Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-19
ON Resolution


Salt River Township, E. C. Burk-
hart.
Cuivre Township, John W. Gatson.
Loutre Township, Stephen Bertels.
Wilson Township, j.. M. Sharp.
Linn Township, James Meyers.
Sailing Township, W. P. Reed.
Prairie Township, G. W. Day.
ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Salt River Township, D. w. Majors.
Cuivre Township, Frank Fryar.
Loutre Township, w. H. Fields.
Wilson Township, Joseph Garner.
Linn Township, Thomas Roberts.
Sailing Township, Mr.. Ellyson.
Prairie Township, G. W. Convey.
While these committees were Out
A. F. Read made a characteristic
Republican speech, in which he
Landed Congressman Treloar to the
| skies and made several slaps at Champ
| Clark. He said that Mckinley would
be elected the next President of the
| United States, which remark did moi
bring forth as much applause as the
first time that gentleman's name was
mentioned. W. H. Goodrich was then
called but refused to make a speech.
At ten minutes past two O'Clock
Mayor Walbridge, of st. Louis, en-
tered the room. He is a man of me-
dunn height, with light mustache, is
bald headed, wears glasses and has a
pleasant expression when speaking.
In a neat speech Mayor Walbridge was
introduced by DR.. Parrish.
Mayor Walbridge began his speech
with the usual "Fellow Citizens" and
. after apologizing for not having filled
l his original engagement here, went
on to praise Audrain County. He
Q said that he had nce heard a Crane
! eulogy on her, given by Judge For
rist, who was a friend of his. He also
mentioned the fact that this was the
first Republican convention at which
he had spoken, outside of st. Louis, il
the State.
Then he referred to the Democratic
party as an incubator of Republican
q and said that it had been hard at worl
q since March, 1898. After this he tool
up at least twenty minutes talkin
9 aboutthe Blaine reciprocity bill, whic
r bhas been a dead issue for three years
n and also touched on free trade, nc
= mentioning how he stood on the tinan
cial question, which is undoubtedl
at the question of the hour.
At last he got down to his subjec
- the gubernatorial race, and, wit
bushes, said that he was a candidai
~ for the Republican nomination *
A Governor. 81 am a candidate fe
..+ Governor" he said, "and thus far l a
20 the only man in the State who has hf
co tho check to make snch an announce
ment."
&c ''There are many other good me-
;, mentioned as probable candidate
and, therefore, l will not apology
r. for making such a statement. 1t is Il
t right of every American citizen
be a candidate, and also his du
at to do his share toward the CO
at troll of this great country. t
nd fact of office seeking cannot be cri
le- cised, but the method can. an
~. candidate for Governor in the mann
ci- set forth in my letter to DIR. Pretoril
of | am not and do not want to be t
!, candidate of any faction of t
party, but of the whole party, AM
want to be nominated by the comm
assent of all Republicans"
He then repeated the old gag that
had taken the Republican party
years to build up prosperity in t
country and that it had taken {
Democratic party only three mont
to tear it down. At this point a N
ny In the audience asked him why it Y
CIV that taxation in Missouri was ligh
fso than in many other States, to VIII
W he answered: 81 don't think it i
" and continued with "I should like
no be Governor, but if / am, | must
Ao Governor right; I must be nomina
right, by the rank and file of the
city publican party. If | am thus mol
,ooi mated / shall be elected. If am ele
are ed I pledge you that will serve
the to the best of my knowledge a. a r
ugh re~sentative of the true and best sc,
the ment of the great State of Missoul
A motion vas then made to ado
,ok, for twenty minutes and was carr
by Mayor Walbridge shook hands wit
number of people and was then dri