The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-10-08


81 Halettilis Saturday otmieT
faf. tasi
Mt ~ jones, Chairman D
lhs Cnaiy fsftadgf COMMITTEES
called dr haBe lo wdef, on
maflah ~ NJ ~ hiedep If
ST. W w. Perkins waa chotet
Ctaiman n the Convention
& pon mtiaa tho chair. hif FER
.kihs thank ed te Convention fot
ihe honor conferred on him, conn.
seized harmony and unity and pre-.
dieied q victory for the party In
the ensuing election.
The Chairman having stated
that DE nest thing in order Wa
the election of q Secretary, on
motion Of DR.. J D. Rudin, H. A..
Bonner was selected for that posi-
ton.
On motion Of DR.. Ru1in, all
persons except members Of the
Convention and alternates, were
requested to retire from the house.
The following resolution was
adopted on motion Of DIR. N. {.
Knox;
Pesoived, That the Democratic
party, in Convention assembled,
congratulates the people Of the
county upon the settlement Of al
questions heretofore dividing the
people upon the division Of courts
and building Of public bridge a
Belmont.
Resoipcd further, That we con.
sider these questions finally ant
forever settled.
On motion Of Mr.. Sledge, a com
mittec Of three was appointed II
wait upon Messrs. J. G. Kyle, W
II. Drane and l.. G. Balch, ant
invite them to participate in th'
deliberations Of the Convention.
After making a few remarks il
regard to the fusion proposition
from the Republicans Of Panol
county, Hon. J. 6. Hall oieret
the following resolution;
Whereas, The Republican part
of Pamela county, in Conventio.
assembled, have nominated a fu
sion ticket, offering to the Demo
cratic-C Conservative party a fair di
vision OF the candidates, and hav
thus signi6ed their desire to re
: move from the canvass all differ
ences Of race and party and t
unite in the selection of faithful
representatives of the people in tn
. various county and Legislative
offices; and, whereas, we believ
that such action should be accept
ed by the Democratic Conserve
tive party Of this county in tn
spirit in which twas taken there
fore.
Resolved, That no nomination
be made by this Convention, othe
than may be necessary to ill va
cancies, and that the ticket nomi
mated by the Republican party b
accepted and supported by tn
Democratic G Conservative party G
this county.
: After a general expression fror
the delegates and discussion ofth
; observation-disclosures Hall and XVI
favoring and MIR. Balch opposing
/. it was adopted by a vote Of 4S to a
, The delegates retired and vote
by beats /; the two negative vote
, came from beat ..
DR.. Rufin suggested that III
Convention would like to hca
, from DR.. Drane. Mr.. Hall state.
that Or, Drane had requested hir
5 to say, that while he tDrane) di
not oppose fusion, he could nj
accept the nomination, for III
treason that his business affair
A., demanded all his time and after
i, ton. On motion Of Mr.. Wilbour
: DIR. Drane's resignation was ne
eepted.
A committee o fthree as follow
I was appointed, on motion Of Co
SIC. W. Dyer, to inform the Rcpui
lican Executive Committee OF u
: above action: G. w. Dyer, |
ID Beanland and Lamar WilbourI
ii On motion, 4 committee Of II
p two from each supervisors dis,ric
was appointed to suggest suitab
= names for n new Executive Con
mittee. The committee reports
the following names:
e BRAT DIR. Jos. Carter, ].
= Anderson, ]. p. Wallace. d. b
bo and Lamar Wilbourn.
BEAr &C. K. Caruthers, !