Iron County register., 1900-05-03

| said Committee, but was the result OF
over-reaching and misrepresentation
employed by those who procured n
number OF proxies from Committeeman,
and which proxies controlled and made
it possible for small minority TO con-
troll said Committee and TO order said
primary; and.
WHEREAS, The question was never
considered by the people or the people
even allowed to know that primary
election was contemplated. The mem
bers of the Committee were kept In
ignorance OF the intended ''snap judg-
ment" until they had met In session,
when to their astonishment, II was re-
vealed to them that the Chairman OF
the Committee had packed the Coui-
mittee through the proxy system and
that he had in his pocket enough
votes. with the assistance of three or
four living, visible Committeeman, To
control the Committee; aud,
WHEREAS, The Committee was con-
trolled by proxies; that the proxies
were voted in violation of the wishes
of the gentlemen who gave them aud
the party who voted and misused them
knew that he was violating the conf
dence placed in him by those who gave
him their proxies, and
WHEREAS, there has been no dissat-
isfaction in this district over the con-
vention system to select candidates for
Congress, and there is nothing but the
most flatterlng harmony now aud here
tofore existing among the Democrats
OF this district, and
WHEREAS, there are number OF an-
nounced candidates for Congress IN
this district, aud we believe that any
worthy man should have a chance To
offer himself for the nomination for
Congress, in the ordinary way, and
that the right to run should not ba
based on mans ability to pay an as
sessment for the expense of a primary
which practically gives. the race ITO
the rich alone", but we rather prefer
it as a reward of merit than a reward
of money, and
WHEREAS, the nomination does not
belong to any one candidate or this
COMMITTEES, but TO the people aud to be
by them disposed OF in the time-hon-
ored way, therefore. be 1t
Res0lUed. that the order made at the
meeting held March 22nd. 1900. order
ing a primary election, be aud the
same is hereby rescinded and set aside.
and that a delegate convention be or
dered for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidate for Congress for
the 18th Congressional distrlet of Mis-
souri,.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Motion was made that the Congres-
sional Committee be re-organized by
making the temporary officers perma-
nent officers. 1t was unanimously
adopted. Doctor j. N. Holmes OF
Wayne County, therefore. is Chair
man, and G. j. Stanton of Ste. Gene
We've, Secretary
The basis of representation in the
convention was fixed at one delegate
for every 250 votes and major fraction
thereof cast for Bryan in 1896, giving
the counties the following number Of
delegates: Carter. 2; Dent, s.; Iron. A;
Jefferson, II; Madison. 2; Perry, s;
Francois, 9; Shannon, 5; Texas. H.
Washington, 6; Wayne, 6; Webster, 8;
Wright, z; total, 95.
The time for holding the convention
was set for Wednesday, July 20.
De Soto and Mt. Grove asked for the
convention. The vote was tie for
eight ballots. Then De Soto selected
as the place.
The whole proceedings of the con-
vention were absolutely harmonious
Ten counties were represented by their
Committeeman, who were, in many in
stances, accompanied by prominent
Democratic citizens.