The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-05-03
LAFAYETTE CO. DEMOCRATS.
Harmonious Meeting Held at Hig-
glnSyiIle Last Monday.
DELEGATES TO co INVENTION NAMED
Resolutions That Have the Right Ring
Judge Graves Endorsed.

A convention of the Lafayette
county democrats was held at Hig-
ginsville Monday, the purpose being
to send delegates to the state cou
ventions at Springfield and St. Joseph
respectively.
The convention was called to order
BY Horace Blackwell, chairman Of the
county committee, and Col. Sam
White, of Odessa, was made temper
airy chairman. Members of the DEM
ocratic press of the county were made
Temporary secretaries.
Committees we're named and the
convention adjourned until the after
noon. The committees are appended;
CREDENTIALS.
Charles Shull, Clay; j. S. Belt,
Davis; S. B. Fox, Freedom; E. L..
Frerking, Dover; H. G. Wallace, Lex.
lngton; Oscar Thomas, Middleton; J..
N. Ferguson, Sni-a-Bar; Geo. B.
Green, Washington.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION AND
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
DR.. f. w. Mann, Clay; II. T. Camp
bell, Davis; S. B. Fox, Freedom; G.
A. Keith, Dover; S. N. Wilson, Lex
ington; Oscar Thomas, Middleton; B.
X. Suddath, Sni-a-Bar; Geo. Platten-
burg, Washington.
RESOLUTIONS.
j. X. Gray. Clay; Il. V. Platten-
burg, Davis; G, HI. Vandiver, Free
dom; 4. A. A. Walker, Dover; II. 4.
Blackwell, Lexington; Oscar Thomas,
Middleton; J.. M. Drummond, Sni-a-
Bar; James M. Chinn, Washington.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention reaSsembled
ia the afternoon the report of the
Committee on credentials was sub
mitted and unanimously adopted.
There were no contests.
The report Of the committee on
permanent organization and order of
business was then submitted by the
chairman, S. N. Wilson, and was
unanimously adopted. The report
follows:
/. We recommend that the tenn
porary organization be made perma-
manent
2. That this convention be gov
ernedb by the usual parliamentary rules,
3. That the order of business OF
the convention be as follows: Report
OF committee on credentials; re.
port Of committee on organization
and order of business; report Of com.
mittee on resolutions, in the order
named.
4. The election of eight delegates
and eight alternates to attend the
state judicial convention at Spring.
field, Mo-, on July 8, 1902, the usua
custom in case of having a home can,
didate to be followed, and the Hon
Alexander Graves, candidate for nom
nation for supreme Judge, to be per
mitted to select the delegates anC
~alternates to said judicial convention
such selections to be ratified by thiI
convention.
s. The election Of eight delegate
and eight alternates to attend thu
state nominating convention at st
Joseph on July %, 1902, to be selected
as follows: One delegate and on
alternate to be selected by each town
ship delegation, such selections to b,
ratified by this convention.
8. All resolutions offered to be re
referred to committee on resolutions
4. That duly authorized proxie
be admitted to vote as delegates t
this convention; and that the delega
tion present from each township b
permitted to cast the whole vote 0
their township on all questions befor
the c0nEention.
The report Of the committee Of
resolutions was submitted by tb
chairman, Hon. @. II. Vandiver, AM
was also unanimously adopted. !
follows:
We the democrats OF Lafayett
s8Dnty do reatiirm our adherence t
te principles set forth in the plat
olm adopted at the last nationa
tsmocratic convention, and beliey
fhe present conditions and ~republica
Methods Of administration emphasiz
biol correctness and contention Of tn
denocratic party regarding all th
great issues involved in the campaig
of10OO.
We endorse our able state admins
lftfiOn; also the effective work Of th
Nsuerasie delegation OF Missouri