Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-07-21

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tHcfee Ea,1re &c. The rero..-er-.i-a e-E.c 81
the denaczatir meeting he bsrc 7r no lia @. .7s'
Narea na- p-o-P.9 paaiaa 70 tg oar friends IN
fae cenntry aa Gle rroceadrsso re- a.aera' 5as.t
have e. been aualisaed ia .ur r=0er % la.,ae-
oo'emr SD De- qsad che Fracecl ags o. t4e ta.u
+ beats q, ;,e.rmcsiae las. Saturday. We base nov
e. kaowua tticr feeling q pcnadc our party 10 ,h.s
county every per oaal consideration seems to De-
merged IN he one great obect--success al the polls
IN November. and Il The convention To-day act larrpo
niously and select strong ticket, which uo cannot
toatt they viii Do, sucecss-eompIee and Triumphant,
us certain
brief retrospeciit, view OF the political contest.
IN old Iowndes, for the last fourteen years, during
which we have had seven regular elections for mem
bcrs olthe Legislative must convince every one Of
the Importance and necessity of county conventions
in order to ensure sucrcss to that party which has the
majority, and no candid, well Informed man among
us, we think, will deny that tie democrats always
have constituted majority OF the voters ia the
county. They have always been successful when
united, and the contest was one purely Of principle
in 1885, (preyoas 10 that year, there was scarce
y any party contest in the ,oanty) we held no con-
vertion-had 10 party organization whatever. The
consequence was that seven democrats presented
themselves as candidates Tor the Legislature, when
only Tour eonld be elected, one 10 the Senate and
Three 10 the House. a iew weeks before Tie cleo
lion, talented and popular wing announced his
name as candidate, and owing to our divisions. he
came within somo thirty votes Of being elected.
notwithstanding We had then an acknowledged ma.
lorty oil nearly two to one in The county had he sue
cecdcd, Robert j. Walker, who has since gained
the highest reputation for talents, not only in this
country but IN Europe, might moi have been elected
tothe United States Senate, and Mississippi nigb
have been dcariycd altogether Of the services Of lha
distinguished man, for had he been defeated al tIai
election, i i well known, we believe, that he dosgn
ed leaving the state and becomnga citizen Of Lonis.
lana.
In 1897, we he'd no convention. -Four democrat
ran tor the Legislature when onI, three could be
elected Wesucceeded in electing the three butte one
Of them GOT In bya majority Of only ten votes. whom
the result for State officers showed that we Ind a
positive majority Of nearly two hundred in the conn-
ty.
In 1880, we again held no conpention--had no
organization and the result that year was most dsas-
trous 70 onr party. Tho wings held a convention.
They came out with regular ticket not only far
The Legislature, but Tor the county Offices and they
like TO have swept every thing. Two wings and one
democrat (thc indemitabe Gen. Speight) were e,ec
ted TO the Legislature, and at the next session the
wings, some how or other, got the majority on Joint
ballot and succeeded In electng John Henderson 10
misrepresent the state, in the IT, i. Senate for six
years, That and the succeeding year, were the
gloomiest days tho democracy of Mississippi ever
experienced and all owing to the want Of proper
organization.
In 1871, wc for the first time, adopted the proper
plan. We held county convention and nominated
irregular ticket. The result was that we swept the
county, clcctng every member to The Legislature
by anaveragc majority of about 100.
Since then we have adhered to the convention
system at every regular state election with one OK.
ccpton, and we have been uniformly successful
This hasty.gance at the past, will sullc, to show
how admirably the convention system works. 1t
has firmly united us as party and enabled us to tr-
umph at thee successive and warmly contested
elections. II We arc wise, we viii rever depart
nom mode Reorganization which has been so hap
py in its results and so suspicious to our cause
The Convention, VIC presume will assemble in the
Court House to-day at the usual hour, / o'clock,
A. NJ But the time Of meeting will be made known
by the ringing of the bells. Every precinct and beat
in the county, IL is expected, will be fully represent
cd, and the proceedings Of the convention viii no
doubt DO harmonious aud satisfactory We com.
mend to them the motto which we adopted in ISL
"Unon, concession and compomisc--eyOry thing
for The cause, nothing for men"