The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-12
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Proceedings Of Democratic District Elk.
ecutiFe Committee
OF THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF MISSISSIPPI.

Pursuant and in accordance with a res
olution of the State Executive Committee a
meeting of the Fourth Congressional Exec
utive Committee was held at Walthall on
the 9th day of July, 1882, when the follow
ing proceedings were had to-wit:
r. f. Holloway, secretary of the old 3rd
Congressional District Executive Commit
tee, called the meeting to order, whereupon
]. E. Bridges was elected chairman and L.
F. Bradshaw and r. F. Holloway were
elected secretaries of said meeting.
Upon motion of Capt. B. F. Jones, COM
mittee of three was appointed as a commit
tee on credentials. The chair appointed Dr.
G. r. Armstead, L. F Bradshaw and Marcus
Askew to constitute said committee. The
committee retired and reported the follow
ing.
We, your committee on credentials, beg
leave to submit the following report.
That we have examined the credentials,
and find the following gentlemen entitled
to seats as members of the committee.
NJ. Askew, for Carroll county; L. f.
Bradshaw, for Clay County J. E. Bridges,
for Choctaw county J. L. S...Hill, for Chick
asaw county; John Powell, for Grenada
county; b. +. Jones, for Kemper county ;
E. r. Armstead, for Montgomery county !;
r. +. Holloway, for Noxubee county !;
Frank Burkitt, for Pontotoc 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 Yal-
obusha.
Respectfully submitted,
E. r. ARMsTEAD,
MARCUS AsKEw,
L. F. BRADSHAW,
1t was further recommended that Col. 7.
B. Dalton be entitled to a seat in the meet
ing, with the right to discuss all questions
arising in the convention without the right
to vote.
On motion of r. F. Holloway the report
of the committee was received, adopted. and
the committee discharged
On motion, of Capt. Frank Burkitt the
temporary officers Of the meeting were de-
clared the permanent officers of the meet
ing
On motion of Capt B. +. Jones the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted.
That Macon, Noxubee county, Miss, be
and is hereby elected as the place for hold
ing 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 members in the present lower
branch Of the State Legislature.
On motion of r. F. Holloway, Wednesday,
the 9th day Of September, 1882 was fixed
upon as the day FOR holding the 4th Con-
gressional convention for nominating a
candidate for Congress.
Capt. Burkitt offered the following res
olution:
That each county be entitled to send but
two delegates for every vote to which they
are respectively entitled.
Upon motion said resolution was tabled.
On motion of Capt, Jno. Powell it was
resolved
That proxies shall be admitted to seats
In the Congressional convention, with same
as their principals would have i'll
personally present.
Capt. Bnrkitt offered the following amend |
ment:
Provided he is from the same county as
his principal, and provided there Is no
regular delegate present to cast the vote.
Il II Holloway mo7ed to table the
amendment. Carried.
adopted.
On motion, the secretaries we're requested |
to correspond with the railroad companies
with respect to the reduction of fare of
delegates to said convention.
On motion Of B. F. Jones, it was resolved /
that the Comet, CLARION and New Missis- |
slppian, and all the Democratic papers Of
TIE 4th District be requested to publish
these proceedings.
Mr.. Fox moved to reconsider the resolu-
lion fixing the basis Of representation.
Lost.
The following protest was offered:
The undersigned members Of the Con-
gressional Executive Committee Of the 4th
District believing that the action Of the
majority in adopting the proxy resolution
s undemocratics sayors Of uniairness and Is
calculated 70 produce diacord within our