The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
DEMOCRATIC CLUB NOTES.
Haskell Dinner. and Torch.
Light Procession.
All the Adjoining Clubs and the
Public Generally Invited.
Several. Eloquent Speakers to be
Present.
Committees Appointed to Prevent Fraud
at the Polls, Etc.

The Brookhaven Democratic club mel
last Saturday night as usual with a some.
what increased attendance. The basket
dinner and grand torch-light procession to
come oil tomorrow, the 81 inst, were the
main features before the club. and most at
ten'ion were given to their arrangement. J
w. Martin, Jr., was appointed Marshal OF
the Day, with power to choose as many as
s%istants as necessary. All the committees
previously appointed reported proceedings
The committee appointed to invite speak.
ers reported that they had invited several
OF the States ablest orators, including
Maj. E Barksdale, Col. Hooker, Gen,
Lowry, Hon. II. Cassidy, Jr., and others,
and therefore some fine speaking. will not
be among the least interesting features of
the occasion.
On motion an assessment Of fifty cents
was made upon each member of the club to
defray the expenses of the demonstration,
the old finance committee discharged, and a
new committee, composed of J. w. Martin,
Jr,, A. Krauss and Z. Schaller, was ap
pointed to at once proceed to collect said
assessment.
On motion a committee, composed OF j.
I. Swan and A. krauss, was appointed to
procure music for the day.
1t being desired that everybody within
reach should join in the festivities, the Sec
rotary was Instructed to invite all clubs of
this and adjoining counties, and the public
generally is most cordially invited to at
tend. Lincoln has not done her share in
this campaign In the way of public demon
STATIONS, and as this will be our last
chance before the election, every man in
the county, feeling an interest in the success
of the good cause for which we are work
ing, should exert himself, and let us have a
rou1ing revival for our noble standard
bearers, Tilden, Hendricks and Hooker.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and adopted:
Resolved, That all merchants, shoe
makers, lawyers, doctors, and all others
who have places Of business within the
election districts of this county known as
the Courthouse and Warren Store districts
he, and they are hereby requested, t, close
The sam and to transact no business what
ever during election day; also that the
same request be made Of all persons doing
business in Brookhaven on Friday, the
Sd of November, the day ofthe baske, din
ner and procession.
Resolved. That the Treasurer, President
and Secretary of this club be appointed on
a committee to cooperate with the Chair
man Of TIE County Executive Committee
in the matter OF providing and distribu-
ting election tickets throughout the coun-
tv, and that they be charged with that
dntv.
Adopted with the request that each club
in the county pay 10 the Chairman Of the
County Executive Committee 81. 90 to pay
for election tickets.
Resolved. That the President appoint a
COMMITTEES of six for each OF. the voting
precincts in Brookhavcn, to be known as
the Challenging Committee, whose duty it
shall be to be present at the polls on cleo
ton day for the purpose of challenging all
persons who offer TO vote who ara not en-
titled to the same by the strict letter of the
law.
Court-housc C ,mmittlee-J. G.. Hardy,
J. ". Martin, Jr,, Thos. Cumming, Jr., K.
B. Withers, jesse Warren, b. +. Atkins.
Warren Store Committee j. 7. Swan, L.
Bowsky. J. NJ. II. Martin. r. II. Henry, A.
Scherck, Thos. Rails.
The club adjourned to meet again to-
and as business of importance is to
be transacted, it is desired that ever y mem
Der be present.