The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-07-14
Scott County,.


4 Pursuant to a call of the County Execu
tive Committee, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tive party of Scott county assembled il
mass meeting at the court house IN Forest
on Monday, July 4th, 1881.
S. II. Kirkland. Chairman of the County
| Executive Committee, called the meeting
| to order, and briefly stated its object
Rev j. q. Crecelins was elected perma-
nent chairman, and G. n. Harris, secretary.
! The voters from the various Beats then
reported the election of the following named
gentlemen as a committee on resolutions:
Beat No. &c. w. Mccoy, G. B. Hud-
dleston, r. L. Austin.
! Beat No. IS. A. Youngblood, A. Carr,
/ Beat No. 81. G. Gaddis, A. 2. Sims w.
1 S Robertson.
Beat No. ii Ii. Beeman, Jno E. Pear
son, Tho. Stay
| Beat No. 81. P. Murrell, J. NJ. Golden,
c. n. Harris which committee, after Il
brief retirement, made their report. After
a full discussion of the committees report,
and various amendments thereto, the meet
ing finally adopted the following resolu-
tions:
Res0iUed, By the Democratic Conservative
party of Scott county in mass meeting
assembled:
1st. That a primary election as hereto
fore held in Scott county, be, and the same
is hereby selected as the mode of
nominating candidates for county offices at
the election to be held in November next,
and that said primary election shall be held
on the first Monday in September, A. D.,
1881
ID That every voter in the county who
has heretofore affiliated with the Democrat
ic-Conservative party, or who shall express
a determination to affiliate with and sup
port said party in the future, shall be
allowed to vote at said primary election.
Sd. Shat our county executive committee
be charged with the execution of these
resolutions, that they provide voting facili
ties and appoint clerks, supervisors and re-
turning officers of said primary election,
and that said returning officers shall report
the results of said election to the county
executive committee, who shall declare the
same to the public.
4th. That the voters present at this meet
ing select five delegates to the State Con-
vention, and five delegates to the Senatorial
Convention from each precinct, and also
one member of the county executive COM
mittee from each precinct.
9th. That Hon. E. Barksdale is the choice
of Scott county for Governor, and that our
delegates to the State Convention to be held
on the Sd proximo be, and they are hereby,
instructed to cast the vote of the county
for him.
The various Beats reported the following
lists of delegates to the State and Senate
rial Conventions, and executive committee
men:
BEAT NO DELEGATES To STATE CoNvEN-
TON.
g. B. Huddleston, R. H. Campbell, P
NJ. Steed Jno. Dorset.
DELEGATES TO SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
J. J. Crane n. E. Burnham, J. W. Tad
lock, G. G. Doris, E. B. Banks.
John Dorset, member Executive Commit
tee.
BEAT NO. 2-DELEGATEs TO STATE CONvEN-
TON.
E. A Gilbert, C. H. Noblin, G. Gray, J.
G. Jones, John Hunter.
DELEGATES To SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
w. L. Weems, Lod Moore, A. Carr, f. H.
Walk, VIM. Crudup.
J. G. Jones, member Executive Commit
tee.
BEAT NO. 3-DELEGATEs To STATE CoNvEN-
TION.
J. G. Gaddis, A. 2. Sims, D. W. Platt,
W. I. Robertson, Jno. P. Harris.
DELEGATES To SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
J. L. Harris, G. F. Bishop, J. G. Holmes,
G. w. Neal, Philip Hurst
J. G. Holmes, member Executive Com
mittee.
BEAT NO. 4-DELEGATEs TO STATE CoNvEN-
TIoN.
j. H. Beeman. Jno. E. Pearson, j. w.
Talbot, w. III. Armstrong, Thos. F. Lloyd.
DELEGATES TO SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
T. F. Lloyd, Berry Smith, w. L. Lyle,
J. L. Ponder, J. NJ. Pearson
L. B. Lyle, member Executive Commit
tee.
REAT NO. 5-DELEGATEs TO BOTH STATE
AND SENATORIAL CONVENTIONS.
W. NJ. Thornton, Jack Madden, Jno
Ellis, G. n. Harris, Isham Nichols
L. 2. Murrel, member, Executive Com
mite.
ResoEucd, That Prof r. K Jayne is the
tendent of Education, and that our dele
gates to the State Convention are hereby in
structed to cast the vote of the county for
him.
Resolved That our delegates to the Sena- /
torial Convention are hereby instructed to
cast the vote of Scott county for Newton I
county's choice for State Senator.
Inc AciAo"An6 Acsoh0tAon was oAsiAIAhous
" adopted:
ResOtred, That we have heard with horror
and profound regret of the recent attempt
to take the life of James A. Garfield, Pres
ident of the United States, and that we :
would regard his death at this time as
national calamity to the nation at large, and
more particularly to the South.
On motion, the Forest Register, Brandon
Republican and Brookhaven Ledger were
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
J. g. CRECELIUs, Chairman.