The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-05
Covington County.
Wu1IAMsBURG' Miss. July %. 1885

WILLIAMSBURG, Miss, July %, 1850.
A mass meeting of the Democracy Of
Covington county, this day convened al
the court house, and, being called tC
order by Hon. w. l.. Strahan, Chairman
of Executive Committee, the following
proceedings were had:
DR.. Alex. Farley was called to the
chair and j. f. n. Huddleston made
Secretary, and the organization wa:
declared permanent.
Committee, composed of J. l.. Finley
J. r. Webster, w. A. Lee, Chris Ault
man, J. S. Harper, John w. Watson
William Ratledge, Neil Mathison, s
Thompson and G. s. Ponds, submitted
resolutions pledging the allegiance Of
the party to the National and State
platforms; endorsing the present State
| administration, particularly the appoint
ment of Hon. Z. G. Walthall to the u
S. Senate; testify an appreciation of the
wisdom and fidelity of our representa-
tives in the couns lis of the State; and
expressive of our confidence in the
honesty and integrity of cur variou:
County Officers, were enthusiastically
adopted.
The following persons were appointed
as delegates to the State Nominating
Convention to be held at Jackson OF
August 10: Beat No. III. r. Webster
and j. T. Duckworth; Beat No. Wv
l.. Moore and France Watts; Beat No
3,-N. G. Hathorr and W.. L. Barnes
Beat No. 4,-William Rutledge arc
Neil Mathison; Beat No. Sd. d
Pridgeon and S. Barnes; and from the
county at large, Alex Farley and J. F
n. Buddleston; and said delegates were
instructed, to cast the vote of the coun
ty, for Robt. Lowry for Governor, ans
L. l.. Mendenhall for Secretary of State
as long as they had hopes of their nomi
nation.
1t was determined, by ballot, that ;
primary election be held, at the various
voting precincts of the county, on the
LIST Tuesday of October next, to be con
duc6ed by officers, consisting of tire,
judges and two clerks Of election, ION,
of such officers to act as returning Office
therefor), to be appointed, hereafter. by
the Democratic Executive Committee
The duty of such officers, so appointed
shall be, to hold primary election al
their respective voting precincts at the
time above, for the purpose of selecting
candidates for the various county officers
to be filled at the November election
That all persons, who will pledge them.
selves to support the nominee of such
primary election, at the November gen
eral election, shall be entitled to vote in
said primary election. That, it shall be
the duty of the returning officer, to
return the result of the vote cast at his
precinct, for the various candidates
voted for thereat, in the usual form and
manner, to the Democratic Executive
Committee of the county, at the court
house, on the following day, (Wednes-
day., when such committee, in the
usual manner and form, shall, by cam
yass of the votes cast, ascertain the
general result, and the candidate found
to have received the highest number of
votes cast, at such election for any
given office, shall be declared the nomi-
nee of the Democratic party for such
Office.
The following Democratic Executive
Committee were elected for the ensuing
year: Beat No. Lawrence McCollum
and James NJ. Edmondson; Beat No. 2,
w. L. Moore and b. B. Napier; Beat
No. 3,-S. J. Harper and Jno. W. Wat
son; Beat No. 4,-Franklin Farley and
Jos. McInnis, and Beat No. 5,-Stephen
May6eid and Timothy Rogers.
On motion, TIE CLARION and Bran
don Republican were requested to pub
lish, and meeting adjourned sire die
ALEX. FARLEY, Chairman
j. +. y. HUDDLESTON, Secretary.