The weekly clarion., 1880-05-26
Democratic County Conventions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Kinds County Democratic Conservative
Convention.
RAYMOND, Miss. ,
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RAYMOND, Miss
May ~, 1880.
Pursuant to a call from the Chairman Of the
| county Executive Committee, convention OF
the Democratic Conservative party Of Kinds
/ county assembled At the Court House in Ray
mo1d at IL o'clock A. NJ, Monday, May n
/ 1890
/ W. L. Nugent. Esq, Chairman OF the Execu-
tive Committee called the meeting to order
and was elected temporary chairman. L. F.
! Chiles, Esq, and S. D. Harper, Esq, were
elected temporary secretaries.
On call Of the election precincts the follow
/ ing delegates answered 10 their names.
FoREsr HILL-R. H. Winter, A. P. Watson,
": H. Dixon, L. F. Chiles.
BRowSsyILLE-W. H. Chichester, ". H. CAT
phries
UrIeA-H. Terrell, S. E. Dudley S D. Minis,
John Lee Tom. Brown
AUBURS-A. ]. Vaughan, j. W. Horne. J. H
Hobart r. A. Armitage, J. y. Bush, D. NJ.
Ballard
LIBERTY GRovE-w. ]. Brown, Edwin
Barksdale, W. I. Holland, W. H Potter.
EDwARDs-B A Root D. \. Howell, J NJ.
Rageh, W. A. Cook, L. A. Moss, X. J. Mallett,
R. H. Noblin
JAcKsoS-H. NJ. Taylor. H. L. Muller. W.
+. Chiles. ]. W. CGng1n. d. Ewing, S. Living
ston, W. L. Nugent, E. Barksdale, Oliver Cliff
ton
BYRrA-w B seay, W. A Tyne-.
CHnton-B- T. Ligon, b W, Henry, P. Char
ton, Prot. Triberlake, II. c. Marshall, }. s.
S. Lewis.
Bolton. T Tatum, J. H. Wit ers, C.L.
Robinson. Harry Peyton, Weldon Hicks.
Dry Grove-E. F. Lowe, W. D. Carmichael
John Ihabinet, J E. Johnston, I. McClelland
E. c. Moncure, n b. Smith.
Raymond-C. d. Gillespie, s. L. Herring
Ike Turner, W. J. Crisler, DR.. r. L. Boyle, ".
r. Siyley. Andy Miller, Geo. W. Harper, Rich
mond Sivley.
On motion. Oliver Clifton was elected per
manent Chairman, and the temporary secre-
tarties were made permanent secretaries.
Mr.. E. Barksdale moved that the Conven-
ton proceed to select i've delegates from each
supervisors DISTRICTS and hve from the county
at large TO represent the county in the State
Convention, and that the delegates from each
Superviso Districts, suggest five names to
the Convention.
The following names were presented and
endorsed : delegates
Sd DISTRICTS. E. Dudley, J. W. Horne.
John Bush, Terrell. D. NJ. Ballard.
-4th District-Geo. W Harper w Crisler
Andy Miller, Thos. McLellrnd, n. b. smith
I'd District. p. Withers, d. Y. Howell
bin.
1st District-B. T. Ligon. W. H. Potter T
G. Rice, Thos. Atkinson, W. T. Holland
9Th District. A. Webb 7. A Catchings
J. F. Tatom, J. J. Halbert, E. Barksiale.
Mr. Crisler moved that the delegates from
each Supervisors District suggest one dele
gate to State Convention from county at large :;
which was carried, and the following gentle
men were suggested and appointed by the
Convention:
W. L. Nugent AMI J. H. Brady.
On motion OF Mr.. Nugeut the Chairman was
added to the list of delegates and made Chair
man.
Mr.. Watson moved to elect delegates to
the Congressional Convention in the same
manner delegates were elected to the State
CoRvention, which prevailed
Mr.. Chlles moved that five delegates from
oah rY-rNy- -
prevailed and the following appointed
and ratified
First District-B T Ligon, Edwin Barks-
dale VIM. Bell, j. W. Robinson. W. J. Brown.
Fourth District-Sam. d. Harper, W R.
Sivly, W. D, Carmichael, Eli Moncure, Rich
ard Sivly.
Fifth Distriot-D P. Porter, J. F. Tatom, S. |
B. Thomas, r. H. Winter Oliver Clifton.
Third District. W Horne, J. w. Neel. ]. +
c. Terrell, G. w. Andrews, L. White.
Second District-W. A. Cook Harry Peyton /
R. J. Mallett W. II. Caffey, A L. Brady
Mr. Nugent moved that five delega tes be Sc
lected from the county at large, which pre- +
vailed, and the following were appointed:
7. ]. Mitchell, J. D. Mcconnell, d. NJ. Bal
lard, f. F. Lowe, L. F. Chiles.
Mr.. Holland offered the following resolution
which adopted;
Resolved By the Democrats of Kinds county
in convention assembled that each and every
delegate binds and pledges his individual sup
port and influence for the nominee for Presi
lent of the Cincinnati Convention
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Har-
per adopted:
Resolved, As the opinion of this Convention,
hat W. s. Hancock is the choice of the Demo
ratio Conservative party of the county of
tlnds for the Presidency at the ensuing Pres
Dental election. Il
Mr.. Harper offered the following resolution: !
ResotUed, That whereas it is the deliber-
te opinion of this Convention, that a large
majority of the Democrats and Conservatives
HInds county are in favor of the re-nomin- J
Of H. -
i've in Congress from this district; therefore,
ResoLted, That the delegates appointed to
epresent Kinds county in the Congressional r
Convention be and are hereby instructed to T
ote for the denomination of Hon. C. L. Hook
r for Congress.
Mr.. Brown offered the following substitute e
Resot0ed, That the delegates from Kinds
aunty to the District Convention be instruct / q
d to vote as a unit, and that they be further
to support the Hon. c. E. Hooker a
,r Representative. o
Mr.. Moss moved to amend the substitute so
to allow the delegates to go uninstructed
Mr.. Holland moved to table the amendment G
the substitute. II
On call of precincts, the following was the S
ote: .
AYEs-Jackson, 9, Clinton, %, Forest Hill
Liberty Grove, 4, Dry Grove I, Raymond.
Utica, l, Auburn 2.-3715.
NAYs-Byram, 2 Clinton, go, Bolton, 6, d
townsville, 5, Forest Hill. l, Edwards 7, +,
The chair decided that the motion to table
-evailed. n
Mr.. Brown called for the previous question
the adoption of the substitute
The main question was ordered, and the sub
itute adopted. 9!
Mr.. Nugent moved that the delegates from
ch Supervisors District nominate three tc
embers for q new Executive Committee
hioh prevailed, and the following were nom
ated and ratified
Thos. Atkinson, J. Hewes, VIM Bell, VII.
liehesterr, Harvey Peyton, D. Y: Howell, T. az
Hart, J. W. Chiles, Jim Ross, E. F. Lowe
ldy Miller, g. W. Harper, 0ilv r Clifton, A.
Watson, J. V. Enochs dt
No further business appearing, the Conven- re
IN adjourned. OLIVER CLIFTON. &C
Chairman. IT
5As F O. cH#Ilsi HAspHn, Secretaries. ''
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