The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-08-02
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

Pursuant to previous netice the
Democracy Of Jackson county assem-
bled In mass meeting AT the court
house, on Thursday, August /, 1885,
at IL M. j. W.. Stewart, chairman OF
the County Executive Committee,
called the meeting to order In a Few
w~ell-chosen remarks, stating the OBJ
ject of the assembly, which was for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
the State Democratic, Convention,
which, is to assemble at Jackson ON
Wednesday, the It'll inst, and also to
the Pictorial Convention to meet at
Biloxi on the 2lst inst, and the ap-
point of a new executive committee.
On motion, J. Ira Ford was elected
chairman, and +. M. Weed, secretary.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. Hons. NJ. NJ. Evans and r.. A.
Vancleave, both citizens of the county Of jackson
are candidates, one for Railroad Commissioner for
the Second Supreme Court District of MISSISSIPPI
nj und the other fl Auditor of Public Accounts,
and Whereas Mr.. NJ. A.. Dees. also Of this county,
Is u candidate for Floater Representative for tue
dounties Of Jackson and Harrison, Therefore, be
it resolved by the Democratic. party of Jackson
county, in mass meeting assembled
Res olved, LIST. That said M M. Evans and Il.
A. Vancleave, State candidates be allowed, and
are hereby directed to name the delegates to the
State Convention on such division between them
as they may agree upon, and said delegates are
hereby instructed to vote for and e~arnrstly sup
port said Evans and Vancleave as long as they
or either of them remain before the Convention,
and to use every honorable means III their power
to secure their nomination.
Resolved. End. That NJ. A, Dees be allowed,
and is hereby directed to select fifteen nD dele
gates from this county 1.-TWO from each beat and
Ave from the county Mt large) to attend the Flo
tOrial Convention, which meets at Biloxi, on
August 2lst, and said delegates are hereby in.
structed to vote for and support only NJ. A. Dees,
for Floater for the counties Of Jackson and Har
son and to use every honorable means to secure
Resolved, ard. That no proxy be allowed in
either convention, as long as a regular delegate
is present, any number Of delegates present il
either convention being g powered to cast all thu
votes Of this county.
The following named delegates were
appointed to the State CONVENTION
j. L. Dantzler. C. II. Wood. L. B.
Smith, w. Fred Herrin, Wesley X. RAM
say, j Ira Ford, J. W. Stewart, WIN.
Martin, +. ii. Lewis. 4. Bloomfield, J.
B. McRae. II. +. Russell, r. A. Vancleave,
Jr.. +. NJ. Weed. W. NJ. Denny, J. d. Mi
nor, VIM. Watkins. A. A Vaughan, A. A.
Altman, s. II. Shannon, Calvin Golf, G.
s. Merriwether, II. o. Furry, A. j. Ram
say. p. X. Mayors.
The following are the delegates to
the Pictorial Convention:
A. A. Altman. Jas. Helvcstion, J. NJ.
Rabby. A, A. Vaughan, Burton Goode,
Eugene Castenara. ST.. WIN. r. Snyder,
W. W. Broom, X. c. Moore, +. NJ. Weed,
W. J. Parker, A. G. Delmas, Il. N. Ram.
say, J. E. McRae, }. NJ. Pelham.
On motion, the Chairman was au.
thorized to appoint a new Democratic
County Executive Committee to con.
sist of two from each beat and three
from the county at large. The Chair
man was allowed time to appoint the
committee, and the names of those
thus appointed will be published in
the next iSsuc0f the DEMOCRAT-STAR
On motion the Convention adjourn
cd sine die. j. IRA FORD.
Chairman.
+. NJ. WEED, Secretary.