The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1882-07-15
TRICT EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF
MISSISSIPPI.

1
MISSISSIPPI.
Pursuant and in accordance with 9
resolution of the State Executive Com.
mittee, meeting of the Fourth Congress,
sional Executive Committee was held al
Walthall on the 9th day of July 1882
when the following proceedings were had
to wit:
H. f. Halloway, Secretary of the old 81
Congressional District Executive Com.
mlttee, called the meeting to order where.
upon J. E. Bridges was elected chairman
and L. f. Bradshaw and r. F. Holiway
were elected secretaries of said meeting
Upon motion of Capt. B. F. Jones, a
committee of three was appointed as a
committee on creden tials. The chair ap-
pointed Dr. G. r. Armistead, L. F.
Bradshaw and Marcus AsKew to consti-
tute said committee The committees
retired and reported the following:
We, your committee on credentials
beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
! That we have examined the creden-
tials, and find the following gentlemen
entitled to seats as members Of the CON-
mite:
NJ. Askew, for Carroll county; L, F.
Bradshaw, for Clay county;J. E. Bridges,
for Choctaw county; J. L. s Hill, for
Chickasaw county; John Powell for
Grenada county; B. T. Jones, for Kem-
per county; f.. X. Armistead, for Mont
gomery county;R F. Holloway for Nox-
ubee county; Frank Burkitt, for Ponto-
toe county; A. F. Fox, for Webster
county; D. L. Sweatman, for Winston
county.
We find that two counties in this Con-
gressional District are not represented on
the committee, to wit. Calhoun and
Yallobusha.
Respectfully submitted
E. r. ARMIsTEAD,
MARCUS AsKEw,
L. F. BRADSHAW
1t was further recommended that
Col. T. B. Dalton be entitled to seat in
the meeting, with the right to discuss all
questions arising In the convention with
out the right to vote.
On motion of R. f. Holloway the re-
port of the committee was received ado D.
ted, and the committee discharged.
On motion of Capt. Frank Burkitt the
officers of the meeting were
declared the permanent officers of the
meeting.
On motion of Capt B. F. Jones the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
That Macon, Noxubee county, Miss,
be and is hereby selected as the place for
holding the Congressional Convention
for the 4th District
On motion of Capt. d. L. Sweatman,
it was resolved,
That each county will be entitled to
twice as many votes in SAID convention
as it now has mem bers il the present
lower branch OF the State Legislature.
On motion of R. +. Holloway, We'd
nesday, the 9th day of September, 1882,
was fixed upon as the day for holding the
4th Congressional Convention for nomi,
mating Il candidate for Congress.
Capt. Burkitt offered the following res
olption:
That each county be entitled to send
but two delegates for every vote to which
hey are respectively entitled
Upon motion said resolution was ta>
D ed.
On motion of Capt. John Powell it was
'esoived:
That proxies shall be admitted to seats
II the Congressional Convention, with
anne privileges as their principals would
lave if personally present.
Capt. Burkitt offered the following
mendment:
Provided he is from the same couu,y
IS his principal, and provided there is
10 regular delegate present to cast the
Tote.
r. F. Holloway moved TO table the
Carried.
The resolution of Capt. Powell was
hen adopted.
On motion the secretaries were request
d 10 correspond with the railroad CONS
'anies with respect to the reduction Of
are to the delegates to said conv' ntion.
On motion of B. F. Jones it was res
Owed that the Comet, Clarion and New
Iissssippian, at Jackson. and all the
Democratic papers Of the 4th District be
60 uested to publish these proceedings
Mr.. Fox moved to reconsider the reso-
ltion fixing the basis of representation {
Iost.
The following protest was offered:
The undersigned members OF the Con-
ressional Executive Committee of the
th District, believing the action of the !
laj rity in adopting the proxy resolu> !
on is undemorratic savorS .funfairncss
I'D is calculated to produce discord !,
thin our ranks, desire to enter their |
tenn protest against the same c
FRANK BURKITT,
A. II. Fox, i
j. L. BRADSHAW, c
j. H. S. HILL.
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