American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-06-17
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DEitJCSiTI3-COHSERVi
Stn ate Cow Cnt ion.
fSynopsis from the Clarion.
JACKSON, June |

ccutlNc committee, me 1'tmOrfatN
party of the State of
assembled this day at
in the Hall of the House
of representatives.
At IL o'clock, A. NJ, Gen. j. q.
George, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, called the Convention
to order, and addressed the body at
some length, as to successes i'll the
past and our duty in the future. His
remarks were frequently applauded.
Mr.. Cowan, OF Warren, moved
that before the Convention proceed
to regular organization, ihat
committee of three be appointed by
the Chair to wait on the Senatorial
Investigating Committee, now hold
ing its meeting in this city, and in
vite the Committee to be present
during the session of the COnven-
ton. The motion was unanimously
carried, and the Chair appointed as
the Committee Q, Messrs. Warren Cow
an, If Warren; WIN. Joyce, OF Car
rol, and L. w. White, of DtSotO.
The Chair appointed Messrs. liar
rIs, Barksdale and Marion Smith S
temporary secretaries, when, on
motion OF a delegate, Gen. George
was declared Temporary Chairman,
and Messrs. Smith an;! Harris
and Barksdale, temporary secretar-
les. The Char ordered the roll Of
counties to be called
Madison S. S. Calhoon, John
Handy, j. a. p. Campbell, J. b.
YelIowly. Thomas A. Phillips, VIM.
Handy, Il. l.. Ross, Robt. Powell.
George Handy, A. ii. Handy, l.. F..
Montgomery, I. T. Singleton, G. A.
! Baldwin. r.. q. Smith, Geo. Single
ton. James Mcfarland, Franklin
Smith, j. A. Turk, S. @. Dixon, j.
A. Dixon, J.,H. Mckay, Ii. S. Foote,
w. Il. Ri cks, r.. n. Jones, w. III.
Dudley, Joe e. Line, S. A. ID.
Greaves, ID. G.. Montgomery.
On motion of Col. w. Ii. III. Tison
Col. KinlociI Falconcr, of Marshall,
was appointed Reading Clerk of the
Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Street, Mrssrs.
w. r. Holland and p. j. Roach
were elected Sergrants-at-Arms.
Mr.. Sykes of Monroe, moved the
appointment of committee of two
from each Congressional District to
select permanent officers.
Mr.. Reynolds of Monroe, moved
as a substitute, that w. A. Percy OF
Washington, be declared permanent
| President. which WAS adopted.
I On motion of Mr.. McCaskill, a
committee of two was appointed to
conduct Mr.. Percy to the Chair.
On IL otion of Shelby Harris OF
Copiah, w. G. Wilkinson of Copiah,
was elected permanent secretary.
Mr.. Prcwitt of Yazoo, moved that
the acting secretaries b. continued
as assistant secretaries. Carried.
Col. FAlconer was continued as
permanent reading clerk.
Tue Convention adopted the rules
of the House of Representatives,,
Barclays Digest, and Jeffrrson'>
Manual, for the government of its
deliberations.
Ethelbert Barksdale offered the
following resolution
That committee of two from
each Congressional District, and
three from the State at Large, be
ap.,ointed by the CHAIR to report a
Platform for the action of the Con
vention. AMI that all resolutions re-
lating to political principles be re-
ferreh to the Committee without
debate.
+. Smith offered n substitute:
That Il committee of ten be ap-
pointed by the chair on resolutions
10 which all resolutions of IA general
character be referred without Hebate
Mr.. Meade of Simpson. moved to
Law the resolution OIL the table. Car
ried.
Tison moved that each county be
entitled to dOnble the number of
votes to which it is entitled II the
House of Representatives,, provided
that no county shall have less than
two woes. Adopted.
Mr.. Meade offered the following +:
That no member of this COnven-
ton he allowed TO occupy more
han five minutes i'll debate upon
any one question.
L. Smith offered a resolution on
the currency question, which was
referred under the rule.
The President announced the fol-
lowing as the Committee on Plat
form:
Fourth District-J. w. Jewell,
Garnet Andrews.
Reynolds of Monroe, offered the
following resolution
That a committee of twelve, to be
composed of two from each Con
gressional District, be appointed by
the Chair, to present 10 the Con
vention the names of four persons
as delegates, and four alternates,
10 the st. Louis Convention. from
this State and that tho delegates
from each Congressional District
select two delegates and two altern-
ates, as Congressional delegates to
the ST. Louis Convention. Also
that the commi tee nominate two
electors for the State at large, and
the Congressional delegates, two
electors for each district.
Mr.. Street offered the following,
which was adopted
Since the term of the present
State Executive Committee of the
Democratic- conservative party has
l, l;p,it,finn tI,,t :, NO..