The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-13
HOy. JAS. M. GRIGGS
FORMALLY RENOMINATED
.-.ocpars OF THE SECOND DISTRICT
MEET IN CONVENTION.
,.a,s Y. W. Hopkins Of Thomas County
presided. Organization Of District
rvecutiye Committee Perfected.

YaUlLhVAON
Committee perfected.
convention had not been contem-
,Ioted by the executive committee
NSor If met last spring and ordered
.hot congressman be voted for in the
state primary on June 5, but after it
.sorsnired that some of the counties
had failed to elect members of the dis
+,;ct eyective committee for the next
,uo wears, and at the suggestion OF the
shoirmen of some of the county COM
r,i,toas Chairman Hobbs concluded
.hot a convention was advisable, if not
obsolntely necessary, to perfect the
nortv organization and keep the same
in working order.
In calling the convention Chairman
Hobbs also called for a meeting of the
district executive committee, and so
there was a convention and meeting
If as many district committeeman as
had been elected.
Upon the call of the roll the counties
of the district were found to be repre-
scented a. follows:
Baker-John o. Perry.
Rerrien-C. w. Fulwood.
Calboun-Not represented.
Clay-Not represented.
Colquitt-Not represented.
Decatur-Not represented.
Dougherty-R. Hobbs, H. M. McIn-
tosh.
Early-Not represented.
MilIer-Not represented.
Mitchell-J. B. Palmer, r. 7. Coch-
ran,
Quitman-H. M. Mcintosh, proxy
for L. G. Brannon.
Randolph-W. D. Kiddoo.
Terrell-E. L. Rainey, 0. I. Ken
vop, H. A. Wilkinson.
Thomas-John Triplett, H. w. Hop
kins.
Worth--W. L. Story, j. M Sumner,
". L. Afford, J. H. Upton.
The convention was organized by
eecting Judge Fl. w. Hopkins chair
man and requesting Fl. M. Mcintosh
to act as secretary.
Judge Hopkins, upon taking the
chair, made few appropriate remarks
and declared the convention ready for
business.
The following resolutions offered by
Judge Kiddoo of Randolph county aud
seconded by Captain Triplett of Thorn
as, Judge Perry of Baker, H. A. Wilk-
inson OF Terrell and G. w. Fulwood of
Berrien, each of whom paid tribute to
the ability and faithfulness OF Judge
Griggs in congress, were unanimously
adopted by a rising vote:
l. The people composing the dem
Ocratic party of the second congr res
siOnal district having in primary cleo
ton, without opposition, chosen Hon.
}. N. Griggs as their standard bearer,
he ia hereby declared to be the candi-
date Of the democratic party of said
district for the fifty-eighth congress.
2. Be it resolved, That we endorse
his faithful discharge of all his duties
as congressman in the past and look
with peculiar pride and satisfaction
upon the very high stand he has as
cended to among the democrats in
congress, and feel that the earnestness
and zeal he has used in our interest
gives great promise of usefulness and
success in the field of the national par
ty canvass, to the executive head OF
which he has been called by his fell
low congressman.
The foregoing resolutions disposed
OF the nomination of the Darty's candl-
date for congress, and the convention
then proceeded to perfect the district
executive committee.
The following resolution by Judge
hlddoO was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman OF
the executive committee write to the
chairman of the executive committee
OF each county which does net here re-
port the selection of an executive COM
mltteeman for said county and urge
MIN to have his committee to select a
member of the congressional execu-
1--WE committee for his county and re-
port the same to him; and if any coun-
W committee shall fail to report such
selection by October l next that the
chairman of this committee appoint
member of this committee for each
county SO failing to report the selec-
ZION OF such member"
The convention then proceeded to
perfect the district executive commit
zee. In all cases where a district COM
mltteeman had been elected in the
primary on June the name of the per-
son SO elected was recognized and &C
cepted as the mem Der from such cOun-
", and for the counties that had failed
20 elect executive committeeman and
nad delegates in the convention mem
oers of the district committee were
dominated and elected in the usual
way. The executive committee, as far
as completed, is as follows:
Il, Baker, John o. Perry: Berrien, Z.
' W.. Fulwood; DoughertY, r. Hobbs;
GNItGchell, r. T. Cochran; Quitman, l..
" Brannon; Randolph, w. d. Kiddoo;