The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-24
Clay County Mass Convention.

CLAY County Mass Convention met d
! West Point, June 20, 1885, and was Gale,
to order by the Chairman of Executiv,
Committee. Hon F. S. White was elected
chairman and II. c. Long and c. W
Lyon, Secretaries.
A committee of one from each beat wa
appointed by the chair to propose delegates
to the State Convention to be held in J ack
son. August 10, 1885. Committee-G. +
Coleman, w NJ Coltrane, J. c. Hill, w
F. Hallam, w. T. Bryan.
Said committee was instructed to selec
one delegate from each beat ard FIVE dele
gates from the county at large to the Stat,
Convention.
The committee was also authorized t,
select FIVE delegates to attend the Senate
rial Convention at Alderman, Sept l.
The committee was instructed to add t,
delegates to State Convention one alter
nate from each beat, and five alternates a
large.
On motion Of Mr.. A H. Fox, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That this Convention unani
mously endorse the candidacy of Capt
Fred Beall for the Office OF Attorney-Ge
eral for the State Of Mississippi.
We recommend him as man eminentl,
fitted for the position by reason of hi
scholarly attainments, his legal learning
and his long, extensive and successful
practice in his chosen profession OF tn,
law.
His Democracy is unquestioned, nevel
having wavered in his devotion to his party
ever earnest and Jealous, he has never fall
tered in the discharge of his duty to tn,
people of the State.
4 oft nd -~l.l I, L I
found foremost in the ranks Of those who
with generous emulation, have with tru,
patriotism sought to advance the best in
terest OF the people and the State in peac,
and in war.
Resoired, That the delegates selected by
this Convention to the State Convention b.
instructed to vote for, and to use all honor
able means to secure the nomination o.
Capt. Fred BeaIl.
Atessrs. ]. II. Brinker and w A. Bel
We're appointed a committee to wait upor
Capt. Fred Beall and notify him Of these
resolutions. Capt. BeaIl came forward and
responded in brief but forcible speech.
The committee returned and reported the
following delegates to the State ConYen.
ton
Beat No. III. c. Long beat No. ,
+. 5. White beat No. ST. NJ. Abbott
beat No. 4-Jno. E. HoGgens beat Nc.
J. W. Joiner
County at Larger L. Franklin, r. c.
Beckett, ]. H. Brinker, E. C. Spalding and
A. T. Fox.
Delegates to Senatorial Convention
Beat 1, w. T. Taylor. Beat ., B. L. Crom-
well. Beat 3, Robt. Hardy. Beat 4, B. C..
Caradine. Beat ), W. A. McCluney. Al
ternates: W. ]. Burt, W. A. Bell, c. C.
Ivy. w. 7. Conner and J B. Bradshaw.
Moved and carried that the delegates to
the State Convention shall vote as a major
ity of them shall agree
Moved by Mr.. Spalding, that the dele
gates to the Senatorial convention be in
structed to vote for the choice of Choctaw
county.
Mr.. Fox offered as an amendment that
the delegates go uninstructed
Moved that the amendment be tabled
Lost. The vote was then taken upon Mr..
Fox's amendment; carried, and the resoIu-
ton as amended was thereupon adopted
to-wit : that said delegates go uninstructed
to said convention.
Rssoleed, That the secretaries Of this con-
vention be instructed to furnish the pro-
ceedings OF this convention to the news
papers OF the county and of Jackson for
publication. F. S. WHITE, Chairman.
G g 8 LroSs. Secretaries.