Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-28
Senatorial Convention.

The Convention to nominate a Dem.
ocratic candidate for State Senator in
the TwentyFourtn Senatorial District
of Missouri assembled in the court
house at Ironton, Tuesday. July Goth.
1898. The convention was called to
order by VIM. r Edgar of Iron county.
T. 2. AXE of Iron county was named
as temporary chairman and Vim. NJ.
Settle of Washington county as tenn
porary secretary.
On motion committees on creden-
tials, and permanent organization and
rules and order OF business were ap-
pointed. A recess of thirty minutes to
give give committees time to report.
| Convention re-assembled and COM
mittees reported as follows:
| CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
''To the Chairman and delegates OF
the oath Senatorial Committee of the
State of Missouri, Ironton, Mo-, July
22th, 1898:
Your committee would respectfully
submit we have examined the creden-
tials submitted US and find that the
| following are entitled to seats in this
convention to wit:
Crawford County-A. u. Farrow,
Gordon Wheeling. w. j. Underwood,
Orlando Hollow, Odo Hollow, A. H.
Horn.
Dent County-Leigh B. Woodside,
proxy NJ. F. Brown, Mastin Cape,
proxy G. w. Peck, Frank H. Barnitz,
John NJ. Stephens, DIR. E. Crundell,
DR.. H. H. Brown.
Iron Cou'aty-Frank P. AXE. S. Z.
Buford, Jno. Harral, DR.. D. Clarkson.
Madison COunty-None present.
Reynolds COunty-A. P. Farris, G.
w. Buford, Josiah Sutton, D. c.
Howell-W. R. Edgar, proxy.
Washington Coufty-Wm. M. Settle.
Press Higinbothan, Buford Hayns,
Thos. King, proxy VIM. Settle, J. T.
O'Farrell, proxy Robt s. Brown, j.
Z. Walton. j. j. Taylor, DR.. r. Buck
ly, Edwin BYRD. Richard Daugherty,
John o. Long.
Respectfully submitted.
VIM. r. EDGAR, Chairman.
W. j. UNDERWOOD, Sec'y."
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIzA-
TON.
1--WE your committee on permanent
organization recommend that the tenn
porary organization of this convention
be made permanent.
We recommend on rules and order
of business the following:
Rule 1st. The deliberations of this
convention shall be governed by par
liamentary rules given in Cushings'
Manual.
Rule I'd. The delegates present
from any county shall be entitled to
cast the full county vote.
Rule Sd. The counties shall be call
ed alphabetically for nomination of
candidates for State Senator. Also for
seconding nomination.
Rule 4th. Calling roll of counties
alphabetically for balloting for candi
dates.
Rule 9th. Reading o: resolutions.
Rule 9Th. Naming of Senatorial
Committee.
L. ID. CRANDELL, Chairman.
H. A. Hollow, Sec'y."
The reports of committees adopted
and committees discharged.
On roll call of COMMITTEES Frank II.
Farris was placed in nomination by A.
U. Farrow; seconded by all of the
counties in the district. Rules of the
convention suspended and Mr. Farris
declared the nominee by reclamation.
On motion. committee composed of
w. r. Edgar of Iron, A. Z. Farrow of
Crawford and 4. T. Browne of Wash
ington was appointed to notify Mr..
Farris of his nomination and bring
him before the convention. Mr.. Far
ris responded in an eloquent speech,
assured the convention of his appre-
citation and declared his every endeav-
or would be to prove himself worthy
of the honor conferred.
The following Senatorial Committee
was named for the ensuing four years:
Crawford-A. u. Farrow.'
DENIM. F. Brown.
Iron-F. P. AXE.
Madson-L. R. Thomson.
Reynolds-A. P. Farr1s.
Neutrality-suspicious. o. Long.
Convention adjourned.
The committee organized by electing
Frank P. AXE of Iron, Chairman, and
A. Z. Farrow of Crawford, Secretary.