Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-08-07

been entertained as well as amused al
their proceedings, but that he was a
Republican in good standing and nc
longer than last Saturday had helped the
Republicans to nominate candidate
for prosecuting attorney and would be
very far from consenting to become a
candidate against him. Mr.. Coonts
moved that the Office of prosecuting
attorney be left vacant so far as their
nomination was concerned. The vote
on this proposition was not taken. A.
c. Yocum then nominated +. C.. Sasse,
the Republican nominee The rules
were suspended and the nomination
of Mr.. SasSe m lde unanimous.
For coroner, Mr. Wood nominated
DIR. Dewey, who is also the Republi-
can and Democratic nominee. Mr..
Coonts nominated DIR. BiIleter Billie
ter received IS votes ands, ds,Dewey II.
For public administrator J. w.
Miller, Populist, and T. T. Mackay
the Democratic nominee were nomi-
nominated. Miller received 20 votes
and Mackay r
The Populist nominees rs declared
by the convention are as follows:
Representative, A. c. Yocum, Pop
ulist; sheriff, VIM. Prather, Populist;
treasurer, Wm. III. Taylor, Populist;
prosecuting attorney, +. c. Sasse, Re-
publican; surveyor \. +. Arlington.
Democrat; public administrator, J. w.
Miller, Populist; coroner, DR.. Billeter,
Populist; judge eastern district, ]. n.
Gipson, Democrat: judge western dis
trict, &. +. Allen, Democrat.
NOTES on TIE CONVENTION
Judge Smith in his speech declining
the Populist nomination for prosecuting
latse-seysucia-tta, lsr had -,s,.sn--,sosh
entertained and amused" by the pro-
ceedings of the convention. We sup
pose he had about the same experience
of many others who witnessed the per-
formance. In the effort made tn keep
in the middle OF the road, which seems
to be the Populist motto, there was
considerable webbing as shown by the
convention going outside its political
fold for several nominees.
Mr.. Burrus, a delegate from Sails
bury had a grievance which he pre-
scnted to the convention in vigorous
terms He had been appointed by a
former convention as an alternate
delegate to the Sedaha convention; the
delegate could not go but as the dele
cations from Charlton county needed
"A speaker" the delegates, or some
other parties who assumed the author
ity to do so, held Il meeting, gave
Brother Hedgpeth, who is very fluent
of tongue, the credentials that Brother
Burrus ought to have had ard lefl
Brother BuTrus a. home. Mr.. BIrrus
said Populists had abused the old par.
ties because Of their permitting bossism,
but early in the history of the Populist
in Charlton county, he met with a high
handed move among bosses that he
thought deserved rebuke.
Brother Yocum who took = good
share of the responsibility of the wrong
done Brother Burrus to himself made
the ''amende honorable" by ackaowl-
edging his error and saying ut vas an
error OF the head and mot of the heart
In several speeches made by Mr.
BuTrus. there were outbursts Of princi.
pies tainted with Democracy which
the Democrats present almost involun.
tarily cheered to the echo, but Mr.
Yocum called attention TO the fact that
the speakers was checred by Demo
Gratis and not by PoPulists.
The Popuiisti in the convention
here Tuesday made a great show O
sliberality by taking some Of their nom.
inees from the Democrat party arc
some from the Republican party. Thi:
looks like liberaiity, but unless they
can show that this is their practice
where they have = clear, unmistakablt
majority, We are not prepared to say