Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15


We an indebted TO the Magnolia
Herald for an advance sheet of the
follow g proceedings Of the District
Convention.
The Congressional Convention, Of
the hfth di-triet met at tiibsOn'-
Hall, Magnolia, on the I l,h day Of
July, l-16, far the purpose of nom
mating a candidate for Congress.
/ Convention was called B" orlar bv
Col. \. J. frantE, chairman Of the
district vxecuiiys committee.
Judss l.. u. Drldewcll, Of Eopiah,
Was appointed temporary ehAiFman.
and y. III. LONGING, % Lawrence.
temporary secretary.
Roll of counties being called bv
the secretary. eleven counties were
represented Franklin count, being
represented ~ DR.. H. = Atklns, as
proxy; Marion county by Gen. Chas.
u. Smcdes, ~ prVNy-altogethor
thirty six delegates present.
On motion, \. j. Frantr, Char.
man, H. W. Hurst, &. Humphrir-.
Oliver Clifton and II. =. Atkins
were appointed n committee OF per
mancut organization, who reported
a. follows
President, y. l.. MrCaskilI, OF
Rankin, yIce-presfictt, } y. Meta.
mis-, OF Coyington; secretary, H. q.
Bridges, oi Pike; assistant secretary.
A. VI. Longino. al Lawrence.
Resolved. That the basis IT repre-.
sanitation In this convention be- dou-
bic the humber If representatives
in the lover house of the Legislature
for each county, no county having
less than ore vote.
Resolved, fba, tins convention
adopt the National and state Demo
crAtw platforms.
Moved by Hon. u. W. Hurst. OF
Pike, that Hon. &. y. Hooker, OF
Kinds, be Nominated By reclamation
as tho democratic candidate for
congress of the 9th district.
The motion being submitted,
Hon. q. n Hooker was elected by
acelamation.
Resolved, That we, che delegates
of tho people OF the several counties
Of the 9th congressional district OF
the state of Mississippi, having nom
mated by aselamaiiea, tee Hon. 4.
v. Hooker, to represent said district
IN the next Congress of the United
States, 81" h,trbN -, DC oursCly,4
individually - vote 'or lna support
the nominee oi this convention, and
use all honorable means a. securc
hls rlertion tn November next.
On motion, -. W. lIarsi, 4. l..
MendeFhnil, u, :. NaKrv. n q
Capell and Il. &. IatE,l,l we're ap-
pointed ~ committee To- notify
Hon. &. y. Hooker Ut his pomiua
ton.
The chair, on motion, appointed q
committee Oi one from each county
10 report district executive com
mIttee The committee, through
Chairman II. 4. Atkins, reported
the names i"r appointed ~ members
at said executive committee.
ID, W. Hurst, temporary chairman
Pike, county; \. }. Fvantz, Rankin;
II. u. Cooper, Copiah, J l.. Meade,
SIMPSON, Thomas \. Magcr, Frank
lin; III. 7. Atkins. Lincoln; !. 4.
Fairly, Covington; Moses jackson,
Amite; T. :. fcrd, Marion; J. y.
Garter, Psry; n. Byrd, Pearl; II.
Saunders, Hancock; +. J. Humph-
ries, Harrison. DIR. l.. 4. Grihln
Jackson; &. =. North, liDds; \.
Quinn, Lawrence.
Resolved, That we ratiiy and Ell
dorsc the nominations Of fildcn aud
Hendricks by the W. LOUIS conVcn
ton, and hereby plcgdc ourselves 10
use oil honorable means within our
power for their election IN NovcIn-
Der next
Resolved, That the delegates Of
the hfth congressional district, here.
by tebdes our heartfal thanks 10
the New Orleans, ~ Louis, aud
Chicago Rmiroad aud 20 the citizens
OF Magnolia, for kindness extended.
Resolved, That oil papers publish
ed In the dissrict, that are friendly
10 the cause, be requested TO pub
issh the proceedings Of this cobven.
ton.
burning the session Of the conyen.
ton, patriotic speeches were made
BY Messrs. Brideweli, NcCaskili,
(ehairman) Stafford, Pantx, and Sin
clair (colorsd, OF Copiah.
On motion, the convention adj
ioursed sine die.
J. ID. McCAskIIL.,