The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-07-19

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pt. Rssslfsd That eli lliuse not selected W
vote. retain tbsf fosia ~ The tUhtrhlivf' WIN
dn privilege ~ participate 30 all ~ Hve'o"'
gi E,iair,k That al the nominations DC
made IN open convention aud '5'ed upon ''"
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an. RssoirsL That The voting on The fe'pec
live nominations shall continue llll some uhe v,
Inc nominees shall have received . mJt'y "
,l tho votes IN the Convention
OH Rssgl,fd, That the delegation holn eacu
section VI the State select one Of the uouiihets
Tor Congress, independent Of The other polllons
Of the state, and ~ o nnend sald hoh'"oo w
the consideration Of the Convention -.
Pending motion Tor adoption, tue ConV0h'
ton adjourned l 2o'eleeb' u Ne
EvrNiNG SESSION
Atoo'clork. 4. NJ. the Convention was CALI
cd TO order by the char ,. -
The ouesllon recurring on the adoption OF
the resolutions they were scvcfaHy taken up
and voted upon, when upon notion the h.'h
resolution was rcjeCted--tlio preceding having
beon adopted. :,
On the $, yeral motions Of JAMES Y. MeNAnB
of Rankin, A. G. Brown, the present igcumoeh'
ofthe office Of Governor, Wilson llemmlngwaN
the present Secretary OF State, William C'dfh'
the present Treasurer OF The STATE, were uHai-
mously nominated for reelection.
On motion Of JAS Y MeNABB, James d, Mat,
hews, the present incumbent OF the ounce VI
Auditor was put IN nomination Tor reelection
Ga motion of BAINBRlDGE- ID. HOWARD OF
Yallobusha, II. q. tRozlERi was put III nolhi-
nation tor Auditor.
Il was resolved to proceed 90 ballot-where
upon James +. Matthews received 81 votes,
aud H. G. Crozier II votes.
The President then declared that James II.
Matthew's having received a majority OF the
votes, was the nominee Of the Convention Tor
Auditor.
The Convention the proceeded to the noml'
nation of Attorney General.
JOHN A. Wilcox, of Monroe, nominated
Winfield 5. Featherston, OF Chckdsaw.
b. WEIR, of Kinds, nominated John ID Free
man, of Hlnds.
Il. w. WALSH, esq, nominated Wiley 4
Col. s. DoUGHERTY nominated Franklin
Smith, of Madison.
1t was resolved to proceed to ballot; where
upon, John ID. freeman received AZ votes, w
S. Fcatherston 20, Wiley p. Harris II, Frank
lin Smith Is.
The President then declared that none of The
candidates having received maJolity oil al The
votes, there was no choice.
I. ~, "A m a CnrnnH hlIlnt
whereupon, John d. Freeman received 5l
Franklin Smith ID.
The President declared that John d, Free
man, having received majority of all the vote
cast. was duly sisetsd tho nominee OF the Ion
vention for Attorney General.
On motion Of JAMES Y. MCNABB, of Rankin
the Hon. Jacob Thompson was unanImousI
nominated tor reelection to the House OF Rep
resentatives of the U. Safes.
After a long discussion, it was resolved t
adjourn till Tuesday morning at nine o'clock
TUESDAY MORNING
The convention was called to order by tn
president at nine o'clock.
!, Resolutions were offered by =. Briscoe {
Claiborne, concerning the appointment OF Mi
lngraham, cadet at West Point.
On motion, the resolutions were referred to
r committee, consisting of p. B.iscoe, l. Sau
ders jr, B. +. Dll, c. Boyd, r. E, Harris al
A. b. Moore.
II On motion of J. A. wilcox, of Monroe,
C was resolved, that the convention proceed
a the nomination of a candidate for the mort
~ eastern division OF the State.
JOHN A. WILAox, nominated the hon' Steph
Adams of Monroe.
n. A. G. WEIR, nominated the hon. Tllghn
:, M. Tucker OF Lowndes.
al s. e. MuLpRo of Octibbeha, nominated GI
IT. II. Young of Lowndes.
he Ga motion, it was resolved to proceed to b
lot, whereupon Stephen Adams received
votes; Tighlman M. Tucker 81 votes; Geo.
Young votes.
The president declared that hon. S'epf
c.. Adams hsving received majority of all
votes cast, was duly elected the nominee OF
convention, for the house of representa- yes
Of the United States
ity On motion off. Y. McNABB, it was resolv
the Convention proceed to the nomination
m. candidate for the southern division OF the Sta
J,Y. McNABB nominated K. w. Robert:
rne Scott.
nj. VIM. B. TRoTTER, of Clark, nomina
Shields L. Hussey of Lauderdae.
IN, W. ID. McRIGHT of Noxubee, nominated
&C. d. Lyle of Monroe.
RUFUS r. RHODES of jackson nominated
nth R. Adams Of Jasper.
uld THos. ]. JOHNSTON of Lauderdale, by instr
ties ton, from Perry, nominated ]. ]. McRae
Clark.
IN. Mr.. ]. J. McRPE remarked that his name
sly been placed before the Convention against
own consent, and that he could not permit il
A. be used under other circumstances than the
ted possibility, after ballot, of agreeing upon C
dldate then before the Convention
ar Mr. JOHNSTON refused to Withdraw his no
ted nation.
Onmolion, il was resolved to proceed 10