The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-22
TIPPAH COUNTY.
Hon. FbO~- Spi:h1 sRencmi mated
for the H4esi~Iature.

Monday, the 9th day Of September, 1873
and was organized by the election of DR.
. L. NJ Alexander as permanent Chair
man, and Dr. J. K. p Rucker as Secre
tary.
On motion, committee on credentials
consisting of one from each Supervisor
District, was appointed, as follows:
Dist. No. &c j Frederick Dist
No 2-Jos Pearce. Dist. No. 3-M
Cox, Sr. Dist No As P Majors. Dist.
No. 81 w McCarley
The committee reported the following
gentlemen as entitled to seats in this
Convention
Dist. No. IF A Wolff, c J Fred
erick, G w Wright, K Pegg, VIM
Hudson, Y A Grace, w c Mccoy,
Calvin Rowland, johnson, A Wolff,
K B Mitchell, S L Hopkins, r NJ Moore
and DIR Julius johnson.
Dist. No. pr E NJ Alexander, T O
Willis, j Y hurry, d K Childers, B P
Robson, Jos Pearce, A Kinney, Ed
Grissom, q NJ Bostwick and K E Whit
| ten.
Dist No. 3-M Cox, sr., e San
ders, w M Roberts, A H Striugtellow,
l. 5 Rogers, X | Hill, j j Guyton, j d
Palmer, H Stewart and w + NJ Smith.
Dist. No. A NJ Gaillard, L Smith,
J A Stokes, VIM McCluskey, L Hen
son, S p Majors, w II Lokey, f Geno,
w L Daniel and j L Kelly
Dist. No. 81 K z tucker, VIM San
ders, Booker Pate, j K Noble, K 5 FAINT,
w K Quincy, j NJ McCarley, TAYLOR
Heath, j II Skinner and j H Nance.
The reDOrt was adODted
1t was moved and carried, that each
District be allowed to cast. ten votes in
this Convention.
On motion the convention adopted the
majority rule.
On motion, it was resolved that no
mans name be allowed to come before
the Convention until he has pledged him
self to abide by its action. Whereupon
Capt. Thomas Spight came forward, and
in a short speech pledged himself I'M
qualifedly to abide by the action Of this
Convention.
On motion, the chair appointed the
following gentlemen as tellers:
Dist. No. l, G Frederick No. 2, d
r Childers No 3, j d Palmer; No. 4,
A NJ Gaillard No. >, X S FAINT.
On motion, the platform of the Dem
Ocratic- Conservative party adopted by
the State Convention, August 3, 1875,
was adopted as part of this meeting.
On motion of Mr. G. j. Frederick,
Capt. Thomas Spight was, by acclama
nation, nominated as the candidate of
this Convention to represent Tippah
county in the next Legislature.
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
/. Resolved, That the Chairman of
this Convention he, and he is hereby in
structed to appoint two energetic, intelli
gent Democrats, from each Supervisors
District, who shall constitute a perma-
nent County Executive Committee, who
shall hold their office until the meeting
of the next county convention. 1t shall
be the duty of said committee to see that
all persons in their respective Districts,
who have the right to register, shall have
an opportunity to do 50 and to take such
steps as may be necessary, in order to
bring to the polls the entire strength of
the Democratic and Conservative party.
Said committee shall have power to call
county conventions when necessary; to
nominate candidates for political offices ;
and to make rules and regulations for
the election of delegates, and to do AMI
perform all acts which may be necessary
to promote the general welfare of the |
party; and to perfect and keep up a
thorough organization of the same.
2. Resolved, That the chairman of
this convention be, aud he is hereby di
rected to appoint five energetic, intelli, +
gent Democrats in each Supervisors /
District, who shall constitute an Execu-
tive Committee for each District. The .
members of said committees shall hold .
their offices until the meeting of the next I
county convention. 1t shall be the duty
of said committees to complete a thorough +
of the party in each Super +
visor's district, and to form clubs at such +
points in their respective dis /
tricts as may be necessary. 1t shall be .
the duty of said committees to do all in i
their power to induce all Democrats 10 /
register and to attend the polls at all cleo |
tions, and to do all acts which may be I
necessary in order to perfect and keep
up a thorough organization of the party, +
and to vote the entire strength of the
party at all elections.
Capt. Thos. Spight being called for
came forward and addressed the conven- I
ton in an able and eloquent speech.
The chair announced the following
permanent Executive Committee for this
county.
PERMANENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Dist. No. 1-E Frederick, Geo w
Wright.
Dist. No. p w t Falkner, r E Whit {
ten.
Dist No. 3-W o Rutherford, Sam
Smell.
Dist No. Al L Henson, w NJ P Ma +.
bers.
Dist. No. 5-W A Boyd, DR. ] KIP
Rueker.
Also the following committees for the
various Supervisors Districts:
COMMITTEES OF FIVE.
No. IL w Park, S T Hopkins, Robt
Mitchell, Thos Wilson, c 0 Slower.
No. pr j Y hurry, 7 . Willis, d
r Childers, Elihu Gibbs, Joe Pearce
No. 3-M Cox, Sr., NJ f Sanders, L
Rogers, j d Palmer, r B Henderson.
No. "A NJ Gaillard, Bart Bullock,
Wiley H Lokey, F Geno, B Wallis.
No. 5-Wm Sanders, Il S FAINT, Jerry
Prather, Jno Mofitt, A B Waldran.
Mr.. Frederick introduced the following
resolution which was adopted
Resolved, That the Secretary be re-
quested to furnish the proceedings of this
Convention to the Ripley Advertiser,
jackson CLARION and Memphis Appeal,
with the request that the same be pub
lished.
On motion, the convention adjourned
sine die.
f. NJ. ALEXANDER,
Chairman.