The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-22
The Nom nation of Hooker Declared a
Ratification Of Hancock and English.
New District Executive comnitte
t.ll 81 Appointed. frHp 'oj
ed Democracy.

OuT sNOsatH % "
English. Hooker and "a Unit
ed Democracy.
The following is the only business of
Importance done by the Congressional
Convention at Hazleh lrst on the l9th:
Mr.. Edmoudson offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Convention now
Proceed to ballot for Candidates for
Representative III the Congress Of tue
Uulted States for the 0tu District, Oh
the basis of representation III tue STATE
LtgIsiature, allowing to each county
represented Two votes tor eacn member
OF the lower house OF the State LegIs-
nature, to winch each county Is resrect~
lveIy eutltied.
Resolved, That tue vote vi eacn couu>
ty represented be announced % tue call
Of the counties thereof respectively.
Resolved, That the Candidate rrceiv,
ing u majority of all the vutes cast be
declared tue nominee OF this Cunven-
ton. t- l5 'i1.
Resolved, That three tellers be APP
pointed by the Chairman to conduct
the balloting, ascertain aud announce
the result.
Mr.. Clifton offered the following
amendment, which was accepted:
Resolved, That this Convention here
by recognizes, declares, and will MAIN
tain the night of County Conventions
aotiue go ruS ~ au'
".. 80 SaIaan,a Pu.,
- 49, u" -
nnn pooi'''n A''
Tt,a
heSoi'eu iui'nef' Id. "neh the Vott
OF any county Tue ueirgates trof
WHICH na'e oeen inssiuo'eu concerning
the action IN this oon'ou1iou sht'' De
cal'eu io,' sue So1e u salu counfY sha'
De recotoou as annouuooa oy tne ma
l1ofi's oi saiu nfough incl
Chairman should t1ey have one. aut
II they Snaii nave no CHAIRMAN fhrn as
announced ny majority OF the DELE
gates on a call OF inc roll OF mtiVldu
aIs composing tue delegation.
Mr.. Applewhise moved to amend thu
oy sorthiuS OUT ~thal'rit,
rule, ana inserting 'two~t'lrds rule
Notion tabled, anu majority rule adap'
ted. Mr.. Appiawhlte then read tn
following ietteri
July 18Th, 1889.
10 the Delegations from Franklin ant
Lincoln counties:
1t IS apparent that a majority OF tn
delegates 70 Tue convention prefer Ooi
Hooker as Tue nominee OF the Demo
cratic party In I'M District for Con
gress. L desire my friends from TIL
counties named, VINO nave so generous
iy and zealousiy gwen me their sup
port. to offer no fractions opposition
q IN oroer tnaS the candidate apre
ferred by majority, shalf De places
oe'ore 'ue peop'o WIN an euuorsellsu
aPpfoaouihg hhanim'es as Tar as possi
ole, 1 ASK you not TO present my nam
TO tue convention as a Candidate 10
the nomination, Grateful for your sup
port l. aih Sou irleud, ..H.. t.. pill.
d l.. DESIGNS
MT n'yo presehtea tle lo''o"lhs
wn'cn was read
Oap1. n. ~ b'Sd' CHAIRMAN fike couh
" ue'eg"e'oI.
DtAh olh-it Delhg known that
portion o; 1he ae.eSaOeS IN t,R Con
slesSriua, o~olVepS'oh u tae on gus
natas> at 80 . u
Vo'es Oh 'ue'r c"Hnt,es Tor my hQ.n'nh'
e'on 10 oe we calo'aa'e OF the demo
~ % '1lk at'sr ats'ric
~ aeeaHL,h lug 7'lWfr 'fIouSe oi 'ht
Na'i"h.i Coh1fFSstl L peg 1iFf'ye % say
70 my it'ehhs glbhHpfR thFm, Stid''
= 49, pplpr, Wy peen
plo' wy 7 !Ipf iH2inn'hs cop,Ns,
VI slea'e. 'n.p?r.anca o"ap nI''v'una
ptrier:aenD VI iu'ef~s's' ana | 1her"
iore ~l'unts~ from the CANVASS ana re
qust 'na' fon VII nor place nv nam'
III n~oun,nt.'qu before the C~PhVah'i"h,
Oh tne l''h ihSl' VERY yours
n, VT, l.: N 9rpokDALE ~
VT. ihos DIXON reaa the letter Pc
low: . -,
10 tne ohairnfan ana MEMBERS or the
CohVehtaoh- -. 90,
bethg sa''shea since tue appn,ntmen
~ 'noe .,7s",e ny Jug cohu'S o'nifn
ions OF this DISTRICT, that my nomina,
sion as Ihe democratic candldate % rep
resent me district IN Congress Is I'M
probable. and desiring to eliminate any
impeachment g" the success OF the D'mo
cratic party that might grow ont'ot per-
siste9ey IN 2 contest that appears nope
less, l w,ln'raw my o'nd'dacv. 1or the
non.nas,on, Inc qnession OF sapreniF
,lip 't'anoe 70 US al th'S t.ue = suen
HARMONIOUS ac'lon as VIII secure tne
success OF u entire ticket, and as much
as,I would cherish the distinction and
honor which my nomination would have
CONFERRED co.. ,ha upon me me- l would m"cn pre-. !.