The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-06-05
DEnotRaTE CONVENTION.


Pursuant To a call Of The Demo
cratic Executive Committee The
d. Democracy Of Jackson county wat
called to order in convention al
the Courthouse, June l, 1891, by
@. II. Wood, Chairman of the Elk.
ecuiiye COMMITTEE.
Mr.. F. NJ. Weed was elected
chairman, and II. B. Everiit and
G. s. Meriweiher secretaries of The
Convention.
On motion the chairman was author
lied to appoint new Executive Com
nittee, composed of two members from
each Supervisors district and two from
the county at lnrge. That five shall con
s%titnte a quorum of said committee for
transaction of any business that may
come before il.
The following resolutions were
introduced and unanimously
adopted in succession
Resolred, That the chairman of this
mass meeting appoint three delegates
from each Supervisors district, and three
from tho comfy ut large, to represent
Jackson county in the Democratic State
CONVEX ton. Also to appoint three dele
gates from each Supervisors district and
five from the county at large to represent
this county in the LIST Senatorial District
Convention, and the FIOatorial Cunyen-
ton, composed of the counties of Harri-
son and Jackson. And that he make the
names of tlIe delegates so appointed by
him known by publishing Il list thereof in
the e Issue of the DEMoCRAT-STAE.
That 10 proxies be allowed from Jack
son county in any of the conventions
where any of the regular delegates shall
he present, and in case none of the regu-
lar delegates be present then they can
appoint proxies.
That the delegates from Jackson coun- !
~ IN all of the conventions are instruct
ed to vote as Il unit. to he governed by a
majority of the delegates present at said
conventions.
II. +. Krebs moved that the resolution
be amended rs follows: THAT the dele.
gates to the State Convention be also
delegates ex-oficio to the District After
v S'ii lio hC uIuttluttltut W DIS !
accepted and on motion the resolution.
was adopted as amended.
Resolred, That we suggest Scranton and
Wednesday, the 22d day of July next, as
the place and time for the meeting of the
Attorneys Convention.
That the delegates to the District At
Convention are instructed to
vote for orr worthy and able District At
Jas. IL. Neville, to succeed him
self.
Res0lred, That the Democracy of Jack
son county heartily endorses and approves
course OF onr distinguished Senator in
Congress and as Gen. ~. George is a
for reelection, we do hereby
instruct our Senator, representative and
1oater III the Legislature to use every
hOnora BILE means TO secure his return to
the high position which he now fills with
such distinguished ability.
Resoired I'd, That we exceedingly regret
That it has pleased our gallant and able
junior Senator, Gen. 4. G. Walthall, to
to again distinguish himself and
honor the people of Miss ssippi by serv-
ng them in the exalted positi ~ of Unit
ID States Senator.
WHEREAS, The term of our State Sena.
TOR has been cnt short by the action of
ate Constitutional Convention, and
WHEREAS, Our county claims, and
Justly so, that we are entitled 10 the con-
%inuation of the Scnatorship, therefore,
Bel Resolred, That the Democrats of
ackson county, in mass meeting assem-
lied, present the name of Hon. II. Bloom
ield us q candidate to succeed himself to
he Office, which he now so wOrtlily and
Icceptably fills and we earnestly ask his
nomination at the hands of the Democ-
acy of the LIST Senatorial District.
Resolred further, That our delegates to
he Senata,ial Convention are hereby in
to vote for MI. Bloomfield and
o use all honorable ans to secure his
nomination.
The Chair announced tha, he
lad appointed the following Exec
tive Committee:
Beat 1.-Jas. Helveslion, Frank
Bea, 2.-Chas Steede, Da.
id Mcdonald. Beat &c. ID.
E. BloomGel!. Beat Ar.
\. Vancleave, VIM. Martin. Beat
X. Ramsay, Geo. s. Leath-
County at large-H. b.
j. w. Stewart.
After which the convention a6-
burned sine die. +. M. WEED. {
Chairman.
H. B. EyERITT and q. $. MERI- !
yETHER, Secretaries.
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