The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-07-09
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Editor I~ntelligenoer.
Had every voter m the counties o
Lafayette and Saline been present a
the Higginsville judicial conve ntion,
June 90, 1898, no statement woulC
have been necessary from me. | wisl
simply to give a correct statement o.
the actions Of the committee and Of
the convention, and il | should MAXI
any mistakes | will take it as a special
favor Il any delegate will correct me.
As chairman Of the judicial commit
tee | suggested that was IN favor Of
selecting Some one else as temporary
chairman, aud | was informed by q
majority Of the members Of the conyen'
ton that il was their desire to make mt
temporary chairman, and as soon as
called the convention to order, Il oil
the delegates nominated ME, and it was
promptly seconded and put by the
delegate making the nomination. do
not think there was a vote cast against
me, although there was n member
from Laiayettet that | am satisfied would
have voted against me il he conld have
found any one else to join him. This
does not look like | had recommended
myself as chairman.
The first thing that was done was to
select one member from each county
on the credentials committee, perma-
nent organization. order of business
aud resolutions. This was done in the
convention, and the Lafayette delega-
ton also selected Mr.. Thos. Walker to
second the nomination of Mr.. Davis,
When the committee on credentials
made their report they reported only
regularly elected delegates, giving their
names entitled 10 seats in the conven-
ton. Mr.. Aull moved that the two
proxies, one from Lexington and the
other from Free3om, the latter held by
a gentleman from Lexington, be admit
ted. THIS motion was voted down by
the Lafayette delegation, and they did
right as the county convention had
passed a resolution that the delegates
present were 10 cast the vote of the
entire county.
After this the report of the commit
tee on credentials was adopted. The
committee on permanent organization
and order of business recommended
that the temporary officers be made
permanent and that the first order of
business would be the selection of two
committeeman from each county Sec
ond, the selection Of n member ut large
who was to be chairman OF the com-
mittee; third, nomination of candi-
dates; fourth, resolutions. The report
was adopted. The committee on reso-
lutions reported that they had no reso-
buttons to report. Report of committee
was adopted.
Then Saline and Lafayette selected
two delegates each, and at this juno
ture Mr.. Aull attempted 10 offer some
resolutions and was promptly declared
out Of order by the chair. The con-
ventlon proceeded TO elect a commit
teeman at large and there was but one
vote cast against me in the entire
convention.
The statement published in the Lex
ington News, that if the two proxies
had been admitted the vote Of Lafayette
county would have stood five for me
and five against me, is untrue. | have
received assurances from every MEM
Der Of the delegation, since the conven-
ton, that they were for me and would
not have voted against me under any
circumstances, with one exception, and
that one | did not want under any
circumstances.
wish here TO state that there was
but one delegate who got TO Higgins
vile after ! did, and the convention
was not called until he got there.
How is that statement made by the
News about a number Of delegates
being surprised On their ARRIVAL Does
this look like there was anything unfair
or undemocratic done? | have re-
Trained from entering iuto a controversy
before and after the convention, but
felt as If | owed it to myself and to the
people Of the entire district to give the
facts in the case. was unanimously
elected as a delegate from my precinct,
to the county judicial convention;
was by the county convention elected
as a delegate to the judicial convention
| was elected temporary and permanent
chairman Of that convention, and chair
man Of the judicial committee, there
being but n vote against me IN the
entire convention. If the News calls
this being "sat upon," | can stand
more of it. | have a written statement
from every delegate from Lafayette
county, except one, that they were for
me and in favor Of my being returned
as chairman of the judicial committee.
These are facts.
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