The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-31
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING LAST
SATURDAY.

DhMUURATlU MASS MEETING LAS
SATURDAY.
Pursuant to Il call OF the Demo
cratic Executive COMMITTEE of Jackson
county, a large and enthusiastic mas.
meeting OF the Democratict voters O
the county assembled at the courl
house, on Saturday, Augurt %, 1894
to select delegates to the Sixth Con.
gressional Convention to convene a,
Pass Christian on Tuesday, Septembc,
4th.
The Executive Committee was rep
resented by J. w. Stewart, w. +.
Golf, j. Ira Ford and +. Bloomfield.
The meeting was called to order by
J. W. Stewart, chairman of the Exec
utive Committee, at IL m.
On motion Hon. II. Bloomfield was
elected chairman.
On motion Chas. s. Mcrriwcther
was elected secretary and r. L. Bull
ard assistant secretary.
Z. Bloomfield introduced the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Hon. W. NJ. Denny, of Jackson
county, is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the lower house of Congress
from the Sixth Congressional District of Mis-
sissippi be it
RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of Jackson
county in mass meeting assembled do hereby
unanimously and heartily endorse the candi-
dacy OF Mr.. Denny, and with pleasure and
pride present his claims to the Democracy of
this district. Both as a man and as n Demo
crat Mr.. Denny is in every way fitted and en-
titled to the high position to which he aspires,
and we earnestly ask for him and for our sec
ton that consideration and recognition which
is so justly due.
RESOLVED, That the delegates from this
county are hereby instructed to use every
effort from now on to further the interests Of
Mr.. Denny, and to cast the solid vote of this
county for him in the District Convention.
RESOLVED, That on all questions coming
before them at the District Convention the
delegates from this county vote as a unit, a
majority vote of the delegates present to Coy
ern.
RESOLVED, That no proxy be allowed from
this county to the District Convention if any
regular delegate be present.
On motion the chairman was au-
thorlzcd to appoint five delegates from
each beat and five from the county at
large to attend the Congressional Dis
trict Convention, and that the chair
man of this meeting be authorized
and instructed to cast the vote of this
county in the convention.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing delegates:
Beat &c. NJ. Howell, Joseph
Grisham, ST., Frank Dean, james
HelverstiOn, Ransom Farley.
Beat "A. A. Vaughan, j.. NJ. Raby,
]. L. Carter, Eugene Mcdonald, Geo.
w. Pierce.
Beat 81. w. Stewart, f. Bloom
field, j. L. D%antzlcr, c. l.. johnson
J. Ira Ford.
Beat AZ. NJ. Weed, II. f. Russell,
Edgar Hull, Jas. b. McRae, Ellis
Overstreet.
Beat s. Joseph Wilkerson, Hub
G. S. Leatherbury, Jr., W. w.
Broom, J. M. Furry.
County at large-F. II. Lewis, II. c.
Herring, e. b. Smith, Geo. W. Davis,
r. A. Vancleave.
On motion the chairman and sere-
were added to the list of dele
On motion the chairman was author
lied to appoint a new Executive Com
mittee; two from each beat and three
from the county at large. The chair
man appointed the following as the
County Executive Com
Beat l, A. A. Altman, B. G.. Gofr;
beat 2, w. +. Golf, a.. A. Vaughan
beat 3, f. Bloomfield, J. |. Ford I;
beat 4, +. M. Weed, Thos. Il. Ruble
beat 5, G. S. Lcatlcrbury, Jr., W. w.
Broom; County at large, J.. W. Stew
art, f.. H.. Lewis, S. II. Thomps on.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned sine die.
II. BLOOMFIELD, Chairman.
Q. S. MERRIwETIER,
II. l.. BULLARD,
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