The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-07-28
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Pamela County.

In response to the call of tie County Ex
| ecutive Committee the Democrats of PaBois
county met Ia Mass Convention at the court
house III Sardis, July 18th. 1851, for the
purpose of selecting delegates To the Demo
cratic State Convention, which meets II
| Jackson, August Sd, 1881.
Col q. ". Dyer, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee, called the house u
order, and in "A few appropriate remarks
stated the object of the meeting.
| Upon motion, DIR. G. X. Caruthers was
chosen Chairman and with some well-timed
words stated the object of the meeting.
The Chairman having stated that the next
thing in order was the election OF Secreta-
| ~, Il. A. Bonner was selected for that
! position.
Upon motion of Mr. j. c. Andrews, the
Chairman appointed "a committee of two
from each beat, as follows, TO retire and
report suitable names for delegates to the
State Convention: Beat IN. Pointer, j..
Floyd Beat "a. ID. McGill, {. ;. Hurt ];
Beat Al. {. Fowler, Dr. n. {. Knox /;
Beat 81. &. Kyle, I. F. Caldwell.
There was a lengthy debate ON the ques-
ton OF the number of delegates To be selected,
which was participated in by the following
gentlemen: Messrs. J. G.. Andrews, j. e..
Kyle, L. f. Rainwater, j. @. Hall, Lamar
Wilbourn, DR.. \. &. Knox and the Chair
man, who called Col. j. r. Dickins, to pre-
side temporarily. Finally Mr.. Kyle's motion
to select five delegates from each Supervisor )
district and ten from the county at large,
prevailed.
Pending the report of the committee on
the selection of delegates the following reso-
luton, offered by Mr.. L. F. Rainwater, was
adopted with enthusiastic applause:
Resotced, That Hon. R. Ii. Taylor, of Pa
nola county is our choice for Governor, and
endorsing him as able, upright and in every
way worthy of the chief executive office of
our State, We hereby instruct our delegates
to cast the vote of Pamela county for him,
and to use all honorable and patriotic means
to secure his nomination.
The committee reported the following
list of delegates to the State Convention:
Beat IN. Pointer, j. L. McGehee, j.
ID. Rutfin, j. +. Heath and n r. Sledge,
Jr.
Beat &c. X. Caruthers, DIR. J. F. VIII
hanson, d. f. Floyd, r. VIM. Bailey and
IL. II. Parnell.
Beat 3.-W. B. johnson, J. c. Wright,
John Malone, John Fowler and c. S. Hurt.
Beat &c. Q. Reynolds, J. L. Harmon,
Geo. Harris, Il. b. Martin and Sim Hud-
son.
Beat 81. c. Standifer, G. W. Dyer,
Df. Jno. w IISHI, D. L. L IelClIer anu D. "
Hall.
County-at-large-C. B. Vance, Dr. Jos.
Carter, j. c. Kyle, j. R. Dickins, L. c.
Balch, J. B. Boothe, L. f. Rainwater, r.
A. Bonner, I. J. Hunter, DR.. A. 5. Var
brough, J. A. Rainwater, j. I. Farthing
and q. B. Irby.
Upon motion of Mr.. l.. F. Rainwater the
report was received and adopted and the
committee discharged,
Upon motion of DR. ]. p. Rutiin all Dem
ocrats from this county in attendance at the
State Convention were authorized to act as
delegates from Pamela county.
Upon motion of Mr.. J. G.. Hall the Pamela
Star was requested to publish these proceed
ings and the thanks of the Convention were
extended the Chairman and Secretary for
their services on this occasion.
There being no other business, upon mo-
ton of Mr.. J. B. Boothe the Convention
adjourned sine die.
G. K. CARUTHERs, Chrn.
Il. A. BONNER, Sec'y.