The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-14
POLITICAL NEW S.
The Conservative Democracy Of
TiPpah County In Convention
RIPLEY, JUNE Sd, 1876.

RIPLEY, JUNE 81, 1910.
The Convention was called to or
der by the Hon w, A. Boyd, chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee for the county.
On motion OF II. S. Carter, ESD,
seconded by Capt. w. I. Stricklin,
Col. w. c.. Falkner, was called to
the chair, and, on motion Of Capt
Stricklin, w. w. Bailey was appoint
ed Secretary.
Col Falkner then addressed the
Convention and explained the OBJ
ject of its meeting with great force
and effect, convincing his fellow
citizens how important it was to BIO
up and doing, and at all times for
the party to be ready for the strug
gle to maintain that reform and
good government, the era of which
is just dawning upon us, and that it
might be ever kept alive and that
the action Of the party IN maintain
ing honest rule would certainly
prove a blessing to every individual,
irrespective of his race.
On motion, the appointment of
delegates to the Congressional Con
vention was then in order
Capt. Thos. Spight moved that
the chairman appoint two or more
delegates from each supervisors
district to represent us in the Con
gressional Convention for Second
District, to which the Hon. w. A.
Boyd offered a substitute that the
chairman appoint one from each SUI
pervisor's district to constitute
committee Of five to select the del
egates.
On motion of Capt. w. T. Strick-
lin the Hon. w. A. Boyd's substitute
was tabled and Capt. Spight's mo-
ton carried.
The chairman then proceeded to
appoint the following named indi-
Eiduals as delegates to represent us
in the Congressional Convention,
viz:
Supervisors District No. IL.
T. Hopkins, VIM. Burns, j. w. Hop
per.
Supervisors District No. I'll.
S. Carter, Esq, Jno. w. T. Falkner,
Frank Written.
Supervisors District No. SIS. a.
Smell, Thos. Ratliff, r. j. HILL
Supervisors District No ii. l..
Henson, VIM. Lokey, Geo. Shaczle-
ford.
Supervisors District No. 5.-Pink-
ney Tapp, j. X. p. Rucker, David
Lewis.
On motion of DIR. +. NJ. Alexander,
the sense of the Convention was
taken as to whom the delegates
should be instructed to go for Upon
this motion the following candidates
were placed before the Convention,
viz: Col. Van H. Manning, of Mar
shall county, Col ID. B. Wright, of
Benton county, Capt. Robt. Taylor,
of Panolo county, and the Hon. w.
III. Fitzgerald of Tallahatchie coun-
ty.
Upon the vote Of the Convention
it was aseertained that Col. Van H.
Manning, of Marshall county, was
the choice of the Convention.
Upon which Jno. ". T. Falkner,
ESu.s OHSICu inc lOiION III x resolution
which was carried, to-wit:
ReSozced, That Col. Van II. Man
ming, of Holly Springs, Miss. is the
choice of this Convention for Con
gress of this Congressional District,
and that our delegates be and are
hereby instructed to cast the entire
vote of this county in the District
Convention, to be held at some flu
ture time and place, to be hereafter
designated, and that they are hereby
further instructed to use all honora-
BILE means to secure his nomination.
On motion of II. S. Carter, Esq,
the chairman was instructed to APP
point two or more delegates from
each Supervisors District to repre-
sent the county of Wppah in the
State Convention, to be held at
Jackson, Miss, on 18th inst, for the
purpose Of sending delegates to the
National Democratic Convention at
st. Louis.
The chairman then proceeded to
appoint the following named gentle
men delegates to the State Conyen-
ton Ito which delegation the Con-
vention on motion unanimously
elected the chairman), viz:
Supervisors District No. &c. A.
Slower, F. A. Wolf, VIM. helms.
Supervisors District No. 2-Capt.
Thos. Spight, DIR. John Y. hurry,
Capt. II. d. Counseille, Capt. ". w.
Rutherford.
Supervisors District No. 3.-Hen-
ry Ratliff, Michael Cox, Noah Rob
erts.
Supervisors District No. &c
A. Woods, David Tigret, DR.. j. s.
Laird.
Supervisors District No. 5.-R.
S. FAINT. Charles Rucker, David
Lewis,
Upon which Capt. spight offered
the following resolution, which was
carried:
RssolOed, That in the event no del