Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-12
JACKSON, MISS.
Meeting OF the State Dcnoeraffe Con
seryRIive Convention

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I
Jackson, June 1.-THE STATE Demo-
cratic Conservative Convention was called
to order al Il o'clock, by the Hon. w l.
Hemingway. chairman of the Executive
State Committee. The Hon. III. NJ. Stout,
of Lauderdale, was chosen temporary chair
man, and +. S. Wilson and Thomas NJ.
Henry, OF Kinds, secretaries.
Delegations from all but four counties
in the State were present. 1t is one of the
fnest-looking bodies of men ever assem-
bled in convention in Mississippi. The
wealth and intelligence of the State are
represented.
After periecting the organization and
appointing a Committee on Resolutions,
with the Hon. r. o. Reynolds, of Monroe,
as chairman, the convention took recess
till 5 o'clock pm.
On reassembling, tie convention pro-
Il ceeded to select delegates to Chicago
which resulted as follows:
For the State at larger. o. Reynolds,
| of Monroe; L. G. Walthall, Of Grenada; w.
l. Kerne, of Holmes; c. +. Hooker, of
Kinds. Alterna.es, w. L. Marlin, of
| Adams; X. g. Patty, of Noxubee; G. f..
Wright, of Warren; Roderick Seal, OF
jackson.
For the First Congressional District
c. A. Johnston, OF Lowndes; James Kin
cannon, of Lee. Alternates, ]. r. Harri-
son, of Lowndes; ]. NJ; Boone, OF PrentisF;
Second District - w. c. Falkner, of
Tippsh; James T. Fort, of Marshal Al
/ ternates, Eugene johnson, OF Tate; j. S.
/ Bailey, of Tallahatchie.
/ Third Distinctly. A. Percy, of Wash-
| ington; J. Y. Walton, OF Sunflower.
| Alternstes, w. A. Pollock, of Washington
]. Y. Walton, OF Sunfower.
I Fourth Distinctly. b. Barker, of Nox-
ubee; r. F. Holloway, of Montgomery.
Alternates, w. II. Kimbrough, of Chick
! asaw; G. w. Lester, Of Yalabusha.
Fifth District-W. A. Henry, of Yazoo
1T. +. Pettus, of Newton. Alternates, Jere
Horn, of Lauderdale; S. S. Dodd, of At
tala.
Sixth District-D. c. Bramlett, OF Will
kirson, G. II. Wood, of Jackson. Alter
4 mates, q. A Tunison, OF Lawrence; ]. w
Moore, of Pike.
| Seventh District-L. Nj. Baldwin, o.
Claiborne; r. II. Henry, of Kinds. AL
iarna.es, H. Cassidy, of Lincoln; w
Buchsnsn, OF Rankin.
4 The following PTesid ential electors were
appointed:
For the State at Large Van H. Men
I ming, OF Marsiiail, hoOert IoWei'i "
Madison. Alternates, A. F. Fox, OF Clay
ER. V. Booth, OF Warren.
] For the First Congressional District-J
i. Grsen, OF Alcorn. Alternates, W. b
! Walker, OF Icnroe; A. NJ. Cox, o
Prentiss.
5 For the Second District-Z. Nj. Stevens
of HSlton.
For the Third District. w. Carter. o
Coahoma. Alternste. M. F. Smith, o
| Warren.
| For the Fourth District Charles Rich
ardson, of Winston. Alternate, IL. @
l Williamson. of Carroll.
For the Fifth District-G A. Wilson, o
Z Holmes. Alternate, o. b. Collins, o
Clsrk.
Z For the Sixth District-T. R. Stockdale
{ of Pike.
| For the Seventh District w Bailey
of Copiah.
The Hon. r o. Reynolds, from the Con-
| mittee cn Resolutions, made the followir,
1 report:
The Democrats party of the State c
| Mississippi, in convention assembled, ap
/ peals, vita exultant satisfaction, to its pas
! record as an index to its future action, am
hereby declares its loyalty to the Demo
| cratic party of the Union, and its deterni
nation to support the declaration OF tn
principles that shall be enunciated at Chi
| csgo and the Nominees who may b.
| selected to bear its banner in the approach
ing contest.
( ReSolred, That in accordance with TIN
precedents of the Democratic party o
Mississippi We send our delegates to tn
National Convention uninstructed, relyin
upon said delegates to act for the best in
terests OF the party and of the country.
( The following amendment to the repor
!. WAS offered snd adouten.
Resotoed, That it is the sense Of this con
I vention that no men are more worthy c
the nominations for President and Vice
President than Samuel J. Tlden an
|. Thomas A. Hendricks.
The resolutions were then adopted q
| amended and the convention adiourned