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


mass meetings met at Hlggiusville
Monday morning at IL O'Clock. The
convention was called to order by H.
F. Blackwell, chairman of the central |
committee, aud upon motion Of j. K.
Gray Col. Samuel ]. White was elected |
temporary chairman aud George H
Plattenburg was chosen temporary
secretary.
Upon motion Of W. H. Chiles one
delegate from each township was
selected for each Of the following
committees:
Committee on credentlals-J. B.
Williamson, A. Fl. Stafford, DR.. R. 4.
L. Hit, George Dusky, Julius VOgt,
Jr., Thos. Carmichael, H. h Ander-
son and W. H. Chiles.
Committee on order Of business and
permanent organization-G. H. Have
ner, Nose H. Land, 7. H. Lake, Ike
P. Taylor, ]. Il. Handley, Dr. Martin
Rice, Gilbert Jennings and Alex.
Graves.
Committee on resolutions-J. S.
sWhite, j. j. Fulkerson, n. E, Nc
Alister, John S. Galloway, W. w.
downing, John Barnett e, S. Butt
and Lee ]. Slusher.
Committees were instructed to be
ready to report at the afternoon
session and the convention adjourned
to meet at 1880 p. m.
At 1880 DR.. r. E. L. HIT, chairman
OF committee on credentials, reported
to convention the seating OF the dele
cations as returned by the mass
meeting with the following report as
to the Lexington township delegation:
Your committee on credentials,
further reports, that 1t does not be-
lieve, from the information furnished
that the precinct meeting held at
Lexington last Saturday was conduc-
ted 10 a proper manner or according
to the customary way for that pre-
cinct for the following reasons.
1st. That evidently from previous
arrangements, that Folk democrats
together with many republicans, pro-
hibitioniSts and Others not entitled.tc
vote packed the court room almost
full about 4 of an hour before the
time appointed for holding the meet
ing, so that large number of voter,
10 favor of Reed had to remain in the
halls, stairway and in the yard.
End. That after the meeting wal
called to order aud the Folk men haC
nominated their candidate for chair
man, an attempt was made by thu
Folk men to create disorder as soon al
40 effort was begun to nominate th,
Reed candidate for chairman of th,
meeting. The noise and uproar con
tinued aud became so great after th
election of the Folk man for chair
man, that be did not control tn
meeting with sufficient order to trans
act business in a reasonable way.
Bird. That the ticket Of delegate
favorable to Reed for governor coul,
not be put in nomination on sccoun
of the objections, disorder and noise
4th. That the meeting adjourne
TO the court house yard before th
Reed ticket could be nominated an
on account Of the large crowd an
disorder out of DOORS said ticket wa
never put in nomination so tina
un ler the circumstances, the Rec
voters, except &c., very properly n
fused to be counted by tellers al
pointed by the chair after larg
number of their voters had left th
yard and when they had not even bee
permitted to nominate their ticket.
5th. That Immediately after til
election of chairman, resolutio
providing for the order of business II
the meeting, which resolution was
accordance with the custom of col
Quoting democratic mass meetings +,
many years when large crowd W
present at such precinct meeting
waslotfered by the Reed men, but u
same was roughly ignored and vot'
down by the Folk men, many Re,
men not being able to vote as tn,
y could not getln the room. Said re
olution is as follows:
"Resolved, that the Lexington pr
clnct meeting proceed as follows.
1st. The nominations Of tickets
delegates to be voted ou
End. The chairman shall name s.
indf,oc of alaction for aach fiok