Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-08
The judicial Convention.

The Democratic judicial convention
of this (the Twelfth) judicial circuit of
Missouri comprising the counties of
Carroll. Charlton, Linn and Sullivan,
met at Salisbury, Wednesday, July 9th,
at 2:3o O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of
nominating a Democratic candidate
for circuit Judge TO succeed Judge w.
w. Rucker, who was nominated for
congress from this (the Second) sdis-
trict at Moberly on the twenty-second
of last month.
The convention was called to order
by Hon. Ralph F. Lozier, of Car
rollton, chuirman OF the judicial COM
mittee, who read the call,and announc-
ed that the committee Recommend
ed the temporary organization of the
convention by the election of Hon. T.
M Bresnehen of Brookfeld as tenn
porary chairman, Russell Kneisley of
CarrolIton as temporary secretary, and
Covey Heryford of Charlton county,
as assistant temporary secretary.
Temporary organization was perfect
ed in accordance with the recommen-
dations of the judicial committee, and
after taking the chair, Temporary
Chairman Bresnehen appointed the
following committees on motion duly
made, seconded and carried.
CREDENTIALs-W. r. Painter of
CarroIlton, VIM. Wack of Salisbury,
r. P. Burnes of Brookfeld, and J. w.
Childers of Milan.
| PERMANENT ORGANIZATION, RULES
IAND ORDER OF BUsINEss-Vlrgil
Conkling of Carrollton, A. S. Taylor
of Keytesville, C. c. Bigger of La
clede and N. J. Winters of Milan.
REsoLUTIoNs-Fr White of Car
rollton, J. NJ. Peery of Brunswick,
Henry Tooey of Brookfeld and J. S.
Alexander of Milan.
/ Pending the reports of the various
lcemmittees, an address of welcome
isps delfveked TO the cohvennCn By
Mayor j. H. P. Baker, which was
pleasingly responded to by Ralph F.
Lozier of Carrollton.
The committees were named by
each county upon roll-call of the coun-
ties in alphabetical order, after which
recess of half an hour was taken.
At four o'clock the convention was
called to order again, but the COM
mittee on permanent organization ,
rules and order of business were not
ready to report, being in deadlock
over permanent chairman. Messrs.
Bigger and Conkling favored making
temporary organization permanent,
while Messrs. Taylor and Winters
stood for the election of Hon. Thos
P. Schooler of Salisbury as permanent
chairman.
Temporary Chairman Bresnehen
espoused the candidacy of Hon. A. A
Bailey of Brookfeld for circuit judge
while Mr.. Schooler was supporter Of
Col. John P. Butler of Milan, Sullivan
county's aspirant for judicial honors
The point of advantage to the two
candidates In securing the permanent
chairman consisted in the fact that the
unit rule had been adopted by the
Carroll county delegation, and as ii
was understood that one delegate
from Carroll county had expressed his
intention of voting for Col. Butler,
which would have given the Sullivan
county jurist the nomination on the
first ballot had the vote been taken
with chairman who would have de-
cided in favor of breaking 1.-The unit
rule'' in Carroll county. 1t was there
fore matter of vital importance to
the Bailey and Butler forces. In
| parliamentary law the decision of the
chair canaot be set aside except upon
a two-lhirds vote, and neither Col.
Buffers nor Mr.. Bailey's following
could lave obtained sufficient votes to
overrule the chair.
The committee not having yet
agreed on permanent organization the
convention adjourned shortly after a