The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-06-30
Madison County Democratic Mass
Meeting.

The people of Madison county met in Mass
Convention at the court house, June 10Th.
The convention being called to order by
Hon John Handy, Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee, who stated the object Of the
meeting to be for the purpose of eecting
delegates to the State Convention and for
deciding the mode by which the candidates
for county offices should be nominated. On
motion, the Convention went into perma-
nent organization by the election of Hon.
Robert Powell as Chairman and r. L. Ben
nett as Secretary.
The following resolutions were UNANIMOUS
ly adopted
ResoLsed, That the Democracy of Madison
county delight to bear testimony to the
ability, purity and fidelity to duty which
have characterized the administration ofthe
Hon. J. NJ. Stone as Governor.
ResoIred, That while we will support with
cheerfulness any of the gentlemen spoken of
for Governor, who Iaay De nominated by the
party, yet we respectfully suggest to our
Democratic brethren the name of Hon. 5.
5. Calhoon as a gentleman in every way
qualified to receive the nomination for Gov
ernor.
RcsoEred, That We instruct our delegates
to the State Convention to vote for the Hon.
;. s. Calhoon for Governor and to use all
honorable means to secure his nomination.
In view of the prevailing dissatisfaction
with primary elections and the evils result
ing therefrom and in order to promote the
utmost harmony and unity in the Demo
Conservative ranks;
Resotred, That it is the sense of the Con-
vention that primary elections should be
abandoned and that we return to the dele
gate system, to be conducted on the follow
ing plan, viz:
LIST. That On day to be fixed by the
Democratic Executive Committee, the Dem
ocratic voters of each beat or Supervisors
district, shall assemble in Mass Convention
and elect ten delegates who shall compose
the County Convention, and said County
Convention shall assemble also on day 70
be fixed bp the Executive Committee.
ID Each beat Convention shall ballot for
all candidates for the various offices to be
filled and instruct their delegates when as
sembled in the County Convention to cast
for each and every candidate so ballOted for
the whole number of votes received BY them
at such beat Convention.
sd. The County Convention shall then
compile the ballots of the different beats so
returned and the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes for each particular
office shall be declared by the County Con-
vention the nominee for the Office for which
he was balloted for in the various beat Con
yentions. The three candidates for the Leg
islature reeei ring the three highest votes
SHAH De declared the nominees.
Rcs0tVed, That no person be allowed to
vote in the Primary Mass Meetings who is
not known to be q Democrat or will not
pledge himself to support the nominees of
the Convention.
A motion was unanimously adopted that
the CHAIRMAN appoint one delegate from
each supervisors District, with so alternates
from the county Mt large in the Democratic
State Convention, TO meet 1t JackEon,
August Sd.
On motion the Convention ADJOURNED.
z. L BENNETT, Sec'y.
The names of the delegates and alternates
viii be given next week.-American Citi-