The Brookhaven leader., 1883-07-19
Proceedings Of the H.incoIa
County Democratic Execu.
tive Committee.
Some Important Resolutions
Adopted.

At a meeting of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Lincoln county at the
court housc in Brookhaven on the l4th of
July, 1883, Mr.. ii. Summers offered the fol-
lowing resolutions which were unanimous
| ly adopted:
|. Resolved, Ivy the Democratic Execu-
/ tive Committee of Lincoln county, That
the Democratic voters of the county and
/ they are hereby called to meet at their re-
spectivo usual places Of meeting on Satur-
day, the 4th day Of August, A. ID. lS-3, and
at said meeting they are requested to elect
delegates to county convention rs herein
after called; and the said beat meetings
are requested to instruct their delegates
whether or not to nominate candidates for
county offices.
,. Resolved, That a Democratic county
convention is hereby called to meet at
BroOkhaven in the Court House at III
A. NJ. on Saturday, the 18th day of August,
A. ID. lSS3, and the said Convention when
assembled is requested to take action in
respect to the following matters: |. The
election of u new Executive Committee.
9 The election of delegates to Il Senatorial
District Convention. 3. Tho election of
delegates to convention OF the DemOcra-
cy of jefferson and Lincoln counties for
the purpose of nominating a Democratic
candidate for the Legislature from said
counties, commonly called a iloatCr. 4.
| The election of delegates to Democratic
convention for the 10th Judicial District
! for the nomination of Democratic candi-
date for DistrictAttorncy. ;. The nomi-
nation of candidates for county offices if
the beat meeting by their instructions so
direct majority of the delegates to the
county convention. 6. Such other mat
tiers as in the Judgment Of the convention
the good of the party may require.
| 3. Resolved, That representation in said
county convention shall be as heretofore
| 10 delegates from each beat, to be appor-
toned between the places of meeting as
heretofore, and the voters OfVaughn's pre-
cinct and of the East Mill box, as hereto
| fore, will meet together at Macedonia; and
tho voters east and west of Railroad at
! Brookhaven will, as heretofore, meet to-
gether at new Court House.
SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.
! Resolved, That the Democratic Execu-.
tive Committee of Lincoln county do APP
prove of the action of the Democracy of
Pike county in favoring nomination for
the Office of State Senator, and we do ap-
prove of the time andplace named for said
convention, viz: AT Magnolia on End
Monday the 10th day of September, 1883.
JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.
| Resolved, That the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee Of this (LincOln) county
60 favor the holding of Judicial District
convention in this (the 10th) Judicial Dis
| trIct for the nomination of q Democratic
candidate for District Attorney.
We recommend Fayette, in Jefferson
county, as the place, and Wednesday, the
| 18th day of September, as the time for
holding said conventions but we authorize
| the Chairman of this committee to consult
with the proper authorities i'll other coun-
ties and to agree upon time and place for
| said convention.
TLOATER'S CONVENTION,
| Resolved, That the Democratic EXccu-
| tive Committee Of this (Lincoln) county
| favor the holding Of Democratic conven-
ton for the nomination Of n candidate for
! the Legislature from this and Jefferson
! counties, and we recommend Union Church
as the place. and the LIST Monday of Sep
! tcmhcr as the time fer holding said con
vention; but we authorize the Chairman
! of this committee to consult with the prop
er authority of jefferson county and to
agree upon time and place for said Oil
Tention.
1t WAS moved aud adopted that the
! BROOKHAVEN LEADER and Free Press be
requested to publish the proceedings Of
| this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
r. II. THOMPSON, Chairman.
G.. BYRD, Sccy.