The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-05-19
montgomery.
Extract from proceedings.


On motion of J. N. Ellis il was decided to
send five delegates from the county Mt large
and five fron each beat, 90 the STATE Conyeu-
tion TO be held at jackson on Thursday May
9th 1880
Whereupon the following delegates for the
county at large were elecfei: Capt. ID. l..
Sweatman, Capt. Il. f Holloway, Capt b. F.
Jones, Capt }. n. Ellis and HoH ". y Hurt,
and, on motion, Dr.. f. Il. Arnlistead was added
TO the list.
The following gentlen were selected for the
Beat No ID. W. Holman, ". Z. Saunders,
W; I. Turner, r. D. Palmer and p. d. Witty.
Beat No u. f. Bintord. Jennings Topp,
j. NJ Hester G.; c. Butt and 7 Q. Curry.
Beat No. 3-H. II. Harris, J. J. Lee, NJ. H.
Allen, 3. F. Kent and 5. L. Wray
Beat No. IA. VI. Powell, J. b. Halbert, y.
j. Harris, D. L. Roach and DR.. q. A. Spivey
Beat No. 81 b. Simpson, John Crowder.
j. NJ. Shaver, Z. p. Caruedge and Dr. J. W.
Armstrong.
the following delegates were appointed to
the Congressional convention which is 10 meet
at Walden on Tuesday, June 10, 1880.
For the county az large-Capt. L. I. Jones b.
r. Eskridge, DR.. W. ". Hart, DR.. L. A rmstead,
DR.. J. ". Armstrong.
Beat No. &c. 4. Spivey D. v. Holman.
Dr.. Il. +. Ward, J. NJ. Ellis, DR.. II. J. Small.
Beat No. &c. c. Butt T. T. Curry. J. Il.
Rinford, }. NJ. Hester, }. Topp
Beat No. al. II. Harris }. J. Lee VI. II. Al
Ian, ID. f. Kent, s. L. Wray
Beat No. IN. J. Harris, }. b. Halbert. D.
l. Roach, James Ingram, J. NJ Doris
Beat No. 5-W. l.. Martin Luther Haarn
E. NJ. Ferguson, John Stepies Il. c. Liston
The following resolution vas adopted by a
rising vote.
ReeoIoed, That it IA the sense of thi CON
vention that the course Of the Hon. H. d..
Money member of congress from this congress
sional district, entities him to the undivided
support of his party in this district. ana that
montgomery county presents him to the Con-
gresslonal Convention is the most worthy
and available Democrat in the district and
instructs her delegates to said convention to
give him their united firm, and cordial sup
port.
On motion Of Can't J. NJ Ellis the following
resolution WAS adopted; Be il
ReSOi0ed, That, we, the Democracy Of Mont
gomery county in convention assembled take
this method of exqressinc the belief that il i
nominees that the two-thirds rule he continued
in our National Conventions and desire that
our delegates to the State Convention, carry
out their views.
On motion of DR.. f. R. Armistead. it was
Re50tUed, That it is the sense OF this conven-
ton that II IS contrary to the traditions Of the
nation, and yiolative OF the spirit Of free in
situations for any man 10 occupy tbs FresIden-
tial office more than tive terms
BY J. NJ. Ellis.
HeSoieed. That this convention recognize in
their immediate representative in III. lower
House Of our State Legislature, the Hon w. A
Hurt, a faithful, Intelligent legislator and that
his course and condUc entities him to the thanks
Of his constituents, which we hereby tender
him.
On motion of D. ". Holman it was
ReS0tUed, That, we the represen tatives of
Montgomery county Democracy, are pleased
to acknowledge the faithful, and valuable ser
vice-rendered the party by our State Senator
W. d. Peery, and our Floater James Drane.
who have proven to be the right men in the
right place.