Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-26
NUMBER 2Yr

ban y Venable, K. L. Morel eld,
Is. Himmelberg. John Gladbach.
I On motion of c. b. Crawley the re-
port was adopted.
| The committee to select delegateS
o the judicial convention not vet
being ready to report, Uncle Chap"
-Eawiey, Of Bee Branuh'' township.
>f'ered the following on Behalf of the
committee on resolutions.
Be 1t resolved by the Democratic
party. of Charlton county, in delegated
! Convention assembled:
First-EVe most heartiiH endorse the
acton OF the Democratic convention
held at Sedalia IN the adoption of 4
resolution favoring the free and un-
limited coinage of silver 1T n ratio OF
70 To without awaiting tiie action cf-
any other nation, and we pledge our
hearty support TO the candidacy of
Hon. +. p. Bland as being the logical
candidate for the free silver party to-
place a. the head of the Demoratic
ticket in 1906. (Applause).
Seco.ti-That we endoss thchonest
and faithful administration of our
state and county government.
By majority vote of the committee
this resolution was reported:
Reseired, That the delegates 10 the
state convention, August 5th; 1896,
from Charlton county, be- and they
are hereby instructed to cast the sold
vote of sand county for Lon V StepIl-
ems for governor, James M. Seibert for
state auditor and Morton Tourdan for
encouragement.
BY order of the convention follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Be i resolved by the Democracy,
of Charlton county, in cCnventisn as
sembled, that the following named list
of delegates and -alteTnates be selected
to represent Charlton county IN the
congressional convention at Chilhcothe,.
and they are hereby instructed to vote
for the Hon w. w. Rucker in said
congressional convention, first. last and
all the-tme, and to use all honorable
means tc secure his. nomination.
Be it further resolved that in case
of the absence of any delegate, or
dsIseates, the ole. -nnte-ss}fose nansc IS
written opposite ti,at Of such absent
delegate shall ill such vacancy-m the
delegation and exercise all the powers
of 4 delegate.
Ifere-a contro' -ersy followed as To
whether portion or all of the state
ticket should be instructed for, but
finally ended in no Instructions being
given for any state candidate. The
delegates, howe yer, to the state con-
ventien are Lo V. Stephens friends,
and will vote for him for governor
These delegan IS will also vote for
other candidaf IS for state Offices in
this congressic nal district, including
Mort Jourda for attorney-general,
fudge 3. s. Lead for railroad COM
missicaer and Capt. Frank Pitts for
state treasure r.
. The report of the committee on res
olutio1s was then adopted in its en-
;irety with tn : exception of asking ia
strucaons foI' Lon V. Stephens for
governor, Nc rtoa Jourdan for Attorney
general and James NJ. Seibert for
state auditor and that part ofth re-
port was laid on the table.
o. y. Anderson, though under pro-
test, offered a resolution that the dele
gates to the state convention be in
si-ucted TO vofc for E. 5. McCarty, of
Cape GiTardcau, for lieutenant gov
ernor, but this resolution was promptly
tabled by cote of the convention.
The committee appointed to select
delegates tor the judicial convention. at
Pertle Spriags, June 5oth, to nominate
a candidats for the Kansas City court
of appeals reported as follows:
DELEGATES ALTERNATES-
]. G. Wallace, l.. Fl. Herring.
l.. n. Dempsey, 4. c. Fleetwood,
VIM. II Bradley, ]. NJ. Collins.
James ". Davis, w. L. Perkinson,
John l.. RiddeE, Lewis Isle,
John Gladbach Z. p. Moore.
]. a. Collet. Rev. p. Nj. Sears
Oh, motion of Mr.. Crawley the Ie-
port was adopted.
!. NJ. Peefy, OF Brunswick. moved
that the delegates to the state consen--
ton be repaired to express themselves
rs to their preference for governor.
This motion prevailed. but before the
delegates were permitted to express
themselves, a motion was made to ad-
journ and was carried. or at least 1t
was 50 declared by Chairman Smith,