Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-04-12
PRIMARY RESULTS
and CONVENTION
RESULTS FROM PRECINCTS
WERE NOT ALL RECEIVED
UNTIL Q O'CLOCK MON
DAY AFTERNOON.
BRYAN AND FOLK IN CONVENTION
George Robertson Endorsed for su-
prems Judge and Resolutions
Adopted.

The result OF the election was gener-
ally known Sunday, though the Official
count was not complete until 2 O'Clock
Monday afternoon. Reports from the
different districts 10 the townships
arrived in rapid succession and the
count hurried as fast as possible The
successful candidates Of the county
were:
Congressional Committeeman A
Guthrie and o Terril
Representative Walter Burch.
Collector-Thomas F Roden.
Sheriff Price Johnson. ~
Prosecuting Attorney-John D
Orear.
Probate Jndge-W w Bolts.
Becorder Of Deeds "A II Whitney.
Clerk OF County Court-E Il Fl Carter.
Clerk OF the Circuit court-W II
Norris.
Treasurer--Noble Barnes
Presiding Judge--J w Smith.
In another part Of this article will
be found a list OF Justices Of the
Peace and constables. Folk Democ-
racy reigns supreme.
The convention was opened at 2
O'Clock by J. W. stephens, who an
nounced that Geo. Robertson as tenn
porary chairman, John 7. Ricketts,,
Temporary secretary and Sheriff Price
johnson temporary sergeant at arms.
Mr. Robertson made a short speech
upon democracy. While speaking Of
Mr.. Folk in high praise the delegates
cheere1 enthusiastically at each mem
tion Of the reform Governors name.
The committee upon the permanent
organization and order of business.
Cuiyer-W. Fl. Cummings
Linn-R. 81. Lee
wilson's. A. Pulls
Salt Rtyer-O. Hit and ]. W.
Howell.
LOuUtc- 4uuo HOoi
Frairla--Tom Pearson
Saling-O. T Smith
The committee on resolutions are
Cuivre--C BELLS
Linn-Thos Miller
Wilson, s Atkins IL
Salt River--C II Clark, W II Ken
nan
Loutre--S o Coil
Prairie--J A Bolts
Saling--Thos Arnold
The committee upon credentials;
Cuiyre-T d Brown
| Linn--E Shobe
WIlson--A II Carter
i Salt Rlver--J w Million, u Jame'
i Loutre-J W Dowell
prairIe--W Fl Logan
Salipg--J J Phillips.
| Mr.. Kennan read q resolution to tn
affect that Audrain county is entitlet
| to ten delegates and ten alternates t
the State nominating convention ami
judicial convention, and that the
shall be divided as follows: Salt River
,; Cuivre, 2; Prairie, !; Sailing,
Wilson, /; Linn, /; Loutre, |. Thl
was passed unanimously:
Col. Green Clay offered Iresolutio
: launching William J. Bryan for th
next Democratic candidate for th
presidency. This was referred to th
committee on credentials. by th
unanimous vote Of the convention.
While the different committees wer
|, comforting several prominent DENT
Gratis talked, among them were T. /
Cullen and Walter Burch.
President Million, chairman Of tn
committee on resolutions, announce
s the decisions upon proxies, and a
were accepted. The report was a
= cepted by the convention.
4 o. HIT, chairman OF the committe
on permanent organization and ord'
Iof business, then announced DR. Il
Cave, chairman; John T Ricketts,, Sc
Z retary, and ] N Gross and George
u Batterton assistant secretaries.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1st-Report OF committees on pc
manent organization and order
. business.
b 2nd-Report Of Committee on Oh
dentiais.
srd-Report Of Committee on Res
!. lutions.
. 4th--Announcement ana confirm
! tion of the nominees Of the prlmaI
5th-Selection OF delegates to 9
stlte nominating convention
or 6th-Selection OF Delegates to {
e, State Judicial convention.
es 7th-Selectlon OF new Central 20
mitteemen.
This report was also adopted una
40 ~ imously by the convention.
~ DR. Cave upon taking the CHI
- thanked the convention for the nor
" conferred upon him.
IT. Mayor Jones made . short talk a
ou among other things said that the b
nv up Salt River would leave the Q
Hall Tuesday morning and IT
Cunningham and be (Jonesl would
or tertain the defeated candidates
Dw board. Noble Barnes also made
~ short talk. Mr.. orear next thanl
n'' the people OF Audrain county for