Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-12
MIDDLETON. Feb. s. 1915.

To the Editor Of the Mississippi Democrat:
| see in your last number, a communi..
cation subscribed "a Democrat" and pur.
porting to hail from Hays Creek, on the
subject of nominating candidates, Beat
and County Conventions, &c. Ho COM
mences by telling you that notice in
former number, of Beat Meeting TO be
held in Carrollton, had elected much dis.
cussion, and that the Democrats Of the
county were decidedly opposed 10 the sys-
TEN, &c. Now beg to inform you, and
through you, that gentleman, that an over
whelming majority Of the Democracy, not
only of Hays Creek, but of the whole com.
ty, are decidedly in faror of Beat Conren-
tions. Now l can convince any gentle
man of this, who will only take the trouble
Of asking the opinions of the various pro.
menent and intelligent democrats in the
different sections Of the county. "a Dem.
ocrat' must certainly have been laboring
under mental illusion, or total Ignorance
of the views and wishes of the aUnterri-
fed OF Hays Creek, when he made such
an assertion. But | am beginning 10 sus.
pect that the writer does not reside near
the classic stream alluded 10, but merely
to crafty some slight personal feelings he
Jynnld u;ch ~ oooJo,,x, D.. T,-..
and advocate one County Mass Meeting,
alias, q little town caucus of his own
friends; and to give some fair coloring and
weight to such selfish principles he signs
himself, forsooth, "a Democrat from
Hays Creek! wish to call everything
by its proper name, and trace every dog
ma to its proper source, and in reviewing
his objections to Beat Conventions, think
| will make it eyiedent 10 all that I" A
Democrat" is under false colors--in bor-
rowed garments; or that he is contracted
and soltinterested in his views. He says
the people are opposed TO Beat Conyen-
tons, because 81! will be necessary TO make
compromises in the nomination of can
didates, which instructed delegates could
not make with any certainly of represent
ing the views Of their constituents" What
an argument for democrat! he must be
an alter idem Of Tom. Benton! Does he
not know that when the people Of beat
appoint delegate and instruct him 10 sup
port the nomination Of A, yet they only
do so because A is their first choices and
If ii is found that the majority of the del
egates are supporting B, the delegate who
was in favor Of A is bound to succumb,
and the whole beat, il they are tue to
their principles, will strain every nerve to
elect B, because he was the strongest man
in the party, and Il is to be presumed, the
most efficient, suitable and most eligible
for the office, being the choice of the ma
jority, 1t would beSpussing strange if q
delegate could not enter into compromise
when he saw il was essential TO the union
and harmony of the party, and it wouldbe
still more wonderful f he would not DO
representing the views Of his constituent;
yes, and think it is clearly evident that
he could enter a compromise much easier
than il ten or a dozen Of men from ono
beat we're eager for the promotion Of as
many candidates in county Mass Meet
ing. "a Democrat" goes further on 10
say that il is more democratic for all tho
, citizens to assemble in Macs Meeting, &c.
This is more Of his enlightened knowledge
of democratic principles; is il possible
that all the party can meet a, Carrolion