The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29


ceaysRslgp resumed ha.insss A haltpa-t
Cot HAen. a. skt spssial eenml,lee o.
Lineeln contested slstlioa submitted the FOL
loMlnk report NhieA paA adopted
We NVuE *HHmitHe. ~ whHeEW4a 4nhmlited
O. delsfmine.|an whe aFo entitled - seals II
this Caneention tFom i3Abnin couaty, respect
latlF lee leagein Fenofl that me find that the
DELEGATION eho*ea bY tha CQnvcni H6sANkeslded
ever ~ Charles CalainN and eemposed Of
White. IL czssIds. III. Charles cnmlns
4. 4. Nithefs Modgpa A&Fsain. y. =. MpNair,
ITJ & Meafalh. n NJ MAGree George W,
iieamAn. samuel HoskSs Hon. kluah TArver
and Her, =. sssAloAs ~ entitled % seats
MI Rsansssh.lly submitted,
M.H. II. TlsoN, Can.
The presidsnG announced TIE following as
III Camimiis<o 81 ResolutIAns;
State a. i.Afes-si. II. J~snagan' Y 3. Wal
Firut Dissrics--F Fred Ilsall: Second District,
{. H. HewFy: Third Distdel VI u. Helm;
FOURTH District. Frank g. Mc0ee; Finh
pialriel,. r X. Mayors sixth District Mar
H. a csiahihrs IL warren. offered the follow
ing resolutions. which wero unanimously
Nssoissd That this Convention recognizes
eessity o. .he harmony anu me hearty
fhrouRIenl the Union In the approaching
pressaent nm election. That il deems the cec
fion 81 The nominee 81 The Cincinnati CoRM
Ei0n ofsuprelne moment 70 the whole cour
and tina this success should not be jeopss4sised
by the indulgence Of personalaspirations nor
BY the qualification at personal preferences
and whilst individual members of our partyin
this State may hays their preferences AZ 70
who should receive the nomination, this Con
yension deems 4 unwise to make any other
declaration on that subject, than 10 say, that
The choice Of the Democratic party OF this
State is he who shall be nominated by the Ma
Iional Conventions and that we will give him
,ur healSx support, and with i the Eiee oral
ReolgesI That Dur delegates 10 the aDemo--e
.ratic National Convention be instructed to
let In the spirit Of the foregoing resolution;
md 90 east their votes for thatman whom they
hall find, after full consultation with the del
gates from the 0thar States will best harmon
70 the opposition 10 the longer continuance of
he unconstitutional and unwise methods Of
he Republican party.
The following was offered aud adopted
RssoiDed, That ii is the sense Of this Conven-
lon that no Presidential Elector shall be chosen
a this State by this Convention, who holds
ihce underline State or Federal government, in
RIDER that no doubt of eligibility under the
shall arise hereafter.
Il. Q. PosrELL,
JN0. Y. MuRRY.
Mr.. Catchings offered the following, which
as adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention now proceed
J the election OF four delegates from the
tate At Large 10 the National Convention,
nd that two delegm .cs be elected az time
I'd that no candidate be declared elected
no does not receive a majority Of all the votes
Ist in the Convention.
Rssoivcd, That four alternate delegates be
ected In the same mode aud manner.
Nominations for delegates TO the State at
lrge being in order,
Mr.. yanagin, Of Noxubce, nominated Gen.
g. Walthall
Mr.. 0atchings, Of Warren, nominated Hon.
helbert Barksdale, Of Kinds.
On motion of Mr.. cowan, the names pro-
sed were elected BY reclamation.
MIR. Johns, Of Amiie, nominated Col. w. A.
'EcY. Of Washington; Mr.. Clifton, OF Hinds
Gen. W. y. Featherston, of Mar
all; and on motion of Mr.. Cowan, the names
opposed were elected by reclamation.
for Alternate Delegates for
ate ut Large being then in order
Mr. Myers nominated Hon. A. NJ. Clayton,
MaTshalli Mr.: Ellis, Of Montgomery, nom.
ated james H Duke, Esq., Of Kemperi Mr.
rger Of Bolivar, nominated Hon. A.. J.
wis, OF Claiborne; Mr.. Allen, OF Lee, nom
ited X. W. Banks Of L0wndes and they
re severallJ elected by acclamation.
Mr.. Booth, Of Warren, offered the follow
!, which was referred, under the rule, to
Committee on Resolutionsf
Pes0fUea That the Great Fraud and Con-
racy Of lST6-'77, which eliminated In the
ting of Rutherford b. Hayes In the chair
I occupied by Washington, and afterwards
ored BY Jefferson, "a ison, Monroe aud
kson, In open defahs @nd violation Of the
lilly expressed will OF the people at the
lot box, was the dcadlicst blow ever aimed
he rights and liberties OF the Amcrican
Pile, and our system OF free representative
and gfow in 1880 that that, We have an
ortunity 10 fxiaAk ths N1P1Dtt. aassss Plrly,
!.
gseat, crime against popular rights was
United, we call upon the good citizens Of
parties irrespective of past political afili-
Z, TO unite with us in the accomplishment