American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-07-02
DENoc2AT-c MASS ccNYE.,l;r.5N,

The convention he ng called 70
order by Hon. John Handy, chair
man OF the cN. CON. who stated thc
abje ct OF the meeting to te tor the
purpose OF electlng Delegates to
State convention and for deciding
the mode by which the candidates
for county Offices should be uomi-
satsd. On motion tie convention
went Into permanent organization
by tho election Of Hon. Rober.
Powell as chairman and Il I BcH>
nett dis Secretary.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adypted
Resolved: That the Democracy
OF Madison county, delight TO bear
testimony TO the great ability, pu-
rjiy and fidelity to dnty which have
chaI acterized the administrator OF
the Non NJ Stone as Governor.
Resolved Z: That while We vii:
support with cheerfulnrss any OF
the gentlemen spoken Of for Gov
crnor who may be nominated by
the party, yet we respectfully sug
gest to our Democratic brethren
the name of Hon. S s Calhoon rs q
| gentleman in every way qualified
to receive the nomination for Gov
| crnor.
Resolved: That We instruct our
delegates to the State convention
| to vote for the Hon s S Calhoon for
Governor and to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination.
In view Of the prevailing dissat
lisfaction with primary elections and
the evils resulting therefrom and in
order to promote the utmost bar
moDy aid unity i'll tho Democratic
Conservative ranks.
Resolved /; That i ia the scnsc
of tho Convention that p-inlai!
elections should 10 abandoned and:
that we return to the dhlaGa'e sya
tenn, to be conducti,! Oh the follow
| ing piae. viz.
| lat. That or a day to Re fZo,i
| by the Dem, tx. Com. the Demo
cratic voters of each beat or Super
visor's district, shah assemble IL
mass convention and elect ten del
legates WHO shall compose the couI'
Ity convention, and said coauty
conveR tion shall assemble also CD a
Idsy 10 be fxod by tie Ex. Com.
| 2ad. Each beat convention shall
tbaliot for sii candidates for the
various Offices to be filed ani IL
ls;ruct theiI delegates Wien Assem-
lblad in the county convention to
least for each and every candidate
SO ballCted for the whole number
of votes received by them at sach
Ibeat convention.
| 3rd. The county convention shall
then compile the ballots of the
different beats So returneb and the
candidate receiving the highest
number of votes tor each particular
Office shall be declared by the
Icounty convention the nominee fol
the Office for which he was balloted
for in the various beat conventions
Tho three candidates Cor the Leg
fislature receiving the three highest
tvOtes shall be declared the nomi.
nees.
| Resolved That no person be
Iallowed to vote in the Primary Mas
Meetings who is not Known 70 be s
Democrat or will no. pledge him
self to support the nominees of The
convention,
4 Eioti,n was unanimously 6
dopted that the chairman appoint
one delegate from each Supervisors
District. with so al.clns,tes frcn
1.-THE county at large in the Demo
tcratic State convention, to meet at
Jackson, August 3rtl
u y,
Hon. Robert Powell be appoints;
delegate from the county at large
and that he appoint Eve o'hcr del.
legates, one from each b 'at. to rep
Present Madison county in the next
State convention.
Ga motion the convention adjoU'
ned
| Z L Bennett,
Secretary
| DELEGATES TO STATE CoNvENs
TIoa.-RObt. Powell, county al
large.
| George Handy, Beat No. l.
| John q. Neal, Beat No. g.
George Stewar' Beat Nc, 3.
| VIM. II. Bole, Beat 4.
| WIN. McWi!ltc. Dea: 5.
/ ALTERNATES.
| Jolin Handy =. 2. Hill Dr.. z. Il
| Philips Jno. X. Cameron w. L
BGd..ie J. T. Priestiey w. II. Pow
!eii Z. Z. Rose S Q Divine Rabbi
iS,aioker Z = Montgomery Sr d 7
Mon tgomery L Z D4une;t j .
Aeilie T y Jones e L Green Jas
Wales w 2 Devices w = EicLs
WIZ Bask.Es G Z Kemp DR. Jas
| Gailoway Henry McGowan San
T.o:ter q L Giiuer Asi Chirhes
| :er JGo Z C..a.i;, IL . Smith y.
| Hugh Sutherland G J Hume ! y
Downs G 4 Baldwin w & K.ar-
iney WIN GcoJioe Dan Hamilton
| w J Kendu.l VIM Reid q L Gross
| " Il Dudley y Q postell A!iouse
tSeadcker H;.cltoTd Va Yan~
dell VIM Handy J G Pennington
/ George Harvey Eugene conway I
Il WeatLereby Capt VIM priestley
Notice 60 Contractors.
! BY order of tho Board OF Super.
yis0rs q contract for building a
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