Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION MEETS
From Fridays Daily:

CONVEN ION NEE .
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From Fridays Daily:
II was a quarter past eleven TINS
morning when the Hon. Charles A.
johnson called the more or less peace
able Democratic aggregation to order,
There were less than 40 delegates in
attendance out of the hundred odd
provided in the call. but ii was dem
onstrated later no doubt a great many
concluded 1t was not necessary to at
tend owing to a slate having been
arranged by few leaders last week,
which was signed and sealed In pres
ence of witnesses. Mr. Johnson said
something about peaceful solution OF
existing difficulties inside the party
ranks. but his voice trembled when
he thought what whopper he was
telling, and no one could catch what
he was saying. But his remarks were
brief. The call was then read by
Secretary Morgan as well as delegates
so far as enrolled. Upon nominations
for temporary chairman being asked
for. Reese McCloskey arose and be-
| fore naming candidate. he desired
to make a statement He said it had
been banded about in the Republican
press of the city that combination
existed which had met and disposed
of the nominations. He wanted to
say In this connection that owing to
Democratic rows and chickering's, Dem
ocrats spending their money fighting
each other instead of Republicans
Fg.Y cor 40
| time to get the warning factions to-
gether: that meetings had been held
| in his office and also in Mr.. John
on's office and that as IA result com
mittee had been appointed by each
side. which said committee had form
ulated an agreement which was sign
| ed by Charles a. Johnson, c. r. Herr
and C. T Morgan on the one side, and
| Reese McCloskey, Harry Jackson and
| James j. German on behalf of the 9th
er side. that this remarkable agree
ment called for the nomination Of
Blair Burwell for representative. S. II.
| Thompson for commissioner, for the
long term. and j. j. German for chair
man of the county central committee,
with C. 4. Morgan secretary. Mr.
| McCloskey said he desired to place
this document before the convention
before any action was taken. 1t was
certainly remarkably document to
be read to supposed untrammeled
and intelligent set of delegates-three
men on each side signing an agree
ment pledging the party to make Ger
tain nominations. No wonder the
gentleman who read it talked very
low He no doubt would have liked
to have the words conveyed to only
the faithful. but the statement had to
be made and the agreement read. He
then placed Frank Rivers in nomina'
tion for temporary chairman, who was
elected by acclamation and c. T. Nor
gan temporary secretary.
The following committees were then
appointed;
Credentials. H. Alexander II. d.
BrIndle. NJ Campion, p. T. Mcclellan,
| William Dagenhardt.
Permanent organization and order
of business-J. W. Waters, p. T. Nc
Cartney. John c. Bennett. AL Pace,
Robert McNicholas.
solutions--Charles A. Johnson,
Reese McCloskey. Joe Freed, Jr., Os'
car Maher. d. c. Coulsen.
Motion to adjourn until o'clock
was made, but before it was put
Charley johnson said he had an i'm
portant announcement to make-that
William J. Bryan had been importun-
ed to visit Durango on his sixty-hour
stumping expedition, This was greet
ed with slight applause. But the an
nouncement that followed didn't even
receive n second Mr.. johnson said
the special train cost $500 $500 OF
which had been assessed to La Plata
county. and that himself and Mr., Cor
man had been out soliciting the mon
ey. and considering 1t possible dele
gates with Democratic blood eoursing
their veins would feel 1t an insult to
be skipped without lending their
names to the subscription list, they
had decided to have the same passed
around. The list was then handed tc
the different delegates who could dc
little else than contribute. When
presented to the delegates the list
had something over 5000 on IL. Ad
iournment was then taken until
O'Clock.