The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-22
MAOL.HE 80 COUNTY.
DUNN's STORE, QUoFALOMA,

DUNNs STORE, QUOFALOMA,
TCHULA LAKE, Sept. 4th, 1915.
The Democrats and Conservatives of
this portion of District No. 4, Holmes
Co., Miss, met at this place to-day, at
II O'clock, for the purpose Of organizing
a club.
The meeting was called to order by s.
g. Carradine, who moved that Gen. w
r. Miles be elected temporary chairman,
and that pr. c. c. Thornton be request
ed to act as secretary.
Gen. Miles took the stand and explain
ed the object of the meeting, and spoke
for about one hour in his usual happy,
graceful, forcible and eloquent style
(By parenthass, | would say that Gen.
Miles has been brought forward by his
many friends as candidate for State
Senator for Holmes county, subject to
the approval at the primary election,
Sept. 18th, and whether he receives the
nomination or not he proposes to speak
to the people at each precinct in the
county before the November election
This will be good news to the people, for
Gen. Miles has Il State reputation and
served the people of Mississippi in both
branches of her Legislature in those good
old DAYS when it was an honor to be
State Senator, and by his intelligence,
experience and logical arguments, will
carry conviction to the most skeptical)
Gen. Miles then introduced the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
The citizens of Beat No. 4, Holmes
county, Miss, have this day organized a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS club, on the
following basis, to-wit:
1st. Equal equality to all before the
ID. No special legislation in behalf of
any man, Of set of men or class of pee
pie
Sd. Repeal of all laws imposing unjust
and unnecessary taxes.
4th The abolition of all unnecessary
offices.
9th. Affirmation of the platform re-
Gently adopted by the DemocraticC Con-
sentative Convention at jackson, Miss.
9th. We pledge ourSelver to use all
honorable means to elect the Democratic
candidates to office, whether State, coun-
ty or district
S. e. Carradine introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That each member of ills
club pledges himself and themselves in
dividually and collectively to protect and
defend, if need be, with their lives, any
and all colored men who have joined or
may join this club, in all their lawful
undertakings and privileges
Gen. Miles then invited all who were
DESTROYS of organizing club to come
forward and sign the roll. There was a
rush to the secretary's table, and with
this RESULTS whites and 8 colored,
signed their names to the club roll.
The club then proceeded to elect Off
GERS for q permanent organization, with
the following result:
S. q. Carradine, President; Thels.
n. Miles, Vice-President; J. B. Dunn,
Secretary and Treasurer. T. NJ. Brooks
and j. r. Tucker, Executive Committee.
On motion of Col s e. Smith, it was
resolved that a copy of the proceedings
of this meeting be furnished the Durant
Advertiser and jackson CLARION for
publication.
There being no futher business before
the club, on motion of Capt NJ. II.
Roberts, the meeting was adjourned until
the 18th September, to meet at P. g.
Cocks Store, 10 o'clock, A. NJ
S. G. CARRADINE, Pres't.
T. N. MILES, Vice-President.