The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-13
For TIE ClAnIoS.I
! For TEE CLARIoS.I
Proceedings of Holmes County Dele
| gate Convention 20 Express Choice
for Congress.

The delegate County convention Tor 4,
Holmes county met at the courthouse q
AT Lexington on January 9Th, 1856,
pursuant To the call of the Democratic
Executive Committee, and organized by
electiug J. NJ. McCaleb. temporary
chairman, aud a. G. Durdin, Temporary
secretary.
Il was moved and seconded that the
chairman appoint a committee on ere
dentias, consisting Of one member from
each beat E, r Noel was appointed
from beat / W. T. johnson, from beat
2; NJ G. Gill. from beat 3; j. NJ. Bates
rom leat4 and :. d Gwin, from beat 8 |
| The Commitfee retired, and reported |
| the following delegates entitled 10 seats |
and To represent the precincts named:
Acona PrecInct-W. A. Reid l.. l..
Hunes, r. " Harvey, II. J. Reid, J 1
Back. r. I. Bailey, Sr., and J. I. Wal
ton.
Bowling Green Precinct. P
Eubanks, T. Ii. Raynor, and F. a.
| Howell.
Durant-J. G. Montgomery. w. T.
johnson, w c. Red p II. Bills, T. l.
Stevens, f. t. Weems, jim Watson and
Edgar West.
Goodman 'recinct-Ben West and NJ.
c. Gill.
hranklin Precinct-R. G. Owen.
Lexington-C. V. .Oiwin, E. f. Noel,
Baxter Wilson, proxy, :. F. Horton, w.
l.. Dyer, G. G. Phillips and A {. Durdin.
Richland A. ID. Sample and b. w.
Cotton. proxy.
West Station-L. A. Powers, Jno.
Bustes aud j. R. Moore
/ Ashton J. l.. Mitchell and 5. d
b G%in, proxy.
IchGla Precinct 5 D. Gwin, G. w.
= and John Kelly.
Marcela Precinct-J P Neal, J. X
u Hope, j. w. Wade, john Shurls, ;. ID
J. Gwin, proxy.
Tie committee on credentials also re
i ported that Messrs. J. ii. Duwner auc
Fl L. Thurmond, of Emory, were pres
, ent. claiming to he delegates from this
Il precinct, but had no credentials, and re
e TERED their case to the Convention. Tit
= report of the committee was received
: and adopted
= Upon motion the temporary organize
ton was made permanent, and Messrs. j
= H. Downer and F. T. Thurmond wer,
admitted a. delegates frorl Emory.
MIR. G. V. Gwin put DIR. W. l.. Kerr
in nomination for Congress.
| MIR. L. A. Purvis put Col. j. G. Hamil
10 ton in nomination.
l. There being no other names put il
! nomination, a ballot was ordered, and
l. call of precincts was had, with the fol
u lowing result:
d For Col. J. G. Hamilton-F Franklin
u one vote; Duraat, 8; Bowling Green, 8
| Emory, 2; West, 3; RichlAnd, 3; an,
EuIoEN,aLs--ssr~
s- For Or. ". L. KERN, LeGi3g to!G-'
? votes, Goodman Ebenezer, 4 Tchula
;; 5; Ashton ,; Marsella, 5 Acona, 8.
I Pending the rulI-call the Ehene
Ger precinct presented their credentials
: showing that ;. \ Sample, I. ID. Noel
= 2. a. Parker, Sr., and A. j. Brown, wer
= chosen delegates from that precinct, ant
y 40 objection being made, they were per
:, mitted to vote. The Bee Lake an,
"a Paynes precincts were called an'
D. no response being m de, Col. j. q
q Hamilton thereupon stated to til
J., Convention that he was at Oh
;, Bee Lake precincs meeting and its vot
ia was cast Tor hun, aud asked that 1t b
So 20 counted, and offered To agree to til
b. counting OF any missing preclnt for Di
"a KERN that Or. KERN would state h
AZ knew was cast for him. The chairma
"A ruled that as no credentials, delegate no
p proxy from Bee Like precinct vas i
tv the convention, its votes could not b
q cast. Col. Hamilton thereupon with
= drew his name from before the CONVEX
= ton, and decIar, himself asa andidat
" from the district at large.
The result Of the ballot was then an
- nounced, being 81 votes for DR.. W. L
9 KERN and q Tor Col. j. G.. Hamilton
4, DIR. w. l.. KERN was thereupon de
g clared to be the choice of this count
OF Tor Congress.
ne 1t was moved, and carried, that til
II, chairman appoint two delegates fror
lt each beat to the Congressional Conven
', tion for the 9th DistricI of Mississippi
Il and five delegates from the County a
y Large, and that the chairman be also
|. delegate, and that the delegation be in
= ,tructed TO vote as a unit, aud to use al
e honorable means 10 secure Dr. w. L
kelrn's nomination.
Tile following delegates were appoint
ed: From the County at Large baxte
'F Wilson, G. V. Gwin, E. f. Noel, J. \
u Mel can. j. ID. DdOuey and j. NJ. NJ,
. aleb.
2, From Beat l. G. A. Wis n, w. l
!" Dyer.
: From Beat .: Jno. C. Pitken, T. j
!, Tate.
:, From Beat 8: NJ. C. Gill, S. n. Sam
!. pie.
i, From Beat 4 ]. 7. Nixon, J. E. stan
/, field.
i From Beat 5: s. D. Gwin, H ]. Reic
> The Convention, upon motion made
IN and carried, adjourned sine die
k J. NJ. McCALkB, Chrm'n.
at A. c. DURDIN, Sec'y.
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