Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1902-01-23
PRIMARY DATE SIT.
THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE MET HERE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY, WAS SELECTED.
The Race for County Office and Salt
River Is Now Fairly and squarely
Open Committeeman Win
scott, Bledsoe and Brown
Resign
SATURDAY, ,APRIL2S,V WAS SELECTED

jury room IN the county building at
lo'clock Saturday afternoon and select
ed Saturday, April 20, as the date for
the county primary.
| Chairman Bledsoe called the meet
ing to order and Secretary Winscott
called the roll, finding the following
present:
The members Of the County Com
mittee are;
W. A. Wayne, Mexico
| j. O. Dowell, Mexico.
John Abbay, Mexico.
A. J. Winscott, Mexico
B. Il. Fox, Skinner.
r. L. Barnes Sturgeon.
| ]. r. Brown, Mexico.
Baker Barnes, Thompson.
CT. Peyton, Martinsburg
]. W. Dowell, Benton City.
Henry Weber Rush Hin.
T. J. Shobe, Laddonia.
VIM. Lake, Laddonia
A. D. Bledsoe, Molino
W. o. Hostetter, Farber.
James Hall, Jr, Cuiyre.
II. p Middleton, Vandalia.
The absent members were.
B. r. Long, Centralia.
I'd Gatewood, Skinner.
After Chairman Bledsoe had
stated the object Of the meeting be
rendered his resignation.
Mr.. Abbay moved to accept, but
there was no second.
Mr.. Weber moved that the resigna-
tion be not accepted; upon being
seconded the motion was lost and Mr..
Bledsoe's resignation was accepted
Dan Quinlan was recommended as a
member to succeed Mr. Bledsoe and
the recommendation was accepted.
BY motion it was decided that each
township be entitled to a full vote.
NEW CHAIRMAN EFFECTED.
The following nominations were
made for chairman; W. A. Wayne,
South Salt River; II. L, Barnes, Sal
ing; W. o. Hostetter, Cuivre. Mr..
Hostetter was elected, receiving II
votes: Mr. Barnes 5, and Mr. Wayne 3.
Mr.. Hostetter took the chair and
Mr.. Winscott offered his resignation.
Mr.. Barnes moved the acceptance and
the motion carried.
A. II. Whitney was elected COM
mitteeman to succeed Mr. Winscott as
member Of the committee. Mr.. Whit
ney, of Salt River township, was then
elected secretary by acclamation.
MFR. Barnes, Of Sailing moved that
the mode of nomination be by school
district primary. The motion was
carried.
THE TIME SET.
The question of the time for the
primary coming up, Mr.. Lake suggest
ed the date of April 26, he being in
favor of having it the same day as the
congressional primary, The candi-
dates present expressed their prefer
ences, Messrs, Carter and Viyion pre-
ferring later primary.
A motion that April 26 be selected
as the date Of the primary wascarried.
RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED.
The section Of rules and regulations
relative to thenames ofState and Sena-
torial candidates being on the ticket
was opposed by Mr.. Dowell, thinking
that it will interfere with the county
candidates.
Senator NJ. R. X. Biggs and Repre-
sentative Rhodes Clay were called up
on for an expression on the subject
and both opposed it.
As an amendment to a motion to
adopt the section including Senatorial
and State Candidates, Mr.. Dowell
moved to strike out Senatorial and
State officers. The amendment carried
by a vote Of 10 to 6.
The rules and regulations, with an
amendment that all voters cast their
vote in their own districts and that
country polls be open from to 5. we're
adopted.
VIM. Lake was elected member Of
the executive committee, vice Mr..
Hostetter.
The executive committee was en-
powered to attend to all other busi-
ness.
Robert Brown, Wilson township,
offered his resignation as member of
the committee, as he will move to
Centralia In about 10 days. Mr.. Brown
was authorized to name his successor.
He named S. c. Groves.