The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15


Thursdays Session.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. when
! the democratic state convention met
Yesterday the delegates were tired.
The chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Prottsman, cut
the opening PRAYER to three sentences
and the delegates applauded.
For state aGd tor Marshall Arnold
presented the nauc of the present in
cumbent j. NJ. : ihert: Hon. Champ
Clark named H,rman KoIlmcyer, of
New Florence. j. c. Brown, of Rich
mond, was named by II. A. Lavelock.
The result of the ballot was: Seibert,
3351l; Brown, las; Ko!lmeyer, 62K. Sci
ber was nominated with so votes to
spare.
Ed Orear moved that Frank Pitts, of
Monroe county, he declared the nom
inee for state treasurer by acclama-
ton. There was not a dissenting
voice and Pitts was declared the NOM
inee.
" hen nominations for attorney-gen-
eral were called, ex-Congressman Will
son, of st. Joseph, took the platform
and presented the name of Morton
Jourdan.
Nat c. Dryden nominated Sterling
j
named E. c. Crow, of Jasper. Ballot
ing then began. From the start Crow
had the best of it, and after Jackson
county had voted Bond withdrew.
When st. Louis was reached Crow
lacked just two votes of nomination
and he got them al right, st. Louis
voting almost soiidly for him. Jour
dan moved that the nomination be
made unanimous. 1t was carried and
then Crow complimented Jourdan and
the present state administration.
Judge II. NJ Ramey, of ST. Joseph,
according to the plans, was to have
been the nominee for supreme judge,
but after a scene of enthusiasm such as
is seldom witnessed in any convention,
Judge Theodore Brace, the retiring
member of the supreme bench, was
triumphantly renominatcd. The vote
stood: Brace, 27616; Ramey, 1851; ID.
p. Stratton, 94. The nomination was
made unanimous.
The longest drawn out and most
tiresome contest of the convention was
over the nomination of a candidate for
railroad and warehouse commissioner.
Here is the list of the names which
were presented to the conventions: B.
F. Bourn, of Scotland county; b. S.
Sain, of Linn; A. j. Connolly of John
son; A. J. Mitchell, of Kansas City: j.
H. Garnett. of Kansas City; w. c. Bro
nough, of Henry; T.J. Hennessey, of st.
Louis; James Scullin, of st. Louis; John
T. Burns, of jefferson, and j. Nj. Nor
rison. Then followed three hours of
tiresome balloting. On the seventh
ballot Hennessy was nominated, re-
ceiving 315 votes to PIT for Bourn.
After the nomination of Hennessey,
upon motion of Sam Cook, John A.
Lee, of st. Louis, and d. c. Allen were
named as electors -at-large. Charles
Lemp, of st. Louis, and M. c. Rem
shaw, of Holt, were named as alter
mates.
The fusion plan was held back until
the last moment. Only handful of
delegates were in the hall and the con-
vention was just about to adjourn
when w. j. Farris, of Lebanon, got up
on a chair and called up the following
resolution:
Resolved That the Democratic state COM
mittee be vested with full power and authority
to I'LL any and all vacancies that may occur on
the state and electoral tickets, and that it is
the sense of this convention that there should
be but one electoral ticket in this state. repre-
senting the candidacy of William J. Bryan for
president
At the first the few delegates who
were clustered about did not seem to
realize the meaning of the resolution.
Then some one moved that the last
paragraph be stricken out.
Sam B. Cook asked that this should
not be done. 1t did not require a
mind reader to see that the delegates
20
after Mr.. Carroll had with
drawn his motion to table, Mr.. Farris
accepted the amendment striking out
the last part of the resolution, and,
although in this form it gave the COM
mittee no authority it did not already
possess, it was passed.
After the convention had practically
killed the fusion resolution it spent q
long time wrangling over a PROPOSE
ton to add three committeemen-at-
large to the state committee. 1t |
passed a resolution to increase the |
and then, after getting |
INTO n tangle, adjourned without NOM
mating anyone.
The Platform.
The following is the platform re-
ported by the committee on resolu-
ions. 1t was adopted without amend
nent or debate:
The democrats of Missouri, in state conven-
ion assembled heartily indorse the platform
IdOpted by the national democratic conven-
ion which assembled Mt Chicago on July 7,
nd the nomination of William ]. Bryan and
Arthur Sewall for president and vice presi-
lent of the United States.
We believe that platform to be an honest
nd explicit declaration of fundamental demo-
ratio principles and that the election of the
andidates standing upon it will restore the
ountry's prosperity and bring relief to a suf-
ering people.
We demand the immediate restoration of the
rec and unlimited coinage OF gold and silver
t the present legal ratio of sixteen to one,
Without waiting for the aid or consent OF any
ther nation
We demand that the standard silver dollar
hall be a full legal tender, equally with gold,
Or all debts, public and private. and we favor
UGH legislation a. Will prevent the demone-
Zation of any kind of legal tender money by
rivate contract.
In the field of national politics the demo-
ratio party has placed itself so emphatically |
n the side OF the people in their struggle |
gainst excessive taxation. profiigate expendi-
lres and IL vicious monetary system. that on
mis- ground alone 1t would be entitled to the
npport of every citizen who is in sympathy
18th the people in their effort to bring about
etter conditions: but in Missouri the party
as a special claim upon this support by rca-
On of its record in the administration of the
tate government and finances {
The democratic party of Missouri offers
lie best guarantee for the future the wise and ,
administration of the affairs of the
ate since ii came into power in 1879 Orderly
Dvernment under liberal constitution has
gnalized the administration of state
fairs under democratic authority, which has ,
cen free from extravaganza, oStracism and
isrule. When 1t came into power in 1873 the :
mocratic party found a bonded debt of s2I, {
!, 900, the securities for which had been ,
andered ,
This debt has been paid of until only sI.O97.-
in bonds remain unpaid. While making {
is reduction in the states indebtedness the '
mocrntic party has been liberal in furnish
g excellent educational, cleemOsynary and
nal institutions equal to those of any state
the union; It has continually reduced taxa
)n until the levy is now but one-half OF what
was under republican administration. I'm
r the last two democratic administrations
g tax levy has been reduced Is cents on the
)0 37h per cent, Ii saving of Sl,0OOOOO
r annum to the taxpayers. The entire ,
X levy for state purposes is p cents on
G 500 valuations 10 cents of this is for bond C
d interest fund to pay the Interest and prin- u
pal upon the debt fastened upon the people =
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