The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-28
Claiborne County Democratic Con-
vention-


Proceedings OF the Democratic Cohve
ton Of Claiborne County, Mississippi, held
at the Court House, on Monday, 18th day
OF July, 1886.
On motion, A. K. Jones was made tenn
porary chairman and ID. D. Irwin, tempo
rxry secretary.
Notion adopted, That the lists of dele
gates appointed by the several clubs be
handed to the Secretary. The following
Is the list handed the Secretary:
Port Gibson Club-Jas. A. Gage, l. I.
Newman, VIM Calm, J III Gordon, 5 r
Bertron, n s Walker, B F. Chisholm and
E P Briscoe.
Flower Hill Club-T S Cotton, w Ne
Pherson, Brasher, Jr, and r w Ma
gruder.
Bethel Club-Wm Hughes, and Fl B
Pegram.
Grand Gulf Club-Stephen Thrasher, G
+ Dlsharoon, Lee Hamilton, Jno p Tay-
lor, s G Humphreys, d q Humphreys, E
Israel, I'll Moorehead and d V McAipin-
Rocky Springs Clubs Bagnell, I r
Adair, w ] Greer, g w Harvey, I B
Williams, < L Clark, c X Regain, II c
Drexler, g P Mclean and B F Parker.
Pattona Club-W T Magruder, Nee
Martin, J E Moor, I P Ellis, w p Hughes,
J 5 Greenlea, E. D Jones, I Ably, T Y
Richmond and A Shields.
Brandywine Club d Magruder, C c
GOA, E Jeffries, D Mcintyre, w W
Hedriek and Fife.
Martin Cuba j Chapman, B K Jones
W u McNair and NJ A Price.
Motion, That committee on credentials
be appointed by the Chair, consisting Of
one member from each Supervisors Dis
trict; motion amended inserting "and from
each club
| Whereupon the following gentlemen
were appointed: E P Briscoe, r w Ma
gruder, VIM Hughes, G F Disharoon, c
McLaln, Ably, E S Jeffries and "
| G McNair.
The committee on credentials then re
tired, and on their return reported as fol
lows:
List OF delegates entitled to seats in tn
County Convention.
Moved and carried, that::delegates iron
Port Gibson club, Flower Hill club, Bethe
club, Rocky Springs club, Pattona clu
and Martin club be entitled to seats i
Convention.
Owing to irregularities reported in til
holding OF their meetings, we report tn
delegates from Grand Gulf club and tn
Brandywine club be not entitled to seat
untll their rights shall Sc settled by tn
Convention.
Moved and carried, that the list of dele
gates above be entitled to seats in Conver
ton and that the rights of the conteste
delegates to seats be referred back to Con
vention for action, being Grand Gulf an,
Brandywine clubs.
Geo t. McLain, I ] Ably, VIM Hughes
4 w Magruder, F Disharoon, E S Je
fries
Motion to refer report of Committee o
Credentials back to another committee.
Motion to table above motion was cal
ried.
Moved and carried that the report ,
Committee on Credentials be received.
Motion that the Convention go into PEI
manent organization carried.
y A. X. Jones was then nominated an
elected permanent Chairman; D. ID. Irwii
permanent Secretary.
Moved and carried that the Conventio
!, adjourn until p. m.
convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The following Resolutions were offere
, and after discussion, adopted:
| RESOLVED, That 10 view Of the irregl
larltles and informalities in the recer
elections held by the Grand Gulf an
Brandywine clubs, which have led til
Committee on Credentials to recommen
the rejection of the delegates from sal
) clubs, we do hereby recommend that Ii
: incoming Executive Committee order
new election, to be held at such time an
places, and IN such manner as said Con
mittee shall order, for the purpose of d,
termining the choice of the Democrat
party of Claiborne county for their cand
date for Congress in the Seventh District.
RESOLVED, further, That upon the adof
ton OF the foregoing resolution that TIL
assembly adjourn without action, and tia
the New Executive Committee be requeste
to at once provide for ordering such ne
election: 1t being hereby declared thu
the late Executive Committee had no pow
er to erder the elections lately held in til
several districts of said county.
Motion and carried that the Copventio
do now adjourn. A. K. JONES, Pres't.
d. ID. IRWIN, Sec'y