The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1902-08-14
THORNBERRY VS.. BURKnEAD
Demotrsts Name tise Gsisas Msa Tor the
Ciresit Jstsesaip.

The Judicial convention Of the 3lsl
Judicial circuit. TO nominate n candi.
date for the circuit iudR.sihp to oppo-e
Judge Burkbead, Of Ava. the Rep Jbli.
can candidate, a,sem bled here Satur.
day. pursuant 10 call. and named Judge
Thornbury, Of Galena, M the nan.
The convention was called to order at
! 30 y. III. Sy Any &. B. sharp, judi.
cinl committeeman for Thney county.
IN the absence OF the chairman Of the
committee
On motion Of j. NJ. Haworth &. H.
sharp was chosen Temporary chairman
He accepted the position To n briei and
conservative speech dcprccaiiHg parti.
sau,bip ou the bench Ur in the nOinina.
tioH oi judges. and called attention 10
the spirit Of conservatism which !,
abroad. causing Republicans and Dem.
Ocrat- 10 join 10 behalf o; the public
good.
n G, Icman, Of Douglas, was cho--
en- temporary secretary, and the rOl! Of
cnuD,irs was called, beginning with
Christian, for the selection Of commit.
tees On permanent organization and or
der of business. and resolutions, with
the following result:
rurSIi,. r,HN ono ORD nus HI.otr rriOS.
Chi-tian. Gro PeiiyIphn. lac Eut-ler
Duuglas. y. J. Coleman. KCFord Pxy
DZark. = '. Conrad, - Y Conrad
>tune. j T. Holt. j q Scott
fancy. ". ". Moore, VII B-uncti
The committees retired to make up
their rep rl-. the interim being Il led by
Oznrk glec club. which wns here ~ Il
par, of the Ozsrk band, the latter boing
her. Ia play for the farmcrr' picnic
That the work o' the glrc club wis ap'
pr-cist.d was evidenced by both liber
II! npplau-e ana hard coin.
The committee on organization re-.
ported in favor of making the temporu.
~ organization permanent. and The
convention so ordered
After adopting a motion limiting
nominating and sscOnding speeches Ia
five minu,..- each. the roll oi counties
was called for nominations, each couuty
In turn wniving the privilege until
Stone was reached, when Col. X. {.
Ford. 10 uehhlf Of Stone, In highly
eulogisjic speech, placed Judge George
| W Thornbury In nomination. Second
ing speeches were made by J. NJ. Ha'
worth. for Taney, and IN turn by each
of the remaining counties of the circuit
and ou calling the roll the nomina tiof
vii. made without u dissenting vote.
Judge Thornbury was called out aud
made II very pleasing nnd sprropria,,
speech of acceptance, In which, a'te'
expressing his high appreciation of ,b'
honor conferred upon him, he declared
that II elected. although Dcmocra,
his court would not be Democratic anc
that be would discharge the duties o
III. of,ice to the best of his ability, ~
gardle.s Of friend, foe, or political in
iiu.ncc
On call of counties the following iu
diciul committeeman were named;
Chris,isn. George Peti! john. Ozr'
Douglas, ...... &. W. Mcek.r. Ava
Ozark. r. H. Cantwell nottingham
Stone. ........... !. D Scott, Galeni
Taney. /. n. Williams, Kirbyvili'
The committee organized by electinI
Otis +. Douglas, Of stone county, II
chairman.
The following resolutions we're report
ed hg the committee on resolutions an
adopted by the convention:
We. the Democrats Of the Thirty
First Judicial Circuit of the state ,
Missouri IN convention a-r-mblsd u
FORSYTH. Missouri. endorse aud aflrr
tine stat. platform adopted al 81. j,
-eph, Missouri, July r, 1902.
We heartily endorse the wise AN
economical administration of the ri'l
government by the pre,en, STATE On
ciHls.
We most unqu!iHcdly and hearth
,ndor.. the course of Hon. George "
rhorubury on the bench rs circu
. Judge. and pledge ourselves to do e
.rything in our power, consistent vii
honesty, Ia secure hir election.