The weekly clarion., 1873-08-28
Political Meetings.



Arcrrsr1l. IS73-This day the delegate
cia.t,d ar urinary meetings held IN eacl
-nnarvisarsF District IN the county, met II
convention aU Pontotoc for the purpose @
nominating Conservative eahdidatts l."
the county offices aHd TOT the I-egisldtuie
,,.r,. called 10 order by Dr. ". X MN
,..f., rbairfnln OF the Executive Commit
tec Nyhrreup3n on motion. Mr. O. u. ften-
tlu wa. elected 10 preside a. Chairman q
.f fhs convention, T. F. Jackson. secTe-
f.r- and james II. Il tTr- assistant secretary
The convention being thus organized, :
committee OF five consisting at one inrinDri
rom each police district, were app6ihtto
on credentials
The s.itl committee on credentials there
upou reported the names OF the delegates
elected aL each primary meeting, "hIcA re-
--4rl was received by the convention.
,,p u,.-. ...st. the convention proceeded to
business.
At this stage Of the proceedings a motion
oa- introduced by delegate from Beat
No. not 10 permit the delegates iIoLh beit
<, , 10 enter and take any part Ia SAID
convention, because OF an alleged unfdIr-
hess la the manner OF holding theif prl-
mary meeting.
4nsjarifv Of the delegates Assem- bled III con-
x.uiiou, Vas tabled. ThereupOn seven del
eo.tte, from Beat No. Withdrew, aud re-
fused 10 take amy part IN said convention.
The following persons were nominated
l,r tne county offices, to-wit
a. l. Donaldson, Sheriff; John y. Sloan,
reelection to ChanceIy Clerh; ,. NJ Barr.
re-elc.lioH 10 Circuit Clerk; Isaac PIIcc,
Treasurer; }. +. Wilson, Assessor; X. II.
P5.tS. County Surveyor; }. II. ilildm~oH,
Coroner ana Ranger; IhOs. 0LOchsliil, to
Lower House OF RrpTesen tatIVes.
Il Hu- moved that the chair appoint two
delegates from each Supervisors District 70
meet at Cherry Greek JH saturday, Tie ION
int. I'm convention with delegates from
Onion county 10 nominate "a Candidate for
FloaJer, which motion was carried ahd the
following delegates appoIuJeu
District No. IA. Pay ne aud ii. L Pitts
No.2-E +. Jackson and Jesse " ellis; No.
3--. ". Wood and j. Ii. OitYer; No. 4
Capt. G.. IL. Wharton and " X Campbell
No. 5-lIgnry Duke and W. T. Donaldson.
IL Na- ulso moved ana carried that the
same number OF delegates be appointed 10
meet delegates from Lafayette county, at
Torrap1la on Monday, the o-h OF SepJen-
bar ra nominate a candidate for the Senate.
The following delegates were appointed
District No. I-E smith and l.. Gather
nj No. 2-B. K. Short and James Cailehau
No. Al. T. West and JAS BarksdaIe; No. /
l-Jas. Gordon aud Wiley L. Holmes; No. |
5-Henry Dake and w. Ii. Il. Craw ford.
Tue following resolution was introduced (
aaH unanimously adopted
Whereas. Z. Is. Mitchell, the present Dis |
trier- Attorney Tor this district, Is caudI- :
date FOR reelection; and as an officer said /
be L therefore
Resolved, That this convention indorses /
In toto his official conduct recommend him
~ a most suitable and efficient officer, ANA
,ledu,. 10 him our undivided support ut the
coming election for TIE Office, the duties oI
which he has 50 ably and honestly dis
charged in tue last two years
IL was then moved and carried that the
chairman OF this convention appoIrt an EX-
ecutive Committee, to consist OF three meIn-
Der, from each Supervisors District, to sue
ceed the present Executive Committee.
The following persons were appointed:
District No. 1-Henry Pitts, David Brown
ana Elijah smith; No. .2-Dan'l smith, Il.
+. Snort and Jesse Wells No. ID. NJ. WI
iams. 4. f. Vance and Jas. BarksdaIe; No
i-pr w. Il. Minniece, K. n. Miller and W.
I. Holmes; No. 5-Dr, Anderson, Wash
gombes aud Thos. Craw iord.
1t was moved and carried that copy OF
these proceedings be sent Ior publication 10
the Pontotoc Intelligencer, Oxford Falcon
and THE CLARION
1t was also moved and carried that this
convention tender their united thanks to
the chairman Tor the impartial, satisfactory
and efficient manner in which lac dlscharg-
Ell his duties.
ON motion, the convention then adj
ourned. u. q. KENCAN, Hfes.
f. +. JACKSON, Sec'y.
JAMES If. BARR, Asst Sec'y.