The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-05-19
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COURT HOUSE HALL, May 10 1850,
+ Pursuant to a call Of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee Of Lauderdale county a mass
meeting of the citizens Of the county was
held IN the Court House, in the city of ALerid-
ian, tOr the purpose of appointing delegates
/ TO the Convention which meets in jackson on
the 9th inst, to send delegates to the National
| Democratic Convention 10 be held in Ciucin-
natl, which latter Convention is to nominate a
Democratic candidate for President OF the
United States, to be voted for at the General
election in November of the ensuing wear and
said mass meeting of Lauderdale county 10
transact any other business that might come
up for consideration.
The meeting was called to order bv Mr. 4
L. Klein, chairman Of the County Executive
Committee, who explained the object of the
meeting.
Capt. R. L. Henderson was proposed as per
manent chairman OF the Convention, and was
unanimously elected
E. H. Dial, was elected secretary Of the
convention; ON the motion that the chair an
point an assistant secretary, Mr.. J. p Keet5n
Motion by Col. NJ. H. Whitaker. that the
chair appoint five delegates from each Beat in
the county to represent the county of Lauder
dale in the State Convention carried
The char appointed the following:
Beat One-R. ?. Walker s. NJ. Bailey w
G. Stevenson A. L. Klein j. I, TAYLOR
Beat Two-Dr. J. R. Webb, Jno. W. Bell
Jeff Moore, John Nelson, J. L. Nunnerv.
Beat Three-Moses Temple VI D. Lvlea NJ
G. Mcdonald, \. NJ. Collins, J. L. Cooper
Beat Four: R. Mitchell " ]. Graham.
john Dear, Joe B Thompson, F. H. Shultz.
Beat Five-W. I. Weloh, DR.. j. G. Knox. Fl
D. Culpepper, W B. Willis, J. L. Blanks
Motion by Capt. John W. Jewell that The
vote of this county be cast a unit in the
State Convention carried.
The following motion was made bv Cant I p
Walker: That the Chair appoint the requisite
number of delegates to the Congressional Con-
vsntion which IS TO be called sometime in the
future.
W. Fewell offered as a substitute for the
above, that this mass meeting call another
mass meeting to assemble AT some future time
to appoint delegates TO Congressional Con-
yention: The substitute was voted down, and
the original motion carried unanimously
Motion by Capt. s. B. Watts, that ave dele
gates from each beat be appointed TO The Com
gressional Convention. Carried
The Chairman appointed the following as
Beat II. W. Smith, W A. Brown. ] p
Walker. NJ. III. Whitaker and Isaac Brown
Beat 2-Isaac Klein, J. c. Porter. J. D. MIL
er, Steve Parker and Thos. J. Miller
Beat 3-BenJ. Avara, John Cochran. John
G. Roberts, DR.. Alex. Thompson and Walter
Beat HI s King. E. J. Rev, Pres1v Mason
John Daniels and \. j. Fixes.
Beat 81. H. Culpepper, Jos. Sebamburoe
H. D: Cameron, J. d. Foster and william
Clark
The following resolutions offered by W. A.
Brown, were adopted
WHEREAS, East MisSissipni has sUunarta,l
Hon. o. R. Singleton for Congress for me last
twenty-five or thirty years, and the East has
always been the stronghold of the Democrats
party of this District; and
WHEREAS, during all the trying timas
through which we have passed. the East has
at all times been as true to the Demorafic mar |
ty as the needle to the pole; therefore. be 81
Resotred, 1st. That we believe the time has /
come when in justice to all sections tie Easf /
should have representative in Congress and
that in the person of Capt. Thos II. Woods of |
Lauderdale county. we have man who has al /
ways filed every position cenfided to his trust