The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-05
democratic Meeting i'm Grenada
County.

GRENADA. MISS, Jan. Sd, 1876.
Ems CLARION AS directed | send
vou for publication the proceedings of
meeting held here, which was larger and
more enthusiastic than reported.
Respectfully &C.,
S. S. ANGEvINE, Secretary.
At 3 called meeting Of the Crowder
Democratic Conservative Club, of Gre
NADIA to which all Democrats and Con
aervatives were invited (whether men,
hers of the Club or not, there was very
fuI attendance, and the following pro-
ceedings were had:
On motion, gentlemen from the several
gupervisors' Districts of the county, were
reauested to state the views of the people
cf their respective districts, so far as
known. in reference to their choice OF
United States Senator. Whereupon,
Vm. II. Powell, the lately elected Su-
pervisor from Beat No. 4 DR.. j. Will
hams, President of the Board John L.
Parker, member from Beat No. 2; Capt.
M. K. Mister, speaking for Beat No. ) !;
and Col. l.. D. Lefore, speaking for Beat
No. 5, in connection with DR.. Williams,
bill stated, as their opinions, that in their
respective beats, Hon. l.. Q. 9. Lamar
was the choice Of the people by large
majority.
Thereupon, on motion of o. F. Bled-
Doe, Esq, of Beat No. /, a committee OF
twenty was appointed to draft resolutions
Expressive of the sense of this meeting,
to-wit: 0. f. Bledsoe, John L. Parker,
Nm II. Powell, DR.. j. Williams, Capt.
M. X. Mister, Jr., j. NJ. Ellis, Esq,
Col. NJ. K. Mister, Sr., DR.. I. G. Buf
fngton, Gen. f. c. WaIthall, DIR. j. L..
Milton, r. CaHman, Capt. VIM. Z. Esk
Ridge, Sam. Laurence, q. Y. Freeman
ESQ, Thomas L. Peacock, Col. j. D.
LeHore, Jacob Poitevant, Richard +
Lake, S. p Lacock, r. S. BOwles.
Before the committee retired, DIR. L
g. Burlington, one of its members, moved
that by way of testing the sense of tn
meeting, all present favoring the election
of Hon. l.. Q. G. Lamar, should rise t.
their feet, when all present arose excep
e.Oe. The committee retired and report
ed he following resolutions, which, afte
Remarks IN opposition from Col. A. :
Pass. we've passed with vOciferous az
plause, the chairman announcing tha
There was but one dissenting vote
tO-wit:
Resolved, 1st, That we recognize IL
l.. Q. c.. Lamar, one of our Represents
tives in Congress, statesman OF exalte
merit and character, and unsurpasse
talents, and commanding at the presen
time a national position, from which h
can effect vast good for our state an
country, that we deem it our policy, II
terest and glory to send him to the Un
Ted States Senate.
Resolved, %. Believing him to b
the choice of a large majority of the PEI
pie Of Grenada county, we request OF
Senator and Representative to use the
pest efforts for his election.
Resolved, Sd. That copy OF the'
Resolutions be sent to the Southern Rur'
Gentleman, Grenada Sentinel, CLARIo
and Appeal, and to our Senator an
representative.
During the progress of the meetin
which was very harmonious and enth
eiastic, short speeches were made by Ge
p. c. Walthall, DR.. j. l.. Milton, Ot
X. S. BOwles and r. Caffman.
On motion of r. Caffnan, it was
solved that this Club keep up Its organ
zatiOn with its present officers, and un
otherwise ordered, that it meet the M
Saturday of every month, until after
Presidential election; and that this me
ing do now adjourn until the first oal'
day in February next.
J.B. CRowDER, President.
3 s. : r BGGDsoE, hGnDS9, Secretaries.