The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-29
THE PoPULIsT COUNTY CONVENTION.

H POPULIST COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Lafayette county populists met in
convention at Higginsville last Saturday
for the purpose of nominating a county
ticket ard transacting other importa nj
party business. The convention was called
to order by w. w. Thomas, chairman OF
the county committee, who stated the
object of the meeting to be the selection
of six delegates to the senatorial conven-
ton, to nominate a county ticket and
elect a new county committee.
MIR. Lee j. Slusher was made temporary
chairman and Mr.. ID. l.. Hoffman tempo
rary secretary,
Committees were appointed on creden-
tials, rules and order of business, as
follows:
Credentials-W. T. Patterson, Thos. L.
Campbell, James Laws, d. H. Eagan and
Peter Hacker.
Resolutions-G. A. Harrington, D. ].
Ru~mbaugh, g. A. Campbell, Joseph
Wareer and BENZ. Elliott.
Rules and regulations-W. w. Thomas,
Jas. W. Smith and Thos. E. Hook.
On notion A. c. Bell, editor of the
Westport Leader, was added to committee
on resolutions.
An adjournment was then taken for
dinner, after which the convention was
reassembled, when the committees sub
mitted their reports. The temporary
organization was made permanent. The
following resolutions were thereupon pre-
scented, read and unanimously adopted.
1. The populist party of Lafayette
county, Missouri, in convention assembled
in Higginsville, Mo-, Aug. %, 1896, re-
affirms the principles of the national con-
state convention as adopted at Sedalia,
and ask a favorable consideration of the
same by the voters of Lafayette county.
2. We especially urge the necessity OF
the principle of the initiation and refer
endum or direct legislation, and the gov
eminent ownership of railway and
and telegraph lines.
3. We believe that silver and gold
should be coined at the ratio of 10 to 1,
but, that paper money redeemable in
taxes and revenue, must be issued in
sufficient quantities to do the business of
the country upon a cash basis, and that
the government be forbidden to hereafter
create a bonded Indebtedness.
A new county committee was then
elected as follows:
Clay township, Joseph Warder and
Benz. Elliott; Davis township, j. W.
Branch and A. c. Lee; Dover township,
David II. Eagah and d. L. Huffman;
Freedom township, c. H. Harrington and
W.. H.. Bruins; Lexington towgship, Lee j.
Slusher and w. T. Patterson; Middleton
township, nc M present, but Henry
Larkin and S. Maddox were chosen; Sni-
a-Bar township, Jas. w. Smith and Allen
Dyer; Washington township, w. w.
Thomas and It. L. Campbell. The com-
mittee organized by electing Lee j.
Slusher chairman and A. c. Lee secretary.
The following named gentlemen were
elected delegates to the senatorial con-
v~ention to be holden at Pleasant Hill
today: E. Hook, W. w. Thomas, G.. A.
Campbell, r. B. Lackey, Jas. w. Smith
and BENZ. Elliott.
The nomination of a county ticket was
the next order of business. The follow
ing is the ticket as nominated:
Representatives.. II. Harrington.
Sheriff-Ed. Hook.
Collector-Otto Everts.
Treasurer-D. L.. Hoffman.
ASSESSOR. B. Lahey.
Coroner-Dr. A. p. Reed.
Judge, Western district-C. G. Violet.
ddSC, GaobCAh olobI LIZ Dur
No nominations were made for the
offices of prosecuting attorney, public
administrator and surveyor. Large num-
bers OF those nominated for the various
positions on the ticket declined to allow
the use of their names, and some difficulty
was experienced in finding men who
would consent to make the race, knowing
as they did that it would be a useless
sacrifice of time and expense. No one
could be found to fill the office of prose-
cutting attorney, because there was not q
licensed lawyer present. Mr.. Jas. w.
Smith, of Sni-a-Bar township, was offered
the nomination, but not being a member
OF the Lafayette county bar, he declined
Col. Elliott, who was quite a prominent
member of the convention, delivered an
address in which he insisted that no NOM
ination be made for the office of Judge of
the western district. He said that he
desired to vote for his old friend and
nominee.
Mr.. Rumbaugh stated hat he personally
favored the nomination of a full county
ticket, but would offer no objections 1.-THE
county committee could make arrange-
ments for a fusion with the democrats on
any of the offices. He would support a
fusion ticket, but II satisfactory arrange
ments could not be made he would vote
the ticket as nomin ated. Upon motion,
the convention then adjourned.