The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-07
Montgomery County Mass Meet
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M Montgomery County Mass Meet.
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Pursuant to a call of the Democratic
Executive Committee the Democratic
Conservative party assembled in mass
meeting at the court house in Winona
on Saturday June 25th at IL o'clock.
DR.. e, r. Armstead, Chairman OF the
Executive Committee, called the meet'
inc to order and after making q very
appropriate speech as to the object Of
the meeting. announced that the meet
ing would not proceed to organize.
whereupon, G. A. Spivey was elected
| Chairman who upon taking his seat,
delivered a short but very appropriate
address. On motion, H. X. McInnis
Vas elected Secretary, and S. Il. Ora
than. assistant Secretary. The Chair
then announced that the meeting was
ready to proceed to business.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolved, That the Primary Election
be held on Friday, the 22d day OF July,
1881.
On motion of B. F. Jones, the follow
ing resolution was adopted.
Resolved. That the persons present
from the various Beats, separate and
select five delegates from their Beat to
the State Convention. and two for Elk
ecutive Committee men, and report to
this meeting.
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION.
Beat No l. Walter Trotter, D. l..
Sweatmah, B. F. Jones, C. G. Holman,
J. T. Hester. .
A~lternates. R F Holloway, G A Spi-
vey, NJ. G Marshal, T NJ Shryock, p.
d Witty.
Beat No 2. J A Binford. A Fl Gattis,
B B Taylor, J NJ Hester, l. B Butt.
Beat No 8. A G Robinson, J H
Todd. G p Hemphill, s L Wray. N j
Harris.
Beat No 4. Barnett. J W Lott.
J J Kiigore. Ii r Yonng, J NJ Doris,
Beat No 5. jackson Martin, J W
Armstrong, J Nj Shaver, Ellison Fer
gerson, w NJ Wilson.
On motion DIR. E r Armistead and
G A Spivey, r. f. Holloway and DR..
Gus. A. Spivey were appointed dele-
gates to the State Convention from the
county at large.
On motion of " Fl Witty the follows
ing resolution was adopted.
Resolved that it is desirable and the
wish of the meeting that the represen-
~ta'ives in the next Legislature from
this county, and the Senator from this
district do use their influence to pro-
mote immigration to this State. and to
direct into this State a portion of the
great flow of immigration which is con
tinuaily pouring into this country from
Europe, AMI that they do urge liber'
al donations by the Legislature to ac'
complish this purpose.
On motion of d. T.. Sweatman the
following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, BY the people of Montgom
cry comfy in mass meeting assembled
that we have undiminished confidenc,
in the purity of the private and public
character of Hon Fl d Money, Repre-
sentative in Congress from tins the 81
district, and that 1t is u Judgment
matured by a close scrunity of his pri
vate and public life. that his distric
finds in him a representative above tht
corruptions of place and Fashionable
efficient and worthy the confidence o
his constituents; and a son of whom thu
State of Mississippi, as she does, fee
justly prcHi.
On motion Of J A Binford the fol,
lowing resolutions were adopted.
Resolved. By the people of Mont
goncry countv in mass meet assembled
that we recognize in onrSenator, l. @
lamar, n statesman whose distinction
is National ard whose fidelity 10 hi.
section IS beyond question, and who's,
devotion to his State is unquestionable
That the Senator from this district II
the next State Senate. and the Repre-
sentativas from this county are hereby
instructed to give their support to lis
~re>election.
Resolved. That the people of Mont
gomery county. recognizing the past
services Of Gov J NJ Stone, appreclat.
ing his past political and official record.
instruct our delegates in the State Con.
%ventiou to cast the vote of this county
for his denomination,
On motion of H f McWillisms the
following resolution was adopted.
Resolved. That the people of Mont
gomery county. having u~nbounded con-
idence in the private and public char
acter of Hon. W l. Hemingway, our
present State Treasurer. we hereby in>
struct the delegates to the State Con
vention from this county to vote for his
denomination.
On motion of r F Holloway the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted.
Resolved. By the people of Montgom-
cry county in a mass meeting assemb'
led, that the deIegatest to the State Con
vention be and they are hereby in
structed to cast their vote as a unit for
tie Hon J E Bridges. of Choctaw. for
the nomination of Auditor of Public
Accounts.
Resolved. That we endorse Gen ]
A Smiths conduct and record as Su-
perinteudent OF Public Education, and
hereby instruct the delegates to the
State Convention to cast their vote for
his denomination to said office.
On motion of G G Holman the fols
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved. Thatthe Winona Advance.
Comet, Clarion aud Br~ookhaven Led
ger be requested to publish the pro.
ceedings of this meeting.
On motion of w r Sanders, the
thanks Of the meeting were returned to
G A. Spivey. Chairman, for the able
and impartial manner in which he pre-
sidel a the meeting.
G. A. SPIVEY, Chairman.
TT y McTNNT, Sonrafarv