The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
viii Re Held at independence, Satur-
day, Nav II.

The democratic congressional CON-
mittee for this, the 6hh district, met
At the Baltimore hotel, Kansas City,
Tuesday, and selected independence
as the place aud May y the date for
the congressional convention. All ot
the members OF the committee, except
5 c. Neale, we're present, They are;
George Holmes, chairman, r. j. In
gram. 4. H. Shepherd, Dr. L b.
Sawyer, Charles X. Creasey, John d.
Strother, John p. Gilday, Flank Phil
lips and j. Q plaienburg. John Il,
Ransom Is the secondary. The COM
mittee issued the following call for a
Convention.
''Resolved, That the congressional
convention for tho nomination Of a
candidate for congress in this, the
fifth, congressional district, be held at
Independence on Saturday, May ~,
1900, at 10 a. m; that the basis of
representation to this convention be
one delegate from each ward in Kan
sas City, and each township in jackson
and Lafayette counties, for each two
hundred and fifty ESQ or fraction Of
one hundred aud twenty-five Q25) or
more votes east at the last general
election for Hon. W, S. Cowherd for
congress; but every ward and town
ship having less than two hundred and
fifty (250) votes, shall have one dele
gate; that the delegates shall be
elected directly from the wards and
townships to the congressional CON
v%ention; except in Lafayette county,
which is provided for below. For the
purpose OF electing delegates there
shall be held in each ward in Kansas
City a ballot primary, and in each
township in Jackson and Lafayette
counties a mass meeting; said ballot
primaries and mass meeting in Jackson
county to be held on Wednesday, MAY
8, 1900, the primaries from ? O'Clock
to Z p IN, and the mass meetings at 9
O'Clock p. NJ, conducted under the
supervision Of this committee; and in
Lafayette county the primaries to be
held at 2 O'Clock P. M, Saturday, May
o, TO select delegates to the county
convention which will select the dele.
gates to the congressional convention
to be held at Independence May 49,;
that the respective places for holding
OF the primaries and mass meetings
shall be designated by the congress
slonal committeeman representing the
ward or township on this committee.
The members Of this committee for
their respective districts shall desig.
nate the persons to call the mass meet.
ings 10 order In the various townships
of Jackson and Lafayette counties and
the names Of those to serve as iudges
and clerks at the primary, and yacan.
cies shall be filled BY the members of
this committee in their respective dis
triots. The returns from the mass
meetings and primaries shall be filed
with a subcommittee composed of
George Holmes, L. B. Sawyer and r.
j. l%ngraham, at 413 Keith &
Perry building, Kansas City, imme-
diately after the close Of the primaries
and adjournment Of the mass meetings.
Such returns certified to by the Judges
and clerks of the respective wards, and
chairman and secretary of the respect
i've township meetings, showing the
names OF the delegates elected, shall
be prims facia the list Of delegates
composing the convention
The committee ap%portIoned the del
sgates to the convention upon the basis
stated in the call, as follows: Jackson
'ounty-Blue township, 8; Fort Usage,
.ownship, 2; Sni-a.Bsr township, g.;
Van Buren, township, 1; Prairie town..
hip, 2; Brooklyn township, /; West.
port township, /; Ksw township, l..
City-Firsr ward, 8; second
?; third ward, 4; fourth ward,
i fifth ward, 8; sixth ward, A.;
eventh ward, B; eight ward Z; ninth
9; tenth ward, 5; eleventh
yard, 81 twelfth ward, /; thirteenth
yard, |; fourteenth ward, 2. Lafay.
tie county, 16.