Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-16

rights of the people, and demand the
enactment of legislation, State and ma
tional, to protect the people from the
exactons and extortions of all such
illegal organizations.
Resolved, eighth, That we are OPP
posed to miltarism, imposing, as it
does, unnecessary burdens upon the
country, and denounce this effort of the
Republican administration to increase
our standing army as menace to free
government and insist upon the SUI
premaey of the civil over the military
authorities.
Resolved, ninth, That we favor the
construction Of the Nicaragua canal
by and under the control of the United
States, but denounce the Hay-Paunce-
| fort treaty as complete abandonment.
Of the claims of our statesmen of our
right to construct and control an inter
oceanic canal and as base surrender
of our rights of self-defense.
Resolved, tenth, That we heartily in
dorse the present able Democratic adj
mnistration of this State, and declare
the same entirely worthy of confidence,
and we congratulate Governor LOngino
and the other State officers for the
splendid beginning they have made in
the execution of the duties of their re-
spective officers.
Delegates and Electors.
The following delegates, alternates
and presidential electors from the State
at large were nominated by the con-
vention on the recommendation of the
committee ON resolutions:
II. D. Money, A, j. McLaurin, A. H.
Longino and K. II. Henry; alternates,
B. i. Ward, j. D. McInnis, j. D. Page
and Van Boddie.
Presidential Electors-Jas T. McCool
and I. U. Sisson.
The following district delegates, al
ternates and presidential electors were
nominated:
First District-W. H. Clifton and D.
w. Houston, delegates; j. A, E. Pyle
and Murphy Thomas, alternates; 4. p.
Landrum, Jr., presidential elector.
Second District-H. A. Blaieslee and
N. P. Still, delegates; W. W. Perkins
and e. D. Dinkins, alternates; Charles
NJ. Thurmond, presidential elector,
Third District--A. Il. Gardner and j.
II. Wynn, delegates; no alternates; S,
d. Neal, presidential elector.
Fourth District--T. G. Kimbrough
and James Somerville, delegates; A. II,
George and W. N. Hurt, alternates; L.
D. Stone, presidential elector
Fifth District-A. j. Russell and W.
P. Tackett, delegates; no alternates;
Pres. Groves, presidential elector.
Sixth District-E. j. Bowers and j.
H. Jones, delegates; N. p, Bonney
and &. Wood McGee, alternates; L. NJ.
Barber, presidential elector.
Seventh Dstrict-O. IL. Bowen and
A. P, Hill, delegates; no alternatesi
Edward Mayes, presidential elector.
The following, offered by Mr.. Trotter
of Montgomery, and amended by com
,, mittee, was adopted
Resolved, That the delegates from
each congressional district report tc
this convention the names of two per
sons as members of the Democratic
State executive committee from the
district and the name of one person
from the district for the State at large
as a member of said committee. AnC
that the names so reported be voted or
; at the primary election on June n, 1900
! as members OF said committee, the
; rules and regulations heretofore pro
vided for the election of delegates tC
the National convention; provided
however, that the names of the persons
SO presented are not to be placed or
the said primary election ticket unles:
the present Democratic State executive
committee shall convene and agree tina
= the names of the members of the Dem
ocratic State executive committee shall
be elected by the Democrats Of thu
State at the SAID primary election to b.
held on the 2lst of June, which the!
are earnestly requested in the interes
Of party harmony to do; and if the ex
ecutive committee refuse TO reconven,
and permit the qualified Democratic
voters of the State to elect an executive
committee, we request the county Dem
: ocratic executive committees through
+ out the State to select delegates in sucl
d manner as they think best to attend
o State convention to be held in the cit
o of jackson on the first Tuesday afte
n the first Monday in September, 1900, t,
J, elect new executive committee.
S Proposed New Executive Committee.
t State at Large-J. Hunter Sharpe
: George c. Myers, S. NJ. Roane, S, NJ
S Smith, II. NJ. Wilkinson, w. IL. Powell
w. C. George.
d First District. NJ. Boone and L. o
o Sykes, Jr.
n Second DISTRICT. L. Holmes and I
/ r. Maxwell.
y Third District-R. B, Campbell ant
i r. w. Williamson.
S Fourth District-W S. Hill and Geo
r Mitchell.
t Fifth Districts. H. Kirkland and O
/, L. Williams.
/, Sixth District-E. ]. Bowers and W
= b. Nixon.
e Seventh District--J. S. Sexton and G
f. Gordon.
e BY resolution of the convention tn,
r secretary proceeded to Natchez, anC
S filed with the secretary of the State ex
d ecutive committee, Lem p. Conner
), Esq, the names of those recommended
n for presidential electors and delegate
to the National convention at Kansas
: City, to be placed on the election tick
i cts to be voted at the primaries on Jun,
n 81, as ordered by the committee. Mr.
e Conner accepted the list for publication
e as requested, The resolution JUS
o above, and the names of the proposed
: new executive committee, were for
G warded to Chairman Miller
e The following resolutions wer'
$ adopted.
Resolved, That the Democratic ex
d ecutive committee OF the State be ant
n they are hereby requested to provide
l. In such manner as NAV seem TO b.