Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-05

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Resolved. That this convention ex-
presses its sincere regret at his un-
timely demise, and extends It's deep
sympathy to his relatives and friends"
Louis =. Aloe was recognized when
the call for nominations for the lieu
tenant.governor started, and placed
the name of John G. Mckinley before
the convention in behalf OF the Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth districts. He
| moved that the nomination be made
n.animcus.
A. j. Martin, who has been McKin.
ley's campaign manager, tried to with.
| draw McKinley's name, but Matt Rey-
nolds urged the convention to make
| McKinley's nomination unanimous.
Mckinley assembled the stage and
asked that his name not be urged. and
said unless this was done, he would
decline.
Chairman Burton put the motion
making McKinley's nomination unan.
imous. and there was a chorus of
ayes"
w. c. Irwin, of Sullivan county, was
recognized when the call was made
for nominees for secretary of state.
He offered John Swangcr, of Milan.
Ben Russell moved that Swanger's
nomination be made unanimous. Rus
sells motion was declared carried.
G. NJ. Ziegler asccnded the stage
when nominations for treasurer were
called for, and for the Eighth district
named Jacob +. Gmelich, of Boone
Vile. The nomination was made
unanimous.
]. A. Williams. Of Jefferson county,
offered the name of Wm. w. Weilder.
of Ste. Genevieve, for auditor. He was
nominated by acclamation.
For encouragement, Sam s. d.
Hodgon, Of st. Louis. and Clarence A.
Barnes, of Mexico, were placed before
the convention. After the nominations
closed and the call of the roll began,
Homer Mann, of Kansas City, moved
a suspension of the rules, so he could
nominate Herbert S. Hadlcy for at
torney general.
Clarence A. Barnes withdrew his
name from consideration and Hadley
was nominated, with but 35 votes for
Hodgon.
G. G. Burton nominated Frank X,
Wightman, of st. Joseph, for railroad
and warehouse commissioner . Wight
man was also nominated by acclama
ton.
Name Presidential Electors.
/. Herbert S. Hadley, for elector-at'
:. large, placed before the convention the
name of Lawrence NJ. Jones. Joe Black
of Richmond, I'm a few words, nominal
led ID. NJ. Houser of st. Louis as an
other elec~tor-at-largc. A suspesiOn .
q the rules was moved by Jos. A. Me
/ Coy of Kansas City, and the two nom
> inees for clcctorS-at-largc we're chose
0 by reclamation.
" District electors were then reporte,
a from the districts, and We're as fol
. lows: First district. VIM. II. Yancey
y T.. Cross; fourth, II. w. Van Trump
0 fifth. w. NJ. Davis; sixth, A. +. Dickey
seventh, Edward G. Merritt; eighth
= Isaac Enloe; ninth, G. j. Daudt; tenth
a John A. Williams, eleventh, ". s.. Par
kcr; Twelfth, II. G. %'irenner; thirteenth
q Polite Elvins; fourteenth, j. II. j
= Brown, fifteenth, John J. Davis; six
/ tenth, Frank c. Wilson. All OF tn,
names were then agreed TO by the con
ventiOn.
Confirm state Committee.
Call for tho district members Of tn
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-IHwis Scott, Of Carroll
Robert X. Smith Of Linn.
a Third-L i. Dehart, of Dekalb; S
ID. Groomer of Gentry.
FOURTH. ID. Clark, of buchanan
n w. +. Rankin Of Atenison.
Fifth-B, S. Brown, of Kansas City
:. j. u. Goodrich of Kansas city.
n Sixth-.John b. Egger, Of St. Clair
A. G. Landon OF Henry.
Scventh-W. ID. Harrison, of Hick
Dry; II. II. Neuschat of Pettis.
v Eighth-John w. VOsholt, Of Page
John NJ. Williams Of Moniteau.
NINTH. c. Parrish. Of Audrain; 5
:. T. AyddOttc OF Warren.
p Tcnth--Fred A%utcnreith, OF 81
: Louis; Max Starkloff OF st. Louis.
Eleventh-Wilbur II. Parker, of s.
, Louis; G. II. Wilson of 81, Louis.
; Twclfth-E. II. Lofhagen, of 81
Louis; Hiram Lloyd Of st, Louis.
Y T~hirteenth-R. e. Marsden, OF Jel
roruon w IL Irrhan ~ pnrru