Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-03-17
DEMOCRAT CONVENTION
A Very Harmonious Meeting.
Administrations Endorsed.
Rucker First.

convention at the Court House Tues
day and had a rousing democratic
meeting. Endorsements Of the Ma
tional and State administrations
special endorsement of Congressman
Rucker and the courtesy usually ex-
tended candidates for state offices who
reside within the End congressional
district and who have no opponents
also resident in the district, were
unanimously adopted.
Following are the proceedings in
full:
The convention was called into
session by M. w. Anderson, county
chairman, who called for nomina-
tions for temporary officers. Judge
l.. H. Herring Of Brunswick was Sc
lected as temporary chairman, and
w. W. White of Keytesville as tenn
porary secretary. Judge Herring at
once took the chair, stated the OBJ
ject Of the convention, and called for
nominations for the permanent Or
ganization of the convention. T. H.
Edwards of Salisbury was nominated
and elected as permanent chairman.
j. B. Robertson Of Brunswick was
chosen as secretary, with ]. L. Rit-
zentha1er Of Salisbury and E. E. Ret
tig Of Keytesville as assistant secre-
taries.
Chairman Edwards, upon taking
the chair, favored the convention
with a short speech, after which he
entertained motion for the selec-
tion of committee Of five on reso-
lutions, and a committee of five on
delegates. The following were ap-
pointed:
On resolutions-John D. Taylor
H. L. Mann. H. H. Miller, c. O.
Houston and ]. H. Hunker.
On Delegates-R. B. McKittrick
c. W. McAllister, L. H. Herring, Wal.
ter Gaffron and Holland Bayne.
During the time occupied by these
committees in preparing their re-
ports, the convention heard mum.
Der Of good, old-fashioned Democrat.
ic speeches from such thorough Dem.
ocrats as Senator J. s. Wallace, Roy
w. Rucker, B. H. Smith, R. B. Nc.
Kittrick, M. W. Anderson, C.. C.
Carlsbad, DR.. ]. T. Dewey, Frank W
Hill and Others. The speakers were
unanimous in their endorsement oi
the Democratic administration, and
particularly the administrator oi
President Wilson, whose successful
management of the many perplexing
problems during his administration
has been the source of worldwide al.
miration.
The following list of delegates and
alternates were selected by the cont
mittee on delegates, to represent
this county at the st. Joseph conven-
tion:
Delegates-John D. Taylor, w. l.
Wright. L. H. Herring, ]. S. Wallace
Tom Copeland, John Slee, G, w. Nc.
Allister, G. o. Houston, P. H. Lacey
H. H. Miller, Marshall Bentley and
w. W. White.
Alternates-T. R. Hamilton, H. L.
Mann, e. B. Welch, B. H. Smith
Moses Gum, ]. H. Hunker, ]. l.
Ritzenthaler. Frank Laughlin. A. F
Arlington, A. S. Taylor, ]. P. Guillod
and w. o. Patterson.
The committee on resolutions sub.
mitted the following report, which
was adopted unanimously by the con.
vention, each resolution being acted
upon separately, and later, upon mo-
tion, the entire report being adopted
as a whole:
The following resolutions were un.
animously adopted by the conven-
ton:
The Democracy OF Charlton Coun-
ty by its representatives in conven-
tion assembled greets the Democracy
Of the state of Missouri.
We take this occasion to re-vow
our faith in the principles and teach
ings Of the Democratic party as laid
down by the great leaders Of that
party from the time Of Thomas JET.
ferson and Andrew jackson to that
Of their worthy and able successor
Woodrow Wilson.
We commend and endorse the con.
duct Of our most worthy president
Woodrow Wilson, and declare oul
faith IN his wisdom, judgment and
policy and pledge to him our unqual-
ified and loyal support and urge ev-
cry loyal America loving citizen Of
the entire nation to rally to his sup
( port and re-elect him as the chief
executive OF these United States.
While we earnestly hope and de-
4 sire that this nation shall not be en-