The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-02

report which was read aud submitted
To the convention as follows, tO-wit:
MR. CHAIRAAS: The undersigned, a
minority OF tue Committee on Creden- /
tials, begs leave respectfully to dissent
from the report of the majority of said
Committee aud he differs from said re-
port in this: He finds that in all fairness
and honesty the following delegates are
entitled to stats in this convention from
Brookhaven: J Z Sessions, represented
by ID A Patrick, proxy, DIR j w Martin,
| FOrsythe, u ID Davis, b i Hobbs,
LewenthaI, Jr., p q Milan, X II ThOmP-
san, A Henderson, I J Deceil, W h
DixOn-ll.
He further finds that said persons at
the primary meeting received Of votes;
while those persons reported rs entitled
to seats by the majority only received 90
votes.
| He further finds that of said 90 votes
received by those persons who are report
/ ed ~ delegates by the majority, at least
| 8 OF 3 votes were cast by persons who are
not Dem ocrats, and who were not enti-
tied to vote under the resolution adopted
! by the said primary meeting; and that
| the Hooker lnterrs. in said convention,
by the vote of said persons not Demo
Gratis, refused 10 allow voters at SAID pm
mary challenged. That the refusal by
said primary meeting 10 count two bal
lots for Barksdale delegates Was arbItra-
ry, high handed and wrong.
The undersigned further tnds that
Isaac Smith, l. II White and Cook
are regularly accredited delegates from
Montgomery precinct; that the meeting
held at Montgomery in the forenoon was
held at the wrong hour, and was partlci-
pated in and largely composed of persons
who are not Democrats, and OF other per
SONS who live out Of Lincoln cOnnty:
that the meeting held in the afternoon
was held at the usual and proper hour ac-
cording to long custom, aud Democrat
ic meeting, and was held by Lincoln
county Democrats. At this meeting
Messrs. Smith, White and Cook were
elected delegates, aud they should be
recognized as such to the exclusion Of all
other persons.
The undersigned further finds and re-
ports that the following persons alone are
entitled to he seated from Adams Camp
Ground, viz: L w Chisholm, & I Mont
gomery aud j b Wilson, and that no 9th
er person should be seated as such.
Respectfully submitted,
W. j. CALENDER,
Member Of Committee.
Which report being read and sub
mitted TO the Convention, motion
was made ad carried that the repor,
OF the majority Of the committee on
: credentials, having reference to the
contested delegation from Brook
haven, Montgomery and Adams
Camp Ground, be adopted, which
WAS accordingly done.
After the seating of these dele
gates, the uncontested delegates
from District No. 5, accompanied by
: the unsuccessful contestants foI
seats in the Convention, Withdrew
including portion Of the Adams
; Camp Ground delegation, viz: J L
Wilson, G L Montgomery and I W
Chisholm.
The erring brethren were permit
ted to depart in peace, and the tenn
porary organization was made per
manent, and the Democratic conven
tion Of the county adopted a resolu
ton unanimously appointing dele
gates to the District Convention
and instructing them to vote for {
F. Hooker for Congress first, last anc
all the time, which resolution is u:
follows. to-wit:
ResOirfd, That the following nance
persons he and they are hereby appointed
delegates to represent the Demo
cratic party of this comfy in thu
District Convention to assemble in tn,
city of Jackson on the first of Septembel
to nominate a candidate for Congress il
this the 9TH Congressional District, viz
II Cassidy, r W McNair. p j Nrvin, j "
Martin, Jr., J II Allen, Stokes Allen, j {
Storm, l. Maxwell, b L Atkins, ) L
Hodges, Helm, A w Smith. Aller
Smith, j e Smylie, Z Bowsky and l "
HOskins.
BE it further resolred, That SAID dele
gates lie and they are hereby instructed
to cast the three votes of this county il
said convention first, last and all the time
for that peerless soldier, orator and states
man, the Hon. e. f. Hooker, of Kinds.
or the conttsting delegation from
Br"okha,cn precinct, i Forsythe
did not APPEAR To claim his seat.
There being no further business
before the Convention, the Conven
tion adjourned sine die.
A. W. SMITH,