The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-07-30
Democratic State Executive Conn.,
mittee.


Jackson Comet.
The democratic State executive
committee met in the judiciary
room. adjoining the senate cham.
Der, at 10 o'clock, Wednesday, the
l4th inst, pursuant to a call from
the chairman.
Present = w. L. Hemingway,
chairman; Oliver Clifton and Alex.
Yerger, from the State-at-large /;
James Kineannon, LIST district l..
q. Balch, aud J. B. II. Hemingway,
proxy for John w. I. Faulker, I'd
district; q. ii. Campbell, Sd dis
trict; E. +. Noel and John p. Har.
ris, 4th district; r. Fl. Thompson,
9th district; Stephen Thrasher and
j. w. Lambert. 9th district; Hon.
ID. p. Porter, secretary.
The Chain man presented the res
ignation of Hon. g. q. Shands OF
the position of elector for the I'd
district, aud also that OF Hon. j.
NJ. Ellis for the Sd district, aud OF
Hon. Benz. King, Sr., OF his men,
bership in the executive committee
for the State.at.large. These res.
Equations were accepted, and the
Secretary instructed to notify Capt.
Spight that by virtue of the resig-
nation OF Mr.. Stands, he became
the presidential elector for the I'd
district, and Hor. l.. q. Balch, of
Pamela county, was elected alterate
elector for that district, made va.
cant by the promotion of Mr..
Spight. The same action was taken
In reference to the notification of
Hon. VIM. Price, of Winston coun-
ty, who becomes elector in the Sd
district, by the resignation OF Capt.
Ellis. Tue election of alternate tor
this district was postponed to a tu-
ture meeting. Hon. Il. Ii. Thomp.
son, member OF the committee for
the 9th district, was elected to I'LL
the vacancy occssioned by the res.
ignation of BENZ. King, for the
State.at-large, and Hon. Tim Il.
Cooper, OH motion of MIR. Thomp.
sou, was elected as a member Of
the committee from the 9th district,
to fill the vacancy 0ccasioned BY
the promotion of Mr.. Thompson.
The Chairman called ou the mem.
bers to report the political condi.
ton, propects aud needs of their
respective districts. 1t is manifest.
ly improper to publish all that was
said, but upon the whole reports
were highly gratifying, aud showed
a wholesome state OF politics,
which could be preserved and i'm.
proved by proper and timely effort
and organization. II was the unan.
im0us voice of the committee that
proper steps should be taken to et-
feet perfect and working local
organizations In every county.
MIR. Clifton presented the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Secretary of
this committee take such steps as
are necessary to ascertain the name
aud address of the chairmen Of the
county executive committees aud
IL it shall appear that any county
or counties are without such CON-
mittees, the Chairman of this com.
mittee shall at once do what may
seem best to him to secure the or.
ganizatiou OF such committees
By MIR. Thompson
Resolred, That this committee re-
commend the meeting of the demo.
cratic executive committee of each
county at au early date, and that
such county committee isrequested
to report its organization to this
committee, aud said county execu.
tive committees are earnestly re-
commended to organize democratic
clubs throughout their counties.
BY Mr.. Kincannon--
Resolred, That the various coun'
ty executive committees be re
quested to appoint for each county
u sub-elector, whose duty it shall
be to meet the speakers OF the op-
position at all appointments IN his
county, aud to be placed subject to
the order of the chairman OF the
State executive committee for duty
in his county.
A motion was made and prevail
ed, requesting newspaper proprie.
tors of the State to send a copy OF
their respective journals to Hon.
ID. p. Porter, secretary, for the use
of the committee.
Several other motions and rcso-
lutions. were acted on, but the
above embraces NIL that is deemed
proper to publish at present. The
committee worked aud acted like
men who were in dead earnest, and
we look tor efficient action from
their hands.