The Brookhaven leader., 1883-08-16
fsIncOlu County Democratic
Comfy COnyeatIOn.

cratic Executive Committee, the delegates
to the county convention assembled at the
court house on the Itch day of August,
l9aJ; and, at ~ o'clock were called tn
order by the chairman Of the Executive
committee, Hon. X. II. Thompson, who ex-
planned the object of the meeting.
Upon motion, b. A. Benson was elected
chairman, and 4. Lewenthal, Jr., secrcta-
nv of the convention. THE chairman ap-
pointed w. e. ChambeTlin, w. J. Will
lIams and X. II. Thompson on n committee
of credentials, who after duo examination,
reported the following gentlemen to lie
legal delegates to the convention, which
report was adopted:
BEAT /.
BRooKHAvEN PRECINCT-.Tohn Me
Gratb, w. T.. Chamberlin, Madison smith,
4. Lewenthal, Jr., r. IL. Thompson, proxy
for +. J. Barkin.
BOGUECHITTO PRECINCT-P. Z. Querter-
nous, \. J. Martin.
BEAT ,.
BAHALA PRECINCT-G. W. FUR, Alfred
Smith.
FAIR RIVER PRECINCr-H. Summers. j.
&. Chrisman. James Burns, J. s. Burns, J..
G. Miller.
BEAT 3.
MCCLENDOS's SCHOOL HOUSE PRECIECr
j. NJ. Wcsson, Jr., B. A. Bra~on, +. L.
Collins, J. n. Hope, W. J. Williams.
BEAT 4.
LARD's MILL PRECINCT-J. II. Cagle, A.
Lard, j. X. Smith, J. IL. Smith, W. F..
Pa, sons.
BEAT ,.
CAsEYvILLE PRECINCT-W. J. McRen,
J. L. Chiles, Jr., Jas. Watson, C.. NJ. An
ding, Z. r. Applewhite, proxy for Ford
smith.
MACEDONIA PRECINCT-A. Ii. Smith, J.
J. Smith, A. e. Arlington. O. w. Easter
ling. Chas. Smith, proxy for VI. A. Anding.
The following motion was offered:
Resolved, That it is deemed to the best
interest of the party that no nominations
be male for county officers, except Rep
resentative.
A motion to amend by striking ont "ex-
crpt Representative" was made and ear
ried. a. Il then the resolution as amend, d ,
vas ad opted.
Upon motion. the chair was instructed
to appoint two (2) DELEGATES from each
Beat whose duty IT should be to select
from their respective beats two delegates
10 each (thc Senatorial. D,strict-Attorney
and Floatoriai district conventions. The
chair appointed from
Beat IA. }. Martin, W. c. Chamberlin.
Beat &c. w. Fur, }. =. Burns.
Beat 3.--F. +. Collins, ". J. Williams.
Beat Al. II. Caglr, ". +. Parsons.
Beat 5.-J }. East, G.. NJ. Andng.
The above gentlemen retired for consul
tation and soon returned the following list
rs their report, which upon motion, was
adopted:
DELEGATES TO TUE DISrRICT-ATTORNRY
CONVENTIONAL. Cassidy, W. k. Spencer,
w. +. FUR, J. NJ. Girault, Jones Greer, /.
Bardwcll, J. X. Smith, 5. p. eagle c. NJ.
Andn and X. X. AppIewhite.
DELEGATES TO THE SENATORIAL COSyEN-
TIoS. r. II. Thompson, II. =. Atkins, H.
Summers, JEFF Crawford, +. +. Collins, V.
J. Greer, w. +. Parsons, 4. Lard, X. K.
Appewhitc and w. }. McRee.
DELEGATES To THE FLOATORIAL CONvEN-
TIoN.-L. IL. White. II. Cassidy, A. w.
smith, X. F. Furr Rufus Townsend, W. G.
Price. J. II. eagle, J. II. Parsons, j. C..
Smylir and o. w. Easterling.
Upon motion, 1t was agreed that the
delegates to the Senatorial convention
should 90 uninstructed. The following
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Resolved, That Hon. A. G. McNar is he
rManimOuS choice OF this convention for
Dstrict-Attorney of this Judicial District,
and that the delegates from this county to
the nominating District-Attorn"y couvcn-
ton bo ard hereby are instructed to vote
for his omination.
Upon motion, The convention proceeded
hv ballot to the selection of a candidate for
Floater. whom this county should endorse
and for whom the delegates to the tiOatOriai
conventions should vote. Mcssrs. {. Byrd
and l.. Blue being placed in nomination,
the former received majority of the votes
cast. and upon motion, his selection was
made unanimous. Thcrcupon tn" follow
ing resolution was offered and adopted:
Resolved, That Cornelius Byrd is the
choice of this convention for Floatcr TO
represent t. is and Jefferson county in the
next legislature, and that our delegates
to the tloat0rial convention ar instructed
to vote for him. and thar a majority of the
delegates in Attendance at said convention
are authorized to cast the vote for this
county.
Upon motion, A recess was then taken
to allow delegates to elect from their re-
spectiVe beats tour members for new eN-
ecutive committee. When the convention
reassemhled, the following, upon RECON-
incubation of the delegates, were elected
to compose the new executive committee
for Lincoln county:
Beat IA. J. Martin, John McGrath, r..
H. Thompson. Frank Parsons.
Beat al. Summers, James Burns, A.
W. smith, q. W. Furr.
Reat sc. +. Counerly, G.. w. Huff
man, A. NJ. Summers. Is. +. Beas0n.
Beat 4-Jessie A. Smith, W. +. Parsons,
j. II. eagle, L. w. Chism.
Beat 5.-P. Buie, s. +. McRee, O. W.
Easterling, A. IL. Smith.
On motion, The Secretary was requested
to furnish the county newspapers copy
of these proceedings. also to the newspa-
pers in this judicial District copy OF
what appertains to the nominating district
attorney convention; to the newspapers i'll
this Senatorial district copy of what APP
pertains to the Senatorial convention, aud
to the newspapers in the Floaters district
a copy of what appcrtains to the foatorial
convention.
Upon motion, The convention adjourn
ed sine die.
B.A. BEASON, Chairman.
A. LEwENTHAL, Jr., Sec y.
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