The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01

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After the adoption of the platform
the chairman called for nominations
for governor. Ten names were pre-
sented, and on the sixth ballot Robert
E. Lewis, of Henry county. was chosen.
At one time 1t appeared as if there
would be stampede for Davis 1t
was only a wave, however, and as il
receded and came back a new face was
on the crest, bearing the likeness of
Robert E. Lewis. The vote by ballots
was as follows:
First-Davis 40, Wslbridge 143, Lewis 70,
Hale a. Cahoon 1853. Upton 90, Brock 25. Tubbs
a., Thiess 10. Kelly9.
Second-Davis l9i, Walbridge H. Lewis 81.
Cahoon 20i. Hale 20. Upton SO, Brock 10.
Third-Davis 1902, Walbridge 1877, Lewis ITO,
Cahoon 220, Hale 81. Upton &c.
Fourth-Davis 174, Lewis ia. Walbridge 125,
Cahoon 2I9. Upton SO, Hale r.
Fifth-Davis 1876, Lewis 319, Walbridge SO,
Cahoon 70, Hale TO- Upton "a.
Sixth-Davis I4s. Lewis 525. walbridge n.
Hale 10.
When the result of the nomination
was made known Webster Davis and
Mr.. Lewis were called before the con-
vention and made brief addresses,
which elected considerable applause.
At 1890 p. m. the convention took a
recess until Friday morning.
When the convention met. Friday
the first call was for nominations
for lieutenant-governor. Senator s.
=. Davidson, DIR. A. c. Pettijohn and
John L. Irwin were named. The first
ballot, without the city of st. Louis,
gave Davidson Isl; Pettijohn, S4sJ<;
Irwin, 1411f; +. w. Mott of St Louis,
:. Seeing that St Louis could nomi-
nate Pettijohn If it tried, "Czar''
ZeiRenhein cast the solid los votes of
St Louis for Pettijohn, who was de-
clared the nominee of the convention.
For judge of the supreme court, w.
S. Shirk, John p. Ellis, Rudolph Hir-
eel and Moses Wybark were named.
The first and only ballot resulted: Hir-
eel 3S4, Shirk 1874, Wybark 14s, Ellis
S2 Hirzel lives in Clayton and is
judge of the circuit court of St Louis
county.
For railroad commissioner George N.
Stille, John b. Cotty, E. S. Guerney,
Charles s. Gaspell, James X. Merri-
field, w. S. Hathaway and Otto w.
Ramsey were nominated. Stille was
nominated on the second ballot
For secretary of state Charles s.
Harwood, Dr. ii. L. Robinson, w. L.
Porter6eld, w. p. Freeman and Thomas
NJ. Allen were named. AS the ballot
ing proceeded each gentleman polled
about the same number of votes, but
before the tally was added delegates
began changing to Freeman. of Linn
county, and he was nominated.
When order had been restored, the
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Mr.. Upton explained to the convention
the platform adopted by the conven-
tion. He wished the following plank
added to it:
The republicans OF Missouri recognize the
debt OF gratitude due the defenders OF the
union, and believe that in the administration
of the pension department, the present policy
of unfriendly suspicion should be superseded
by a feeling of liberal justice
The convention adopted this plank
unanimously.
For state auditor the names of Jacob
Sands, Judge Burkholder, Charles Moss,
John G. Bishop, C. 2. Russell and ]. T.
Davidson were presented. St Louis
gave Bishop it's 1Os votes to start with,
and then delegates began piling over
each other to get into the Bishop camp.
op, city auditor of Kansas City, was
declared the nominee.
Joseph Albus, of St Joseph, aud j. f.
Gmelich, of Boone county, were named
for state treasurer. The plea for
Gmelich that he was G. A. r. man
had a strong effect on the delegates
and he was nominated, receiving 4S7
votes.
oh IA fcb nf In1f
ty, was nominated for attorney-Ten-
eral by acclamation.
Joseph B. Upton and Col. John B.
Hale were nominated for electors-at-
large. The following district electors
were named: Cornelius A. Trent, John
+. Smith, Albert j. Althouse, Thomas
+. Bailey, Joseph Fl. Hawthorne,
Frank ii. Babst, Gen. Odin Guitar,
Charles f. Bell, Charles NJ. Ellis,
George Antenreith, George ]. Kobusch,
George w. Baumpoff, E. b. Sankey,
George NJ. Nidey and Thomas NJ. AL
len.
For judge of the st. Louis court of
appeals Judge r. e. Rombauer was
nominated James S. Botsford was
nominated for judge of the Kansas
City court of appeals.
nc COuNcHLiOu Lncn NO
attempt was made to rcorganize the
state COMMITTEES.
SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE.
Robert Edgar Lewis was born April ,. 1857.
in Cass county. Mo. He is. therefore 30 years
of age. He was raised and educated in Cass
and Galloway counties. He took a collegiate
course in Westminster college at Fulton. He
taught school four years in Galloway county.
During this time he read law, when he was not
engaged in his school duties. In January, 1850.
he moved to Clinton and prosecuted his study
of law under Judge James B CAN'T. who
is now q member of the supreme
court In August, 1850, he was admitted
TO the bar. He opened an ONCE
and began to pr rlctice law. In 1882 the demo-
Gratis OF Heary county nominated and elected
him prosecuting attorney. re-electing him In
1884
MIR. Lewis changed his political belief in the
campaign OF 1888, purely on the idea OF protec-
tion OF American labor Two years ago he
made the race in the Sixth district for con-
gresS and cut DE Almonds plurality from
nearly 3, 100 votes to the narrow margin Of 81
He was rcnominated for congress In the Sixth
district last spring by the Wnrrensburg con-