The Laclede blade., 1904-07-09
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Delegates Elected to the State. Congressional
and Judicial Conventions.

ventions to be held in the near future
The delegations from railroad towns
arrived early, but the heavy morning
rain delayed those from the rural dis
tricts. By noon, however, every
township in the county, except three
was represented. The opera house
was appropriately decorated for the
occasion, and J. E. Welsh's fife and
drum corps furnished splendid music.
Prior to the opening of the conven.
tion the county central committee met
and selected Attorney M. E. Burke,
of Meadville, as temporary chairman,
and D. B. Ormiston, of Linneus, as
temporary secretary, with Geo. W.
Martin, of Brookfeld, as assistant
temporary secretary. At eleven
o'clock Chairman Allen called the
convention to order and after invoca-
tion by Rev. J. E. Robson announc-
ed the selection of temporary officers,
which selection was promptly ratified
by the convention. Chairman Burke
made a neat speech in which he
thanked the convention for the honor
and then called for the business of
the meeting.
On motion committee on creden-
tials, one on organization and order of
business and one on resolutions were
appointed after which a recess was
taken till 1:30.
Promptly at 1870 Chairman Burke
raped for order. The committee on
credentials reported no contests and
recommended that all delegates be
seated according to credentials pre-
sented. The report of the committee
on organization and order of business
among other things reported that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent. There two reports were
promptly adopted.
The committee on resolutions
brought in two reports, the majority
report being signed by eleven men,
bers of the committee and the
minority report by five.
MAJORITY REPORT.
Resolved that we heartily indorse the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt and
congratulate the country upon it's unparal-
lelled prosperity since the Republican party
came into control of nation al affairs in 1897.
We declare our faith in the wisdom and
sincerity OF the republican principles as set
forth in the platform adopted by the alton
al republican convention at Chicago and
pledge our support to the candidates nomi-
mated.
We deplore the mismanagement, the un-
just laws, the corruption which has disgraced
our grand state under the past third Of a
century Of democratic misrule. IL
We congratulate the republican party of ,
this state on its magnificent growth and we
commend the efforts of all republicans who
have used their time and energy to further
the principles Of republicanism in Missouri
We believe that with the united effort of all !
republicans Missouri will be redeemed from f
ring rule and corruption at the coming
election.
We commend the untiring efforts of our
state committeeman, Hon. r. f. Smith, in
dorse bis course in the past two years, and
hereby instruct the delegates here elected d
n II al oh III, |
election,
we further indOrse that untiring worker,
our present county chairman, Hon. E. B. g
Allen, for mem ber-at-la 'ge of the republican ~
state committee and instruct the delegates |,
elected here to vote and work for his :,
election.
MINORITY REPORT.
While we hold that an American citizen n
orfeits no right as citizen. or as republic G,
;an, by accepting an appointment to =
ederal office: we believe farther that the D.
republican party CT Missouri, with it's mem G
,ership of 100000 or more, is not so poor in
material that it becomes necessary to add to
ne arduous duties of federal officials, whose
ime and labor needs to be devoted to the
uties of their Offices, the additional duties
f official position. in the council OF the
'arty, state or national, and we doubt the
,ropriety and condemn the policy that q,
rings about such conditions.
The minority report was champion
d on the floor by DR.. A. c. Pettijohn, Id
G. K. Hart, Geo. W. Martin, and NJ.
Martin, while the majority report was h.
.bly advocated by W. III. Handy, j. "
Y. Wilson, r. M. Tunnell and r. S. de