The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-17
LINCOLN DEMOCRATS.
Proceedings Of the County Democratic
Convention, June 18th, 1908.

order by M. McCullough, and R.
I'D. Lanier was elected temporary
Hchairman and j. /. Brueck secre-
ltary.
The chairman then appointed
/ a committee Of one from each
lSuperVisors District as d creden-
tials COMMITTEES: Beat 4, M.
Mccullough; beat q, L. R. James,
beat 8, A. M. Summers; beat 4,
q. FL. Vernon; Beat s, W. r. Nor
| ton.
The committee reported che fol
lowing delegates qualified TO sit in
the Convention:
Beat 1 u. I. Brueck, G. T..
Montgomery, S. N. Blue. z. u.
Jcnes, Joe Wolf, j. r. Anderson,
10. r. Greer, r. G. Applewhite,
Ethan Allen, B. M. Turnbuugh,
IA.C. McNair by I. Brady, proxy,
10. Newton. Jr., j. E. Sasser,
John May, j. A. Maui, B. a. Will
son, IA. McCullough, r. D..
Lanier.
Beat 2 L. r. James, j. M.
lAIlgoud, Fl. 4. Middleton, T. w.
Bouchillon, G. Fl. Moore, Fl.
Smith, II. Fl. Smith, N. b. John
son.
Beat "a. M. Summers, H. E.
| Moak I G Naki0nS William
Hart.
Beat Al. N. YaWn, r. R.
Albritton, Edward Smith, q. H.
Vernon, DR.. I. E. Hewett, I. J.
Leggett, 7. Fl. Montgomery, j..
B. Wilson, Walter Denman.
Beat 81. r. Noble, w. r.
Norton, Geo. B. Snyder, i. E.
Smith, Sr.
There was a motion made to
elect 3 delegates from each Beat
and 5 from the county at large,
and carried.
There was q motion made and
carried that chairman appoint a
committee of one from each Beat
to nominate 5 delegates from the
county at large.
The following committee was
appointed: Beat /, B. A. Will
son; beat 2, L. r. james; beat 3,
A. NJ. Summers; beat 4, Geo. H.,
Vernon; beat 5, Il. E. Noble.
A motion was made that the
delegates from each Beat elect
three delegates from the same,
and carried.
The following persons were
elected as delegates, to.wit:
Peat z g. Jones, j. NJ.
May, T.. Brady. Jr.
Beat 3 Z. w. Bouchillon, FL.
Smith, FL. Fl. Smith.
Beat 81 William Hart, A. Nj.
Summers, w. G. Price.
Beat Al. N. Yawn, Walter
Denman, r. r. AIbritton.
Beat 81 w. r. Norton, g. B..
Snyder, Ben 2. Smith.
County at Large B. Z. Hobbs,
/ A. G. McNair, Fl. +. Middleton,
! M. Mccullough, Geo. I'll. Vernon.
There was a motion made and
3earried, that the county delegates
be instructed to nominate Hon. r.
IL. Jones a delegate to the Nation
lal Convention at Denver COL.
from the Seventh Congressional
District.
The following resolution by w.
ER. Norton was adopted, towlt:
Resolved, That the Democrats
l0f Lincoln county, in Convention
1assembled, endorse the peerless
Header, William j Jennings Bryan,
las the Democratic nominee for
President Of the United States,
land that our delegates to Jackson
be instructed to vote as unit for
linstructing the Mississippi dele
lgates to Denver, COL, to vote for
w j. Bryan as long as his name
lis before the National Conyen-
Ition.
! There was motion made and
lcarried instructing the delegates
Ito vote on all questions before
fthe State Convention as a unit.
The following persons we're
elected as the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Lincoln ooun-
Ity for the ensuing five years:
Beat / q. Newton, Jr., j. A /,
INaul, G. e. Montgomery.
Beat 3 Ell. E Middleton. JAS.
White, G. Ell. Moore.
Beat "a. M. Summers, W. w.
/ Hall, A. q. B. Mccullough.
Beat 4 Walter Denmnn, j N.
j Yawn, DIR. T. e. Hewett.
Beat 5 NJ. w. GodbuId, Ihos.
lE. Smith, ST., Ben E. Smith.
There being no further business
TO claim the attention of the Con.
yention. the body adjourned.
r. ID. LANIER, Chairman.
j. I. BRUECK, Sc y.
Dune 49, 1908.
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