The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-05-19
The HlgginsvlIle Convention.

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All parts Of the county.
The convention was called to order
by DR.. ]. j. Fulkerson, chairman OF
the county committee, who announc-
ed the object of the convention.
William Walker nominated S. N.
Wilson for temporary chairman.
There we're no other nominations and
Mr. Wilson was elected by acclama-
tion. Mr.. Walker then nominated
representatives OF the democratic
press as secretaries Of the convention
and these we're accordingly elected.
ar. Walker made motion that the
representatives from the several town.
hips select three of their numbers,
Ine from each group to constitute a
credentials committee, one from each
10 constitute committee on organ
Ization and order Of business. and one
from each to constitute committee
DO resolutions.
The committee on credentials was
as follows: DIR. F. W. Mann, N. E.
Snyder, G. L. Wilson, H. T Phillips,
KillIan Long, L. D. Johnson, j B.
Williamson, Fl. H. Anderson
The committee on permanent organ
lzatlon and order Of business was as
follows: J. X. Gray, j. f. Neill,
William Walker W. W. Downing,
William Aull, ]. H, Leach, j. W..
Carmichael, Oscar Filler.
The committee on resolutions was
Is follows; Thos. Foster, J. G. Coe,
j. @. Plattenburg, 5. P. Phillips, ID.
f. Blackwell, d. A Barr, B. Here
ford, Judge E S. Butt.
The convention ratified these selec'
lions and adjourned until l:3O O'Clock
The committee was called to ordel
Tor the afternoon session at 1:S(
o'clock and the reports Of the com
mittees were received. The creden
tials committee, through its Chairman
7. B. Williamson, reported list o
80 delegates duly certified, and th
report Of the committee was adopted
The committee on organization an
order Of business, through its chail
man William Walker, reported |
favor Of making the temporary orgaI
ization permanent; in favor Of di
trlbutlng the IL delegates to the tw
conventions among the townships
follows Clay, Davis, Dover and LIE,
lngton delegates each. Freedom
Middleton, Sni.a- Bar and WashingtC
] delegate each to he elected by Il
respective township delegates al
ratified by the convention; and th
the order Of business be ID the Sele
tion of delegates to the judicial co
vention, (2) to the state conventio
(9) ratification Of these selections a
(4 report Of the committee on e'
lutions. The report Of this CO..
mittee was adopted, and the conve
tion then proceeded to the selecti
tion of delegates to the two &C
Y v,ntions.
The delegates to tho judic
convention are: j. f. Larkin, r.
Mann, ]. S. Belt, ]. S Carter, ].
Pace, J. Q. Plattenburg, W.
Downing, Alexander Graves, II.
Blackwell, P. W. Osborn and E.
Butt. The delegates to the st
nominating convention are: R.
Dillingham;, L. f. Cobb, 1. H. Noy
j. G. Coe, Jno Walker, S.
Reynolds, Julius Vogt, Douglas Me
c. A Phillips, D A. Barr, j.
Hereford, Oscar L. Filler.
These selections we're duly rati
by the convention.
The report Of the committee
resolutions by Its chairman, J..
Hereford, was then read as follow
Resolved, That we endorse
conduct OF state affairs Ill
democratic rule from Silas Wood
down to the present time,
especially do we endorse the pc
OF Governor Folk In enforcing
laws OF our state. That we p
with pride to the wise, economic
honest administration Of the at
Of Lafayette county by past
present democratic oficials,
faithful servants Of the whole pc
OF the county, who have
discharged all their duties as
officials wisely efficiently and to
satisfaction OF all well informed