The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-03-05
The Township Convention.

afternoon Feb. 27, at O'Clock. The
meeting was called to order by the
chairman OF the democratic county
committee, Fl. f Blackwell, who read
the call and stated that the object Of
the meeting was to elect three COM
mitteeman from the township to
serve on the county committee for
the next two years. He asked the
house to elect a chairman for the
meeting. DR.. j. j. Fulkerson was
put In nomination and elected by ac-
clamation. Representatives Of the
democratic newspapers we're nomi-
mated and elected as secretaries,
II. J. Duing to represent the News
and E N. Hopkins the Intelligencer
S. N. Wilson moved that the con-
yention proceed to the nomination of
committeeman as the next step in
the order of business. The motion
was carried
William Aull put in nomination,
J III. f. Blackwell, Arthur Young and
James Jordon.
Judge William Young said that be-
ore proceeding with the nominations
wished to say that he believed
here was no objection to the per
ionel of the old committee, but that
some of the democrats Of the town.
ship wished to have the names OF the
candidates for governor placed upon
the tickets to be voted for at the
democratic primary for the selection
Of county officers, and that If the
committeeman just nominated would
pledge themselves to do this, no op
posing ticket would be nominated
He called upon the nominees to de-
clare before the convention whether
OF not they would do this
William Aull said that it was out OF
order to call upon the gentleman to
declare for OF against primary as a
condition for their election and before
the will of the majority of the con-
vention was ascertained.
Judge Alexander Graves said that
it was the wish of large number OF
the democrats to instruct the dele
yates to the state convention by
vote 10 connection with the county
primaries, and that unless the gentle
men already nominated, pleged them
selves to this plan 1t would be neces
sary to pus another set Of committee
rneu in nomination.
Judge Young spoke again insisting
upon an expression Of the ticket il
nomination as to its attitude upol
the question Of the primary.
\ II. f. Blackwell speaking for him
X self and the other two nominees sal
that they would do what they had al
ways done, what they conceived to b
the will of the majority of the demo
Gratis OF the township; that If thi
convention by vote expressed prefer
ence for the primary plan, they woul
vote for it in the county committe
meeting; or If this convention pr'
ferred the township convention plaI
they would vote for that.
Judge Young then began to dictal
to one Of the secretaries resolutic
to be introduced instructing the con
mitteemen to vote for primary.
point of order was raised. Juds
Graves, speaking to the point of ord
insisted on the introduction Of I'll
resolution at this stage of the pr
ceedings.
S. N. Wilson said that by previo
motion the house was at the nomin
tlon of committeeman in the order
business and that the introduction
a resolution at this time was out
order.
The chairman sustained Mr. w
sons contention.
Mr.. Wilson then moved that I
house proceed with its regular ord'
The motion was carried.
r. J. Duling then put in nomir
tion William Young, Thomas Cal
way and Thomas Roosevelt. The
Z gentlemen were understood tobe co
mitted to the primary plan.
There being no other nominatic
the chair appointed Isaac Hays, Pr
R. N. Cook, Judge J. P. Chinn a
RI, Hicklin as tellers. The VI
was taken by ballot and the res