The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-17
The County Democratic ExeCu-
tive Committee.

Met at the court house ia Canton,
Miss, on August 6, 189s. There were
present: S. L. Mckee, p B. Bridges,
, Robert Powell, T. s. Ward, u. Levy.
5. r. Collier, c. r. Cooper. H. W. Lati-
mer. proxy for G. R. Kemp, and w. NJ.
Reid r.oxy for w. II. Anderson.
Robert Powell was elected chairman
protein
} The following resolutions were in
troduced'and adopted:
Resolved, that primary election of
the registered Democratic voters of
Madison county, Miss, b.. held on the
18th day of September, A. D. 1894, at
the following places in said county to-
wit:
Beat 1--Canton: East Ward and
West Ward
Beat 2-Flora and Smiths School
House F.;
Beat 3-Livingstone. Madison Sta
ton and jacksonville
| Beat 4-Sharou and Sulphur Springs:
Beat 5-Camden and Grafton's Store:
to determine the choice of said county
| for congressman of the seventh dis
trict; p ills to be open from 8 a. m. to
5 p III that the retarns from said
election shall be made to this executive
committee, which shall meet at Canton
on Monday, the nth day of Septem Der
1894 at IL o'clock a. M, at which time
this committee shall canvass the re-
turns and declare the result At said
meeting this executive committee shall
appoint suitable number of delegates
to represent Madison county in the
congressional convention to be held
Canton on September 10Th 1894, and
said delegates shall be instru cited to
cast the vote ofjthe county as unit
for the candidate receiving the highest
mum Der of votes at the primary cleo
ton held as aforesaid. At the con-
gressional convention the delegates
present shall cast the vote of the coun-
ty and no proxiee shall be allowed.
Resolved, That no Democrats shall |
vote except at the box where he is |
reglstered.
The following managers and clerks
of elections at the differe.. IT boxes are |
hereby appointed to-wit:
BEAT No
Canton East neutrality-suspicious. M.
Allen, s. NJ. Coleman, J. P. George.
Clerks: j. A. Heron, w. B. Jones.
Canton West d-Inspectors:
George Reid, john Su therland, j. Il.
Rush. Clerks: John Bransford, Albert
Hesdortfer.
BEAT No2.
Flora Inspectors: j. c. Hutson,
W, j. Groom, ). j. Crisler. Clerks
r. L. Gresham. C. B. Greaves.
Smiths School House-Inspectors
Ep. Lane, Jessie Barden and Anderson
Click. Clerks o. w. Phillips and Joe
Lane.
BEAT No. 3
neutrality-suspicious.: J. M Meek !
J. S. Sandige, ]. E. Hart.
Madison Station-Iuspectors: T. Fl.
Boswell, w. M. Bennett, L. w. Johns. {
Clerks. r. b. Edwards, A. j. Mont S
gomery.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ]. Fl. Col1er :
Tim Nicholson. w. P. Devices. Clerks: |
w. Il. Hinton, R. d. Catlett.
BEAT No. 4.
Sharon-Inspectors Kint Adams,
A. c. Minter, W. Il. Bole. Clerks
John Holiday, R. K. Divine.
Sulphur Springs-Ins ectors: F.
b. Pryor, Pat Donahue, r. e. Steen.
Clerks Pat Lnckett, j. Al. Allen.
BEAT No. S.
Camden inspectors Il. H. Ben
nett, j. l.. F. Moore, Fl. A. Magruder
Clerks: r. NJ. Nichols, j. j. Simpson. :
Grafton's Store-Inspectors T. j.
Grafton, r. f. Luckett. j. r. Locke.
Clerks: w. ii. Brown, +. j. Whit
worth.
w. NJ. Reid was appointed member
# committee from Beat ! in place of
v. II. Anderson, removed.
1t was decided by ballot that w. M.
Reid and c. Il. Cooper be recommended
or reappointment as election commits
toner's. and the secretary was ordered
O notify the Secretary of State.
1t was moved and ordered that Rob-
TT Powell be appointed chairman of
n arrangement committee, with pow
r to appoint his associates. to make
roper and necessary arrangements
or the reception anu entertainment
f delegates 70 the congressional con-
entinl on 18th of Septem Der, 1894, 4
aid arrangement comm ttee to be en-
owersd to appoint any sub-com nit st,
-es that m " be deemed necessary. IS
The chairman Appointed as his ssso we
stes g. X. Kemp, Geo. Handy, Geo. Do
arvey, K. W. Durfey. VIM. Melville orl
:. ,. Ward, c. L. Gross, W. H. Pow ell VI