The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-30

The following named persons were elected
delegates TO the District Convention to nomi
nate a Candidate for District Attorney to-wit
Beat No. 1. Capt NJ. A. Nets and Judg'
VIM Price. Beat No. ?. w. NJ Conner anC
y. D. Triplett Beat No. 3. j. c: Doss ane
and J. d. Perkins. Beat No. s. Capt. Lati
more and NJ. w. J. Triplett.
On motion Capt. w b. johnson was added
TO said list OF delegates, and said delegate:
were instructed To cast the vote of Winston
county, for Maj Jas P, Allen, and use all hon
orable means in their power to secure his
nomination
/ Report OF committee on plan OF primary
election:
Resolred by the Democratic party of Win
ston county in mass meeting assembled, that
in order to obtain majority sentiment OF the
Democratic party of said county, that two
primary elections be held, with this qualih-
cation. that in all eases where any of the
Democratic Conservative candidates receive a
majority vote OF all the votes cast in the first
election, said candidate shall be declared the
nominee Of the Democratic Conservative par
ty for the office for which he may be candi-
date.
ID. That the first primary election shall be
held in Winston county on Tuesday the 18th
day Of August A. d. 1876. and that the second
primary election shall be held on Tuesday
the 10th day of August \. d. 1879, in said
county.
Sd, 4th and 9Th resolutions provide rules for
governing the primary elections.
9th, That the Democratic party of Winston,
in mass meeting assembled, renews its ale
glance TO the glorious principles of Democra-
cy, and Will ever cherish with grateful recol-
lections the services of all her sons who aided
in the redemption OF Mississippi from Radical
misrule in the past and it is the sense of this
meeting that the maintenance of the peace.
aFa and Il,
slsslPpl depend upon the perpetuty of Demo-
cratic asceudency in the State
Seventh and eighth provide for making
returns OF the primary election
The following motion was offered by Judge
VIM. Price, and was unanimously adopted bN
the meeting. to-wit: That the Democratic
party OF Winston county in mass meeting
assembled unanimously tender to the Hon.
ktheibert BarksdaIe of Jackson, Miss it,
thanks Tor mis- able eloquent and mastery
speech delivered before the Convention TO-DAY.
and takes pleasure in endorsing the same a.
true sound and orthodox to the core while
the principles 50 ably enunciated by him to-
day, Is the platform upon which the Winston
Democracy plants itself in the contest Of
1879, and that it is the sense of the Democracy
Of Winston county in mass meeting assem-
bied that this distinguished son of Mississippi
ne lion. Etheibert Barksdale is the choice of
the pemocratIc-C Conservative party of the
county Tor the United States Senate. as the
successor Of Bruce
On motion, all candidates were requested to
sign the following pledge, to-wit:
We the undersigned Democratic Couserva-
tive candidates OF Winston county do hereby
pledge our sacred honor to abide The. result ri
the primary election adopted at this meet
ing, and We further pledge ourselves to vote
Tor and support with all our ability the sue
eessiuI Democratic candidate that shall be
nominated by the method adopted by this
meeting.
On motion, the Winston County Index was
requested 10 publish the proceedings of this
meeting. THos. p. MILLER, Chairman
W. T. SHUMAKER, Secretary.