Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
DEMOCRATS ELECT
THEIR DELEGATES
BIG AUDITORIUM WAS CROWDED
"His Eight We're Selected to Repre-.
sent Missouri at Baltimore
kcmper.Fieming Contest
Compromised.

In spite of the S'orm tnat began II
the morning the auditorium was
crowded when T.. VI. llarber, tenn
porary chairman, finally called the
convention to order.
kemper.Flemine Contest.
The contest between William I.
Kemper and Fred w. Fleming of
Kansas City, over which should
go to the Baltimore convention was
settled amicably upon the slate pre-
viously made. When Senator NJ. +.
Casey called the fifth district con.
gressional caucus together Thomas
Pendergast Immediately put in nomi-
nation for delegates Joseph b. Shan.
o and Fleming. Mr.. Shannon then
took the floor and explained that
Kemper was on the slate for one OF
the big eight shannon and Elem.
ing we're elected by reclamation.
There were cries for Kemper. He
made a short harmony talk thanking
his friends for their support and the
contest was ended.
Delegates to Baltimore.
The following are the delegates to
the Baltimore convention and the cleo.
tors chosen at district conventions:
First-DelegateS. +. II. Mccullough,
Edna, ard II. Clay Heather, Palmyra;
elector, y. NJ. Pettingill, Memphis.
Second-Delesates, Ed. NJ. HARDER,
Trenton. and John +. Lynch, Moberly;
elector, Russell Kneisley, Carrollton.
Third-DeleGa'cs, o. =. Gentry, Lib.
erty, and Gardner Wilson, Bethany;
e%lector, DR.. r. W. Rca, Plattsburg.
Fourth-Delegates, r. NJ. Schwartz,
st. Joseph, and l.. l.. Tear, Craig; cleo.
tor, l.. c. Carte. Tarkio.
Fifth-Delegatcs, Joseph b. Shannon
and Fred w. Fleming, Kansas City;
e%lector, Michael Ross, Kansas City.
Sixth-Delegates, James W. Suddeth,
Warrcnsburg, and j. W. Jamison, Rich
Hill; elector, W. d. Summer, IIarri.
sonville.
Seventh-De,cGa'cs, r. II. Harvey,
S aline county, and W. II. Powell, Sc.
dalia; e~lector, James Kuehls, Higgins.
Vile.
Eighth-Delega'cs, James G. Hall,
Columbia and W. r. Johnson, Room.
Vile; %elector, J.. G. Boggs, Columbia.
Ninth-Delegates, Ed. A.. Glenn,
Louisiana, and David II. Harris, Full.
ton; e~lector, Joshua Tappinmeyer, st.
Charles.
Tenth-Delegates, A. c. Stuever and
Ralph w. Coale, St. Louis; e%lector,
John II. Boogher, St. Louis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Charles l.. &C.
raghty and James =. Miles, st. Louis;
elector. Phil Dwyer, St. Louis.
Twelfth-Delegates, Thomas r. Kin.
ney and Arthur J. Fitzsimmons, st.
Louis; ~clector. John p. Collins, st.
Louis.
Thirtccnth-Delegates, +. NJ. Dear.
ing. Hillsboro, and Frank Wells, Bol.
linger county; e~lector, ]. Il. Burks.
Pennington.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, A. T.. HARRY.
Bloomfield, and A. +. Green, Butler;
e~lector, c. +. Reed, Christian county.
Observation-Disclosures, Thomas +.
Hackney. Carthage, and l.. l." Scott,
Nevada; e%lector. Stephen II. Clay.
comb. Joplin.
Observation-Disclosures, Kirby Lamar,
MUS On, anu III "uiIhsp IuidShi
county.
Delegates at Large.
After an all afternoon fight on the
floor OF the convention caused by the
effort of David A.. Ball of Bowling
Green, former Democratic candidate
for governor. TO oppose the onven
ton slate agreed on by party leaders,
tho np,.onti,, n1nntnd aioht J,Iountop
S~t.large TO the Baltimore convention.
The delegates were instructed by
the convention to vote for Clark
speaker OF the house. for president on
every ballot taken before the Balti.
more convention.
There were no second choice in
strutctions.
The big eight who will represent
Mis- souri at Baltimore, are:
Senator william j. Stone Of Jeiier
son city; Senator J. a. Reed, Kan.
sas city: 4. NJ. DOckery, Gallatin; =.
V. Stephens, St. Louis. and David X.
FratCis, ST, Louis; William 7. KEN.
per. Kansas City: Virgil Rule. 81.
Louis. and Gilbert Barbee, Joplin.
The alternates are:
Judge W. w. Graves, Jefferson
City; j. T. Woodruff, Springfield; Ed
ward Robb, Perryville; Hamp Roth
well, Moberly; J, NJ. Burrows, Garth
age: John II. Simon. st. Louis, and
Henry Abels. Atchison county.
Presidential Electors.
Tie presidential electors selected
at large are:
Judge W. f. Fowler. Excelsior
Strings, and Frank II. Faris, Steel
vile.