The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-06
The Empire County Speaks :!
Her Delegates Instructed 10 Vote
Against NOmi mating AT
Baltimore.

/ At II NJ, on Saturday. Nav 25th 1872
Conservative County Meeting was held a
| the Court House in Holly Springs, to ap.
point delegates to the approaching STATE
Convention, and 10 confer as TO the duty o.
the opponents of Radicalism in the coming
Presidential canvass. The meeting was
Wen attended, and great enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
On motion, Hop. w. +. Hyer was called
to the Chair, and Kinloch Falconer and A.
Is. Upshaw were requested to act as Secre-
| taries. .
The Chairman explained the object of the
meeting.
On motion of Gen. w. S. Featberston. the
chairman was instructed to appoint a com
mlttee of seven to draft resolutions. ex-
presslve of the sense of the meeting. The
IOlIOwlng gentlemen were appointed: w
,: Featherston, Henry E. Williamson. T. M.
NJ MIoseley, T.. ii. Crump, Jno. w. G. Watson
w. Z. Warren, and A. NJ BRYAN.
During the absence of the committee the
meeting was addressed by Coils E. w. In
shaw, H. w. Walter and Van I'll. Manning.
The committee on resolutions through its
following report:
whereas, Ii is proposed that State Con-
ventlon be held at Jackson. during the
month OF June, 1872, to appoint delegates to
the Nationai Democratic Convention, to
Do hefd at baltimore, July 8, 1872. and to
nominate an Electoral Ticket: therefore
Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting appoint fifty-seven delegates TO
represent Marshall county in the State
Convention. .5-af
Resolved, That the State Democratic and
Conservative Executive Committee. which
Is to meet at jackson, on Monday next. to
cali state Convention, be and is hereby
respectfully requested to unite all voters |
irrespective of race. color or previous con-
dition, who are opposed to Radicalism. fo |
be represented in said State Convention.
Resolved, That, in the sense of this meet i
ing, the State Convention should instruct |
It's delegates TO the National Democratic |
Convention TO vote against the nomination /
OF a Democratic ticket for President and /
Vice President. -
In offering the foregoing report, General /
FeatherstOn made few sensible and we'll
timed remarks.
The resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted. 1900
Under the first resolution. the eL airman
appointed the following named delegates to
Marshall county in the State
Convention: 49,
W atson, e. w. Upshaw. Kinloch Falconer.
q. w. Walter, w. ;. Featherston u. n
trump, 7. j. Hudson w. j. Phillips, John
Gwln, L. Gatewood, w. c. Warren, John
Tucker, d. G. ToPP. 81. E. Williamson.
b. Upshaw, John Caihoon, A J. Vans chan.
;. Franklin, joint Hogg John Ri. Miller.
;. N. Powell A. III. Eva, s. John B. John 1
on, A. M. Clayton, J. III. Glenn, NJ. III. i
= GODS. y. ~. Boggan. L.. i. Watson. L. .1i
lays, @ H. M0sely. Ed. kuhI~ T., Cum :
nings. r.. :. Stith. Lauranee johnson, +. I 1
Lucas, II. Reinhardt, Geo. NJ. Govan. ]
L. HILL Jno. 4. Brown, W. Bernard, S. s
!, Briggs, In. p. Bowen. 8. J. McEIwee. J. III.
alexander, Wash Greer. Booker Aston. III.
louise. Oscar Hoskins, HubbardBoggap,Jim
Loseley, John Anthony, Bllford Dougher-
Z, VIM. Hfndman, simon Harper, and Jim
I0oreS IL N <a4 VI rf1ll4 sgk teug 4
On motion, the chairman Of the meeting N
IS added to the list Of delegates. q
In response TO calls upon them, Hon. i. | :
{. c. Watson and HON. W. r. Hyer adj =
ressed the meeting in n few earnest and s
On motion Of Col. III. w. waiter the !,
oily Springs Reporter and Independents Il
,uth, and other CONSERVATIVES Journals Ia i
ississippi. were requested TO publish the j a
'cceedings OF tnis meeting. - Id e
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