Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10

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Secretary.
On motion the chair appointed d
committee Of FIVE to report the names
Of six delegates, one from each Dis
trict and one from the county at large,
and twenty-five a~lternates subject TO
the ratification Of the convention, to
represent this county at the coming
State Convention:
COMMITTEE.
Leroy Percy, N. Goldstein. w. F.
Randolph, ]. I. Casey, S. R. Swaine,
g. r. Mutt.
Upon motion a committee Of FIVE
was appointed on resolutions.
COMMITTEE.
S. Archer, J. S. McNeily, E, N.
Thomas. H, Wilczinski, D. B. O'Ban-
nan.
DELEGATES.
J. S. McNeily, j. 7. Casey, NJ. F.
johnson, j. r. Shields. j. A.V. Feltus.
County at large. W. A. Percy.
ALTERNATEs.
w. E. Hunt, N. Goldstein, III. VIII
czinski, J. s. Curry, Leroy Percy, j.
M. Montgomery, G. H. Smith, G. M.
johnson, E. T. Worthington, S. Arch
er, W. F. Randolph, s. r. Swain, Tn.
Pohl, w. A. Pollock, E. N. Thomas, S.
d. Finlay, S. NJ. Spencer, J. p. Finlay,
j. NJ. Jayne, R. B. Campbell, j. A.
Deaton, Johnson Erwin, G. I. Worth
ington, Edgar w. Baker, w. M. Morris.
On motion the above named parties
were urged to attend the State conven-
ton In a body.
On motion the chairman Of the exec.
utive committee was empowered to fill
any vacancy in the delegations, should
it come to his knowledge.
The committee on resolutions report
ed as follows:
Resolved, That we reafirm our 6del-
ity to the principles of the Democratic
party as announced In its platform;
and that in recognition of the material
benefits its administrations Of our gov
ernments have conferred, and the abso-
Lutte necessity Of its continuance in
control and direction of our State and
county affairs, we anew pledge our
selves to maintain its supremacy.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the administration Of our present State
executive, Robert Lowry and enter
tanning perfect confidence in the fdel-
ity. zeal and wisdom of his official acts
expressly favor and support his re-
nomination by the State Convention.
Resolved, That we present to the
State Convention our fellow country
man, w. w. Stone, a citizen who has
ever been quick to respond to the de-
mands of the public, and who has, dis
regarding self, taken his place in the
front rank of his party in every COM
bat to which 1t has been summoned.
We ask our fellow Democrats Of the
State to consider the especial grounds
upon which his candidacy is based.
From the Delta section, inhabited by
near 100000 people and comprising
near 100000 acres of land, the State
derives its chief and rapidly increas-
ing revenues. 1t contains the largest
and most promising field of undevel-
oped resources. With these material
interests and matters the auditors
office is intimately identified and is the
chief agent. This important section
of our State has never yet in the pres
ent political era been accorded repre-
.sentation upon the State ticket. These
facts, we submit, constitute a strong
appeal upon the nj Of party justice.
This section Of the State suffered the
most from Radical corruption; and in
driving out the robbers and restoring
true home rule to our State it had the
hardest struggle to wage, and has since
had the most difficult task to keep in
suppression to elements of misrule. 1t
is a long time ago, but we are impelled
to remind our fellow Democrats that
in that profound contest of ten years
since, Washington county contributed
a far larger sum than any other county
to u State executive committee,
rescued and inspired that body in fact
at a time of grave financial stress; and
in the entire campaign never called
upon the committee for a dollar.
These facts should, we submit, touch
the sympathies of Jul party. Upon
these grounds we ask the nomination
of a gentleman well and most popularity
known throughout the State; one who
possesses in high degree the official
qualifications, competent, faithful and
worthy.
Resolved further, That our county
delegates be urged to use all honorable
means to secure Hon. w. W. Stones
nomination.
Resolved, That our county delega-
ton be directed to vote as a unit up
on all questions presented to the con-
vention.
Resolved, That in pursuance Of the
policy which has heretofore secured to
this county good local government,
and has demonstrated to all classes of
our fellow-citizens the persistent in
tention Of the county Democracy to be
kind, considerable, just to all, we deem
1t proper and right that the conserva-
tive non-partisan element of our col
ored population should have recogni-
ton upon the county ticket. To that
end we suggest to our executive COM
mittee to confer with representative