The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-07-23
The State Convention

OF the democratic state central com.
mittee, After a brief address be
read a list Of the names recon-
mended by the committee for tenn
porary officers of the convention.
The convention endorsed this list
except the temporary secretary, for
whose name that Of H. F. Nolaud
was substituted by a vote of 4Ol
TO 300.
Upon assuming the gavel, W. D.
Nandlyer made a ringing speech
which was well received, especially by
the Folk delegates, Before the com.
mittees on permanent organization,
credentials, resolutions and order Of
business we're announced Proxy"
Jones Of St, Louis offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That, inasmuch as fraud
aud intimidation vitiate all transsc-
tlOns of life among honest men, this
committee shall hold null and void
the alleged election of auy delegate
sor delegates where it is proven that
fraud, intimidation or police inter-
ference was practced to bring about
such election.
U. s. Hall, ("Riley" HalD Of Char
ito1 county, an original Folk man,
raised point of order and said that
it was an insult to the committee,
but after some wrangling the chair
overruled the point of order and the
resolution was carried unanimously.
The committees were announced and
the convention adjourned to meet at
s p. m, when it was found that the
committees would not be ready to
report before Wednesday afternoon.
After speech by Dave ball, of Pike
county, and various clamor the con.
vention again adiourned-to meet at
ten O'Clock Wednesday.
Wednesday was given over to com.
.mittee sessions, especially important
being the sessions of the credentials
committee. at lO:3O O'Clock We'd
nesday night the credentials com
mittee was ready TO report. This
report against which no mlnor'ty
report was submitted, recommended
the seating OF l07 Of the Ill Hawes
delegates Of St Louis, the Folk dele
gates Of ST. Louis county, the ReeC
delegates from Jasper and the FrlS
delegates from Clinton and New
Madrid counties This report wa
adopted with only few dissenting
votes.
The committee on permanent organ
izstion was then heard. 1t recon
mended Judge w. W. Graves, o
Butler, for permanent chairman ant
that all the subordinate members 0
the temporary organization te mad
permanent Judge Graves was at
tending the convention on proxy
having been defeated for delegate il
his own county on the ground o
being a Phelps man.
The report Of the committee o
rules and order Of business was the
made. and was the same as usual o
such occasions
The committee on resolutions the
presented the platform, at the cor
clusion Of the reading OF which, P.
Barrett moved the insertion of
clause recommending a law to max
it a telonv for corporation officers {
make false returns of corporatio
property for taxation. The motto
was lost, not a vote from Fol
delegation favorable to it excel
from Saline county. The platfori
was then adopted with practic
unanimitY. The platform as recon
mended by the committee and adop
ed by the convention differs from Il
draft submitted by Mr. Folk in Il
introduction Of long prellmina
paragraph on the history Of dem
cratic administrations, approviI
democratic record and endorsing Il
administration OF Dockery; the intr
/duction Of a paragraph upon the su
4 iect Of public schools; the introdu
tion Of series Of items under the he
OF new legislation the introducti'
OF an ambiguous paragraph up
the subject of home rule for citi'
the introduction Of a clause recol
mendng the passage of the OliV
amendment to the constitution
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