Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-02-17
LIBERTY ADVOCATE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u, ioii
ron PRESIDENT,
NRGTRSY WGATa
OF KENTUCKY.
From me Soaihron,
WING STATE CoNvENTIc,l

We delayed our paper fer the purpose
of obtaining the proceedings Of tho Whio
Convention; eu, even now we arc enabled
to furnish only part Of them.
AT Convention OF the membe RS Of the
Wing party held pursuant to previous
appointmentin the city Of Jackson, on the
9Th day of February, 1914, the Hon. Ed
WARD TURNER was chosen President oil
the Convention and Geo. Winchester, Dr.,
J. II. Williams, David Montgomery, ]. A.
Ventress, and A. Hardy, were appointed
Vice Presidents.
On motion, John NJ. Duffield and Ever
ard Dowsing were appointed Secretaries.
On motion, RESOLVED, Tha, the Ser
geant alarms Of the Legislature, be re-
luested to act as Sergeant-at-Arms or this
Convention.
On motion Of Judge Guon,
RESOLVED, That the rules Of the swo
Houses Of the Legislature be adopted as
the rules Of this Convention.
On motion, RESOLVED, That DR.. Joseph
G. Wall, of fernando, and Mr.. +. Dow
sing, Of Columbus, be added to the list Of
delegates, heretofore appointed by the
Wing party of this State to the Balti-
more Convention, in May next.
On motion, VIM, G. Smedes, Of Vicks-
burg, was a so added TO the delegates to
said Convention.
On motion, Resolved, That commit.
tee Of eleven be appointed to present the
names Of suitable persons ofthis Conven-l
zion as candidates for the office of EIec-
tors in the coming Presidential contest.
The President appointed Messrs. w. r. /
Miles, ]. S. Yerger, Knox, Luke Lea,
II. ]. Jarnag;n, R. w. Brahau, Maxwell,
JIM. Smylic, King, w. NJ. Brown, Of Goa
homa, and A. s. Patterson of Carroll.
50 On motion, James l.. Hodge, OF Will
kinson county, was added 10 the delegates
TO the Baltimore Convention.
On motion Of Mr. Jarnagn.
RESOLVED, That the Hon. S. S. Prem
,ss be requested to address this meeting.
The eloquent gentleman enchalned the
attention Of his auditory during, the re-
tirement Of the committee appointed 70
select electoral candidates.
The committee appointed TO report the
names Of suitable candidates Tor the once
Of Electors, through Mr.. Miles, their
chairman, reported the following names.
JouN |. GuIoN, Of Warren County,
PETER B. STARxE, OF Lowndes County,
ALEX. b. BRApfoRD, of Marshall Co,
r. JONES STEWART, OF Wilkinson 20,
Isaac N. DAVIS, of Ponola County,
HENRY GRAY. Of Winston County.
Which report was received, and the
gentlemen named therein, were unanim-
ously chosen by the Convention as the
Electoral candidates Of the Wing party
Of Mississippi, for the coming contest
On motion, Mr.. Gray was invited to ad-I
dress the Convention, which call he obey
ed in an arden, and enrgetlc speech.
On motion, RESOLVED, That Central
Committee of seven be appointed by the
Chair, whose duty it shall be TO fill any
vacancy that may occur in the electoral
ticket. The Chair appointed Messrs. s. s.
Prentiss, Robert Hughes, D, O. Shauuck,
Luke Lea, w. r. Miles, W. c.. Richards,
and DR.. J. w King.
4 ne HeSOt abioA luC
Of number OF gentlemen, appointed TO
canvass various counties, together with a
Resolution offered by Mr.. Gafheld, was
sent TO Vicksburg with the other proceed
iags, and of course cannot be published at
this time. We will furnish full ac-
count of the proceedings as soon as we
get in possession Of them.
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be re-
quested to inform the Electoral nominees
Of their selection by this convention as
candidates, and request their acceptance.
RESOLVED, That the Wing papers Of
this State be requested to publish the pro-
ceedngs of this convention, and that the
same be signed by the President and Sec
retarios.
EDWARD TURNER, President.
I fv N, pvF naE.s,,,, Secretaries.
From the Baltimore Patriot. II
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. /
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