The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-10-15

The Committee also report in favor Of allow
ing each county 70 cast . vote in the Conven-
ton proportioned TO the Democratie vote Of
the election in 1875 for State Treasurer, and on
i that basis that Pike county have fourteen votes,
4 Lincoln thirteen votes and Lawrence eight
votes and that each delegate present be
authorized to cast his pro rata OF the vote of his
county.
The Committee also reported in favor of seat
+ ing a. proxies in the Convention such as have
) been selected by the delegates themselves,
when there Is no alternates.
.'The Committee recommend for permanent
! Chairman, Hon. j. NJ. Causey, and Prentiss
Buie, Esq, permanent Secretary.
A. \. BOYD,
J. F. SESSIONS"
f ~ agree to the foregoing report, except as
10 the basis Of re presentation, and recommend
that each county be entitled to an equal vote
regardless of the strength OF the Democratic
vote. q. A. TEUNIssoN."
On motion the report of the committee on
credentials recommending that the temporary
organization be made permanent was adopted,
and all the remainder of the report OF the COM
mittee except so much related TO the basis Of
representation was also adopted.
DIR. q. \. Teunisson moved that the minority
report on representation be adopted in place of
the majority. Adopted.
BY motion the following protest from Pike
county, was allowed TO be entered and spread
upon the minutes.
The delegation from Pike county protest
against the counties OF Lawrence and Lincoln
being allowed TO vote substitutes and alternates,
as the Democratic county Conventions IN those
counties appointed neither substitutes or alter
mates 10 cast the votes of the county, but
appointed in each county full delegation TO
represent them in the Convention"
Dr. @. i. TeuniSson, thereupon stated, that
the protest was in error As To Lawrence county,
and that tine county Convention of that county
had authorized any Democratic voters from
that county To act in place OF such OF the dele
gates rs might be absent and did alse appoint
aiternates by name.
On motion, the delegates 'from Pike county
NJ their request was granted permission to retire
for consultation.
ON motion, at the request OF the Pike county
delegation a committee of conference TO consist
Of three from each county was appointed as
G. A. Teunis>on. T. H. Smith and c. R. Beal,
from Lawrence J. G. Magee J. J Ma-tin and
Z. Buie, from Lincoln: \. A. BOYD {. IL
Townsend and II. Crawford, from Pike. Com
mittee reported after consultation that they
could not agree
At this stage of the proceedings the Pike
county delegation through Capt. 4. 4. Boyd,
announced that having been denied the repre-
sentation and vote IN the Convention which was
claimed by the Convention of Pike county,
that the delegates would no longer participate
in the proceedings OF the Convention and
thereupon withdrew.
Upon the withdrawal of the Pike county /
delegation Hon. j. NJ. Cau>ey. President of the +.
Convention, announced that, as he was gov
erned by the same ms truction aS the balance of
could take no part in the Convention toward
making a nomination, that he must withdraw /
from the chair. Objection made To his I
withdrawal and upon the unanimous vote of /
the delegates present, he continued to act as
presiding officer, but declined to act "A dele |
gate to, or rs a member of the convention.
on motion of Dir. q. \. Teunisson, il was |
resolved that the roll be called and that the /
Convention proceed TO business.
Moved by DR.. q. \. Teunisson that the Con- /
vention proceed TO nominate, and that the /
majority of the votes cast, elect.
j. F. Sessions, as substitute for the mo- /
ton, offered the following;
ResolUed, That this Convention in order to /
preserve harmony, recommend that the names
of the two candidates endorsed by the coun-
ties of Lawrence and Pike, respectively
Messrs Longino and COnerly, be submitted to
the voters OF this District for their suffrage at
the general election to be held, with the pow
err in the President of this Convention to con-
yene this Convention in the event an indie
pendent, or opposition candidate appears, for
the purpose of making nomination. The /
substitute was lost, and thereupon the motion
Of DR.. G. A. Tcunisson adopted.
Moved by Major Sessions, that the vote be
cast viva voce. Adopted.
j. Il. Magee then placed in nomination a.
II Longino. There being no other nomina-
lion on motion of DR.. Teunisson, Mr.. Longino
was nominated by reclamation.
ResoEped, That the thanks CT this Conven-
ion are due and are hereby rendered to the
Chairman for the able, impartial and exem-
Diary manner in which he has presided over
Is deliberations. Adopted by rising vote
On motion, it was resolved that the newspa-
1ers in the District publish the proceedings
If this Convention.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine
lie. J. NJ. CAUSEY, Chr'm.
?. BUIE Secretary.