The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-09
Thirty First Senatorial District.

Pursuant to call the Democratic
Senatorial Convention of the Sea-coast
District, composed of the counties OF
Hancock, Harrison and Jackson, assem-
bled at the Courthouse at Mississippi
City, on Monday, the 3ist day of
August, 1885.
At II NJ, Hon. E. F. Griffin, of Jack
son county, chairman of the District
Executive committee, called the Con-
vention 70 order with appropriate
remarks.
On motion DIR. Griffin was elected
temporary Chairman, and I'll. 2. Beeman
requested to act as temporary secretary.
S. S. Henry, of Jackson county, moved
that a committee on credentials be
appointed by the chair, one delegate
from each county.
Calvit Roberts, of Harrison county,
moved to amend by appointing three
from each county. Amendment &C
cepted, and the motion was adopted.
The Chair appointed the following
committee on credentials:
Harrison-J. Bradford, J. ]. Curtis,
I. H. Desporte.
Jackson-S. S. Henry, H. f. Krebs,
G. w, Davis.
Hancock-T. NJ. Favre, Emile Cue, P.
J. Mauffray.
T. NJ. Favre offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved by this Convention, That we
heartily endorse the course of Senators
George and Walthall. We recognize
that in them our State is represented,
tried and true, peers to all, ever ready
to the call, as soldiers, statesmen, citi-
zens and senators. We endorse their
course in the grand body which moves
and controls the United States.
The Convention took a recess for Is
minutes.
Upon the reassembling of the Conven-
ton S. S. Henry, chairman, reported
verbally for the committee on creden-
| tials, that was agreed by majority of
committee to ignore all proxies, and to
report the following list of delegates as
entitled to seats in the convention-but
| that he did not endorse the action of the
| committee, and would therefore with
draw from the Convention. The fol-
| lowing is the list of the delegates pres
ent:
Jackson county-S. 5. Henry, III. F.
Krebs. w. J. johnson, G. Fl. Wood.
Geo. w. Davis, III. Gautier, BE-. Pickett.
/. B. Payne.
Harrison county-P. J. Montross, Fl.
I. Graves, John Bradford, NJ. A. Nc.
Claugherty, ]. E. Swetman, Calvit Rob-
erts, n. Butchert, j. j. Currie, 2. b.
Hand, J. 2. Rouse. I. III. Desporte.
Hancock county-P.JM aufray Emile
Cue, J. A. Haas, A. Keller, I. NJ. Favre,
| from Beat No. l.
Mr.. Roberts moved TO adopt report of
committee.
Mr.. Farve move to table report.
| After some debate the call of the
counties was asked for on motion to
table and acceeded to, with the following
result.
Harrison county, votes no.
Hancock county, votes ave.
Hancock county-ID dispute-the ma
| jority of delegates voting no, and Mr..
Farve claiming the right to cast the
votes of three beats "aye."
After a long and continued debate
| numerous calls for decision and sew
eral motions to adjourn, which were
lost, Mr.. Favre withdrew his claim to
cast majority of the vote of Hancock
county, and the vote was retaken with
| the following result:
Harrison-5 noes: Hancock. 2 noes.
aye; Jackson, 5 ayes.
The motion, to table was lost, and the
report of the committee was then adopt
ed.
On motion. I. B. Payne, of Jackson
county, was nominated and elected per-
manent chairman, and Fl. 2. Beeman
permanent secretary.
The chairman stated that nominations
for Senator were in order.
M. A. McClaugherty put in nomina-
ton the Hon. Roderick Seal, of Harrison
county.
Mr.. Favre moved that the nomination.
of Col. Seal be made unanimous Carried
with much enthusiasm.
Col. Seal being loudly called for .ool-
the stand, addressed the Convention in
an eloquent speech expressing his graft.
fcation at the high compliment maid |
him; stated how he had been grossly |
misrepresented, and showed his true posi- |
ton upon matters of public concern
and pledged anew his devotion to the |
interests of the people of the Seacoast.
Mr.. Wood moved that new district
executive committee, one member from
each county and one from the district
at large, be appointed by the chair.
Adopted.
Ihe chairman appointed: Edward.
bloomfield, district at large; W. A.
Brown, Hancock; Calvin Roberts. Har.
rison Fl. F. Herbs, jackson.
Mr. Wood offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we pledge our support
and cooperation to the nominees of the
State Democratic Convention Convened
at jackson, Miss, on the 10Th inst.
On motion the Coast newspapers and
the jackson CLARION were reorested To
publish proceedings of the Convention.
On motion the Convention adjourned
sane dc. /. B. PAYNE, Chairman.