The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-08-07
KINDS OOUNTYEREPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
Rich Scenes, Rare treats, and Raq Proceedings
County Officials for the Next Term
and How They were Made.
Cratic Renort.

A Cratic Report.
As you are aware, Mr.. CLARION, the po-
Iitical cauldron of Kinds County-Radical
| circles-has been boiling hot for several
weeks past. Club conventions, Beat conven-
tions, and Individual cAucuses have sue
eeeded each other with rapidity. 1t boiled
over at Raymond in the County convention
on Monday last. the 4th inst. 10 see the
fun your reporter started early upon
that morning for the scene. On the road
he passed candidates on foot, Oh horseback,
and in all kinds OF vehicles, besides multi
tudes of strikers" and persons who, like
him, were only to be lockers on in Vienna"
THE ARRIVAL.
Reaching Raymond, the reporter found
it's streets already crowded To Overlooking,
and runners and strikers, discussing the
merits of the candidates fro-. those who as
pired to be Ranger, TO those who desire to
be Governor.
HEADQUARTERS.
Not seeing any of the leaders, candidates
or delegates, and knowing most vi them
had arrived the reporter went TO headquar-
tiers, Auntie Eveline's tavern. Auntie Eve
lines is 10 a Republican convention at Ray
mond what the principal Hotel in a city is
70 q National convention; there they fix up
things. The reporter stepped in and found
them preparing the slate tor the rank aud
file, after which
.asrE A CAUCUS
w as held to determine VINO should be tenn
porary Chairman. j. .. Morris, Charles
Caldwell, and Monroe Bell were spoken OF.
Ii was decided that Bell should have the
The CONVENTION
Was called to order by Hon. Chas. Caldwell,
Chairman OF the Executive Committee, who
began to state the object, when
NORRIS
Interrupted him, and nude speech eulo- |
CYSTIC of Ames and Morris. Said he was |
satisfied that Bell had been agreed upon as |
Chairman, provided he was for |
Ames, and called upon him 10 define his |
position. Bell got up; said he couldn't be |
forced, he was for who ever the people |
Morris interrupting him, IS are |
: you for Ames, or noL?" The crowd, Ames, |
Ames, Ames, Powers, Ames. Ten minutes |,
IF confusion.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
A motion was made aud put that Hon.
has Caldwell be temporary Chairman, and
". II. Furnis be Secretary, which was car
led.
A committee on credentials was appoint
ID, John Chiffon was Chairman, and Morris
vas not a member.
RECESS.
Morris took the floor and made another
peecb of the same sort. Col. Slime Jones
ook the floor and said he wanted To intro
luce Hon. Mr.. Cardoza. and then he wanted
o speak himself. Cartfuza declined to speak,
nd Slime Jones began his speech, the crowd
allied for Musgrove. Morris told them they
aust listen to Col. Jones, . he was chained
lightning" Jones ratified in right lively
or while, but had to succumb under the
alls for
MUsGRoVE,
no told them OF the great organizers
aleer in Clarke county. Praised Anies
It into Powers lively, and asked that they
Ass Resolutions endorsing Modest Muss'
THE COMMITTEE
1
onvention was announcing their entry,
Ihen Morris interrupted him. The Chair
sed cane lively. Morris used his lungs
lstily. The Chair held out the longest and
forris subsidized.
The committee reported and the chair
ian stated that the report was now before
le convention, and that any child shoald
ave known that it was not debatable be-
1re it was before the convention, and he
oped the gentleman from Jackson (Morris)
ow understood il. Morris objected to the
eport as to delegates from two precincts.
Skin mishing between Morris aud the
eived and agreed to.
ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
A committee on permanent organizatio
AS appointed, OF which Morris again was
OF one. Another knock down Tor Cald
'ell. Ten minutes recess, more speaking.
lore confusion, and the committee made
heir
REPORT,
Which again sent Morris to grass, with
aldwell as fresh as at first. Caldwell was
le permanent President. The convention
djourned to rest and to refreshments, when
returned
TO BUSINESS.
After dinner the convention began the
-ork for which it was called.
BALLoTNe FOR SHERIFF.
1st Ballot--Chilton, 16; Harvey, 10; Rob-
lson, 6; Mclaughlin, l; Jefferson, 4.
Morris arose and withdrew Mclaughlin
a favor of Harvey, and all other candidates
kept the two highest were withdrawn.
I'd Ballot.-Chilton (white), IA; Harvey
col.), IS.
In this round Morris sent Caldwell to
rass, rs Chiffon was CaldwelIs candidate,
The following additional nominations
we're made
n. Hodge, for Circuit Clerk; Fred. Wolf,
hancery Clerk; james Williams (col.), for
treasurer; and Davis (col.), for Assessor.
MKABERs OF LEGISLATURE
We're next in order. Thirty-five nomina-
ions were made, of which two were white.
here were quite number, both W. and
:, who were ambitious to be added to the
hirty five, but could find no delegate to
ominate them. .sn
cALpwELL's GROWING aRoRY. 4,
The Chairman then arose and told of one
Who had been Republican ever since there
vas Republican party in Kinds. He asked
hat for his sake, for that Republicans sake,
or the sake Of the party, and to pay their
ebt of gratitude, that they suspend the