The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-06-19

gressional and FlOatoriaI Conventions.
Pursuant to call of the County Execu-
tive Committee, the Democracy of Lin
coln county met in delegate convention
at the Court House in BrOOkhaven on
Saturday, June IL, 1890, at 1880 A. NJ,
and was called to order by A. G.. McNair,
Chairman pro tenn of said Committee.
On motion of Il. II. Thompson, Isaac
Smith was elected temporary chairman,
and OH further motion Edward Smith was
chosen Secretary.
Moved and carried that the chair ap-
y oint a committee of three on creden-
tails.
The chair appointed X. II. Thompson,
J. A. j. Hart and w. F. Parsons as said
committee, and after retiring the COM
mittee reported the following delegates
as duly entitled to seats in the conven-
tion and to participate in all the proceed
ings thereof:
BEAT |.
Brook haven-R H Thompson, r W Nc
Nair, w + Parsons, p G. Milan and A
Lewenthal, Jr., proxy for u. ID. Davis.
Bogue ChittO-J A } Hart, Dr. A
Smith, Wiley Prestridge.
NJ ontgOmery-lsaac Smith, w l. Pow
ell.
BEAT 2.
Good Water-Alfred Smith, w P Smith,
Tbos Crawford.
BEAT 3-(Not represented.)
BEAT 4.
Lard's MIll-Allen Smith, Edward
Smith, Nj Sutton, Wills, M Byrd.
BEAT 5.
Vaughn's-L Blue, j n Lotion, A. II.
Smith, J @ Byrd.
Caseyviile-s P McReo, w A Deccll,
w L Smith, w w McLaurin.
East's Mill-Wm T East, A j Norton.
The committees report was received
and adopted, and ON motion of w + Far.
sons the temporary organization was
made permanent.
On motion of II Thompson a commit
tee of three, consisting of j A J Hart, l.
Blue and w + Smith was appointed to
recommend II delegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention to meet June Is.
The committee retired and reported the
following names, their report being
adopted by the Convention: r w Nc
Nair, Edward Smith, r X Applewhite,
Gotten, B T Hobbs, A McNair A
Lewenthal, Jr., II Cassidy, w P Smith,
r FL Thompson, NJ Sutton, A w Smith.
On further motion, J + Sessions was
added to the above delegation.
The following resolutions were intro
duced by A. Lewenthal, Jr.
l. Resolred by the Democracy of Lincoln
| County, in convention assembled, That we
recognize IN Messrs. Hooker, Barksdale
and Dodds, candidates for Congress in the
| 7th Congressional District, men of emf
nent worth and ability, and we believe
that the party would make no mistake in
the selection of either TO be its standard
bearer in the coming contest, and the De
mocracy of this county will cheerfully
aud heartily support which ever OF them,
if either, shall be so fortunate as 10 re-
ceive the nomination.
2. While this is true, however, the De
mOcracy of Lincoln County justly feel
pride in our fellow citizen, the Hon. Hi
ram Cassidy, and regard him as the peer
of any man In the District. And we rec
ognize i'm him eminent qualifications for
Representative in the Congress of The
| United States, and we hereby call upon
him to become candidate for the posi-
| tiOn.
8. The Chairman of this convention is
authorized and requested to appoint
committee of three to recommend dele
gates to represent this the county of Lin
coin, in the coming Congressional Con-
vention, and these delegates are request
ed and instr ucted, i'll the event Judge
Cassidy shall consent to be candidate,
to vote for and work to secure his nomi-
nation.
Unanimously adopted, and in compliance
with the Bird resolution the chair appoint
ed A Lewenthal, Jr, j. @. Byrd aud A j
Hart committee to recommend delega-
ton to the congressional convention, and
said comm ttee reported the following
names: H Thompson, A McNair. A w
Smith, Edward Smith, j II Allen, L w
Chisholm, w A Decell, A Hart, A
Lewenthal, Jr.
On motion, r II Thompson. w A De-
cell and W T East were appointed to rec
Ommend 10 delegates to the fioatorel con-
vention. The committee reported the
following names and their report was
adopted, to-wit: j F Sessions, w A De-
cell, w + Smith. J w Magee, WP Fur,
Owen Easterling, R II Thompson, Isaac
Smith, Il w Chisholm, E Carruth.
r H Thompson introduced the follow
ing which was unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That this Convention request
the Democratic Executive Committee
of this county to cooperate with the
proper authorities of the Democracy
of the county of Jefferson, and to see to it
that the time and place for holding a
foto rial convention to nominate a candi-
date for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention from the two counties, shall
he fixed for an early day.
RH Thompson also introduced the fol-
lowing:
Resolved by the Democracy of Lincoln
County in Contention assembled, That we
do declare the Hon. j. b. Chrisman to be
the regularly nominated Democratic can
didate for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention from this the county of Lin
| coin.
Unanimously adopted.
Hon. Geo. s. Dodds, candidate for Con-
grsss, lbeing present was invited to ad-
dress the convention, which he did in