The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-14

H4tcOb ib 10 W GuIu ONcI Ouc duihiu
istfation Of Missouri to the reorgan-
izing element, aud under the hypo-
critical war cry Of "boOdle," ''civic
Righteousness" make the people of
the whole country believe that the
democratic party and its officers in
Missouri are responsible for the acts
Of few corrupt men, who have been
sent 10 the legislature from some
cities or counties or elected to some
citY Offices 10 St. Louis.
And that the Democrats Of this
county should resent the appearance
ia several towns in Lafayette county |
CT one R. E. Sea, interloper, who came
to engage 10 some mysterious and
secret work in opposition to Mr.. Reeds
candidacy. This mysterious individual
did not come to meet voters to talkwlth
them nor to make speeches on the
stump-and he continued In his work
after very grave charges were made
against him by the press and by
speakers during the campaign, with
out making denial of such charges,
Resolved, ,;that the Democratic Cen
tral Committee ofjLafayette county is
now aud has always been composed Of
honest men, who were true democrats
and have never used the power OF that
committee for any wrong purpose, or
to advance the cause Of any one can
didate nor adopted any methods
termed machine methods" 10 dis
charging the duties of said committee;
and the action OF the members Of the
present committee in refusing to dis
obey the expressed and binding in
structions given by the voters who
elected such committeeman, at the
regular time, in the regular way, on
! due notice, upon the contested points
of convention or primary for nom
mating delegates to state nomina-
; ting convention, should be approved
: and commended by ever fair-minded
n, who with a little consideration
e of the matter can easily see that the
: action Of the voters at a regular
: election should not be changed by
petitions signed by many without due
consideration, or signed after much
consideration, as the election must
necessarily be the final Judgment OF
the voters until another election is
U held. Therefore the unjust criticism
U made by the Lexington News regard
e ing the acts Of the Central Committee
5 and voters who opposed that paper {
T choice of candidates is undemocratiC
: and unreasonable; such unjust charges
against a committee, elected by
y political party which has given the
q patronage to support the said news
e paper through all the years of Its
/ existence, comes with very bad grace
: from it,
Resolved, that the delegates elected
by this convention TO attend the state
Il convention at Joplin are instructed
e to vote as unit and use all honorabl,
: means to secure the nomination o
o DR.. j. j. Fulkerson as one Of the del
q egates from this congressional eistric
le to the next Democratic National Con
Is Venton, and those delegate
Ie from this county present at saiC
J. Joplin convention are authorized Il
J. cast the whole eight votes of TIN
y delegation for his nomination, ant
II also for instructions for Senator F. NJ
is Cockrell for president and for dele
l. gates at large to National Convention
n Governor A. NJ. Dockery, Senate
VIM. ]. Stone and Hon. VIM,
u Oowherd.
5, And the delegates selected by thi
ne convention to attend the state nom
e, mating convention at Jefferson Cit
Y are instructed to vote as unit fu
1T and to use all honorable means t
u, secure the nomination Of the follow
Id ing persons on the state ticket Tn
be delegates from this county present {
le cast all votes Of the deegatio
a to.wit; Fer governor, James A. Reet
TIA for lieutenant governor - RUBY
b. for attorney general, J NJ. Salle'
rs for secretary of state, Sam B, Cool
nd for auditor, A. o. Allen
ey J.J. Fulkerson. Chairman
N. e. McAlister, Sec'y
iu After the reading Of the report {
OF the committee on resolutions, I.
a Taylor aud VIM. Walker protesit
0a aoaYnet tho renort MS n denounciatiC