Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-11
C0PIAH SPEAKS.
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whleA Does 10 waTk Well.

/ Tie lbemocfattc Convention Of
Cotpiah county, TO nominate can
dldates ior the county ollieeIs, aud
10 select delegates Ia the State
convention, met IN the oourthouse
. In Haz,rhursi, on Thursday, July
nth. 1889
Called % or,lrr by H. q. Conn,
Chm ~ executive CON.
A. n. Gu,nes was elcct 4 tem-
porary chairman.
a.. A. Hamilton, W. W. Norman
aud W. l. Mitchell clec'ed ten
secretaries.
On motion a committee II Eve
ON credentials one from each hrat,
was appointed as foiluws.
". 4. Ware-E. A. Rowan, Jno.
y Dccell Geo. Nelson, 4. Hun
phris.
On motion committee of Eve were
appolaiesl to wait upon the court
officials and reqaest them 90 pro-
vIsle seats TOT the dslegntrs.
Ga motia the committee on
credentials were discharged and the
role II precincts was called, The
delegates answered 10 their names,
each precinct htiug represented.
". q. Wtlkson and A. n. Guy nes Nere
/ placed N nomination. aud the Foil being
called. 4. u. ouyns was elected per 2
maneHt chairman.
On motion the temporary secretaries
were made the permanent secretaries
] The following resolution offered by I
y. Ellis was adopted.
Resolved thai the secretaries call the
precincts aud that the delegates hand
la ta.tbc secretaries the primary vote
east Cor each candidate NJ the election
held on saturday the 9Th inst anI ~ a
the same be tabulated aud the vote 81
each person voted fnr be- pruratrd %
each candidate according g. the uumber
q primary votes east AZ earh precinct,
aud that a committee q three ~ APP
pointed g. make said appoftinn mcnt aud
report % this convention.
On motion the chair app dutaI the
following AZ asa auditing. Dr. a. "
Catching l. y Elhs and o. q. smith.
Who were % tablats the vote Il each
precinct, when 80 requested by said pre-
! cincts.
Nominations were then declared In or -
der.
,. T. Ramsey nominated Geo. ..
Dodds f"T senator and on motion ~ "
&. Wilkinson be Was nominated by ac-
clamatiUn.
D. Miller nominated z. =. Nill-aps
Tor rtpre-sntai'se-J 4. Ramsey naml-
mated J. y. Martin. ". 4. wilkinson
nominated .. D. ~cNton.
The candidate then cone forward
and pledged themselves g. abide the
decision q TIE convention
On motion the chair appointed four
sergenis al arm-
I J Millsap, was nominated lev
acclimatlun After ballot, ] I
Martin, la the interest of har-
mony, withdrew from the field
His action wa- repr TED, and
londly applludyd.
Jno y Sexton was ihcrcuuun
nominated by acrlimaiiuu.
/ Nomination. fur sheriff were
then la urlrr.
T. W Brown Wa placed iu mona
initlon. hy Mr. g. W Miller auL
. CO M"kinucll Wa nominated
hy Hon \ u Guyuc-. T. \ Rowan
ia the chair, in exceedingly clio
\ qurut trrm-.
M " T. Narr made % mnliuu
Ia east their votes hy delegates.
Thi~ uas amended a~ follow.
That IL anl ruutc. that a com ~
Eve bc appointed to investigate
aud report - the convention. \
substitute was offered that the
motioa and amcucment bc laid 0n
the table, and that the roll II
precincts la called, aud the vote
taken by precincts. Motion was
adopted.
ID was moved aud adopted that
the chairman be- instructed to de
clare out Of ordct any motion
offered which, in hi, judgment
was not Ia line with proceeding,
of Dem. Tx. Com.
Before taking a ballot Mckin-
mel was Withdrawn aud Brown
was elected by acolamation.
bud llIg,lon. y. VI. Wade. e.
A Smith aud Dallas Tillman
were then placed IA nomination
for Treasurer.
A ballot was taken ind n0
nomination Wade vas thcrcupon
Withdrawn. On second ballot ma
nomination were made, smith was
subsequently withdrawn. Third
Ballot. lIig,lon was nominated.
On motion W. 4. Mathcny wa
nominated by exclamation.
il was moved aud adopted that
our drlcgatl"n Ia the State en-
ventian be instructed Ia vote Eos
Hon. III. &. Conn for Lieutenant
Governor.
Ga motion X \ Saith wa.
nominated Surveyor by accl1ma.
ton.
The following resolution d,
W & WhkIn on was adopted
Resolved that u b the sense "a Ihi.
convention that a Fetl ~ the time hon
cred % eleetiag delegates o. conyen-
tion, q make nomination.. y wise ans
neee@eary aud the executive commiiies
h hereb 30 instructed. .
Nominations were then masls
for Supt, of Education. ID 1
Barch and A A Isomax we're put
in nomination and a ballot taken
resulting IN the nomination %: IA,
latter.
A motion was then offered u,
Hon. X. n. Miller that our Sena
tor aud Representative be In
structed Ia vote tor a COnstitu
tional Convention.
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