American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-07-12
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

county OIHcSFS.
r. T. Singleton, chairman of the
County Executive'Committee. open
cd the convention, with j. &. Pitch
ford as temporary secretary.
John r Cameron, from District
No. 1, was elected permanent chair.
man, and j. q. Pitchford, of Dis
trict No 4, permanent secretary.
MIR. A. Z. Lusk was elected Ser
geant-at-arms, with power t. APP
point assistants.
The following resolutions were
offered and adopted by the conven'
ton:
RESOLVED, by the Democratic
party of Madison county, in conven
tion assembled
l. That We recognize in the Hon
o. X. Singleton 81 statesman, true
and tried, firm in patriotism, fer.
vent in zeal for the welfare of his
country, and competent for any pO.
sitiOn in the Republic. We there
fore hold him up to our sister coun
ties, and to all the people OF our
State, as our candidate for the
/ United States Senate 10 succeed b.
X. Bruce, and we instruct our legis
lative candidates of both branches
of that body to vote for him for
that position, first, last, and all the
time.
.. That we recognize the gentle-
men appointed by the Executive
Committee. as true and tried Dem-
ocrats, and truly representative
men, aud we therefore endorse and
appoint them as delegates to the
District Convention OF the Ninth
Judicial District, and instruct them,
as Madison county has i'll the field
10 candidate for District Attorney
except Henry s. Foote, Jr., that
they vote for said Office, first, last,
and all the time-we hereby endors>
ing him as a man competent. fit and
worthy tor said office; and we oil
rect our delegates to leave nothing
undone to secure his nomination..
8. That we appoint the chairman
of the Democratic executive eom~
vi hlddiSOh SOohhy Us - WA
missioner to consult with those ap"
pointed from other counties iH the
district, TO fix u time and place for
budding the district convention;
and that we recommend the last
Wednesday in July as the time, and
jackson, Miss, as the place OF meet
ing.
4. That a copy of these resOlu>
tions he sent by the Secretary to
each of our county papers, and to
the j ,cksOn Clarion and the fazoo
City Herald, with request that
they publish the same.
On IA call for credentials of dele-
gates, it was found that two dele>
cations reported from District ..
On motion of George Handy, a
committee of four, one from each
of the non contestiug districts, was
appointed OH credentials, who Re
ported the following delegates as
entitled to seats:
DISTRICT /.
john Il. Cameron, w. II. HOw>
ard, II ,beIt Travis, Walter L. Wal
lace, Frank Coleman, I. j. Love,
George Handy. James Ewing, y. 5.
Miller. j. K. hoffman. j. Il. MaysoD,
c. s. PIiestley, Kin Divine, James
A. Turi.
DISTRICT ..
RI. MCGOWAN, NJ. Long, Jesse
Hudson, George Cowan, j. Alexan'
der, L. Nicholson, II. s. DOrman.
WIN. Wilson, j. II. Childress, q. j.
Hume, VIM. Ii. Jones, Jno. Neal,
John Robinson, Moab Thompson.
DISTRICT s.
WIN GOodIOe, Robert Goodloe,
James Bennett, VIM. Devices, Il. II.
Green, WIN. Saunders, VIM. Neal,
George Boddie, j. w. Griffin. ID. p.
Mont gOmery, WIN. Rogers. NJ. 9.
Daughtry, Junius Mhoon, j. II. Gal
loway, s. T. Mckee.
DISTRICT A
John BeaI, j. NJ. Foster, II. &.
Turner, Tip Allen. Con OEeary, j.
ID. Little. Dave Hopkins. William
Baker, j. ID. Brown, Thos. Luckett,
j. c. Pitchford. G. Adams. Thomas
Faucet, Dave Wood, Geo. Wright.
DISTRICT 5.
w. J. Smith, j. NJ. Grafton, Geo.
Olive,W III. Dudley, Dan Hamblen,
Al. s. Cotton, n. II. Allen, Z. l..
Hargon, J. p. George, @ 9. eau
then, T.. Melvin, Henry McMurtry,
Il. C. Postell, w. III. Pennington.
A memorial from a few cOlored
men of Madison county, in which
Dr.. 8. ii. II. Toles figured conspic-
uously,. asking for representation
upon the Democratic ticket, was ta>
bled.
On motion of George Handy, tho
then proceeded to- the
of officers.
Moved by JAS. A. Turk that the
V tie be taken by ballot. Carried
Ga motion the chair appointed
one teller from each district, viz:
District Walter Wallace.
District 2-Wm. Wilson.
District 81 ames Bennett.
District III. g. Turner.
District SD. Melvin.
The office Of State Senator being !
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