The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
GOODE Is THE MAN.
He was Nominated Tuesday by the
judicial Convention Tor Judge of
the st. Louis Court OF Appeals.

He was Nominated Tuesday by the
Judicial Convention Tor Judge of
the st. Louis Court OF Appeals.
The work of the Democratic judicial
Convention was completed last Tues
day, and before the DEMOCRAT gets
into the hands OF its readers the deie-
gates will have left for their homes.
As predicted Monday morning,
Judge Il. l.. Goode was the winner in
the fight, this gentleman receiving the
nomination on the third ballot. While
JudgeGoode' : friends believed he would
be the lucky man, the fight was not
SO hard or SO long as had been antici-
pateG. Afte: the first ballot there was
a gradual falling away from the three
other candidates, and il required no
prophet to tell how the struggle would
terminate.
Tbos. +. NBlyihill WAS selected as
Permanent chairman in accordance
with the recommendation of the com
mlttee on permanent organiza ton.
After some preliminary work in
settling contests among the delegation
nominations were called for. Mr..
Delaney ot Greene County male an
excellent speech placing in nomination
Judge il. L. Goode of Springfield
Amos X. Tay lor of st. Louis placed
the name OF Judge ". Fl. Biggs
before tn" convention, and Geo. j.
Tansey Ot st. Louis performed the
same office for Judge Wood. judge
Dillon WAS nominated by Judge & reen
of Jefferson county. There were three
ballots tSken, with the following
result.
First: Goode, I2s: Biggs, ~: Wood,
81: Dillon, b.
Second; Guode, 1919: Bigrs, lO9! :;
Wood, >5: Dillon. -.
Third: Goode. 2ls: Siggs, ri Wood,
%: Dillon >.
it WI De zen that Biggs and Wood
both ua1e small spurt on .the second
ballot. anu on the third dropped away
of. Jud .'e Goode was formally de-
clareI t0e nominee Gi the correution.
Then foll S,:;t the usnal cheering ami
calls for n. winner. Judge Goode
maGe h.s appearance and made "a
briei ,.aurns- thsGnkIpg the convention
for the hJuor
There probably meyer was . more
jolly crowj gathered at any .conven-
tion than the one that attended this
one. Everybody was GOOD hur10red
and while everything in connection
with the cOnE"ntior was Rotthoreughly
business-lIke- no harm was done as
All were Out tor fun. Several come
what iudiciou.' incidents took pl;Ice
One one ucca SION quilc 4 uumbes' %!
the .ie%dtes wer- on their feet try ing
to -~5 tIc dt5@p''un of th- .-Dair;lln.
He managed - rap t.it,n az dow but
two, ana a~keo chem IL rac3"i' i -ruf
tone. ~ nat -" you want "Iwo
beers. = va, 1ne rrp,y. and tie men
sat Gown amid .aIghter aaG shouts.
Ihtf'' were >ane negro GeleGat-@
fro.n st. -puts.' pre-ei It ard te
chairman raped Tor order and re
mara q: We gs."e here with US
distinguished coto'"d orator. and We
woui4 DC pleased to hear from him.
Just tlen all sor'< Of noises TOOK
plae',. Uae man sang "All Coons
LOOK alike 20 Inc, and the crowd
hOwled and jeered 80 that the famous
orator had to give uP and sit down.
1t was roticed tina: whenever tie
delegates called for E,1sic from the
band. they asked sor ether Dixie.
or There II be Hot lime, and
when they got these tuna- they We're
happy.
Some OF The delegates who came
Irera left last nirbt and went home