The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-12
Quitman County.

Pursuant to a call of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Quitman coun-
| ty, said party assembled in Mass Con-
vention at the courthouse in Belen on
| the Sd day of August, 1885. After an
explanation of the object of the meeting
| by the Chairman of said Executive
| Committee, the Convention elected
| permanent Chairman and then proceed
ed to pass resolutions, elect delegates to
| the State Convention and nominate
county officers as follows to-wit
Resolved by the Democratic party of
Quitmal county in Convention assem-
bled that all persons who participate in
the deliberations of this Convention
shall be honorably bound to use all
honorable efforts to secure the election
of the nominees of this Convention.
On motion, the Chairman was en-
powered to appoint one man from each
Beat to act as Committee for tie NOM
ination of five delegates, the Convention.
reserving the right to elect one delegate
for the county at large The following
persons were nominated by the Commit
tee and endorsed by the Convention as
delegates: W. H. Edwards, G. w. Par
tee, l.. Marks, w. G.. Shotwell and Mr..
King. The Convention then proceeded
to elect j. A. Cooper fol- the county at
large. The nomination of county officers
was then declared in order and acted
upon with the following results; l..
Marks for Representative, and G. W.
Partee for county Treasurer. On motion
further nomination were suspended and
the Convention proceeded to pass the
following resolutions, to-wit:
Resolved, That we feel patriotic
pride in the selection of Hon. L. @. c..
Lamar as a member of the Cabinet of
our honest President Grover Cleveland.
and heartily extend to the administra-
ton cordial support in the trying
difficulties that beset it.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the |
appointment of Gen. E. c. Walthall to
the United States Senate, and cordially |
approve the course of Gen. J. II. George |
in that august body, and hereby instruct |
our representative in the Legislature to /
vote for the reelection of both of these |
distinguished gentlemen.
Resolved, That it is the sense OF the |
Democratic party of this county, that it /
would be extremely unjust as well as |
unwise and greatly injurious 10 the /
material interest of a very large MAORI
ty of all classes of the people of this /
county, and also greatly detrimental 70
the best interest of the Democratic party
of the county, TO make any change in
the present boundary lines of our coun-
ty by ceding territory to, or exchanging
with any other county, with a view to
the ultimate removal of our courthouse
from its present site. We therefore
earnestly ask the next Legislature of
our State to ignore any and all bills
seeking to secure such ends.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Democratic party of this county, TO
view the present demand of the Louis
vile, New Orleans and Texas Railroad
Company, for the levy of a cotton tax
upon our people, in the light of very
great and unnecessary wrong, the effect
Of which will be to demoraIize labor
and greatly abridge the influx of emf
grafton to our county. We therefore
urge it upon the nominee of this con
vention, that in the event of his election.
be use every honorable means and ex
haust every other source of raising the
necessary money to complete our system
Of levees, before conserving to the great
ly abhorred cotton tax.
Resolved, That we look with disfayor
upon the present convict saystem of our
State, and further that we favor the
repeal or amendment of the law so as to
place the conyicts, of our section at
least, upon the levees.
Resolved, That we favor the repeal of
The present local stock or no fence law
enacted for our county by the last Leg /.
stature, aid urge it upon our represent |
'ative TO ask for the repeal of the same {
Resolved, That the present Democratic :