The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15
HONEST PRIMARIES ASSURED.
Democratic Congressional Committee
Takes MISUNDERSTANDING Con-
ventiOn Called for Odessa,
August %.

Kansas City Times, August IL.
Any democrat in this district who
thinks hat he would like to go to COZ
greSS can get into the race at once, with
the knowledge that he will get a fair
deal, and that there is no necessity of
his race costing him very much money.
The congressional committee met at
the office of Chairman II. L.. Yeager
yesterday and spent five hours in discus
sing thep primaries. 1t finally arranged
Il plan which insures fair primaries, and
which will cost the candidates but little.
There was a large attendance at the
committee meeting, all the members
from Lafayette county being present
except Judge William Young, who is a
candidate. Judge Young's resignation
was presented at the meeting yesterday,
and Charles Greasy, of Lafayette county,
was named in his stead. James Gibson
attended he meeting upon the proxy of
w. a. Edwards, INT Joe Shannon had
the proxy of his brother, Charles Shan
non.
The first question that presented itself
was the question of whether or not bal
lot primaries could be held III the city
without complying with the state law.
The members of the committee all
agreed that the day of mob primaries in
Kansas City has passed. To hold the
primaries under the state law, however,
would cost $50 for each delegation filed,
and force a man out of the race unles s
he was wealthy. The committee felt
that it was fully competent to conduct
the primaries itself. and II. l.. Yeager.
James Gibson and John Sullivan were
named as a committee to report as to
whether or not the committee would be
compelled to comply with the provis-
ions of the state law IN case ballot pri-
maries were held.
Tho nnmmittaa obtained tho nninfAn
of Judge Black, who a carefully in
vestigated the matter, that the commit
tee had a right to go ahead and run the
primaries as it saw fit.
During the discussion of the matter
Joe Shannon sprung a scheme to have
county convention select the dele
gates to the congressional convention.
such a scheme. Mr.. Cox pointed out
the delegates to the county conven-
ton would be selected by the different
for county offices; that the
congressional matter would be lost sight
Of, and that me would see candidates
FOR constable swapping off votes for
congressman. The committee soon de-
;ided that 1t wanted no such plan as
his.
James Gibson proposed that the dele
yates to the congressional convention
De chosen at h same time as those to
he county convention, and the ballot
by the same judges and clerks.
The committee lie o take kindly to
his suggestion either. 1t decided to
manage its WI primaries, and they will
De held in Jackson county, Friday,
August 81. In the city these voting {
places will be open from ] o'clock in the
afternoon until 8 o'clock p. m. The
primaries in the townships are called
or 2 o'clock, but the committee neg !
ected to determine yesterday whether
hey shall be ballot primaries or mass
Meetings. 1t is probable, however, that {
hey will also be ballot primaries. At I
hese primaries delegates will be chosen I
o the congressional convention, which s
he committee decided yesterday will be 3
leld at Odessa on August 25. :
The Lafayette county members said :
hat they would prefer to select the {
delegates from that county at a county L
and it was decided to hold G
on August q to sele-t dele
.ates to a county convention, to be held G
It Lexington, August "A, which will u
the Lafayette county delegation .
o the congressional convention on the =.
GLOWING day. G
1t was decided to allow one delegate e
or every 200 votes cast for Clevt land in v
S92. This gives a convention of 100 I
elegates, of which Jackson county has II
| and Lafayette county 10. +
The delegates to the Lafayette county .,
to be held at Lexington, "
lere ap%portiOned to the different pre- c
incts of the county as follows: Napo- J
ION. l; Wellington, 4; Bates City, 2; O
ireenton, /; North Odessa, 8; South a
3; SchOOlingville, l; Dover, u
Page City, l; COrder, 4; Chapel Hill, =
Ferguson school house, 2; Aullville, u
Alma, 2; Waverly, 3; Lexington, IS; u
4; Wolfenbarger, 2; Center 8
lew, 3. T.
The committee spent some time dis i,
Issing plans for making the primaries Il
cheap as possible. The committee 7,
ill have charge of the primaries, so =
lere will be little cost attached to the u
ling of delegations. BY the way. it
light he mentioned also that it will be n
10 whole committee that will have Il
of the primaries, for a motion to b
ut the matter in the hands of a sub ii
Dmmittee was voted down. a.
The members of each delegation will 8
permitted to name a judge and a y
ERIK, but they must name men who n
ill serve for nothing. so there will be n
expense attached to this. The men, 8;
ers of the committee were instructed, IL
borrower, to select places for the booths II
here no rent will be expected, so that h,
lie only necessary expense to the candi- =
ate will be the printing of his tickets. ~ ~
Tit committee will meet again ut ii u
clock next Tuesday at the office of re
Yeager, in the New York IL
ife building. At that time the polling m
aces will be selected, and probably hi
e temporary chairman for the Odessa y
invention named. y.
The action of the committee will I'M Oh
have the effect of increasing Ell
number of candidates, and the list is ii
nnHF N Innne mn a.