The Brookhaven leader., 1890-10-09
LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICANS
They Hold . Mass Meeting and Reorxsn.
ire the Party


Pursuant to q call of the chairman O
the Republican Executive Committee o
the 9TH Congressional District of Mssis
sippi, the Executive Committee and I
large number of Republicans from al
parts of the county of Lincoln, met at tn,
Court House in Brookhaven on Saturday
the 4th day of October, 1890, at o'clocl
p. NJ. In the absence of the chairman
the secretary called tho meeting to order
read the call of the chairman of the Re.
publican Executive District Committee
also the call concerning the committer
and announced the election of Temporary
chairman aud secretary in order.
On motion, Judge G.. ). Mcmillan wa,
unanimously elected chairman aud T.. F.
Brennan secretary.
The chairman explained the Object OF
the meeting was to elect delegates to the
Congressional District Convention which
convenes ut Jackson on the 9th inst, fol
the purpose of nominating candidate foI
Representative to the Send Congress OF
the United States from (7th) District.
The following resolution was introduc-
ed:
ResOlred, That this he declared mass
meeting of the Republicans of Lincoln
county. Adopted.
On motion the temporary organization
was made permanent.
On motion, it is resolved by the hpub-
licans of Lincoln county in mass meeting
assembled that six delegates be elected to
cast the three votes of Lincoln county in
the nominating convention, each delega to
being entitled to cast one half of one
vote. Adopted.
On mOntion, the chair appointed Il COM
mittee of three, Staten Baker, w. b.
Smith and J. Taylor, to select the six
delegates, said delegates so selected to be
voted for by the mass meeting.
Committee reported: f. +. Brennan, G.
S. Mcmillan, j. A. Hoskins, George L.
Matthews. Staten Baker and Jesse Tay-
lor. After some discussion the report OF
the committee was adopted by the ma IS
meeting and committee discharged.
On motion the chairman appointed II
committee OH platform and resolutions
consisting of E. +. Brennan, z. +. Will
liams and J. Taylor to which on motion
the chair was added.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
ResOlred LIST. That we believe in the
language of General Jackson, 'that the
blessings of government should, like the
dues of Heaven, descend equally upon the
rich and the poor, the high and the low;
therefore we condemn tue attempt of the
present State convention to deprive many
good citizens of the sacred right Of fran
elise.
ResOlrcd =. We are in favor Of dealing
Justly by all classes, the merchant us
well as the farmer, but the welfare of the
latter has been too often set aside in ia
vor of Incorporated capital. We therefore
favor all laws looking to the prosperity
of the farmer. To this end we advocate
the passage of the Sub-treasury bill, with
such moditi cations as the Farmers AL
lance may suggest, to the next session OF
| Congress.
Resolred 3. We are in favor of the
State of Mississippi will receive to aid il,
the education of our children S50000C
| from the National Treasury. In the in
terest of religion and morality We CORDIAL
| ~ approve of the anti.lottery law advo-
Gated by President Harrison and Secre-
tary Wanamaker and recently passed by
a Republican Congress.
| Resolred 4. We favor the entire repeal
nfn Ill IutnIpu1 RnVpnnn 81 lint 4 :.
pecally the tax on tobacco.
| The Resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
On motion the chair appointed a com
mittee of six, John Harry, l.. II. Hudson,
Wesley johnson, Staten Baker, J. Taylor
and p. F. Williams, to select a new Coun-
ty Executive Committee to consist of two
members from each Supervisors District
and five from the county at large.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES:
Your committee appointed to select a
new County Executive Committee to con
sist of two members from each beat and
five from the county ut large beg leave to
report the following:
Beat one-Capt. james A. Hoskins, +.
F. Williams. Beat two-Amos Chisolm,
Isam Smith. Beat threw. G. Coon,
Toney Wallace. Beat fourteen Carter,
l. Bracey. Beat tive-Wesley johnson,
Spencer Smith. Comfy at large-E. +.
Brennan, Staten Baker, J. Taylor, &. S.
Mcmillan and Silas Garner.
On motion the report of the committee
was unanimously adopted and the com
mittee discharged.
On motion tho mass meeting adjourned
sine die.
G. S. MCMILLAN,
Chairman.
L. +. BRENNAN, Sec'y.
The new County Executive Committee