The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-07-27

Convention then took a recess until
O'Clock, p. NJ.
Convention re-assembled. and the COM
mittee reported plan of holding Conven-
ton for the county, which report was, on
motion, received, and the committee dis
charged.
On motion, the report of the committee
was then taken up section by section and
adopted. which with the amendments there
to Is as follows:
Whereas Ir is the earnest desire Of the
Democratic or Conservative party of Pike
county, to defeat Radicalism In said county
at the approaching election: and to effect
this end, the said party is willing to yield in
dividual preferences for the pulic good;
and,
Whereas the success of said party can on
ly be assured by the concentration of the
entire strength of said party on one candi-
date for each office; and,
Whereas. it is eminenuy desirable that a
just and fair nomination of candidates may
be had, and that the voice of said party may
be authoratively announced in the nomina-
ton of said candidates, thereby removing all
just causes for complaint and thus securing
for the nominees of said party a Jealous and
earnest support. Therefore, be it
Resolved, LIST, Than an election in said
county be held at the various precincts
thereof among the voters of said party on
the third Monday Ia August next for the
nomination of candidates for the various
county offices and candidate TO represent
said county in the lower house of the State
Legislature, and also TO designate the choice
of said party in this county for Senator
from this senatorial district; and that at
the various precincts. the voters be reques-
ted to vote for and elect their county dis
trict candidates.
Resolved ID, That the President Of this
Convention be authorized and required TO
appoint three managers for each precinct in
said county to hold said election. That
said managers are instructed to permit none
but avOwed members of said party TO vote
at said election, and who are willing TO
support the nominees of said party; that
said managers keep a written list at their
respective precincts of the names of those
who vote at the said election; said names of
said voters to be taken down when said
voters deposit their ballots; tbs said mana.
gers have some secure place of deposit for
said ballots, so as to preclude all possibility
of improper or double voting; that after
said voting shall have been completed, the
managers are required u count said votes
and transmit to the county seat of said
county on the day after said election, the
aforesaid lists of voters who have voted at
their respective precincts. together with a
true statement Of the number of votes Civ
en- at their respective precincts for the can
didates for said offices; that when the said
returns shall have been made as aforesaid.
and the result known, the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee. TO whom said lists
ana statements snail De sent, shall announce
in the public prints of said county, as the
nominees of said party, the persons who
shall have received tie largest number of
votes for the said offices, and the said per-
sons SO receiving the largest number OF
votes as aforesaid, are hereby declared to be
the nominees OF said party, and we hereby
pledge them our ardent and unfaltering
support at the coming election.
Resolved. Sd. That in the event of the
inability or unwillingness OF the persons
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for managers nj said precincts as aforesaid.
TO perform the duties required of them as
aforesaid, that any two Of said managers so
selected and accepting. may choose q third
person to act as manager at said election. or
in the event OF the inability or unwilling
ness Of any two of said persons appointed
as managers TO act as aforesaid. any one SO
selected and accepting may select q second
and they a third TO act as managers as afore-
said, or in the event of the inability or I'M
willingness Of all Of said parties TO act as
managers the chairman OF the executive
committee Is required to appoint new man
ayers who are required to proceed as Aforc-
said TO I'LL any vacancy that may occur.
Resolved. 4th, That In the event of two or
more candidates for the same office recefv-
ing the same number of votes the result
shall be determined by lot who among said
candidates shall be the nominee OF said
party.
Alfred Boyd, J. E. Varnodo, jas. Conerly,
ii. T. Applewhite, Geo. w. simmons, K. G..
Andrews, ]. johnson, J. c. Williams, p. l..
Barnes.
On motion Ii was resolved that an execu-
tive committee to hold their Office until af-
ter the election Aforesaid, be raised, TO con-
sist Of the chairman OF this meeting and
two persons from each supervisors district,
10 be appointed by the chairman Of this
convention.
The chairman then proceeded to announce
as said committee the following gentle
mens
1st district-GeO. Nicholson and John
Holmes.