Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
BRYAN AND sEwALL CLUBS.
Meeting at the Court House to Sc
lect Delegates to the Monster
Meeting in st. Louis.

Thursday at O'Clock delegates from
all the Bryan and Sewall clubs in Au-
drain County met in convention in the
Grand Jury room at the Court House
in answer to call issued by Mr.. Z. E.
Jones, Democratic club organizer for
the Ninth Missouri Congressional dis
trlct.
The object of the meeting was to Sc
Iect delegates to the National Con-
vention ofBryan andSewall clubs which
was held in St. Louis the 3rd ofOctober,
and which was one of the
greatest political gatherings in the
history of this country, as Mr.. Bryan
and majority of the great leaders of
the Democratic party were there. in
addition to a great mass of "the boys
in the trenches" The basis of repre-
sentation was one delegate and one
alternate for every 100 members of a
club, but every club, whether it had
100 members or not, was entitled to a
delegate. No club, however large its
membership, was to have over five
delegates.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Jones, who stated its object. T..
A. Mcintyre was CHOSEN chairman, @.
O. Davis secretary and the convention
settled down to business. 1t was
moved and seconded that If any club
had no regular elected delegate pres
ent, any member of that club present
be empowered to represent that club.
Motion carried. A motion that the
delegates be allowed to name their
own alternates was also unanimously
carried.
The delegates selected by the differ
ent clubs to represent them at st.
Louis were as follows:
Mexico-J. A. Potts, j. O. Buckner,
E. E. Jones, w. II. Kennan and W. B.
McIntire.
Liberty-Wm. Smith.
Saling-G. W. Batterton and Chas.
Anderson.
l1lll-I1. oLIltus
vandaEa-Ed. Pitcher, Jas. Bratton
and G. G. Daniel.
Fox-J. A. Surber and J. F. Simcoe.
Pleasant Plain-W. N. Lewellen.
CAN'T. E. Sims and j. s. Brown.
Gatewood-John Mcdowell.
Beaver Dam-John Wayne.
Neutrality-suspicious. Jacoby and M.
Walker.
Thompson-Crockett Harrison.
Jackson-T. A. Mcintyre.
Rowena-J. w. Holloway.
Botts-A. d. Bledsoe.
Beagles-S. P. Whitley.
Dooley-H. T.. Squirting.
Pool-A. B. Daniel.
Molino-W. w. Johnson and ]. M.
Hunter.
Blackberry Freels.
Cedar Grove-Dr. @. w. Reagan.
Benton City-W. ]. Douglass.
Cornett-Frank Eckler.
Sun Rise-James Harrison.
Crow-R. M. Shannon and Charles
Grow.
Carter-Nat Graham.
HslLE. G. Elwood.
] Hickory Grove--James Heaton.
Bryan ,Derf oeratic Club-B. F.
Crawford. So b.4
After the delegates had been select
ed, the question Of whether ~ not q
grand rally should be heidi
Oct. II was taken up and d. Walter
and it was decided to make tina, Of 8.
the day of the opening of the ac-
paign for Audrain Democrats. -, IN a
John M. Allen, who need yielG sn.d
palm to none as regards oratory anS
argument, Will be here and many other
speakers of prominence.
All the Bryan clubs in the county
will come in organized bodies and it Is
intended to make this day long to be
remembered by Audrain Democrats.
A collection was taken up among
those present this afternoon for cam
paign purposes and quite neat sum
secured. During the course of the
meeting quite number of earnest
speeches were made and much enthu.
aiasm manifested,