The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-07-07
Leake Count, Mass Convention.

According To previous appointment, tn
Democratic voters OF Leake county met II
Convention at the Court-hou~e on Monday
June 27th, 1881, with c. q Hail in the
Chair, aud l.. NJ Garrett, Secretary.
The Convention decided 70 elect perma
nent Chairman aud Secretary BY rira c0e
vote Col Raymond REID and q. q. ii Al
were placed in nomination., and Mr.. Hal
was elected. L. NJ. Garrett and ). W
Moore were placed in nomination for Score
tary, and the latter was chosen
4 motion was carried for the Chair t(
appoint a committee of five to draft resolu
tions. and the following were appointed:
w. r. p. Tally, l.. NJ. Garrett, Ii. w
Mcdonald, Pres. Groves and John a
Hendrck.
The committee retired, and during it
absence, the Convention was addressed by
Prof r. X. Jayne and several of the county
candidates.
The committee on resolutions submitted
4 report to which few slight amendment.
were made, and by an almost unanimous
vote the report was adopted section by
section, as follows, to-wit;
Be it resolved by the Democratic party
of Leake county in Mass Convention as
sembied
l. That for the purpose of determining
the various County and Beat offices at the
ensuing November election, there shall be
held in said county on the second Monday
and fifth day of August, 1881, a Primary
Election, at which all men of said county
who will be q years of age or upward by
the next general election, and who are
known members of the Democratic party,
shall be privileged to vote, but none others
the managers aud clerks of said election
being hereby instructed to see that nc
person shall be permitted to vote at said
election except those having all the qualif-
cations specified in this report.
. That the clerks and managers of said
election shall mutually pledge each other to
conduct the election in accordance with the
stipulations and requirements of this report,
honestly and impartially.
s. That all persons voting at said prima-
~ election shall be thereby pledged to sup
port all the nominees of the Democratic par
ty at the general election in Novem5e
next.
t. That the candidates receiving the high
est vote for the offices for which they are re-
spectively running shall be declared the
party nominees.
.. That the said primary election shall be
held ut the several election precincts in
Leake county.
6. That the Executive Committee shall APP
point two judges and two clerks for each
place, whose duty it shall be 10 conduct said
election fairly and impartialy as if it were
a general election; and it shall be the duty
of one of the judges or clerks Ito be agreed
upon among themselvesl as soon as possible
after the votes are counted and the result
ascertained, to return the ballot box, locked
and sealed with the ballots and tally sheets
contained therein, to the Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee
Z. 1t shall be the duty OF the clerks at
each voting place to take down the names
in writing OF every person vino shall vote,
which list of names shall be returned with
the ballot box.
5. That as soon as a hallot-box shall be
received by the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, he shall open it publicly and de
clare the result therein, and when all the
boxes shall have been received and the total
vote ascertained he shall announce who has
received the highest vote for the QllCe for
which he ran, and who are the party nomi-
nees for the several Offices
8. That any candidate who NAV consider
himself aggrieved by the managers or clerks
at any voting place, in their manner of
conducting said primary election, NAV re-
port the SANS together with whatever proof
of fraud or unfairness he shall have. to the
Executive Committee; and said Committee
complaint and to fully investigate all
charges of fraud or irregularitv in the man
agement of said election, to the end that
justice shall be done and the said Commit
tee shall publish in the Carthagenian a full
report OF any and all such investigations
III. mat we deprecate any action tending
to make the question of the prohibition Of
liquor party issue but think the settle.
ment of said question should be left ia The
voters Yithout regard to party; and to this
end request our Representatives in the next
Legislature to favor Il measure submitting
prohibitoFy amendment TO the Constitn7
ton to the voters eff the State at the oanor-
al election in 1888 but the adoption Of this
resolution by this Convention in no wiso
commits our party or any member of 1t. to
a position either faYoIabIe OK unfayorable to
prOhibi
IL. That we reiterate and re-indorsa the
plank IN the Democratic platform adopted
at the State Convention of 1873. which do
clares corporations of every description SIN
pervIsable within constitutional limits by
!! sne 0tate LeglsiatCse laf she protection of
the people and the interests of all alike.
A resolution was introduced by S. w
Moore instructing the delegates to the STATE
convention to support Hon. f. Barksdale
90 long as there was a probable chance of
his election.
u T. Luckett moved to amend as to leave
the delegates uninstrueted.
Motion 70 table Mr.. Ln~LLett, amendment
vas caffis' the vote being tie and the
Chair casting the deciding vote
There was much excited discussion Of the
original motion, and when being put it was
Withdrawn by the mover
A motion was made that the Convention
elect five delegates for each Beat to the
State Convention.
This was amended and re-amended so "a
finally to read as follows:
THAT each Beat in the county, ON Satur-
day week lJuIy 8, elect five delegates to
the State Convention, to whom the Chair
man of the County Executive Committee
shall issue credentials upon application.
And it was then adopted.
Inc Chair appointed the following Coun-
ty Executive Committee, viz:
Beat Nv r. Graves and H. w. Nc
Beat Pr. w. SiviIs and Peter wbelan
Beat 3-Dr. j. W. Barnett and DR.. J. r.
Beat -. E Gilbert and John A. Hen
Beat 5-w.R. P. Tally and W. q. vii,
Convention adjourned sine die.
G. @. HALL, Chairman.
3 w. MOORE, Secretary.
simpson County Democratic Mass Meet.
ing.
Pursuant to a call, the mass meetino of
Democratic voters of Simpson county wss
1eid at the court house in WestyiIIe. lime
On motion, d. B. Weathersbv was eIactad
temporary chairman, a. III. EiIzey. Seer
iary, and w. s. Catching, assistant. on
notion, the organization was made pernoa-
The follow;nv re.ol,,.;.