Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-06
COUNTY coNvENTION.

The Democratic Convention OF Car
roll county, met at Carrollton on Satur-
day % ult, pursuant 70 adjournment.
Mai. WIN. WRIGnT, the president, be-
| ing absent, Hon. M. d. KimBRoUGH, vice
president, took the chair and explained
The object of The meeting. The list OF
delegates from the different beats was
then called and The following gentlemen
answered to their names.
Carrolltoa--D. Carpenter and NJ. D..
Kimbrough.
Middleton--Jno. Stoyall, and ". G.
Herring.
Shongalo Sam'I iIairston, and J. II.
Wilson.
Smiths Mills--D. Justice, J. B. Heath,
and W. M. Rozier.
Abatnponbogue-M. r. Purnel, and
G. B. Crowder.
On motion Of w. G. Herring, democrats
in attendance from beats not represented
fully in the Convention, were invited TO
take seats and participate in the delibera-
tons Of the Convention to fill up the va.
cancies in the delegation Of their respec-
tive whereupon, the following gen.
tlemen were enrolled on The list:
Carrollton-J. Whitmore, Jno Robin
son, and Jesse S. Ross.
Middlcton-C; CT Hight, and A. M.
King.
Shongato--Jno. G. McCarty and Thos.
Ely.
Abatuponbogue-J. L. Stevens, and D.
B, Stevens.
Greeauood-G. Stancill.
On motion Of Jesse S. Ross
Resolred, That COMMITTEES consisting
Of one delegate from each Beat be APP
pointed by the president to arrange and
present business for the action Of the
Convention. The president appointed
S. Hairston, Jno. Stovall, G. B. Crow
der, G. Stancill, d. Justice, and J. Whit
more said committee.
The committee after retiring for a
short time, made, through their chairman,
]. Whtmore, the following report, to.wit:
Your committee, 10 whom it was refer
ed 10 lay before the convention such
cause of action as the committee deem
best calculated TO secure the success oil
the democratic party in the county--re-
port and recommend
That the convention nominate candi.
dates for the legislature and for the Coun.
ty offices, viz: Probate Judge and Clerk,
Circuit Clerk, Sheriff, Assessor and Coun-
ty Treasurer That the convention Sc
ect the candidate by ballot, and each
member prcsant shall vote and a majority
of the votes shall be necessary to a choice
That the president shall call out in the or.
der named herein; the Offices to be filled
by nomination, when the president and
any member may propose Or declare any
person candidate. The Convention
Shall proceed to elect by ballot, without
debate. And we further recommend that nc
member nominate any person as candi-
date, who will not accept. That the pre-
sident shall appoint committee of five to
prepare and publish an address TO the
voters of Carroll county in favor Of the
candidates nominated.
The report was received and adopted,
except so much thereof, as recommended
the nomination of candidates for the coun-
ty offices, which was rejected with but
one dissenting vocc.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of candidates for Representa-.
,iyes in the Legislature, in the manner
| 70 ,onmended in the renart of the com.
mittee, and after two ballotings, Maj
BENJ.i KENNEDY and G. F. NELL, Esq,
we're declared the choice Of a majority Of
The convention. J. Whitmore then offered
the fol lowing resolutions:
Resolped, by the convention, unanimous
! ", That we recommend g. f. NEIL ant
B. KENNEDY, as the democratic candidates
to represent Carroll county in the mex
Legislature, and pledge ourselves to sup.
port them.
ResoIred, That the proceedings Of the
convention be published in the Mississippi
Democrat. Both Of which we're unani.
mously adopted.
The Chair appointed ]. Whitmore, NJ.
T. Purnell, Saml. Halrston, G. G, Hight
and Thos. Matthews, to prepare and pub
lish an address to the voters OF Carol
county. On motion, the convention ad
jcurned sine die.
MD. KIMBROUGH, Pres't
J. GEORGE, Sec'y.
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