The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-06-01

ting Convention Endorsed.
Pursuant TO call OF the demo
cratic executive committee of Jack.
son county mass meeting OF the
democratic voters of said county
was held at Ihe court house in
Scranton, Monday May 81, 1888.
The meeting was called to order by
M. b. Richmond, chairman OF the
executive committee, who stated the
object of the call. to be to decide
upon the mode aud time Of nomina-
ting the county officers; to express
the wish of democratic voters of
the county upon the subject of hold
inga district nominating conven-
tion, and to appoint u new county
executive committee.
Upon motion NJ. NJ. Evaus was
elected chairman, and +. NJ. John.
sou secretary.
BY q. Ii. Wood
Resolved, That a primary cleo.
tion be held in each election lre.
cinct in Jackson county on the first
Saturday IN September next, for
the purpose of selecting nominees
from the democratic party for all
county officers. Adopted.
BY VI. u. Richmond
Resolved, That ouly those who
are registered aud have heretofore
voted the democratic ticket be al
lowed to vote in the primaries
pr0rided that no ono shall he dis
qualified who will become of age in
time to vote at the regular election
IN November, and who will vote the
democratic ticket. After some dis
cussion tie resolution was adopted.
BY q. ii. Wood
Resolved, That the chairman an
polnt three persons at each election
precinct to receive the votes OF any
democrat qualified to vote, and that
the three persons holding said cleo.
ti0n shall select one of their nun.
her to take the votes cast at said
primary election of their respective
preclncts to the chairman OF the
democratic executive committee,
and that said executive committee
or the chairman ON the failure OF the
committee to meet. shall meet on
the second Saturday in September
TO count and declare the result of
said primary election.
In case of u ne vote between any
candidates, then the said commit
tee, Oh failure Of said committee
to meet, the chairman shall decide
who shall be the nomiuoo. Adopt
ed.
The following gentlemen we're
appointed under the above resolu.
tiou to conduct the primary elec-
ton:
BEAT NO. l.
Helyestion's Box.-John Helyes.
ton, A. Altman, Ed Moody.
Wards Box.-C. Ward, A. Kirk
wood, Geo. w. FerreIl.
BEAT NO. 2.
Levonia Box-Juckson B. Ward.
w. q. Graham, j. A. Kennedy.
Jones Box--N. b. Coleman, E. Il.
Nelson, John M. Gsfi.
BEAT NO. 3.
Moss Point. ". Stewart, S.
ID. Denny, y. III. Wood.
Scranton--A. II. Krebs, FL.
Bloomfield, II. ID. Smith.
Orange Grove--D. X. Murray,
Geo. Dancer, j. l.. Ports.
Ounningham's-William Howell,
John Robinson, b. +. Thomas.
BEAT NO. a.
Ocean Springs-Gco. w. Davis,
w. r. Snyder, X. A. Vancleaye.
Gauticr's Box --H. Gautier, j. M.
Pelham, James Thomas.
Blhf Creek.-Grif1in Carter, z.
G. Ruble, johnson Ware.
BRAT No.5.
Black Greek. Wesley Broom, w.
I. Carter, John FURRY.
Reeves Box.-Lyman Reeves, B.
g. Farley, w. Il. King.
BY DR.. e. f. Griffin
Resolved, That it is the sense Of the
democratic party OF jackson coun-
ty iu mass meeting assembled, that
it is necessary that a convention be
held for the nomination Of a can
didato for district attorney for said
party, and that 1t would not be
safe for the interests of the party
to 90 into said election without .
nomination. Adopted.
BY NJ. B. Richmond
Resolved, That Waynesboro be
recommended as the place of hold
ing the nominating convention, and
that the first Wednesday In Au-
gust be the time
Resolved, That the delegates
frOmthis county to the district con.