Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-24
WEST POINT, MISS.
Proceedings of the Clay County Mass
Convention Held to Appoint
Delegates to the State Democratic Con-
VentIOn-Fred BeaIl for At
tOruey-General.


IcoRREsPoNDESoE OF THE APPEAL.l
WEST POINT, June 22.-Clay county
mass convention met at West Point on
Saturday last, and was called to order by
the chairman of the Executive Commit
tee. The Hon. f. S. White was elected
chairman and r. +. Payne and I'll. G.
Long secretaries.
On motion, committee of one from
each beat was appointed by the Chair to
propose delegates to the State Conven-
ton to be held in jackson, August 10,
1885. Committee: G. +. Coleman, w.
NJ. Coltrane, j. G. Hill, w. +. Hallam
and w. T. Bryan.
On motion, said committee was in
structed to select one delegate from each
beat and FIVE delegates from the county
at large to the State Convention.
On motion, the committee was also au-
thorized to select five delegates to attend
the Senatorial convention at Alderman,
September LIST.
Mr.. Payne asked to be excused from
acting as secretary, and, on motion, Mr.
c. W. Lyon was elected in his stead.
On motion, the committee was in
structed to add to delegates to State Con-
vention one alternate from each beat and
five alternates at large.
On motion of Mr.. 4. Fl. Fox, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted by rls-
ing vote:
RESOLVED, That this convention unani-
mously indorse the candidacy of Capt.
Fred Beall for the Office of Attorney
General for the State of Mississippi. We
recommend him as man eminently fitted
for the position, by reason of his schol-
arly attainments, his legal learning and
his long, extensive and successful prac-
tice in his chosen profession OF the law.
HIS Democracy is unquestioned, never
having wavered in his devotion to his
party; ever earnest and Jealous, he has
never faltered IN the discharge of his
duty to the people of the State. As a
citizen and soldier he has been found
foremost in tie ranks of those who, with
generous emulation, have with true pa
triotism sought to advance the best in
terest of the people Of the State IN peace
and in war.
ResoI5ed, That the delegates selected
by this convention TO the State Conven-
ton be instructed to vote for and use all
honorable means to secure the nomlna-
ton Of Capt. Fred Beall.
Messrs. j. H. Brinker and W. A. Bell
were appointed committee to wait upon
capt. Il Tcu Dedll anu lObliy ullu VI lntsS
resolutions. Capt. Beall came forward
and responded in brief, but neat little
speech.
The committee returned and reported
the following delegates to the State con-
vention:
Beat No. III. C. Long.
Beat No. 2-F. S. White.
Beat No. 3-F. NJ. Abbott.
NJ 4
Beat No. 81. W. Joiner.
County at Larger. L. Franklin, r.
G. Beckett, j. H. Brinker, Z. c. Spald-
ing and A. f. Fox.
Delegates to Senatorial Convention
Beat /, W. T. Taylor; Beat 2, B. l..
Cromwell; Beat 3, Robert Hardy; Beat
4, B. G. Caradine; Beat 5, W. A. Nc
Chimney. Alternates-W. j. Burt, W
a. Bell, c. c. Ivy, w. ?. Conner and j.
B. Bradshaw.
Moved and carried that the delegates
TO the State Convention shall vote as q
| majority of them shall agree.
Moved by Mr.. Spaulding that the del
egates to the Senatorial convention be
instructed to vote for the choice of Choc'
taw county.
Mr. Fox offered as an amendment that
the delegates go uainstructed.
Moved that the amendment be tabled.
Lost. The vote was then taken upon
| Mr.. Fox's amendment; carried, and the
resolution as amended was thereupor
adopted, namely: that said delegates e
| uninstructed to said convention.