The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-14
County Convention at kahoka s.lcct-
ed Six Delegates to Attend
State Meeting at
Joplin.
THE STEAM ROLLER
Rutherford, Who Once steered the
Machine is Flattened Out by it
at the Resent
Meeting.
/ Special to The Gale CITY !

opecidl 10 lne Gate CITY.
kAEIOkA, Mo-, Feb. 14.-The long
looked for democratic county conven.
tion fer the selection of six delegates
to represent Clark county at the state
convention was pulled off and as an
ticipated, the convention was in con-
troll of the Clark men.
The meeting was called to order at
al o'clock and a temporary organiza-
ton formed and the usual COMMITTEES
named The meeting then adjourned
to o'clock
Two O'Clock found Libern Townsend
in charge as chairman and Col. N. r.
Cherry and two assistants at the
Esecretary's desk. The committee
named for the purpose recommended
that each township be entitled to 80
votes for delegates or five votes for
each of six delegates to be named.
There were nine candidates in the
field for the honor of going to Joplin
For some reason or other the instruc-
tons were not properly understood
and before the result of the ballot was
announced, Chairman Townsend an
inounced that something was wrong,
and it would be necessary to do the
thing all over again. The rules were
! then suspended and each township
was ordered to have its chairman an.
/ nounce the vote of his township when
called in alphabetical order. At this
iuncture one of the aspirants apparent
4 ~ realized that he had NO chance and
! withdrew his name. The vote showed
the following named to have received
the highest number of votes and to be
/ the delegates to Joplin.
Charles Carroll, Clay township.
Martin Banker. Jackson township.
Charles Kilkenny, Madison town
ship.
/ VIM. Robertson, Washington town,
ship.
4 7. l.. Montgomery Lincoln township
4 J. A. Whiteside, Lincoln township.
\ Following the selection of delegates
Hon. T. L. Montgomery arose and adj
! dressing the chair, asked that a com
/ mittee OF three be appointed to wait
on Hon. w T. Rutherford the van
/ quished Folk leader in Clark county
and bring him into the presence OF the
august convention. His presence be-
! ing desired that he might hear the
4 many fine things said about his
4 fsvorite, and make appropriate reply
1 thereto. The chair appointed ]. A.
! Porter. Joe Cutting and Henry Gre
! dell. They soon appeared with their
victim and the reading OF the reso
lutions were begun. AT the conclus
ion, Mr.. Rutherford was asked TO take
/ the floor He prefaced his remarks
4 by saving that he was Folk man and
had no apologies to make, but that
many months ago he had realized that
Mr. Folk had no chance TO defeat
4 Champ Clark for the Missouri endorse
ment, and had SO advised his candi
date. He spoke for harmony and said
! that Mr. Folks withdrawal would
bring about the desired result He
ing: Eight years ago ! helped rur
the steam roller over you and now you
are running it over me. Mr. Ruther
ford's speech was received with much
applause. He was followed by Hon
J. A. Whiteside, "cne'' OF the dele
gates from Lincoln township, MIR
Whiteside said he never felt better
III his life He launched forth in q
beautiful tribute of Champ Clark
raid Jos. W. Folk fine compliment
and stated that in his opinion Mr.
Clark would be the next nominee ant
the next president. Mr.. Whiteside
said several other things which We
presume he would rather We would