The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-03
H. II. C. c. F FsTS, Secretaries.
CoNSERV ALIVE MEETING IN MoNTGOMER
COUNTY, AT wINoNA, JULY "a, 1871.

CoNSERv ALIVE MEETING IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, AT wINONA, JULY "A, 1871.
The people assembled at o'clock, in the
Presby terrain church.
On motion of Willis Barfield. Hon. Jack
son Martin was called to the chair for the
purpose OF organizing. On taking the chair,
MIR. Martin addressed the meeting in few
appropriate remarks, urging the importance
OF making all reasonable concessions for the
sake of harmony.
on further motion of Willis Barfeld, ESQ.,
Hon. jackson Martin was chosen President
of the meeting, and Capt. b. +. Jones, Sec
rotary.
On motion, Willis Barfield was appointed
Assistant Secretary.
tee of five be appointed. to report plat
form and resolutions to this meeting. The
chair appointed B. f. Jones, A. j. Baker, ii.
Loggins. DR.. Sam Hill and ). V. CARTRIDGE.
The following resolution, offered by j. G..
Mckenzie, was adopted:
Resolved, That the President appoint an
Executive Central Committee of eight, to
be com posed of one from each supervisors
District, and three from the county at
large; and that five shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business; whose
duty it shall be to superintend the general
conduct of the canvass, to use their best
endeavors to have full registration of
voters, to call the sub-district conventions
in each Supervisors District, to appoint
caDNaSSeTS IOI LllG COuhtys POAAShN0A
meetings, and do such other things as may
be necessary for the success of the Conser-
yative party in this county.
The Chair appointed the following gem
tlemen to compose this committee: From
District No. I, D. L. Sweatman;
" & Terrell Rose;
4, Willis Barfield;
4" 5, John Holloway;
and for the county at large. j. Z. kittrell, >.
I IlNln
The following resolution, offered by Capt.
Il. d. Palmer. was adopted:
Resolved. That Hon. Jackson Martin, the
President of this Mass Meeting of Mont
| gomery county, be added to the Central EX-
| ecutive Committee of said county.
The Chair appointed the following SUBJ
| district committees:
Beat No. 1-R. d. Palmer, VIM. I. Turner
| L. Bailey.
Beat No. 2-P. w. Peoples, o. Bennett, A
Beat No. 3-H. Logglns, A. P. Harris
Beat No. Sam. Hill, A. d. Peoples, III
! r. Young.
| son, Ellison Furgerson.
Can't. Sweatman offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved. That this meeting hereby invite
| a convention between the counties OF Choc-
| taw an6 Montgomery, To nominate fioatel
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| town of Greensboro as the place, and " a.
the time of holding the same; also, that tht
| the Central Executive Committee appoint
| two from each Supervisors District TO rep
| resent Montgomery county in the same
The Committee on Platform and Resol1.
tions, through their chairman, Capt B.
Jones, reported the following Resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Conservative Party
Montgomery county in Mass Netting as
| sembied. for the more thorough organize
| tion in the coming canvass, do advise tn
adoption of that line of policy which look
to tbe union of the State and National Con
seryative party, against the Radical part.
in the coming State and PRESIDENTIAL can
vass.
ing AZ true Conserva alive principles:
The protection Of all persons IN en-
Z ouiet enjoyment Of their civil and politics
). reduction Of the State and count
! 3 Strict economy IN State and county e
/. Rsd1etion in al salaries, stais =
county