The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-19

DeffiH fAiIN tYHHfV Use fiiFf 'nfis
mlilss Who stated the obIecla II
ihe meeting VIII 70 select dels
gates 10 The Congressional Noni.
mating Convention which meets
M 0Kfofd on August Oh ma -
appoint q new County EIeculivs
Committed
The election u permanent OIL
GERS u the Convention being nest
In order on motion u Mr. H. G,
standifer, sr j. ~ llootho was
chosen chairman, and on motion
q Mr. H. W Bailey n A. Bonner
was made secretary.
On motion Of Mr. Kyle, a com.
mittee Of dye-one from each beat
was appointed to retire and sug
gest suitable names for delegates
and a~lternates 10 Oxford-two from
each beat and two from the county.
at.largc.
Committee ]. G.. Kyle, A. s,
Yarbrough, II. W. Bailey, ]. l..
Knox, L. ID. Beanland
The report of the committee, as
follows, was received and APPROX
ed Beat delegates, A. $. Var.
brough, Lamar Wilbourn alter
mates, w. Il. McGchee, NJ. Pointer.
Beat 2-Delegates, r. W. Bailey,
w. j. East; alternates, J. B. Mitch
ell, ii. II. Parnell. Beat 3--Delo-
gates, j. l.. Knox, d. b. Arnold
alternates, G. W. Deaton, John
Fowler. Beat 4-Dclegates, &. W.
Harris, Il. d, Beanland; alternates,
N. c. Knox, J. 7. Harmon. Beat
5-Delegates, J. b. Boothc, W. W.
Perkins alternates, w. II. Drane,
S. G. English. Delegates for csun-
ty-at-large, L. +. Rainwater, L. c,
Standifer alternates, c. Il. Taylor,
2. II. Lowrey.
On motion Of Mr.. c. B. Vance, a
committee Of six-two from beat
five and one each from the other
beats-was appointed to nominate
a new County Executive Commit
ttee. Committee G. B. Vance, l.
+. Rainwater, A. S. Yarbrough, r
w. Bailey, j. S. Burnett, N. G
Knox.
After some discussion il wa,
resolved, That the Executive Com
mittee should consist of three from
each beat and two from the county.
at-large.
Pending the retirement Of tn,
committee to select II new Execu
tive Committee, Mr. L. c. Standi
fer introduced the following reso
luton, which was passed withou
a dissenting voice
Whereas, The Hon. ]. B. Nor
gan is the choice of the Democra
cy of Pamela county to represen.
them in the 10th Congress Of tn,
United States.
Therefore be il resolved, Tina
the delegates from Pamela county
to the Congressional Convention
to be held at Oxford on the 9th da,
of August, 1884, be and they ar,
hereby instructed to cast the votr
Of said county, in said convention
for the Hon. J. b. Morgan, and :
use all honorable means to secur
his nomination.
Resolved, That while the Hor
J. b. Morgan is the choice Of Pane
la county Democrats for their rel
re~sentative in said Congress, yet a
Democrats, having confidence i
the wisdom Of our fellow. Democrat
of this Congressional District, W
hereby ~cheerfully pledge ourselve
cordially to support the nomina
Of the Oxford convention.
Mr.. Watson was invited to at
dress the Convention, but he sal
he did not deem it proper to do 5,
in the absence Of his competitor
Mr.. Watson made a few other r,
marks appropriate to the occasion
The following gentlemen const
tuts the new Democratic Count
Executive Committee Beat l.
C. X. Caruthers, ]. l.. McGeheI
Lamar Wilbourn ; Beat &c.
Farmer, d. A. Chamblin, II. v
Bailey ; Beat al. G. Wright, ,
L. Knox, John Fowler; Beat 4
+. NJ. Simpson, L. 7. Keeton, n
Knox Beat 5-P. II. Louvre.
VIM. Martin, L. C.. standifeI
County-at-large-J. c. Kyle, c. ]
Vance.
On motion Of DR.. n. L. Kno.
the Pamela STAR, the PanoliaI
and the North Miss. News wei
requested to publish the process
ings Of this Convention.
There being no further bushes
on motion OF Mr.. X. W. Bale
the Convention adjourned sine d
J. B. BooTHE, Chairman.
r. A. BONNER, Secretary.