The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
SUMNER COUNTY.
Public Meeting.

Public Meeting.
At mass meeting of the people OF
Sumner county, Mississippi, held at Mt.
Tabor Church, June 5, 1875, for the
purpose of organizing the Democratic
party, for said county, Jno. f. johnson
was chosen Chairman, C.. @. Ross, Secre.
tary, and c. A. Park, Asst. Secretary.
The Chair appointed F. n. Arnold,
w. A. Womack, T. n. Ross, A. III.
Bays and G. w. Milton, to draft reso.
lutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting, who, through their chairman,
A. III. Bays, offered the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
WHEREAS for the last FIVE years our
laws have been made by Legislature
composed of men entirely inimical to the
interests Of the people and administered
by their INSCRIPTIONS and dishonest
tools, and instead of being a protection
has been a means of oppression and a
means of robbery and corruption; and
whereas, the people are gradually being
brought to perjury and want-which il
not remedied at an early day will send
the most of them to the poor house, and
as we recognize the existence of only
two political parties in the State there.
fore, be it
l. ResoIUed. That we, the people now
present organize the Democratic party
by electing two men from each Super
visors District including a Chairman, to
be known as the Executive Committee
of the Democratic party for the county
of Sumner, Miss.
An amendment lacking on the name oil
Conservative to that of Democratic was
lost, and the above resolution. adopted.
2. RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves
to put in nomination, by Convention,
none but good honest men, that will OF
should receive the support of all good
men.
3. That we will not support any per-
son who does not pledge himself to abide
by the action of said nominating Con
vention.
4. That while we shall hold strictly to
the principles of the party, we cordially
invite all persons of whatever race or
party to unite with us in securing good
government in lieu of the corrupt one we
now have.
3. Recognizing the present as the most
suspicious time for a change of law.
makers we pledge ourselves to use every
honest effort to elect the nominees of the
party not only in the county but through
out the State
3. That we hereby express our unquali-
fed disapprobation Of the Legislature
in separating the office of sheriff and
tax-collector and giving the Governor
the power to appoint the latter, thereby
creating additional offices for adventur-
ers, and adding greatly to the burdens OF
the people. and is an advance towards
Capitalization and one man power which
has ever been subversive of the funda-
mental principles of our government.
Z. That we favor a free public school
system honestly and economically ad-
ministered wherein every child in the
State may receive a good English educa-
ton.
8. That we recommend the organization
OF Democratic clubs in each Supervisor 5
district in the county, to the end that a
thorough organization of the party NAV
be early effected
The above resolutions were adopted.
W. A. Womack and A. L. Gould
were elected to serve as members of
Executive Committee for the territory
lately annexed to this county, known as
the Oktibbeha and Chickasaw panhan-
dies, and which has not been laid off
into Supervisors districts.
The following named persons were also
elected to serve as members cf same
Committee from their respective beats
L. w. England, JAS. Pierce-Beat
No. 5.
Jno. F. johnson, w. A. Davis-Beat
No. 4.
Jno. Moore, Albert Young-Beat No.
8.
Allen Moore, Gideon Watson, r.
Beat No. 2.
F. NJ Leverett, Fayette Howell-Beat
No. 1.
On motion, Albert Young was elected
chairman,
Moved and adopted that committee
of three be appointed to confer with the
Republican Executive Committee of this
county, with view to getting their CO.
operation in some movement looking to
fair representation of both parties on
the Board of Registrars and that said
committee recommend that w. D. Perry
represent the Democratic party on said
Board. A. III. Bays, V. A. HAYS and
L. NJ. Gore, committee.
Moved and adopted, That the Execu-
tive Committee call meeting at an early
day at some convenient or central point
in their respective beats to select ten
delegates and ten alternates, 70 meet At
Mount Tabor, on 1st Monday in Septem-
Der next, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the various county offices
W. G. Suggs and T. NJ. Gore were
to attend the State Convention
at jackson, Sd of August.
Moved and adopted that the Demo-
cratic party of this county endorse the
course of the Columbus Democrat. and
urge that the party take the paper as a |
paper.
a motion requesting the jackson CLA-
RON, 0hickasaF Messenger, Winona |
Advance and the Columb bus Democrat 10 |
publish these proceedings Carried.
On motion. meeting adjourned.
JNO. f. JOHNSON, Chr'm.
C. G. Ross, Sec'y.