The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-02
TWO CONVENTIONS.
No. Observation-Disclosures

cratic Exec uiINe OOmmlttee OF LIu
coin county, county convention oil
the Democratic party vas held this
dav tu elect delegates ~ the Con
Convention OF the ILh
Congressional District to nominate
a candidate OF the party for tue Dis
trict.
The delegates con, ened in the
Court House at Bruokhaven and at
IL o'clock A. NJ. were called to order
by II. Cassely, Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee OF
the county, and the object OF the
convention explained by him. He
then appointed as temporary secre-
tary j. II. Allen. 1t was then NOV
ell by the Hon. R. r. Applewhite,
delegate from district No. 5, that :.
z. McRee, q delegate from that dis
trict, be elected temporary chair.
man Of the convention. The name
of A. w. Smith, q delegate from
district No. 2, was also placed in
nomi O alton for temporary chairman
nv w. A. Rodweli, q delegate from
Bogue Chitto, in district No. L;
whereupon the chair appointed tell
crs consisting Of two, Samuel ID.
Hodges, a delegate from district No.
3, and w. A. Decell, a delegate from
district No. 5.
AT this Stage OF the proceedings
it was made known to the Chair that
there we're connecting delegations
from certain precincts, and the in
0uiry made as 10 who would be al
lowed to vote in the temporary or
ganization. The chair ruled that all
the gentlemen claiming in good
faith TO be delegates would be rec
ognized to vote in tue temporary or
| ganizatiOn.
Upon motion, all delegates were
| requested to come forward and en-
roll their Bames, when the following
enrolled themselves as delegates, 10
wit:
BEAT Is II Allen, B T Atkins
A d McClendon, F l. Kelley, L !
Hoskins, p G Milan, L Ii White, j
n Cook, Isaac Smith, c Storm, }
w McGrath, L G Maxwell, w H
Penn, R II Thompson, T j Decell, z
ID Davis, J A 5 Henderson, A Lew
enthal, Jr., b T Hobbs, DR. j W
Martin, d A Patrick, w II Dixon
J j Helm, II Cassidy, proxy, J W
Kyzal, J a J Hart, VIM Price
proxy, J w Martin, Jr., w A Rod
well, J ii Allen, J w Covington, ]
c Ratllf, j H Loving.
BEAT 81 NJ May, A A Graves
John Bryant, Alfred Smith, f Ma
lions, n b johnson.
BEAT as B Hodges, w J Will
liams, j N Williams, w. n. McCul
Tough, Andy Greer.
BEAT 4-E V Lewis, D W Sasser
NJ NJ Moak, n A Smith, p J Mullen
d j Lard, l. S Red, G T. Montgom
cry. T W Chisholm, J B Wilson.
BEAT 5-W 5 Vaughan, Brantley
Smith, r r Applewhite, A NJ Cal
lender, w j Calender, A & airing
ton, w F Smith, w A Decell, d I
Magec, Ii t Beacham, ) p MoRee
Thereupon a ballot YVES had and
resulted as follows: A w Smith
81 votes, S z McRee, %; when A
w Smith was declared TO be duly
elected temporary chairman and was
conducted to the chair and presided
as temporary chairman.
Upon motion, the following com
mittee on credentials was appointed,
to-wit:
Beat III Cassidy, proxy for j
j Helm.
Beat "A A Graves.
Beat 3-Samuel d Hodges.
Beat Nv Z Sasser
Beat 5-W j Calender.
The committee so appointed re-
tired and afterwards made the fol
lowing report:
Your Committee on Credentials
beg leave 10 make the following re-
port:
They find the following duly &C
credited delegates TO this conven
ton, none of whose seats are con
tested or disputed in any manner
whatever:
Beat l, Bogue Chitto-J W Kyzar, J A
J Hart, W A Rod WE'LL J II Allen William
Price, proxy. II. Cassidy, proxy.
Beat 2-E Nations, n b johnson, John
Bryant, A w Smith, A A Graves.
Beat SIS B Hodges, J NJ Williams, An
dy Greer, W Williams, w n McCul-
Tough
Beat 4, Lard's Mill-Levi Red, Hiram
Smith, d Lard, Mike Mullins, w P
Sssser.
Beat 5-W F Smith, II T Beacham, D
B Magee, S P Mckee, Brantley Smith, A
NJ Calender, w 5 Vaughan, Z Il Apple
white, w A Dccell.
The following delegates from Easts's
Mill, beat ), were elected OH Tuesday,
and not on Saturday, the time fixed for
the precinct meetings, but the committee
waive this and recommend that they be
seated, viz: W Calender, A C Ar
ington.
AS to Adams Camp Ground there are
two delegations, and the committee rec
Ommend that both sets be seated and an
thoriZed to cast each 0ne-half of the votes
to which that precinct is entitled, viz i:
V Lewis, NJ NJ Moak, C T Montgomery,
d V Sasser, b Wilson, 7 w Chisholm.
AS to Montgomery precinct, there is q
contest; one delegation composed of Thos
Ratcliff, John CovingtOn and James Low
ing, and another composed of n Cook,
Lewis White, and Isaac Smith. The COM
mittee find that the former are entitled
to their seats in the convention and rec
ommend that they be seated.
As to Brookhaven precinct, there are