The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-30
Greene County Democratic HAS
Meeting.

At = mass meeting OF the d
moeraey OF Greene county, held q
LezkesviIIe, Miss. on J0ly "A, 1854
the following proceedings we're had
The meeting was called to orde
by W. W. TbOnsS0B, eAaiFman o
the Executive committee, aud Col
Z. r. SSOckdale being pFeseoF, va
introduced TO the audience ans
made an able and eloquent speech
-sfteg wbieh the meeting was organ
lied by the election of Hon. J. Kit
trelI as chairman and g. I. Y. Bree
land as secretary.
On motion the chairman appoint
ell the following named gentlemen,
Que from each supervisors district,
TO draft resolutions expressive Of
the sentiments Of the meeting, 10.
Wit: District No 1-G. W. Turner,
10. 2-H. q. ATera. Va. 81. A.
Smith. No. 4-John MeInniS. No.
5W. W. Thomson.
The committee having reported
the following resolutions they were,
upon motion, considered Seia1im
and adopted
We, the people of Greene county,
in mass meeting assembled, desire
in the most emphatic manner TO
eEpress our appreciation of our
present Representative in Congress.
AID to endorse him as an efficient,
capable, honest aud conscientious
public servant Tried By the ex-
perieuce Of two terms be has proven
himself as capable a Representative
as South Mississippi has ever bad
10 the councils of the nation ; aud,
while be has proved himself true
TO the interests of his own district,
be has never forgotten that lie was
a MIssissippiaB aud an American
citizeH-beIng equally true TO the
Interests OF the whole State aud to
the letter aud spirit of the Consti.
tuition; therefore, as an %apprecia-
tive people, feeling that faithful
public service should meet with a
reward more substantial than ex-
pressSoDs of grateful approval.
Therefore, be it
Res9lred, That our delegates to the en-
g~ressionsl convention be, and they are
instructed TO use all honorable
to seeure his denomination BY that
convention, and to that end to give him
their votes and influence until a re-uOmi-
is secured, or until they may see
see sueb a result can by no possibility
be attained.
Rss0leed, That falling in an earnest ef-
fort to secure the denomination Of Judge
Eaton, we turn with pride to that
Confederate soldier and uncOm-
promising Democrat. Col. I. II. Stockdale,
and hereby instruct our delegates to vote
for him as our second choice.
Resolred, We believe in a fair, open and
manly contest; that we are opposed to
lark horses (sO-ealled) ring practices. pO-
itieal tnekeTy and d~esd-lOeks. aud We
instruct our delegates to oppose
VI sueh, aud to disregard any and al per
Gus who are afraid 10 come before the
people aud present. their claims in =
straight forward, manly fashion.
Resoired, That this convention select !
i've delegates to represent this county ia
he Congressional 1eOnventiOn-Oue from
saeh SUPERVISE 5 district. aud we hereby
the following named persons as
uch delegates fO-Wit District No. l.
ON Beard. No. 2-JesSe Byrd. No. }
Obathau Kittreli No. I'D. :. Williams
10. 3 ID. w. Mcleod.
On motion u new Executive com
was selected by the meeting
s follows, tO-wn:
Beat ii. j. McInniS, Sam Pool,
I. Y. Breland.
Beat FL. a. Avera, Jesse Byrd,
.beOdOTe Platt.
Beat 3-R. FL. WalIy, Sr., J. A.
NTH, VI. g. Byrd.
Beat John Mcintosh, T. A.
all, ID. s. Williams. /
Beat SC. o.. BackstrOm, II. T..
.Ochrau, John w. Daughdrill.
On motion The proceedings of
lis meeting were ordered publish
| IN the HattieSburg Democrat, !,
RT Coast Advertiser aud DEMO
2AT-STAR.
On motion the meeting adjourn
sine die. D
JONATHAN KTTTRELL,