The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-08-02
TMINoaITY REPorr.1

The undersigned members OF the COM
mittee on credentials, would respectfully
report that after careful and laborious
examination OF the claims OF the respect
i've delegations from Yalobusha county
and the evidence, are unable to agree to
the majority report as to that matter, be-
cause they are satisfied from the evi-
dence that the convention in Yalobusha
county was called as a mass meeting or
convention, and that the fixed usage in
such conventions in that county since
1875 has been that each supervisors dis>
trict was entitled to certain representa-
ton, and the respective districts were
allowed and entitled to send as many
delegates or persons to the general con-
vention as they saw proper, who were
there allowed to divide and cast the vote
of the districts as so fixed according to
the proportionate strength of the differ
ent candidates. Such was the under
standing in this instance in the Oakland
and Water Valley districts, and in other
portions of the county. Oakland sent to
the convention only four delegates who
expected to represent the entire vote of
that supervisors district and only thir-
teen persons went from the Water Val~
ley district. There were only fifty-seven
persons at the mass convention. Yet,
notwithstanding this usage and under
standing, after the convention had as
sembled the majority of persons present
attempted to change this rule and allow
ed each person present vote, and this
without any previous notice to the
county or districts that any change would
be made, or that such a course was con-
templated. Thereupon the persons pres.
ent who composed the majority of the
convention according to the previous
fixed usage withdrew and elected an
other chairman and appointed delegates
according to their custom; and these
constitute the contesting delegation.
While the act of changing the previou;
usages and customs of the conventions
in the county without previous notice
was irregular and unwarranted, yet we
think that the only way to reach an
equitable and fair adjustment of the
matter so as to accomplish what would
have been the result OF the mass meeting
or convention if regularly held, would be
to seat both the delegations from sale
county in this convention aod allow eacf
delegation to cast one-half the vote O
the county. a-l
CHAs. RICHARDSON, Chairman
J FL BRINKER,
j III CJRRIE,
Sc PARKER.
E D CAvEfT.
By G Y Freeman.-Eesolved, Tha
the following named gentleman be seat
ed on the floor: J L Eskridge, L F Pro
vine, L Collins, w E Benson, j ]
Blunt, B & Wright, w I Wynn, Z H |
Vanhoozer, L D Boyle, E 0 Perkins
Roland Jones, J. L Bowen, S M loss
A 3 Fly, G FL Lester, and r. H. Cola
day, or so many OF them as may be pres
ent, their right as delegates here bein.
recognized by both the majority and mi
nority reports of committee on creden
tials.
The following resolutions was offered
as a substitute;
By A F Fox.-Resolved, That the mi,
nority report of the committee on Gre
dentials be substituted for the resolution
above offered,
! After some discussion was had upor
said substitute the point of order was
made by Mr. Fox, that resolution offered
by Mr. Freeman, was not in order. Over
ruled by the Chair,
Point Of order made by w T Houston
that substitute was not germane to reso
luton and was out OF order. Overrulet
by the chair. 7,
w Barker, by unanimous consent Of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Convention b.
governed by the rules Of the House o
Representatives of the United States
Carried. l5s
w T Houston, as amendment to sub
stitute resolution offered by Mr. Fox, Of
fered the following:
Resolved, That the right of thu
following named delegates, from
Yalobusha to seats in this floor and tt
cast one half of the votes of said county
namely: L Eskridge, L F Provine, J
L Collins, w E Benson, J T. Blount, B
Wright W L Wynn, I H B Vanhoozer