Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-17
DEMOCRATS OF MISSOURI.
Nominations Made BY the State Ju-
diciaI Convention At Its Ses-
sion in Springfield.

Springfield, Mo-, July e.-The demo
cratic judicial convention was called
to order by Chairman of the States
Committee, James NJ. Seibert, at
noon Tuesday, and the preliminaries
incidental to getting down to bust
ness were disposed of without a hitch.
Prayer was offered by Rev. @. w.
Hughey, of Springfield, a Methodist
minister. The selection of Judge
Nathaniel NJ. Shelton, of Schuyler
county, as temporary chairman, and
Thomas c. Hennings, of st. Louis, as
temporary secretary was announced.
Judge Shelton was greeted with APP
plause. He made a happy speech. The
various districts represented were
then called upon for the names of
their members of committees on Gre
dentials, resolutions and permanent
organization. Judge jeff Pollard, OF
St. Louis, was appointed reading
clerk.
1t took all the rest of the day to
get into working order, the commit
tees not being able to reach agree
ments on the various questions pre-
scented, particularly as to the method
Of procedure in making nominations.
Sentiment regarding the form OF
resolutions began to crystalize when
The committee on resolutions met in
the corridors of the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing. James Black, of Kansas City, was
chosen chairman. and F. A. G. Nc
Manus, of st. Louis, secretary. A cub
committee, consisting of Judge Will
son, J. w. Jamison and d. H. Harris,
was appointed to draft a report.
Judge Wilson's report, which was
presented to the convention, read as
follows:
"Whereas, The convention now as
sembled has been called for the sole
purpose of nominating three judges
of the supreme court; therefore,
Resolved, That all matters per
tanning to state and national affairs
be remitted to the consideration and
action of the democratic state con-
vention, which has been ordered to
convene in the city of st. Joseph on
the 22d inst.
"Resolved, That we avail ourselves
Of this occasion to express our I'M
qualified appreciation of the wise and
patriotic administration of Gov. A. M.
Dockery and all dmocratic state Of
fcers, and congratulate the people OF
the state that their affairs are now
so we'll regulated and prosperous"
Other members desired reference
made to the Kansas City platform
This was lost by a vote of 8 to Z.
A motion to make no mention OF
the state administration was lost by
a vote of II TO 5. The opposing mem
bers wished to leave everything to
the St. Joseph convention.
The snarls having all been untan-
gled a recess was finally taken until
9 p. m, at which time the delegates
r%econvened, but it was midnight be-
fore the first ballot was taken, the in
~tervening time having been occupied
with nominating speeches. Those
placed in nomination were: Judge
Gavon D. Burgess, of Chillicothe; AL
exander H. Waller, of Randolph;
Judge A. NJ. Woodson, of st. Joseph;
Edward P. Gates, of Kansas City;
Judge Waller w. Graves, of Butler;
Judge Thomas A. Sherwood, Alexan-
der Graves, Samuel Davis. Judge Z.
M. Hughes, w. w. Graves, Edward
Silver, Judge Leroy B. Valiant, OF
st. Louis; j.. D. Fox, of Frederick,
town.
Announcement of the first ballot
was made at 1870 a. M, as follows:
Burgess, $50; Valiant, 264; Sherwood
26s; Fox, 176; Gates, 1901; Woodson,
.22; w. w. Graves, 1861; Alex Graves.
ny; Silver, 49,; Hughes, SO; Davis,
l11a; Waller, 1875.
Burgess was thus nominated on
the first ballot, but it took seven
more ballots to determine the other
two nominees, which were Fox and
Valiant.
The nomination of Fox was pro-
cured through a deal between the St
Louis delegates and those fromsouth'
east Missouri.
When Fox's nomination, after long
balloting, was achieved, the way was
cleared for Valiant, and he was nom
. mated by reclamation.
The convention completed it's worl
| at seven o'clock Wednesday morning