The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
A.. II. Longlno, Of Lawrence, Unani-
mousIy Nominated for Scnat0r-Pike
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oi Mollou bl Sipt. "A. a, DoN u, IL WIS
resolved that the members of the Press be
invited TO seats in the convention.
I On molten of Dr.. G.. A. Teunisson, of
Lawrence, a Committee of three on ere
d~entials, one from each county was APP
pointed b> the chairman, viz: j f SEES
SONS, of Lincoln; & A Teunissun, of Law
renee; A A Boyd, of Pike.
Moved by g. II. Townsend, that the
committee on credentials also act as com
mi'tee on permanent organization and re-
port permanent officers for the conven-
uon. Adopted.
A motion was adopted granting the
committee time TO report, and the CON
%yenlim adj urned to meet at hllEpast one
o'clock, p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Pursuant to adjournment, convention
vas called to order by the chairman. The
committee on credentials and permanent
organiza ton made the following report:
The delegates to the convention APP
pointed by the several courties composing
the District, are as follows;
"LINCoLN-D;,trict No. |, J A Price,
J + Sessions: District No ., Alex Graves,
Proxy for Thos. S. Cotton, ] w Maxwell;
District No. 5, Geo. w Huffman, j j
Martin; District No. 4, John eagle, Z
Iarvcr, Proxy for Thomas Chisholm; Dis
trict No. ., Prenti,s Bale, j q Masee.
"P1Ke-Disunct No. l, W f Simmons,
ASSmi,h,J j Legett, (lb.ent:l District
No. 2, J II Crawford. l. l. Hampton,
(ab,entD JT Simmons. (absent;) District
80. g, Z C Andrews. K II Fielder, (absent,i
BIZ rurnipserd, (abseat;) District No. 4,
"A B,yd,J NJ Cansry, Capt, Townsend
District No. 5, D NJ Walker, + ii Varne-
dore, absent f Prescott, (absent.)
"LAwaESCE-G A Teunisson, DE-. WIN
Weathersby. w II Butler, c II Real, ZIP
Jones, Thomas II Smith, D Il Longino
alternate Tor Il l. Sauls tabsent,) III d
Butler. II Weathcrsby, A T Long'no.
"The Committee also report in favor vi
allowing each county to cast a vote in the
convention proportional to the D,mo-
cratic vote of the election in 1879 for
State Treasurer, and on that baSis that
Pike county have fourteen votes, Lincoln
thirteen votes and Lawrence eight votes,
and that each delegate present be author
lied to cast his pro ratio of the vote Of his
county.
The committee also reported in favor
of seating as proxies in the Convention
such AS nave been selected by the delegate
lhem.eIveS. vixen there is no aliernates.
'The committee recommend for per-
manel.t chairman, Hon. ] NJ Causey, and
Prcntiss Bale, Ed. as permanent S.cre.
tary. \. A.. BOYD,
J. f. SESSIONS
"Iagroe to the foregoing report, except as
to the basis Of representation ,aad recon-
mead that each county he entitled TO an
equal vote regatdless of the strength of
the Democratic vote. q. A. Teuni4son,"
Ga motion the report of the committee
on credentials recommending that the tenn
porary organization be made permanent
was adopted, and all the remainder OF the
report Of the committee except so much
as relateA to the basis Of representation
was also adop'ed.
d.. G A Teunisson moved that the
minority report on representation be
adnp ed in place OF the maj 'rltv. Adopted.
Bv motion the following protest from
Pike county, was allowed TO be entered
and spread upon the minutes.
"Tbe 4, legation from Pike county PROF.
test against the counts of Lawrence ana
Lincon being allowed to vote substitutes
and aiternateS, a. the Dem ,c"atic colnty
conventions in those counties appointed, |
neither substitutes or alterhates to cast the
votes 1.-THE cluntv, hut appointed ia each
comfy 4 full deIeg ltion to represent them
in the ca ven:ion."
n ~ ~ ,,;,,O, thnrnunnn sfo'p1 !
that the protest WAS in error As t. Ltwr-
cnce county, and that the county CONVEX
.;on of ihit County had authorized any
Democratic voters from that county to ac
in place OF such Of the delegates rs might
he absent and did also appoint a;tern1te-
by name,
On motion, the delegate from Pike
county at their request were granted per-
mission to retire for consultation,
On notion. 1T the request OF tie Pike
county delegation a comm ttee of confer
ence to consist Of three from each countg
were appointed as follows:
Ttnni..on, r II Smith and C RI
3 al. from lawrence; J G Mage, J J
Martin and P Bnie, from Lincoln; A A
Bavd. C. Ii Townsend and il Crawford,
from Pike. Committee reported after con
su''ation that they could not agree.
At this stage of the proceedings the Pike
county delegation through Capt. A.. \
Bovd. announced that having been denied
the representation and vote in the conven-
ton which was claimed by the convention
of Pike county. that the delegates would
no longer participate in the proceeding of
the convention and therenpon withdrew.
Upon the withdrawal OF the Pike conn
tv delegation. Hon. J. NJ. Caussy, Pres
dent of the convention, announced that,
az he was governed by the same i%nstruc-
ton as the balance of the delegation, he
felt it to be his duty, as he conid take no
part in the convention toward making
Il nomination. that he must withdraw from
the chair. Objection was made to his
withdrawal; and upon the unanimous vote
Of the delegates present, he continued to
act as presiding officer, but declined 10 act
as a delegate to, or as a member oil the
convention.
On motion of DIR G A Teunisson. it was
resolved that the roll BE- called and that
the convention proceed to bu-iness,
Moved by Dr. G A Teunisson that the
convention proceed to nominate and that
the m~aioritv Of the votes cast, elect.
J + SESSIONS as a substitute for the mo-
ton. offered the following:
Resolved, That this convention II order
to preserve harmony, recommend that the
names Of the two candidates embossed by
the counties of Lawrence and Pike, re,
spectively Messrs Longino and Conerly, be
submitted to the voters of this district Tor
their suffrages at the general %electlen to be
held, with the power in the President OF
this convention to convene this convention
in the event an Independent, or opposition
candidate appears, for the purpose OF
making a nomination. The substitute was
lost, and therenpon the motion of DIR & a
Teunisson was adopted,
Moved by M2i If Sessions that the vote
be cast viva voce. Adopted.
J g Magee then placed IN nomination A
II Longino. There briug no other nom
nation on motion Of DIR, Tennisson Mr..
Longfno was nominated by acclimation.
Resolved, That the thanks Of this con-
%vention are due and sire hereby rendered to
the Chairman for the able, impartial and
exemplary manner in which he has'presld-
ed over its deliberations. Adopted by
rising vote.
On motion. it was resolved that the