The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-09-13
Proceedings Of theI FIoaters'-
iCenven eson.
sATuRpAY. Sept. 1, 1883.

In Union Church, jefferson county, wa
this day assembled the Democratic Con
ycntOn to nominate q candidate for Float
or to represent the counties of Jefferson
and Lincoln in the State Legislature. Tn,
convention was organized by the election
of Hon. Hiram Cassidy temporary chair
man, and /. A. DOnncll secretary pro TEN
The temporary organization was, upon
motion, made permanent.
On mOtjOn the chair appointed the fol
lowing committee on credentials, consist
ing of three from each county: j. F.
Sessions, X. X. Applcwhite, and j. &. Smy-
lie, of Lincoln, and l.. w. Carradine, \.
w. Compton ard 5. j. Laughmon of jeff
ersOn. This committee reported the fol-
lowing as entitlcd to seats in the conven-
ton.
Lincoln county-H. Cassidy, X. X. APP
plewhite, proxy for l.. ii. White, J. +. Ses-
sions, proxy for A. w. Smith, n. II. Z.
Smylie, o. w. Easterling.
Jefferson county-B. i. YoungblOod,
Ben Garrett. VIM J. Miller, A. J. Ne
Donald, J. ID. McArn, G.. S. Fairly, John
Simmons. Doug. Mccormick, A. NJ. Me
Callum, 5. K. Kim, J. w. PurifOy, Edwin
Cato, Thompson Shaw, J. l.. Lamb, Geo.
W. Cato, t. J. Erwin, ThoS, Shingletary,
Dan Bailey, $. p. Laughman, J. J. Scott,
II. V. Mcdonald, G. G.. Co8ey, I. A. Dun-
nell, i. A. Cameron, G. l.. Butler, l.. ".
CarTadinc, A. Il. CoIupton, Ebert Robert
son, NJ. p. McGarry, i. II. Jones.
A committee of six, three from each
county, was appointed on resolutions coll
sisting of J. Z. Sessions, N. u. c. Watson,
O. W. Eastcrlng. 5. =. Laughnan, G. l..
Butler, J. b. Mccormick, and reported the
following, which were adopted!
ResOtred, That the counties of Jefferson
and Lincoln be each entitled to ten votes in
this convention.
Res0ired, That tine delegates present
from each county be allowed to cast the
entire vote of the county, and that each
delegate is entitled to cast his proportion
OF such vote according to the member pres
ent.
Maj. Sessions moved that the majority
rule govern the ballots in the choice of a
candidate. Motion lost.
r. '. Mcdonald moved that the cOnven-
ton he governed by the two-thirds rule.
The motion lost.
AS a compromise it was then moved that
ten ballots be taken, it requiring twelve
to elect. After much discussion this was
at last adop'cd. DR.. K. L. Applcwhite and
{. e. Coffey were appointed teiieTs.
The chair announced that nominations
were ROW in order, and DIR. Applewhite
put in nomination Hon. G.. Byrd, of Lin
coin, aud J. b. Mccormick nominated G..
ID. Butler, of Jefferson.
Ten ballots were taken resulting in ten
for Butter and ten for Byrd.
1t was then moved that ten ballots be
taken under the majority rule which was
agreed to. The ten ballots were ineffec-
tual, the vote standing ten to ten. \ re-
cess for Is minutes was then taken,
On motion, the convention upon assem-
bling proceeded to ballot under the ma
jority rule for ten ballots. The result
was no nomination.
Thirty-four ballots were taken, the vote
standing ten for Batter and ten for Byrd,
with an occasional scattering vote. The
convention then took recess for one hour,
to reassenble at o'clock p. NJ.
Upon converting III accordance with adj
journment, DR.. Il. X. Applewhite offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this con-
vention that the counties of Jefferson and
Lincoln as long as they remain in the
same Floatoria. Legislative District should
alternate in the selection of Il candidate;
that the county from which the candidate
is taken by this convention should concede
the nomination to the other two years
hence.
+. A. Cameron and n. X. c. Watson
were appointed relief tellers.
The convention then proceeded to ballot,
and seventeen additional ballots were
taken with the same result as heretofore,
Ga motion Of Mai. Sessions, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed as an eX-
90
trict: J. F. Sessions, \. X. c. Watson, II.
Mcdonald, T. A. Cameron. Upon motion
the Chairman and Secretary of this con
vention were added to the committee as
Chairman and Secretary.
A recess for ten minutes was then taken.
When the convention was called t. order,
it was moved that both candidates be
withdrawn, which was carried. J. b.
Mccormick then moved that a conference
committee of three from each county be
appointed To choose and report II candi-
date. J. b. Mccormick, Is. +. Young
blood, VIM. j. Miller, n. r. G. Watson, }.
+. Sessions and o. w. Easterling were APP
pointed said committee, and after CONSUL
tation reported as the unanimous choice
of the committee, DR.. r. X. Applewhite, OF
Lincoln. The report was received and
adopted.
1t WAS announced by the chair that r.
r. Applewhite, was the nominee of this
convention, and this gentleman rose and
responded in an eloquent acceptance.
1.-THE platform of principles adopted are
omitted here, but will be published next
weell.-ED. LEADER.
On notion the Fayette Chronicle and
Brookhaven papers were requested to pub
lish proceedings.
II. CASSIDY, Chairman.
l. A. DoNSELL, Secretary.