The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-29
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
Odessa, Mo, Aug, 25-Ncver wa
there more enthusiastic convention
than that which assembled here tOda,
to name the next congressman for tn
Fifth Missouri district. The result o
the convention was II foregone cQnclu
sion. Everyone knew that William :
Cowherd, the eloquent eX-mayor q
Kansas City, would be nominated or
the first ballot. The fact that thor,
was no fight TO add interest To the con
vention did not prevent the gathering
of a large crowd, and never was there
political gathering in which there
was more of confidence and good feel
ing. Everyone knew that the man
named was sure winner, and this fact
made every one feel unusually good
The enthusiasm found vent in speeches,
and there were more good speeches
made today than III a dozen ordinary
conventions. If there was any one
who believed that William S. Cowherd
would not have the solid support OF
his party, he would have seen the error
of his way if he had been at today s
convention. Cowherd will not only
have the support of every democrat i'll
the fifth district, but the support will
be that enthusiastic kind that can mean
nothing but victory. Cowherd's won
derful popularity in Kansas City was
proven the other day-as it has been
proven before-when he swept the city
in the primaries. The people who
came from Kansas City today were all
Mr.. Cowherds personal friends, but at
that, they could not manifest any more
enthusiasm over the brilliant young
leader than did the delegates from
Lafayette county and from the country
districts of Jackson county.
LAFAYETTE LOYAL TO YOUNG.
Lafayette county complimented Its
favorIte son, Judge William Young.
1t was known that he would not be
nominated, but that dld not make the
Lafayette delegates any less enthusi-
astic, and after the nomination of MIR.
Cowherd all their enthusiasm was for
him. Judge Young himself was the
most enthusiastic man in the whole lot.
There are no sore spots there.
The convention was called to order
in the opera house at l l O'Clock by X.
l.. Yeager, chairman of the congress
ional committee. Rev. g. A. Buch-
anan of the Odessa Baptist church
opened the meeting with prayer, and
after John Sullivan, the secretary OF
the committee, had read the call and
the list of delegates, William G. Scar
ritt was named for Temporary chairman,
II. j. Groves of Lexington for tempo
rary secretary and George G. Bryan of
Odessa for sergeant-at-ar When
Mr.. Scarritt took up the gavel he made
short speech, and like every speech
that was made during the day, it was a
good one. When he spoke in words of
the highest praise of William j. Bryan,
the crowd howled itself hoarse.
Upon motion of Judge Gibson, the
usual convention committees were
each consisting of two repre-
sentatives from Lafayette county and
one from each representative district in
J Jackson county. Here are the conf
dentials-Lafayett county: F. l..
Shelby and John Walker; First dis
rIct, L. ii. Graves; Second district, w.
E. Hagan; Third district, ii. j. Nc
Fouth district, Thomas Shep-
herd; Fifth district, Owen Haney;
Sixth district, Nj. Helm.
Order of Business-Lafayette county:
II. b. Walker and j. s. White; First
district, Ed c. Roth; Second district,
L. L. Foley; Third district, +. w.
Hays; Fourth district, w. 4. Sullivan;
Fifth district, +. L. Porteriield; Sixth
district, S. III. Ransom.
Resolutions-Lafaye county; ii.
]. Groves and j. j. Fulkerson; First
district, l.. Il. Dryden; Second district,
DR.. S. l.. Malone; Third district, w.
A. Kelly; Fourth district, John
O'Grady; Fifth district, Judge James
Gibson; Sixth district, William Sulli-
van.
After the appointment of the COM
mittees a recess was taken until 2
o'clock to give them a chance to pre-
pare their reports.
PLATFORM QUICKLY PREPARED.
The only committee which had any
work was the committee on resolutions
and the platform it adopted is very
brief. 1t indorsed the Chicago plat
form, denounced the demonetization of
silver by the republican party, and
declared in the plainest of terms in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The
platform also contains this pledge:
"We hereby pledge the best efforts
Of the nominee of this convention to
The end that every declaration of the
platform may be enacted into
law. We invite the aid and active sup
port of all citizens of the Fifth con-
yressional district who approve this
platform and desire to see it made
effective by legislation"
There was no division when it came
20 the adoption of the report of the
and IN fact there was not
he slightest friction of any kind from
,he time the convention was called to
order until it adjourned, except little
matter of settling a tie vote on a COM
mitteemanship.
When the first Jackson county dis
.rict was called it yielded to the Fifth,
and James Gibson took the stage to
herd before the convention. He was
8Feeleu with lOuu cneerS III nOnOT DOIu
Of himself and of the winner whom
every one knew he was going to name.
the two most interested spec
tators, however, did not take part in
the boIsterous applause-Mrs. Cow
herd and Mrs. Gibson accompanied
their husbands from Kansas City and
were interested spectators through the
entire session of the convention. Judge
Gibson spoke in his best vein and was
constantly interrupted by ap plause.
When he mentioned Cowherd'5 name
the whole convention arose to its feet
and cheered.
GIBSON AROUsEs ENTHUSIASM.
1t was in concluding his spec III that
Judge Gibson aroused the most enthu-
siasm. lie said: al want Il man who
talked free silver with me four years
ago, and who presided over the meet
ing ut which Governor Stone fired the
first gun for free silver III Missouri.