The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-12-07
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING
Resolutions Adopted COndemnlng
State Primary Election.
VACANCY IN COMMITTEE FILLED.
Provision for New Committee to Meet
on the Tenth Of March.

A meeting of the democratic CEN
tral committee of Lafayette was
held Friday, November 3Oth, at Hig-
ginsville. Those present were f. w.
Mann, P. W. Osborn, W. G. Webb, G.
A. Keith, w. II. Bell, r. p. Harwood,
G. V. Vandiver, j. NJ. Handley, S. N.
Wilson, S. B. Thornton, secretary,
proxy for W. E. GAVIN, L. E. john
son, John L. Berry, II. T. Whitsett
and c. 7. Doty.
The proxy of William E. Gavin, of
Lexington township, presented by s.
B. Thornton, was admitted.
The resignation of L. f. Benning,
as committeeman from Clay town
sip, was received, accepted and on
motion of p. W. Osborn, DR.. w. G.
Goodwin was unanimously elected to
fill the vacancy.
A letter from O. T. Hamblin, OF
Springfield, chairman of the demo-
cratic congressional committee, sug-
gesting vacancy from Lafayette
county, was read, after which the fol-
lowing resolutions were read and
adopted:
Whereas, the Lafayette county
democratic central committee has
been requested by the chairman of
the congressional committee of the
7th congressional district of Missouri,
and also by the present member of
congress from that district, to recon-
mend a suitable democrat to be elect
ed by said congressional committee as
the lafayette county member thereof;
"And whereas, Lafayette county
has recently been added to said dis
trict, and has no representative yet ON
said committee, we believe such ac-
tion is necessary in order that said
county may be represented until the
next congressional convention;
"Therefore, be it resolved: that this
committee comply with said request,
and that we do now proceed to select
some good, working democrat, to be
recommended to said congressional
committee as suitable person to be
elected by that committee, as the
Lafayette county member thereof"
On motion Of DR.. f. w. Mann,
Charles R. Greasy was selected and
recommended as such member.
S. N. Wilson, chairman, surrender
ed the chair to G. A. Keith and offered
the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted:
"Be it resolved by the members OF
J the democratic central committee, Of
= Lafayette county, that we are strong
ly opposed to the proposed movement
to have the state democratic commit
tee, of Missouri, call state primary
election for the purpose of selecting
: the caucus nominee of the democratic
= party for United States senator.
, "We believe that under the present
laws, which should govern until
7 amended, that the democratic voters
r Of Lafayette county, alone. should de-
q termine for whom their representa-
tive in the legislature should vote:
,, such representative to be instructed
by county primary, or otherwise, as
the democratic voters of this county
may, at the proper time, decide.
"We deny the right of democratic
minority in republican county, OF
city, to dictate to the majority in a
democratic county, who shall be the
J latter's choice for the important Office
, Of United States senator.
"Let them first change their own
county, or district, to the democratic
column, before attempting to make a
republican county out of former
democratic one, which will be one of
the natural results of such a state
: primary election"
On motion of G. A. Keith the
chairman and secretary Of the COM
, mittee were directed to issue the
usual call, at the proper time, for a
meeting of the democrats of the
5 county at the various precincts of the
county for the purpose of selecting
! members of the county committee for
the two years next ensuing, said pre-
cinct meetings to be held on Saturday,
March s, 1902; said members to meet
, at the courthouse in the city of Hig-
5 ginsyille on Monday, March 10, 1902,
for the purpose of organizing and of
y transacting such business as may
= come before the committee.
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