Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09
REPUBLICANS GATHER.
Elect County Officers, Choose Deli
gates and Adopt Resolutions.

At the Republican convention held
in Mexico e. s. Wilson was elected
chairman of the county committee
and Ralph e. Head was reelected
secretary.
Delegates chosen for the State
Convention at Excelsior Springs April
13 were DR.. ]. c. Parish, of Wanda
liza; E. c. Kennen and H. E. Christup,
Laddonia; X. X. Buckner, J. A. Gun
mel and Clarence A. Barnes, Mexico.
Alternates, t. G. Hawkins and w. W.
Braden, Laddonia; George SAKE, Van
dalia; E. r. Taft and L. w. Roberts,
Mexico, and E. w. Pritchett, Mar
tinsburg.
To the district convention: Walter
Boyd, vandalia; Harry Householder,
F. r. Sanford and George Harvey,
Mexico; e. w. Rockwell and ]. J. F.
johnson, Benton City. Alternates,
J.A.B. Keith, Vandalia; L. McF. Gam
BILE, Ralph E. Head and w. A. Pau
lin, Mexico; Jacob Freyer and Ken
meth Kennen, Laddonia.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Be it resolved, That we, the Repub-
licans of Audrain County in mass con-
vention hereby indorse the precepts
of the Republican Party and its splen-
did National record beginning with
the time of Lincoln down to the dis
astrous change of administration in
1912.
Be it also resolved, that we indorse
the theory of protective tariff as pro-
pounded by the Republican Party.
1t is our opinion that a non-partisan
tariff commission which will re-
move the tariff discussion from Sec
tional political consideration as far
as possible, is the true way of de-
termining the tariff question.
Be it also resolved, that we are
anxious to return to a period of pros
perity such as previled during the
Republican administration of the
past. We also desire the elimination
of the peaceful War Tax made neees-
sary by the mismangement of the
present national administration.
AS to State matters, we respect
fully call your attention to a COM
parison of the present administration
to that of the preceding one and de-
sire that you make your choice as to
which has been the most efficient in
the management of our State affairs.
We feel the theory of Nepotism is
entirely contrary to the best inter-
ests of the State and should be
eliminaed.
We deplore the general incompe-
tency of the present State admins,
tration and specially direct your at
tention to the over-appropriation OF
the State funds, by the last Legisla-
ture and it's attempt to conceal the
same by the school fund grab as at.
tempted by the Democratic State
officials.
We also believe laws now on the
Statute Books regarding prison labor
should be enforced. We also oppose
the creation of offices for the sol,
( purpose of rewarding the faithful
{ at heavy expense to the taxpayer
of the State.
;, Also, be it resolved, delegates Il
f the Congressional Convention ar
hereby instructed to cast their vot
|, for Judge Hukreide and Hon. ]. c
n Brown as delegates to the Nationa
Convention to be held in Chicag
}. June 7, 1916, and we also instruc
}. delegates to the State Convention t
2 be held at Excelsior Springs April
(, to cast their votes for Hon. Herber
S. Hadley, Hon. Jacob Babler, Hor
t, John C. Mckinley and Hon. L. {
le Dyer as delegates-at-larg to the Ne
tional Convention to be held in Ch
N cago June z, 1916.
id Furthermore, it is the sense {
Is this Convention thav delegates to tn
National Convention be uninstructe,