The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-14

-nb~7ituse. ttlaI Ho3- W u Prey, OF WASH
ingtDu county. bc d,-.,l Ire1 p-rmahenl
President of the c enti.u. w,ich MAS
adopted BY the vote OF the Convention elect
| ing Co. Percy a permanent President.
| o. m1 ion OF Mr.. MEG skill, a commit
tee of two was appoint,d to conduct Mr
| pointed Messrs- McCaslsiIl aMd ~ kes As such
| Committee.
MIR. Percy. Oh taking the Chair, addressed
| the Convention, expressing his THINKS fol
| the honor conferred.
On motion of Shelby Harris, Of Copiah
| Mr.. W. c. Wilkinson, Of Copiah county. WA
.ett.l permanent Secretary of the Con
vention.
| Mr. Prewitt of Yazoo, moved that til,
/ Acting Secra aries MeSSrs. Harris Banks
| dale and Marion Smith, be continued y
| assis ant Secretaries OF the Convention
| Which was carried.
On motion OF Mr.. Clifton, Of Hind
Col. Kinloeh Falcomer was continued u
permanent Reatling Clerk.
| On motion of NJ. T<Jn the Convention
| adopied the Rules of the House OF Repre-
senrativrs, Barclays Digest and Jefferson
Manual, for the government OF its delibera-
| lions.
Mr. Ethelbert Blrksdtle offered the fol
| lowing resolution:
! Res1IUeI I. That e 'm mittee of two FIR III
each Congressional District, and three from
the State at Large. be appointed by TIC
Chair to report Platform f IT the action 81
| the Convention, and that all resolutions re-
/ latin0 to d Diitical principles he referred tC
| he Committee without debate.
Mr. Lab luve m )vel to lay the resolution
on the table. but subsequently withdrew
| tina motion.
Mr. Franklin Smith offered the follow
| ing as a substitute for MIR. Bdrksdale's NO
| tom
| Resolced. That Il committee of ten be APP
| pointed bg the chair on Resolutions, tC
/ xVlli nj al Al
| ter shall b. referred without deb Ite.
Mr.. Meade. ofSimpson. M )vrd TO lay the
res Tuition on the table carried.
! A ter discussion by MeS,rS. BarkSdal,,
| FOote OF NaXub 20, and Levi OF Claib prne.
| Mr.. McCaskill moved the previous ques
| ton, which WAS sustained; and the qnes-
ton recurring on the resolution offered by
| Mr.. Blrksdaie. the sam9 WAS adopted.
Mr. 1ison moved thIL each comfy he en-
fitleJ to double the number OF votes 10
which it is entitled in the House OF Repre-
| Sentatives, provided that no county shall
have less than two votes. Adopted.
Mr.. Meade otfrr,d the following:
| r eS0loed That ~ member Of this Conven-
| ton be allowed to occupy more than five
| minutes in debate upon any one question.
nor more than once on the same question.
Mr, Franklin Smith offered Il resolution
| on the currency question, which was re-
| ferred under the rule.
The President announced the following
| as the
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
! State at Large -Ethelb .rt Barksdale, w.
| 5. Featherston, VIM. L. Martin.
| First Districts. a. Jonas, IL. i. Null
| drnw.
Second Dtstrict.-Thos. w. White, j. NJ.
| Howry.
Third Distrtct-W. r. Barks lale, a. J,
Baker.
Fourth Dtstrict.-Jno. W. Fewell, Garnet
| Andrews.
FJtA Distact.-R. II. Lowry, p. X.
| MaYerS.
SirM Distrtct.-B. G Niger, f. y. Mont
| gomery.
Mr.. Reynolds, of Monroe, offered the fol-
| lowing resolution:
| ReS0lred, That Il committee of twelve, to
| be posed OF two from each COngres
| sional D!stric be appointed by the Chair.
to present to til Convention the names OF
four persons rs delegates, and four alter
mates, to the St. LOuis Convention, from
this State; aud that the delegates from each
Congress sional District select two delegares
aud two alternatrs, as Congressional dele
gates, to the st. Louis Convention. Also
thaL the committee nominate two electors
for the State at large, and the Congress
sional delegates, two electors for each
District.
Mr. Street offered the following, which
was ado tied:
ResoLced, Since the term OF the present
State Executive Committee of the Demo-
cratic Conservative Parry has expired by
Limitation, that Il committee of TWO from
each Congressional District be appointed
by the President of this Convention, to re-
port the names OF suitable persons TO con-
titute new State Executive Comm ittee.
Mr. Smythe offered the following resolu-
tiOL:
ReSolued, That the delegates to the St.
Louis Convention, representing Mississippi,
be aud they are hereby instructed to pre-
termit all action further than TO cordially en-
HOrSH and ratifV the choice of the Northern
Dem ocracy.
On motion of Mr.. San Id, the resolution
of Mr.. Smythe was laid on the table
Mr.. Cowan, for special Committee, an
bounced that the Seaa -orial Investigating
Committee was ready 70 enter the House.
whereupOn the Convention arose, and as the
members of the Committee entered and
proceeded TO the seats assigned them, they
were greeted with hearty and prolonged
demonstrations of respect and good will.
Mr. VIM. Handy Offered the following
resolution:
Resolced, That the Hon. II. d. Money, NJ.
c., be invited to a seat during the sessions
of this Convention.
Mr.. Allen offered a resolution relating tn
the two-thirds rule in National Conven-
tions, which was referred, under the rule.
The President appointed as the Commit
tee to select delegates to the st. Louis Con
vention:
First Distrfct-R. o. Reynolds, II. NJ
Street.
Second Disrict-F. Lsbauvc, r. j. Guth-
rie.
TAtgg I}strict--J. Z. George, C. l.. Ander-
son.
Fourth d Districts. S. Carter, w. II. Han
dy.
Fyuh Dtstrtct-Oliver Clifton, Melancthon
Smith.
Sizth Distfict-John Armstrong, w. S.
FariSk.
AnnoHncem2nts were made for the meet
ingS of the delegates from the several Con-
gressional Districts after which, at one
O'Clock, the Convention took a recess until
three o'clock P. NJ.