The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22
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DISTRICT CONVENIAON
The Fifth District Congressional
Convention was called to order IN
Hazlehurst last Monday, the 18th
inst, by Col. NJ. Jackson, Chairman
of the District Executive Commit
tee, who explained the object OF the
meeting. Geo. S. Dodds was elect
ed temporary Chairman and ). d
Harper and j. M. Edmonson, Sec
retaries.
A committee Oh credentials, con
sisting of one from each county, ex-
cept Amite, which had two sets Of
delegates, was appointed The com
mittee reported fifteen counties re-
presented, and admitted both dele
cations from Amite county, giving
each one and one-half votes.
Resolutions were then offered Civ
ing each county in the Convention
doubly as many votes as it had Re-
presentives in the Legislature; re-
c%ognizing the right of counties to
instruct, and that a majority of the
votes cast nominate. A delegate
from Lincoln moved, as an admend-
ment, to!strike out majority, and in
sert two thirds. A delegate from
Kinds moved to table, which was
carried by the following votes: Aye
8, Rankin 4, Copiah 2
and go, CQxmgton 2, Lawrence 2,
Marion q Harrison ., Han
cock 2, jackson 2, Green 2, Amite
l and j. Total, 80 and 40. Nay
Lincoln 3, Franklin ., Pike 3, Simp-
son 2, Amite Land J, Copiah l and
Y Ito. Total, IL and Clio.
Gen Lowry moved to reconsider
the vote taken so as to change the
: basis of Representation in future
= conventions. He thought the re-
presentation ought to be estimated
by the Democratic vote. A dele
:, gate from Lincoln moved to amend
and fix the vote at double the num-
Der of Democratic members in the
House of Representatives. Mr..
g Clifton opposed the motion and
u amendment and both failed to pass.
u On motion to proceed to nomin-
ate a candidate for Congress, letters
70 were read from three of the candid
a dates withdrawing their names from
the Convention, and Col. Hooker
was nominated by reclamation
1t amids defening applause and con-
-tinued cheering. A committee was
appointed to notify him of his nom
ination and escort him to the hall
=, As he entered the courthouse, enthui
a iasm knew no bounds. Order wa
: impossible. Most of the delegate
o and all the spectators were on thei
feet following, cheering, shoutin:
and h%urraying for the gallant Hook
er. Seldom has there been such
- manifestation in honor of a candl
date. The scene recalled the Cir
cinnatl Convention, after the DomiI
alton of Hancock. When Col. Hooke
assembled the stand, accompanied b,
Gen. L. Lowry, there was anOthe
y outburst Of the people who love bot
distinguished gentlemen who stoo
before them.
he Col. Hooker said he could scac
=. express the feeling he felt at tn
he honor of a denomination. Higher
es, far higher than a seat in Congress!
is the appreciation of the people c
k this district, who had said throug
or their chosen representatives, who's
tie views, they expressed, well don
Ike good and faithful servant" H
he thanked the people for their renewe'
confidence and would continue t
or serve them to the best of his ability
,o When he entered the contest i
Of 1875 his district had a Republica.
the majority of five thousand, and i
h..lpast two canvasses the noble Potte
Stand gallant Shelby had both bee
defeated. He had little hope o
success till he he saw the gra
headed, the middle aged ard youn;
,imen coming out to the discussions
III knew then that we were going t
throw of the yoke of the alien an,
stranger. Aye, in that canvass til
people of the State rose in thei
Knight and right. and said Mlssis
~ sippians shall rule Mississippi" Ii
referring to what he had done il
" Congress. he said he had secured
W the passage through the House of
=. bill appropriating one hundred
" thousand dollars for the erection
of Federal buildings at jackson
. that for the Pascagoula river $44,
% 900: for the Pearl $4,000, and he
" should not cease his labors; that he
D" had done all in power for the lum
> Der men of the coast and and bach
country in their log val with the
u Government. He showed the falla.
.'Icy of the G%reenback party, and
promised to visit every county in
his district during the campaign. g..
The denomination of Col. Hooker
e is eminently proper. He is n OF
Il the most prominent men in Con
gress from the South and is an hon.
: or to our State. He is the strongest
man in his district before the peO-
pie and his denomination will cleo
trify them with IN enthusiasm that
means victory.
GREENBACKERS.
The mission of the Greenback
S partv is to defeat the Democratic
'Jticket. They have no hopes of an
Il election of their candidate in the