The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-30
County Committee Meeting.

OcraUS VINO favor the nomination or
Mr., Folk, met in Higginsville We'd
nesday. Eighteen members of the
committee answered to the roll call in
person and the remaining six by
proxy with written instructions. The
chairman stated the object of the
meeting, read the heading of the
petition, and gave the number Of the
petitioners
The heading of the petition was as
follows:
Resolved, that the democratic
committee Of this county be requested
to change its order calling mass meet
ings on May 7th, 1904, to elect dele
gates to a county convention to choose
delegates to a state convention to
nominate candidates for governor and
other state officers, by calling a pri.
mary election Of the democratic party
to be held 10 said county on said May
7th 1904, to elect such delegates TO
such county convention by ballot of
the democratic voters, and that on
said ballot the voters be allowed to
express their choice by direct vote for
candidate for governor and such other
state officers as the said county com
mittee may deem proper. That any
and all candidates for governor and
such other Officers, if any, so choosing.
may have their names printed on SAID
ballot, and the delegates so chosen
shall be deemed as instructed to sup
port for Office the candidate so chosen
by a majority or plurality of votes as
the case may be, and that in the
selection Of the clerks and judges Of
said primary election each candidate
for governor printed on said ballots
shall be allowed to select equal rep
resentatlon
Motion was made aud carried t
hear the representatives of the petit
tioners and a further motion to limit
debate upon the matter to three
hours-oDe and a half hours to each
side. r Moorehead, VINO presided
at the Folk meeting in Higglusville
several weeks ago when this action OF
the followers Of Mr.. Folk was deter
mined upon, spoke briefly, introducing
the subject aud explaining the inten
Jion of those who designed the petit
tion. He introduced William H
Chiles who spoke at greater length or
the subject. Mr. Chiles said that the
petition contained the names Of 200,
democrats; that the men who haC
carried the petition had been care
fully instructed to have every signe
understand the proposition to which
bis assent was asked, and to solici
the signatures of none but known
democrats He said that he believed
, that this had been done and that tn
petition had been signed by more thai
, half as many voters as cast ballots a
the last democratic primary. Henc
! be argued that the petition was tn
r latest and most direct expression 0
= the people whom the committee wa
elected to represent He compare
} this with the precinct conventions a
< which the members uf the committe
were elected and said that the pet
tion was fuller aud more uncon
pllcated indication Of the wishes {
the democrac
Judge Richard Field then spok
briefly. lie directed his remark
chiefly to the advantages of th
) primary system in promoting part
satisfaction with nominees selected
u lie referred to the history Of conyeI
y tions for the nomination of count
officers years ago and to the cause
which led to the adoption Of th
Z primary system which he said ha
i proven more satisfactory.
k The committee then adiourne
e until one O'Clock, when n NJ. Hou
e spoke briefly. lie said that
IS Thought it would be the part
e wisdom for the committee to graz
the request Of the petitioners; thl
IS he believed no valid objection was
n be made to the primary system
a itself, and that the refusal of IL
1t committee to recede from its form
action might injure the chances
e Mr.. Reed in other counties later o.
3 Then one Of the old soldiers o. Il
h Confederate Home spoke in favor
Mr.. Folks candidacy; after whiC
II Moorahnod on,onnood Ahat tl