The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-08-02
9 unCEEDINGs OF THE DEMOCRAT
"a, CONVENTION OF THE FOURTH
"A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF MISSISSIPPI.

M OF MISSlSSlfFl.
Pursuant to call of the Democratic
Executiye Committe of the 4th Congress
i0nal District OF Mississippi, a Conven-
ION was held in Grenada, July 18th,
1884, to nominate Congressman 1or
lid District.
The Convention was called to order
fy r. G. Patty, Chairman OF Congress
icnal Executive Committee. Prayer by
Rev. J. G. Carothers Address of well
come by J. B. Townsend, Mayor.
On motion, l.. G. Patty, OF Noxubee,
Gsvas made temporary Chairman, H. B.
Xacy, of Chicasaw, Secretary and A. II.
7{ays OF Webster, and Horace Ross, OF
5Yaiobusha, Assistant Secretaries.
Il Moved that roll of counties be called
/ s31br selection OF Committe on Credentials.
carried.
The following Committee on Creden-
tials was appointed: Calhoun, G w
Armstrong; Clay, J r Brinker Noxu-
Bee, E D Cavett; Carroll, W f Hamil-
ton; Grenada, G Fl Guy; Pontotoc, j ID
Fountaine; Cbickasaw, j A Macarthur;
Kemper, ] H Currie; Webster S E Par
len Choctaw, L R Seward Montgom-
ery. .EP Nolan; Winston, Chas Rich
ardson. :,
Conyention adjourned until s o'clock
to-morrow morning.
SECOND DAY.
3 Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment, l~t
Prayer by RevT Y Ramsey. Jr.
The following resolution was adopted
"REsoLvED, that all resolutions shall be
reduced to writing and presented at the
Secretary's desk, or the same will not be
Entertained by the Chair"
~ The Committee on Credentials pre-
Rented the following report which was
adopteu:
1--WE, your Committee appointed on
| credentials, do recommend that the fol-
lowing delegates be seated as members
of this Convention
W CARRoLL.-W Il Inman, t A Kim
brough, J M Liddel, G N Smith, ] s
Mccain, w 7 Mabry, VS. Jones, G ]
coleman, I II Bingham, A III George, B
u Marshall, I L Hamilton, George An
derson, J B Stone, L N Buford, W +
Hamilton.
| CALHoUN.-G w Armstrong, T Pry-
or, j W Lamar. a
| CH1oKAsAw.-N B Crawford, Z A
White H B Lacey, w L Houston, W Z
|AAllen, G G Bowen, G V Alternately, j A
McArthur, w E Baskins.
FL CHocTAw.-T l. Hannah, G McCaffer-
ty, E RSeward.
CLAY.-A I Fox, J II Brinker, R G
Beckett, E G Spaulding.
GRENADA.-Yates Freeman, Francis
Wright, B G Willis, DR. Mayes, Frank
Ingram, Fred Daley, Spencer Bell, w
H Powell, ID L Holcomb, G III Guy, B @
EAdams, H r Earksdale
IN KEMPER.--J M L Spinks, James I'll
Duke, A X Hart, L M McLendon, F NJ
Price, w Evans, Oden, H Cur
rie.
IN Monte oMERY.-W r Sanders, Jas
|lTrotter, j L Noland, Hector Mcneil b
r. Eskridge, Walter Berryhill, K P Tfot-
ier, Frank Campbell, Il Y BiIjngsley, J
NV Knox, Wiley Johnson, j NJ Lott, ] B
Simpson, DR. Frizell, ] w Armstrong, W
Nv Hart, E P holland.
III NoxUBEE.-W B Barker, Z D Cavet, G.
|MW Nethery, L Griggs, r 9 Patty, A d
Benion, J l. Hambrick, J P Stokes, Jas
elements, DIR. W w Hamilton.
| PoNToIoc.-N M Berry, w B Gilmor,
ia w E Donaldson, Jas Gordon, A. Duke,
NJ r Foptaine, 4 Walker, w + Heron,
j d Fontaine, John Eogell.
| WEDsrsR.-E d Mickey, VIM jenkins,
" Ike Williams, Jas Randall, J L TCrawford,
II IL W Ford, E Clark, w Taylor, w A
Davis, S Z Parker.
| WINsroN.-A HI Dass, Charles Eich.
ardson.
| The said Committee also made the fol.
lowing additional reports, which were
received and Committee discharged:
IN MAJORITY REPORT.
TO The Chairman of the Convention:
A majority report of the Committee on
Credentials respectfully show to this
bConvention that in the contested delega-
lion from Yalobusha county, that they
|'4have considered the same and find the
Following to be the facts as appear from
the evidence adduced: That on the 10th
play OF July, 1884, the Democracy OF Yal-
|#pbusha county met in mass meeting in
the town OF Cofeeville; said meeting be-
La 1g held in response to call issued by
the duly authorized chairman and secre,
|3tary OF the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Yalobusha county; that alter
4 b aid committee had so met and organiz>
led, proposition was made and submit
ted that two from each Supervisors Dis.
frict be appointed by the chairman to
|retire and report to the committee the
hames of delegates to represent the
county in the Congressional Convention
to be held at Grenada on the 29th day Of
puly, 1884. For this motion substitute
was offered that the representation Of
each Supervisors District retire and elect
Said delegates. The first proposition was
offered and advocated by what was
Known as the friends of Mitchell; the
latter proposition was championed by
the friends of Barry. As a substitute for
both these propositions, the following
Resolution was offered and adopted by i
1najority vote OF the meeting, viz:
NJ RESOLVED, That this mass convention
how proceed to elect ten delegates to the
District Convention to be held at Gre.
hada on July goth.
Each Democrat present feeling entitled
70 one vote, this resolution being adopt.
I'd and the vote taken, it was found that
fhe delegates here present holding cer-
ficates Of membership signed by s. M
oss, Secretary of said meeting, and duly