The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-17
THE CANVASS.
MONROE COUNTY

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Aberdeen Examiner.
Pursuant to action of the Mass Conyen
ton held last July, the Democratic party ot
Monroe county, assembled at the Court
House in Delegate Convention on SATURDAY.
Sept. 9th, and was called To order by Hon
l. T. Houston, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee, who stated the OBJ
Jeets OF the assembly in well-timed address
A call OF the Districts having been made,
full Convention of 100 delegates was an
nounced, which proceeded to organize bv
the election of :. A. Jonas As Chairman.
and John c. Burdine As Secretary
On motion, the Chairman appointed a
Committee on Resolutions, consisting of } F.
J. Evans, \. +. Dalrymple j. p Sisk. Dr.
| A. .. Lowe and J. J. Crump who retired
for consultation. While the committee
was out, Hon. r. J. Mcintosh, OF Okolona.
was called upon, and addressed the Con
vention in a brilliant manner.
The committee reported the following
resolutions, which We're adopted
Res0lred, That this Convention proceed at
once To the nomination of county officers,
viz: Sheriff, Chancery Clerk, Circuit
| Clerk, Assessor, Treasurer, Surveyor, Coro-
| ner and Ranger; and To the accomplishment
of this end, that the roll OF the beats BE
called, and in response thereto, the Chair
man OF each beat will cast the vote thereof
each beat being entitled to twenty votes,
| and the candidates receiving the majority
of the votes cast be declared the nominees
of this Convention
| RssotreE ID, That this Convention next
| proceed TO the nomination of a Legislative
ticket.
| Resolved Sd That a committee of twelve
be appointed or selected, from each Beat
and from the county at large TO be APP
pointed by the Chairman, to confer with the
| Chickasaw delegation and nominate a Sena-
tor for this district.
The nomination of candidates being next
in order the names of f. l.. Sykes. III. j. b.
Lam, and J. p. Willis were announced.
| and 1t appearing that a majority of votes
were for Sykes the nomination was on mo-
ton declared unanimous for Sheriff.
Andrew Wood nominated for Circuit
Clerk, by reclamation.
II. :. Gilleylen and w. c. Mcmillan were
put in nomination for Chancery Clerk, and
Gllleylen having a majority, his nominal
ton was made unanimous.
r. b. Brannin, b. T. Reese and j. A.
Johnson Sr., were nominated for Treasurer
The vote favoring Col. Johnson, the nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
ID. b. Mckinney was nominated for As
SCISSOR by reclamation.
j. a. Bailey was nominated for Surveyor
by reclamation.
). G. Tunnel and J. p. Robinson were put
in nomination for Coroner and Ranger, the
contest resulting in favor of Tunnel
Capt. f. Q. Sykes, Mr.. John G. Burdine
and Mr.. Alex. Carter were nominated to
seats in the House of Representatives
The Convention by unanimous vote, in
structed its delegates to the District
Senatorial Convention to support Hon. h. O.
Reynolds for the District composed of Mon
roe and Chickasaw counties.
The Delegates from Monroe and Chcka-
saw after meeting in Senatorial Convention
announced through its Chairman Hon. w.
Cunningham, that Col. r. o. Reynolds had
been nominated to represent the 9th Dis
trict, by reclamation.
The announcement was received with loud
applause, and a committee consisting of Il.
J. Mcintosh, w. T. Houston, T, J. McQuis-
was appointed to notify the nominee who
appeared shortly after and made a short and
stirring speech.
The following resolutions were adopted
without dissenting vote:
Resolved, That this Convention hereby /
instructs the nominees on the Legislative /
ticket in and nominee for the Senate when /
elected to vote against and exert every
effort against every plan and scheme which /
might present itself in the Legislature or
otherwise, looking towards favoring the /
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of our county-and it is 1
the sense of this Convention, that We have
not a square inch of territory to spare from
the old county of Monroe.
WHEREAS, The following resolution was
adopted by the Senatorial Convention in
this Senatorial District in substance as fol.
lowing: be it
''Resoiced, That hereafter the candidates
for Senator from each county be nominated
by the joint Convention of Monroe and
Chickasaw and to that end, that the choice
expressed by either county for the nominee
for Senator from said county be not recog-
nized; therefore, be it
Res0lUed by this Convention held at Aber
deem September 6, 1879 they are hereby in
structed to support a resolution eXpung-
ing said resolutions, and endorsing the old
rule heretofore recognized by the counties
of Monroe and Chckasaw.
On motion Of A. f. Dalrymple, the thanks
Of the Convention were rendered To the
Chairman, and Secretary.
The Convention on motion adjourned
sine die. :. A. JONAS, Chr IL.
J. Q. BURDINE, Sec'y.