Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.

Meeting of the State Central COMMITTEES
OF 81. LOuia-State Convention to- BE Held
mt Springfield August 1O-Continue "a
Ht&nd BY the Chicago Platform and Six.
teen to One.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25. 1T didn't take the
Democratic state central committee but
about forty minutes yesterday to dispose
of the questions of fixing date and
place for holding the next state con-
vention and providing for the mum.
Der of delegates. Springfield was
selected as the place. and Wednesday,
August 10, the date. The basis of rep
resentation was fixed at one delegate
for each 500 votes cast for Bryan in
1895. and fraction of $50 and over. This
gives total of T2S delegaves.
1t was nearly noon when Chairman
Sam B. Cook called the committee to
order in parlor b ut the Planters
hotel Every committeeman was either
present or represented by proxy. They
answered the roll-call as follows:
First District-O. c. Clay, Canton; w. B.
Marshall, Unionville.
Second-Firgil Coneling Carrollton: N. J,
Winters, Milan.
Third. A. Cross, Lathrop; ]. a. Sallee.
Bethany.
Fourth-Jas. c. Davis, St Joseph: Jno. L
Christian, Tarkio.
Fifth. s. Crosshart, Odessa; w. C. Scar
rett, Kansas City.
Sixth-W. o. jackson Butler; Allen Glenn
Harrisonville.
SEVENTH. B. Love. Springfield; R C.
Clark
Eighth. W. Farris, Jno. NJ. Tate.
Ninth. c. Allison, New London: F. II.
Glenn, Louisiana.
Tenth-F. G. Zeibig, Henry Quellmalz. st.
Louis.
Eleventh-Thomas j. Ward, Thos. E. IIar-
rett, St. Louis.
Twelfth-Ur. Otto E. Forster, Ben Brady, ST.
Louis.
Thirteenth-Geo T. Lee, Van Buren,; f. D.
Axe, Ironton.
Fourteenth-Paul B. Moore. Charleston; DIR.
c. B. EIkins, Ozark.
Fifteenth-C. 5 Hess Nevada; Gilbert Bar
bee, Joplin.
As soon as the roll call was complet-
ed Col. John Christian, of Atchison,
offered the following resolution, which,
after point of order had been made
against its consideration aud oyerruled,
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The free coinage Of silver ut tho
ratio of Is to was a paramount issue in the
campaign of 1895: and. whereas, the CONNER cial
and industrial conditions at this time, we'll
as for many years past, clearly demonstrate the
justice OF the cause OF democracy, as dehned by
the Chicago platform and advocated by that
brilliant champion, VIM. J. Bryan; thereto re
be it
Rtsolred That the committee congratul ates
the people of the state on the splendid victory
achieved at the polls, and for the faith full, eff
ticient and busineSslike administration OF STATE
affairs during the past year, ana commend the
party as at present organized to The favor and
sympathy OF all voters OF the staee who oppo Sc
the gold standard OF finance and corporation
and trust domination in the politics OF tn Q
country.
And we further express our grateful appre-
citation OF the patriotic service rendered the
democracy in the campaign of 1896 by the pDpu~
lists and free silver republicans OF the state.
And We further indorse the efficient service
rendered by the various officers and Sub-com-
mittee of the committee during the campaign
Of 1876.
BASIS FOR DELEGATES.
Represent ation to the convention was
then fixed on the basis of the vote for
president in 1896, and giving each cc'un-
ty the fOllOwiur: