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

inst. Amos Burnet, chairman; W. A.
Fisher, Secretary.
MIR. J. Nee Martin nominated Robert
Lowry for Governor, and L. }. Aby
proposed Put Darden. For Lowry 10;
Darden, Ii, and delegates instructed to
cast vote of county as unit for Lowry.
J. :. Hoskins for Secretary of State,
and T. Marshall Miller for Attorney
General were endorsed and delegates
instructed to vote for them:
A large number of resolutions were
offered and tabled The following were
adopted:
That with'feelings of pleasure we say
70 onr own Barksdale, well done, good
and faithful servant, we approve OF all
you have done.
That our delegates to Jackson be notl,
fed to vote only for the Gueernatorlal
candidates now in the field and to vote
against dark horse.
That we approve the course pursued
by our United States Senator's, hon. j.
4. George and E. c. Walthall, and that
our Representative and Senator III the
next Legislature vote for George and
Walthall to be their own successors.
TT Ably of Pattona Club offered the
following resolution which was adopted
Resolved, That in endorsing Gov
Lowry for Governor, this convention has
not meant to question the Democracy Of
Capt. Put Darden.
Amite County.
| Convention at Liberty August Sd. Hon
lib. J. Johns, Chairman; Geo. A. Nc
Gehee, Secretary.
Delegates to State Convention wer
elected See list.
/ The delegation was instructed to yot
for Put Dar6en as first choice 10
Governor, and Robt. Lowry as secop'
choice; W. L. Hemingway for Treasurer
Major Govan for Secretary of State; Il
HI. Thompson for Attorney-General; II
H. Hines, as first choice for Auditor
w. w. Stone, as second choice; an,
Col. J. r. Galtney for Superintendent
of Public Education, and vote as uni
The Convention vote by precinct
for nomination of a Senator, whic
resulted in the choice of Hon. W. T
Love. and on motion DIR. I'll. X. Butler
DIR. J. Fl. Hines, r. ID. j. Smith, w. L
PRAY and L. o. Smith were appointe
delegates to meet with the Wi
kinson county Senatorial delegs
ton, for the purpose of nominatin
candidate for Senator, and were il
structed to support Mr.. Love.
On the sixth vote, cast by precinct.
DR.. w. B. Kinabrew was declared tn
unanimous choice of the Convention
and w. H. Lea, W. |. Causey, E. b. NJ,
Lain, f. \. jackson and Jas E. Lea wer
appointed delegates to meet with del,
| 70, 80,
/. candidate for Floater, and were instruc
ed to uote for DR.. Kinabrew.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the Rpresentatiy,
and Senator to the Legislature from tn
county be instructed to support a
measures tending to to promote prohib
ton.
Maj. Geo. NJ Govan, and Hon w. v
Stone briefly addressed the Convention
Lee County.
Convention met at TupeIo Sd ms
Capt. Jas Kincannon, Chairman; CT.
Henderson and W. @. Kitchener, Seer
taries.
Delegates to State Convention we
elected. See list.
j. NJ. Allen put the name of Put Da
, zen IN 1OmlnaIlOn TOT Governor, ana
+. Cannon the name of w. S. Feathe
! ston. Featherston was elected
choice, and Darden I'd.
On motion of j. NJ Allen, w NJ. In,
was elected LIST choice by acclamatiC
for Lieutenant Governor. Secretary {,
State, w. A. Roane 1st choice, and
NJ. Evans ID; Attorney General, A.
Harper 1st, and Fred Beall I'd; Sta
Treasurer, j. ii. Duke; Auditor, w.
Holder LIST and J. n Sloan ID Superb
tendent of Education, w. l.. Lipscom
LIST, and Z. ID. Miller I'd.
The delegates were instructed to vo
as unit on all questions before Il
State Convention.
No proxies to be recognized at IL
State Convention from this count
unless countersigned by the Chairma
of the Democratic Executive Commi
tee thereof.
The following resolution was offere
by Jas. Kncannon, and adopted.
Resolved, That the Democracy of LIE
county endorse heartily the course {
Gen. j. Il. George during his Senatori.
term, and hereby instruct our Senate
and Representatives to vote for his r,
election, and also vote for Gen. E. {
Walthall as successor to Senator Lama