The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-06-08
COVINGToN COUNTY MASS
MEETING.

Upon call OF tie Executive Com.
mit,os Of Covingtou o,unty. made
ON the 7th Of My, 1889, q mars
meeting Of the citizens II the county
assembled at tho colrt house in
Williamsburg on the 2Gth. Capt,
Buchanan as chairman OF the Exeou.
tive Committee called tho Meeting
to order. and stated the object Of the
call. which was to select delegates,
time aud place for the 29th Senate
rial District Convention.
il Finley was nominated for tenn.
porary chairman, and J,hn W, Wat
SON for Secretary.
On mo,ioa Of Capt, ] N r Hud.
dleston tho temporary orSan't'tioa
was made permanent.
Mr. Finley. who recently moved
from Rankin county AMI located o.!
Williamsburg. in tho practise OF law,
thought himself unsuitable for tho
position on account OF his limited
acquaintance in the county. On TAX
ing tho chair ho favored the conveu-
ton with an appropri'te and 60
auent impromp,u address. and de-
clared the house open for business.
The present Executive Committee
asked that they be released and o
new committee be appointed.
On motion, the retiring commit se
was made q special committee to rec
ommeud me nbeis for new com.
miitee.
While this committee was engag.
ed in its work some Of the candidates,
present were called upon to address
the mse ing. Capt. Hldl!os:on,
candidate for the Senate, in response
to loud aud numerous calls fr him.
relieved tho house to its delight, BY
relating SONS anecdotes illustrative
Of his 20 ition before tho people, in
which tbs Convention was assured
,ha, bs is o tried true, and unt.ltcr.
ing Dsmocvat. Juo w Watson, can.
diinle for the Legislature, also an.
swcrod.
Tae Chair resumed business and
thu special committee reported and
was discharged.
Ga motion. tho present Executive
Committee was released With thu
thanks Of the county Democracy fo'
its Efficient ard prudent marage'
mcut Of her affairs.
Tie following named gertlemsr
wsre then announced FIR q nes
County Ex cutive Committee. and
confirmed by the convention: J n
Eimouscn, Levi Holoomb. W l
Moore, I p 8 iort. r X M'Nlscs.
NJ Applewhi,e, Or A'ox Fairly, Hon
Neil Maihison, L j Redmon aud d.
Frazier Simrall'
On motion Of Col Rutledge, tht
Convention then appointed ten d'l
, tgatos, Two from Zach bsat, to The
29th Senatorial District Convention
viz: Il G Blount, B p Coulter. WIZ
Moore. T P Sho,t. Sam Harper
Preston Turnage. WIN Ruslsdgs
} G G Buchanan, Tom Digland aut
D D Peidgen.
After some debate The de!eg,te'
we're instructed TO vote for the eau
, didste or candidates OF tn is count,
now in lhe field a. l,ns as there ii
, reasonable hope br nomination.
Capt Buchanan stated that It wa
understood that Copiah count,
) would 20. demand her right to par
ticipste in. the nomination; therefore
he suggested Mount Carmel ., the
most central point for the three
counties.
Col Rutlsdgs insisted that a. II
was not known fact that Copial
would not demand her righ: to par
,icipate. aud that Of Mount Carmo'
had no hotel or other accommodation
for convention, somc other more
central for the four counties ought
to he suggested by this meeting
therefore no nominated WestYille'
Capt Bnchanan, withdrew his sug.
gsStion, and 9 rising vote was taken,
Suggesting Wostville as the place.
Capt Hudd!estou suggested the
first Monday in July as the time,
and as there was no other sugges.
ton the convention, by rising vot e
concurred.
/ It was ordered that the Westvillc
Weekly News be furnished with the
proceedings OF this meeting, and
that other p'pers Of the district be