
Kansas City; Sixth, c. Z. Dickinson, Of Henry;
Seventh, A. j. Lyman; Eighth, James E.
Hazen, OF Moniteau; Ninth, Thomas Cum
mings, OF St Charles Tenth. William G.. Frye,
Of ST. Louis; Eleventh, Felix Gun, of St
Louis; Twelfth. Dan Hamon, Of St. Louis;
Thirteenth, Robert Lamah, OF Texas county;
Fourteenth. w. N. Evans, Of Howell; Fiji
teenth, John B. Cole, OF Barton.
The committee on permanent or
ganization chose Charles E. Peers, of
Warrenton, for permanent chairman of
the convention. He has always been
a sound money democrat, but he now
thinks that all democrats should vote
the ticket this year even if they do not
like the platform. Making him per-
manent chairman is intended as a COM
pliment to those democrats who hold
the same views as himself C. E.
Roach, of Jasper county, was made
permanent secretary and w. JEFF Pol
lard, of st. Louis, reading clerk. The
committee on platform chose ]. W.
Sullinger, of Gentry county, for chair
man