American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-06-25
'll4k ~ LASS CONVENTION.

D0IIOOl|4l!4S 1&1SS CoN7xNTIol...
The people Of N. tlison county
met in mass convention at the
cnurt house, June 25ih.
Tho convention being called to
order by Hon. John Handy, chair
man of the ex. com. who stated the
Objc ct OF the meeting to Re for the
purpose of electing delegates to
State convention and for deciding
tho mode by which the candidates
for county Offices should be nomi.
natod. On motion tie convention
went into permanent organization
by the election of Hon. Rober
Powell . chairman and r L Benz
nett as Secretary.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adypted:
Resolved That tho Democracy
of Madison county, delight to bear
testimony to the great ability, pu-
rity and fidelity to duty which have
char acterized the administ ration OF
the Hon J NJ Stone as Governor.
Resolved : That white We will
support with cheerfnlness any of
the gentlemen spoken of for Gov
crnor who may be nomiuated by
the party, yet We res; ecfnlly sug
gest to our Democratic brethren
the name Of Hon. S 8 CalhoOn "a a
gentleman in every way qualified
to receive the nomination for Gov
ernor.
Resolve That We instruct our
delegates to the State convention
to vote for the Hon s 8 CalhOOn for
Governor and to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination.
In view OF the prevailing dissat
isfactiOn with primary elections and
the evils resulting therefrom and in
order to promote the utmost har
mouy and unity in the Democratic
| Conservative ranks.
Resolved That il il the sense
of the Convention that primary
elections should lie abandoned and
that We return to the delegate sys
tenn, to be conducthd on the follow
ing plae. viz,
1st. That on . day to be fixed
by the Dem, Ex. Com. the Demo
cratic voters Of each lh,at or Super
visor's district, shall assemble in
mass convention aud elect ten de-
cg .tes who shall compose the cour
ty convention, and said cOnut y
convention shall assemble also on q
day to be fixed By the Elk. Com.
End. Each beat convention shall
ballot for all candidates for the
various Offices to be filed and in
s.ruct tbeiI delegates when assem-
bled In the county convention tG
cast for each and every candidate
50 ballOted for the whole numheI
of votes received by them Ut such
beat convention.
3rd. The county convention shall
then compile the b,sllots Of tho
different beats ~ returneb and the
candidate Receiving the higheR'
number Of votes for eacli particular
0f1ce shall be DECLARED by the
county convention the nominee fDI
the Office for which be WAN ballOtes
for in the various heat C .nv"nti"na
The three candidates for the Leg
islatnre recriving the three highest
votes shall be declared the nomi.
nees.
Resolved That no person h.
allowed to vote in the Primary Mas
Meetings Who ia not known 10 he y
Democrat or will uOt pledge him
self to suppor: the nominees Of thu
convention,
A mott N waa unanimnusiy 9
dopted that the cl rman apI ON
one delegate from each Supervisors
District. with 50 alfrinates from
the county at large in the Demt
cratic State convention, to meet al
Jackson, August 3rsi
On motion the convention adjOur
ned
Il L Bennett,
Secretary
The names of the delegates an
alternates will be given next week