The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-25
HON. ID. NJ. ROGERS RE-NOMINATED
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Mount, mississippi, August Hath,
1873.

The Joint convention between Yalo-
busha and Calhoun counties, to nominate
candidate for Floater Representative
from the two counties, met agreeably to
appointment, at Air Mount Saturday,
August 18th, 1875, and proceeded to
business as follows
On motion of A L Roane, Capt Roland
w Jones, of Yalobusha, was called to
the Chair, and w F Macarthur of
Calhoun, was requested to act as Secre-
tary.
After brief explanation of the objects
of the convention, on motion the follow
ing Committee on Credentials was appoint
ed, to-wit:
FOR CALHOUN.
A T Roane, j A p Kennedy and J w
Lamar.
FOR YALOBUsHA.
W.T. Winn, j S Trimble and DIR A M
Brown.
The committee retired ard made up the
following report
Mr.. CHAIRMAN Your Committee
on Credentials, report the following
named delegates as entitled to seats in
this convention
FOR CALHOUN.
District No. IA T Roane, J A P
Kennedy and Z L Beadles.
District No. DIR J L Pittman, j p
McLarty and NJ A Steele.
District No 3-W F Macarthur, j II
Allen and w Lamar.
District No. 4-G L Pulley, James
Denton, Sr and j j Fox.
District No Sc F Moore, j A Cox
and + ID Stevens.
FOR YALOBUsHA.
District No. IA I Wimberly, A M
Brown and Il w Jones.
District No. 2-P d Woods, j l.
Backstrom and II X Martin.
District No. 3-H w Walker, G W s
Dawson and w W Baker.
District No. Nv HI Payne, j S
Trimble and w I Wynn.
District No. 5-H Ray, S nj Ross and
w Scurr.
Bv III w Freeman
Resolved, That the nominee of this
convention shall stand pledged, to oppose
all new county projects or the abolshing
of the Circuit or Chancery Courts of the
first and second Districts of YalObusha
county.
Resolved, That the delegates of this
convention pledge themselves to support
the nominee of this convention.
On motion fifteen votes, three from
each Supervisors District, were allowed
each county, to be cast by the delegates
present
By A I Roane.-
Whereas, 1t is the desire of the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative party of 1alobusha
and Calhoun counties, that the question
as to which county is entitled to lhe Float
er Representative, be permanently settled
between the two counties /;
Therefore be it Resolved, That We
deem it right and proper that We should
alternate in the two offices of Senator and
Floater and that when one has the Sena-
tor the other shall be entitled to the
Floater Representative for the Senatorial
term of four years.
Nominations then being in order Capt.
A L Roane put in nomination the name
of Col. d w Rogers, of 1alobusha, and
there being no other nomination Col ID
K Martin. of Yalobusha, moved that
Col Rogers be declared the nominee
by acclamation, which was carried unan-
imously. :,
Col Rogers being present was loudly
called for and responded in short, P ONT.
ed address accepting the nomination and
declaing his readiness to at once open the
canvass in the interest of the reform move
ment.
By DIR. A M Brown
Resolved, That the delegates in this
convention from Yalobusha county, do
hereby endorse the course of Capt. = L
Wynn as their representative IN the last
On motion of Capt Roane, the pro
ceedines of this convention were requested
to be published in the Democratic-C Con
servative papers of this District and the
JACKSON CLARION.
On motion the Convention adjourned
r. w. JONES, Chr'm.
w. F. McARTHUR, Secy.
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