Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04

Hadley for Attorney-GeneraI.
For Encouragement Clarence A
Barnes, of Andram county; Samue
D. Hodgdon of st. Louis county, ant
Herbert S. Hadley, of Kansas City
were nominated by their friends ant
duly seconded. Mr. Barnes, however
took the rostrum and gracefully with
drew his name in favor of Hadley
which action was followed by ]. Will
Barron, who had placed the name Of
Hodgson before the convention, AM
it was moved and agreed that the
nomination of Hadley be made unani
nous. The roll call showed 81 vote;
for Hodgdon.
For railroad and warehouse commits.
sioner the anne of Frank A. Wight.
man and Frank P. Herring were pre-
scented, but the latter was withdrawn
and Mr.. Wightman was nominated by
reclamation.
Name Presidential Electors.
Herbert S. Hadley, for electoral.
large, placed before the convention the
name of Lawrence M. Jones. Joe Black
of Richmond, in a few words, nominal
ed D. M. Houser of st. Louis as an.
other elector- at-large. A suspesion Of
the rules was moved by JOS. A. Nc.
Coy of Kansas City, and the two nom
inees for electors-at-large were chose1
by reclamation.
District electors were then reported
from the districts, and were as fol-
lows: First district. VIM. H. Yancey;
second, Albert E. Fisher; third, John
E. Cross; fourth, R. W. Van Trump;
fifth, w. M. Davis; sixth, A. E. Dickey;
seventh, Edward c. Merritt; eighth,
Isaac Enloe; ninth, c. ]. Daudt; tenth,
John A. Williams; eleventh, H. S. Par
ker; Twelfth, H. G. Grenner; thirteenth,
Polite Elvins; fourteenth, j. T. ].
Brown; fifteenth. John J. Davis; six
tenth, Frank G. Wilson. All of the
names were then agreed to by the con-
vention.
Onnrm state committee.
Call for the district members of the
state committee resulted in the sugges-
ton and adoption of the following:
First District-Thomas w. Watson,
of Cahokia; j. B. Morris of Marion.
Second-Lewis Scott, Of Carroll.
Robert R. Smith Of Linn.
Third-L. F. Dehart, Of Dekalb; 8.
D. Groomer of Gentry.
FOURTH. D. Clark, of Buchanan;
w. F. Rankin of Atehison.
Fifth-B. S. Brown, of Kansas City;
J. E. Goodrich of Kansas City.
Sixth-John B. Egger, Of St. Clair;
A. c. Landon of Henry.
Seventh-W. D. Harrison, of Hick-
DRY; H. H. Neuschat of Pettis.
Eighth-John w. Vosholt, of Page;
John M. Williams of Moniteau.
NINTH. c. Parrish, of Audrain; 9.
T. Ayddotte of Warren.
Tenth-Fred Autenreith, Of st.
Louis; Max Starkloff Of st. Louis.
Eleventh-Wilbur F. Parker, Of st.
Louis; G. H. Wilson Of st. Louis.
Twelfth-E. H. Lofhagen, of st.
Louis; Hiram Lloyd of st. Louis.
Thirteenth-R. E. Marsden, of JEFF
%ferson; w. B. Urban of Perry.
Fourteenth-Jesse Tollerton, Of
fancy; M. E. Lemig of Cape Girar-
deau.
Fifteenth-John Malang, of Jasper;
G. Y. Trice of Barton.
Sixteenth. w. Fuson, of Wasster;
Geo. W. Clark of Phelps.
A petition was presented from the
Twelfth district protesting against the
selection Of Hiram Lloyd, but was
withdrawn by Patrick Regain.
Chairmanship Contest.
Following the announcement of the
district delegates, the question of the
state craftsmanship was then taken up.
The matter had been left to the last by
the committee on order of business and
organization in order that a decision
could be had as to the wishes of the
convention.
E. G. Ellis of Kansas City was rec
ognized by the chairman. He opened
the controversy in a speech, suggest
ing that 1t was a respect due the nom
inees upon the state ticket that they
be permitted to name the chairman of
the state committee.
Ben F. Russell made the point Of or
der that there was nothing before the
convention and the remarks of the
delegate from Kansas City were out
Of order. The position was sustained
by the chair.
Mr.. Ellis then moved that the chair
of the state committee be select
ed by the state committee, with and
by the advice of the republican nomi-
nee for governor, MI. Walbridge.
This, after some discussion, was
adopted, after being amended by Civ
ing every nominee of the convention a
voice.
In the selection of the eight menu
bers-at-large Of the state committee,
Hiram Lloyd of st. Louis said the
matter of selecting the two colored
members should be first disposed of,
that there be no confusion about it
The motion having been adopt
Nelson Crews submitted the names
Of A. w. Lloyd Of st. Louis and Chas.
G. Williams of Bonneville. The Sew
cnth district named William Fl. Carter,
Sedalia's negro editor. The Ninth dis