Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
New Congressional Committee
MEETS AT ST. CHARLES AND DE
CLARES CHAMP CLARK THE
NOMINEE.
The Returns as Canvassed Show Large
Gains Over 1894 for Mr.. CLARK
He Will Be the Next Con-
gresham.

On Monday the Congressional Com
mittee of this district met at st.
Charles, declared the Hon. Champ
Clark the nominee of the Democratic
party, installed the new COM
mittee and adjourned. The new COM
mittee elected w. L. Gupton, of Mont
gomery City, chairman and Ras. l..
Pearson, of Louisiana, secretary. An
adjournment was then taken, sine die.
Upon the converting of the commit
tee all were found present either in
person or by proxy. The returns
were opened by DIR. Kallmeyer, chair
man, and showed that Clark had re-
ceived between twelve thousand and
thirteen thousand votes, although he
had no opposition, and in only four
out of the nine counties were there
county primaries held in connection
with the congressional primary. In
these four counties Clark got a big
vote, being about 1900 in excess of
the vote given him by the same
counties i'll 1894. In Rails he got
many more votes than any Demo-
crat ever polled in that gallant little
stronghold. In 1894 he got 1899. At
that time he led the ticket by SO. This
time he got 1850. This is a phenom-
email gain. 10 Lincoln he got 2,422 as
against 2,04O in 1894. This is a gain of
1903 in these two counties. In Au-
drain he gained 2S1 and in Pike the
increase was 24S. In the other coun-
ties there was nothing to get the
Democrats out, as it was a primary
with but one candidate and that one
without opposition.
After the vote was cast up and
Clark declared the nominee, Hon.
Thomas s. Cunningham arose and
spoke for five minutes. MI. Cum
bingham has been q member of the
committee for two years and led the
opposition to the District Primary.
He spoke concerning the resolution
passed at the st. Charles Coun1y Con-
vention censuring the Congressional
Committee for ordering the District
Primary. He said: 81 want to ask
the members of this committee to
carry home to their friends and neigh
bors the information that the
resolution passed by the County
does not express the
sentiments of the Democrats in
this county, but of only a
very small portion of them, that it
was conceived in secret and born in
iniquity, and that had it been known
that such a resolution was to be pre-
sented the Democrats of the county
would AVE been here in such strength
to have defeated it,. / ask you to
carry homo the news that old st.
Charles means to surprise the world
by the vote she will give for Clark
fall. was an anti Clark man,
but am going to take off my coat,
along with the other Democrats of st.
Charles. and elear LGn1-
nlngham received hearty applause.
Warrenton was determined upon as
the next meeting place of the commit
tee.
The new committee as shown by
the returns from the primay is as fol-
Audrain-J. s. Hanna, Centralia;
DR.. J. o. Terrill, VandalIa.
Crawford. E. Hollow, Cuba; H.
T. Arnst, Argo.
Gasconade-John Tappmeyer, Ow-
ensville; Tom Mcmillan, Bern.
Montgomery-W. L. Gupton, Mont
gomery City; John Gardner, Prices
Branch.
Lincoln-J. r. Cannon. Elsberry;
VIM. Wing, Moscow Mills.
Pike-A. F. Lowell, Eolia; Pas. Pear
son, Louisiana.
Ralls-F. B. Stout, New London; j.
r. ~Bondurant, Vandalia.
st. Charles-J. r. Hayden, st. Paul;
H. Allen, Wentzville.
Warren-Dr.C CO .Foreman, Warren
ton; ID. T. Coleman, Foristell.