The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-07-21
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Jasper County.

Purs uant to a call of the Executive Cor,
mittee the Democracy of JASPER Comfy
met in mass Convention al Pauldine, :,
Saturday, July 9th.
The Convention was called to order bv
the Chairman of the Executive Cammittae
On motion, W. A Cole was elected Chsir.
man; A. [. Burton, Secretary, and H. P
Cough, Asst Sec'y.
Ga motion, the Convention, by mani.
nous rising vote, decided to make the nom.
nations by primary election
On motion, the Chairman appointed .
committee on resolutions. consisting of two
| from each Supervisors Beat as follows
| Beat IA. X. Carter, Leroy Deass; beat ,
/ &C. w. Tatum, Ii. III. Cnatham; i,sat a.
+. l.. Spann, VIM. Guthrie; beat 4-Toa
| Biankinship, r. Hassy; beat on. F. Rer.
| ry and Z. L. Donald.
| The Committee retired for some time and
through their chairman reported the fol-
/ lowing resolutions:
ResoiUe,i, L. That the Democratic-Can-
sentative party of Jasper county. assem-
| bled for the purpose of determining who
shall be the nominees of our party for the
various County and Beat offices to be filed
| at the ensuing election, there shall he held
in said county primary election on the 9th
day of August, 1881.
I'd. That the candidate receiving a ma
jOrity of all the votes cast in said election
shall be declared the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party of Jasper county.
Sd, That provided no candidate receives
majority of all the votes cast at said cleo
ton, then there shall be held second pri
mary election on the Esd day of August.
1881, and the two candidates for each Office
receiving the highest lumber of votes cast
at the first election shall shall put their
claims before the second election, and the
one receiving a majority shall be declared
the nominee of the Democratic party.
4th, That the said primary elections shall
be held at each voting precinct In the coun-
ty, and that all Democrats and Conserva-
tives of Jasper county shall be allowed to
vote, the managers of said election being
the sole judges of the qualifications of vo-
ters
9th, All persons voting at said primary
election are thereby pledged and honorablv |
bound to support the nominees of the party !
9th, That the Executive Committe shall !
appoint two managers and two clerks for |
each voting precinct, whose duty it shall |
be to conduct said elections in every respect |
as II they were a general election, and it |
shall be the duty of one of the judges or |
clerks of each voting place to be agreed |
upon between themselves TO return the bal
lOt-box, locked and sealed with the tally
sheet therein contained to, the Executive
Committee at Paulding, Jasper county
1th, 1t shall be the duty of the clerks of
each voting place to take down the names
In writing OF all persons voting at said cleo
lions and return the same with the ballot
box to the Executive Committee.
Sth, That soon as the ballot-boxes are
secured by the Executive Committee, they
shall open them and declare publicly the
result therein.
The following was then adopted:
ResotUed, That the chair appoint two from
the county at large, and FIVE from each Su-
pervisor's District, as delegates to the State
and also one from each Super Z
visor's District as delegates to the Senate
rial Convention.
The following were appointed to the State t
County-at-Large-W NJ. Brame and I. {
J. Hardy. Beat IA. r. Carter; beat .,
:. w. Tatum; beat 3, r. L. SpaEn beat
+, Joe Blankinship; beat 5, NJ. F. Berry. &
The following were appointed to the Sem
Itorial Convention: Beat IN. Handy; i
,eat 2 J. w. Mccormick; beat 3, DIR. q. '
/. Mcneil beat 4, DIR. B. f. Duke beat
) William Eddihs. t
The following resolutions were then Of ]
cred and unanimously adopted;
ResOLUed, That the delegates to the State |
Convention be instructed to cast their votes {
or hon. Il. BarkSdale for Governor, and
hat they use all honorable means to secure {
lis nomination.
ResoLUcd, further, That we recognize with a
ride the faithful efficient and impartial I
manner with which the present incItm bent,
rem. j. A. Smith has discharged the duties l
f the office of State Superintendent of |
'ubic Education, and thatour delegates be /
to cast their votes for him for J
hat Office. :
Res0iced, That we concede to Newton Z
ounty the right to the Senator for the COM
ng election. v
Resoioed, That we, the Democratic party Il
f Jasper county, in harmony with the a
Democracy of the State, reiterate and en-
orse the doctrine of "free ballot and fair
cunt" in all legal elections, and that the
lective franchise should be held as a sacred
light, and protected under the law.
On motion, the following were appointed
s the Executive Committee for the ensu- :
ng year: Beat l. T. J. Hardy, NJ. G. Tur- y
er; beat ,, G. w. Tatum, c. Massengale; =
eat 8, r. l.. Spaun, F. NJ. Moseley beat a
, Joe Blackinship, Z. Hassy; beat ), r.
:. Donald, NJ F. Berry.
On motion, the Secretary was requested \
0 furnish copy of the proceeding Of the i
TO the Enterprise Courier, CLAIR E
IN, Homestead and Observer and Ellisviile .
lagle, for publication.
Convention then adjourned sine die.
w. A. COLE, Chr'n. T
A. T, BURTON, Sec'y; H. p. COUGH, f.
asst Secretary. r