The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
Democratic County Convention.

UleetlnR, WHeTeoH u tSihPp'"y o6
ion was entered into, with DIR. f. II. APP
plewhite as Chairman and J. NJ. Girault,
Secretary.
On motion, a committee Of five was sp-
pointed on credentials, to-wit:
Beat l.-R b Withers.
&c w Furr. !
&" 3-B A Beason.
-" 4-John eagle.
" SC McGee ]
Whereupon the above committee report
ed the following persons as members OF the
convention:
DISTRICT NO. l.
Brookhaven-H Cassidy, Jr, r With
ers. j T Swan, L c Matthews, Pc Milan.
Boguechltto-W II Hartley, I } Gill,
r K Albritton.
Montgomery l. MikelI, II White.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Fair River Box-Lee Sartin, Monroe
Sartin, J L Moore, Hamilton Smith, Jas.
Ferguson.
Little Bahala-G W Furr, J NJ Girault,
R Fur, JEFF Crawford, A W Smith.
DISTRICT NJ v.
"a Benson. II, b Martin, b G Lewis,
Amos Greer, Jacob Smith, n l. Cistrunk,
4 W Underwood, w c Price, Robt Crls-
tcoe, q W. Huffman.
DISTRICT no. 4.
JAS eagle, Jno II eagle, CT Montgom-
cry, Samuel Hodges, WIN Burt. 10 NJ SUIT
ton, J D King, J E Denman, III Wells, }
I Tarver.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Caseyviile-Dr f R Applewhite, Joe
Childs, Nat Watson, c. C. Erwin.
Macedonia--J NJ Byrd. PIG Fast, r b
Ellzy. f Miller, BIZ Youngblood, J +.
Smith.
VIM NJ Crafford was appointed Sergeant
at Arms.
Motion to vote by ballot for permanent
organization. Carried. W II Hartley
and-R B Withers appointed tellers.
Upon permanent organization W RI
Hartley was elected Chairman; J NJ Gil
rault, Secretary.
Resolution to appoint a committee on
mode and manner Of electing candidates
was carried, and the Chair appointed one
Poo. 70 u;t.
} J. MIKel'' > VI N'isau'', y o"o''-
wood, ) lodges, " Nlagee'
The committee reported as follows:
Ynur mn on credentials beg leave
to report in favor of holding a convention,
today. that we select candidates by ballot;
that the candidate receiving the smallest
number of votes. on each ballot, be drop
ned until there is AN election.
rLo ,o,,om;,o oo,a;do,os wore rom;n,,-
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rlo'tei, - c r"'Sa ~ -. -
or SP Mckee. Assessor A 7 Martin. Sur
vcyor Iuther Blue: Coroner and Ranger,
WI Hartley
M. .oA.
Inc 'o1''"i"s "ee "o"P''"'
Resolved, That General Robert Lowry
is the first choice of Lincoln county for
Governor, and the delegates from this
county are hereby instructed to vote Tor
him until has name Is Withdrawn from 'ie
0'a,e Convention LoIeS' Sppi""'e
ronoo onnntr 10 tho frs, choice If Lincoln
comfy for Auditor of Public Accounts.
and the delegates from this county are
hereby instructed to vote for him until his
name Is withdrawn.
Resolved l NAT We 'he Democr"t!o W.
v%entlon, ratIfy the a~pp0ih'ment o, oeie-
gates and aiIernafes TO me otate 'oh,en-
'lon ny inc ENecu'i'e O"'n.' ~
''i'iI nGsro. pna .a.;a aJant.
ed Inv the Executive Committee, and that
the delegates from each Beat select the del
egates from each respectively.
The deIeootes from the various Beats
then retired and reported as follows:
BEAT NO. l.
Do,or,tes - tho State Convcntion-U
ie.Ts''I W. Cm,n g w Kiznr 4 F
Thou,nsor Swan W;thers' J F
caas;nps NcTa;r
For Justice of the Peace-E l. Bowen
For Constable-Ban Hudnall.
Far Ro,rd of Sunervisor-J W Bennett.
Fvecnt;ve COMMUNICATIONS Smith. II
Cassidy A f Thompson, J F Sessions, w
II Eo riley