The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-16
COUNTY DEMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION
Met at Higginsville Mon.
day, May Il to Name
State Delegates.
BRYAN WAS ENDORSED
Also Stone and IIamlin Democratic
Party Record in Missouri Praised
Star and POst.Dispatch Denounced.

Star and POst.Dispatch Denounced,
The Lafayette County Democratic
convention met Monday in Higgins
vile. The convention was called to
order by DR.. ]. J. Fulkerson, chair
man of the Lafayette County Demo
cratic committee, who stated the OBJ
ject and purposes of the convention.
A temporary organization was
formed by electing Judge James P.
Chinn chairman and the reporters of
the various county newspapers as
secretaries. On motion the dele
gates of the various townships nomi-
1at51 a nrmovr Tor eacn committee;
viz: committees on resolutions, cred
entails, aud rules and order of busi-
ness. After the report Of the several
delegations and the forming of com
mittees the convention adjourned un-
til o'clock.
On convening the committees made
their reports.
The committee on credentials then
reported the following delegates en-
titled to seats IN the convention:
Clay Township: E. NJ. Thomas, J.
F. Larkin, G. T. Neff, F. W. Mann, ].
B. Williamson (proxy for L. 2. Gra-
ham) Geo. Havenor, James A. Glib
son, D. U. Brown, William Chinn.
No report from Napoleon.
Davis Township; J. F. jackson,
Jack jackson, j. G. Coe, Stewart
santneyer, Burt Canterbury, j. Is.
Ragland, G. R, Chamberlain, N. E,
Snider.
Dover Township: J. P. Chinn, VIM.
Walker, Jno. Walker, ]. M Winn,
Tom Corbin, Lynch Turner, j, w.
Colson, j. H. Blackwell, S. M. Rey'
nolds, E. D. Emmerson, Dan Jackson,
Freedom Township; J. T. Little
john S. P. Phillips, H. T. Phillips.
Lexington Township: Jesse Cren,
shaw, VIM. Aull, &. f. Blackwell
Isaac Hulver, VIM. L Glasscock
Orlando Bradley, Arthur Young
Forrest Nave, A. W. Allen, ], j
Fulkerson, 2. W. Wright, Douglas
Meng tproxy for ] c. stapleton), os
car Andreen, n. G. Wallace, Robert
Db,,
Middleton Township: Nath Cor
don, w. w. Davis.
Sni-a-bar Township; Walter L
Bales, Jno. Barnett, Geo. Sullivan
W. F. Drummond, VIM. Crouch, P
w. Osborn, j. B. Shelby.
Washington Township: Chas. Pool,
(proxy for E. s. BUTT, T. M, Chinn
Irwin Withers, G. W. Kincheloe, G
Jennings, Jno. Sanders, H. H. Ander
son (proxy for Jas. Rennick and N
Collins.l
The townships selected their owl
delegates to the state convention
which we're afterwards ratified b
the convention.
The delegates are as follows:
DR.. J. J. Fulkerson, Fl. c. Wallace
Julius vogt, J, B. Hereford, n
Gordon, John Walker, Walter Bales
t. M. Chinn, J. G. coe, J.F. Larklr
James Gibson and Dan jackson.
Resolutions we're passed indorsin
every democratic state administrs
tion down to the present The re
cords Of Senator Stone and Congress
man Hamlin we're indorsed. Tn
delegates were instructed to vote fo
j. "a. Reed and Champ Clark as del,
gates at large to Denver.
The convention was harmoniou
throughout. VIM. J.. Bryan's nam
was received with enthusiasm an
the county's delegation to JeiIerso
City was instructed to vote for DELE
gates to the national convention VIII
we're heart and soul in sympathy wit
Bryan and his policies. Followin
we're the complete resolutionss
Be it resolved by the democracy {
Lafayette county in convention a
sembled:
That the lessons of experience
public events, both national and stat
that have passed into history hay
only served to confirm our faith in u
immortal truths Of democracy
formulated by Thomas Jefferson az
to strengthen our devotion to =
cause Of their success in the admin
tration Of our government.
That we deplore the insistent e
croachment Of our Federal Cover