Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-03-16
MAJORS AND CAN'T AND
OTHERS ARE ENDORSED

A. Reed, Governor Elliott W. Major
and his candidacy for yice-presideni
and E. S. CAN'T as successor Of the
late Judge J. d, Barnett, the Audrair
county Democratic convention held
a love feast and harmonious session
Tuesday In this city to choose dele.
lgates to the state convention at St
Joseph, March "a.
Part of Delegates Chosen
a Delegate Alternate
Mexico:
! Ward-W. W.Johnson S. d. Byrns
/ 2 Ward-Dr. n w. Berry W.s. ElIer
8 Ward--Dr. /, Y. Coil A.C. whitsoh
4 ward-Dr J. F. Harrison
R. D. Rogers
Sailing:
Frank Canada Stanley Palmer
Loutre:
6. T. Peyton ]. B. De Vault
Prairie:
J. j. johnson E. ]. shobe
Wilson;
3. J. sinms Dir. W. Todd
Salt River;
Taylor Berrey J. Wakefield
Delegates from Cuivre to State
convention: G. B. Moore, j. D. SUIT
ton; Alternatds, F. B. De Teinne, 5.
F. Parker.
Two delegates at large are Lutte
Diggs and F. A. Morris.
J.W Burlington was chosen tempo
rary chairman, after the meeting had
been called to order by County Chair
man, F. A. Morris, Mr.. Burlington
made short address in which he told
Of the present administrations sue.
cess and assured victory in November.
Mitchell White, junior editor of the
Ledger then made short talk.
! The COMMITTEES on organization re-
port, which was adopted, made e. C.
Waters Of vandalia chairman and DR..
W. 7. Todd, secretary The report
stated the thirteen delegates and al
ternates would be divided between the
precints as follows: Salt River, s;
Quivre, 2; Linn, 4; Sailing, /; Wilson,
1; Prairie 1 and Loutre l.
The following committees took
charge of the business of the session:
Committee on Credentials: ]. w.
Daniels, J. J. Wakefield, WV. John
son, Ran Kendall, H. D. Bower, Riley
Wilkerson, Elmer Gatewood, c. T.
Payton, VIM. Eller.
Committee on Resolutions: A. G.
Whitson, VIM. Vivian, Taylor Dowell,
E. A. Shannon, G. B. Moore, e. J..
Shobe, E. ]. Sims, ]. B. Devault, John
Marshall.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton: E. L. Johnson, John Kemp,
Taylor Berrey, Postmaster w. r.
jackson, j. F. Parker, J. j. Johnston,
G. M Berrey. A. ]. Douglass, Harry
Atchison.
G. F. Clark, II. P. Warden, W. w.
Fry, Jr., ]. T. Johnson, and the Rev.
o. o. Green made short and spir-
tied talks before the convention on the
Democratic Administration.
Delegates to County Convention
Delegates From First Ward-Theo.
Williams, S. D. Byrns, R. B. Cauth-
orn, F. Cauthorn, M. F. Horton, w.
w. johnson, S. P. Cunningham, e.
r. Myers, E. A. Shannon.
Alternates:-C. w. Edmonston, w.
]. Rixey, C. C. FowIes, J. W. Mason,
J. 7. Crews, Postmaster w. R. Jack
son, w. A. Sharp,
Delegates From Second Ward:--
Harry Atchison, w. S. Eller, Leo
Hanly, Joe Williams, Jr., and John
Marshall.
Alternates: = George Hatcher,
Frank Buckley, Byron Powell, Charles
Cleveland and E. R. Locke.
Delegates Firm Third Ward:--J. w.
Woodbridge, William Wayne, l..
Whitson, J. W. Daniel, S. J. Sanford,
DR.. Coil, Walker Byrns and E. l..
johnson.
Alternates:-W. W. Fry, Jr., J.. H.
Wayne, M. H. Murphy, Charles Craig,
J. D. Pratt, G. G. Heller, Ivan Ash
worth, and ]. At Brown.
Delegates From Fourth Ward
William Vivion, John Kemp, Ran Ken
dali, Frank Eller, j. w. Burlington.
Alternates;-Fes. Cauthorn, G. B.
Morris, G. A. Witherspoon, Chas.
Spotswood and c. c. Roselle.
Union:-J. P. Crews, ]. W. Smith.
Molino:-Taylar Berrey, Taylor
Dowell, Jno. Wakefield.
Alternates:--M. Peck, J. +. Flynt,
J. w. Slonaker.
Delegate from Cuivre: J. F. Tur-
ner, E. G. Waters, H. D. Bowers, G. B.
Moore, Leo Kurtz, W. p Johnson, F..
B. De Teinne and J. F. Whitledge.
Delegates from Loutre: j. B.
De Vault, DIR. L. T. Carr and Chas.
Payton, Judge Douglass, James Dow
ell.
Delegates from Prairie: J. J. john
ston, r. r. Wilkerson, E. ]. Shobe.
Linn-No representative.
Delegates from Sailing Frank Cam
ada, Stanley Palmer
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