The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-08-28

lin.
Laudeadale-R E Leachman, Geo
Walker, w p Smith, r Ramsey.
Scott-Arthur Boiling, Austin
Kemper-Wm Kellis, DR. G V Nc
Lanahan.
Newton-E A GRAY, Moses Boil
lin.
Holmes-H w Warren, NJ NJ
Holmes, r A Summons, Jordan
Whathby and T Weatherly.
Respectfully,
JOHN D. WERLEs, JR.,
Chairman.
Mr.. Kellis moved that the county
of Newton be excepted.
Mr.. Truhart moved to amend by
adding the county of Holmes.
Mr.. Shackleford moved to lay the
amendment and the amendment to
the amendment on the table.
Mr.. Warren asked a division of
the question, and the question be
ing put first in regard to Holmes
county, was carried and recurring
on the motion in regard to Newton
county, it was carried.
Mr.. Werles moved to recommit
the report TO the Committee on Gre
dentials carried.
On motion the Convention took
a recess of one hour
On reassembling the Committee
on Credentials reported the list of
delegates back without amendments
to the first report. Report received.
On motion the report was adopt
ed by counties. All the delegates
were seated as reported by the COM
mittec until Holmes county was
called, when Mr.. Patterson offered
the following amendment: Strike
ont the names of the delegates as
reported by the committee, and in
sert the following names as dele
gates from Holmes county: II. H.
Truehart, A. G Packer, .. s. Lee,
n NJ. Holmes, ii. W. Warren, Ten
nant Weatherly."
Mr.. Warren opposed the adoption
of the amendm ent.
Mr.. Lee spoke in favor of its
as it would give both
wings claiming to represent the Re.
publican party in Holmes county
in the convention.
Which motion was adopted.
Mr.. Holmes moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the motion of
Mr. Patterson was adopted.
Mr.. Gray moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table.
Lost.
Previous question called and sus-
tanned on the motion to reconsider.
And the question recurring on
the motion to reconsider it was lost
and the report as amended was
adopted.
MIR. Shackleford moved that the
temporary organization be declar-
ed the permanent organization.
Carried
The chairman declared that the
was completed, and
that nominations for candidates for
the Fourth Congressional District
were in order.
Mr.. Gray put in nomination Hon.
A. Warner.
The following was the result of
the vote. Whole number of votes
that the convention was entitled to
Al; necessary to u choice 81.
A. Warner having received "a
votes was declared the nominee of
the convention.
A committee was appointed to
wait on General Warner and inform
him of the action of the conven-
ton. In few moments the Con
eral appeared on the platform, and
in brief speech thanked the con-
ventiop and accepted the nomina-
ton.
The following committee was APP
pointed to bring in list of names,
one from each county, to constitute
the Congressional Committee of the
Fourth Congressional District.
Il. D. Morrin, III. A. Walker, a.
G. Packer, J. G. Patterson, and d.
f. Young.
The committee recommended the
following named gentlemen to- con-
stitute the Congressional Commit
tee:
Madison county-S. p. Key.
Observation-Disclosures Horton.
Yazoo-J. G. Patterson.
Holmes. q. Packer.
Attala-J. G.. Lucus.
Leake-Edward Rushing.
Neshoba-L. G.. Franklin.
Scott-R. b. Stone.
Kemper-W w. Chisholm.
Newton-Jackso Simmons.
Iauderdale-R. f. Leachman, Jr.
Report received and adopted.
On motion The Convention ad-
Journed sine die. VIM GRAY,
Chairman.
w. III FooTE, Secretary.