Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-20
NO CONVENTION.
The Movement Of the Coalition Party
in Arkansas to Displace Baxter.
Statement OF Facts In the Case-Letter r
from Colonel r. II. Johnson
Sensible Advice.
rrom the LIttle 20 Gazette.l

Prom the Little Rock Gazette.I
! The great hue and cry against Baxter
I is, be was not elected. We do not know.
/ Mcclure, after the election, said he was.
] Chief-Justice Mcclure administered the
oath of office to him. Mcclure now
| says he was not elected. We do not
know how to take him. There were so
many frauds com mitted on all sides we
! do not know how il il. Certain il is
! Brooks ran under false pretense, and in
| right and justice we know now his cleo
| ton and Inauguration would have been
a fraud upon the people. In the suit be-
| fore Judge Caldwell all the defendants
then swOre they were elected, and the
RepublicdR, under McClure's control,
then said so, and taking their testimony
II is not to be said Baxter is not elected
not at all.
DON'T GET IMPATIENT.
We would advise Poker Jack to take
things quietly about a constitutional
convention. During the past, when be
had ii in his power TO give US one, he
laughed at US for even limiting at it.
Now, that he Is no longer master of the
people, he is clamorOus for it. He has
suddenly discovered that the constitu-
ton is fraud, and possibly all the work
enacted and performed under it fraudu-
lent. He would be glad to have
a new constitution OF the whole
people, that his scrip and bonds
may be enhanced IN value. Don't get
restless, Poker Jack. Everything is
coming right. The governor is slowly
but surely wedding out the impurities
that crept into the government under
your fostering care; and when the prop
er time arrives, his influence, we doubt
not, will be used toward giving the peO-
pie a convention and a new cOnstitu-
ton. Ii Is too hot this weather to get
angry or impatient. 1t is but little
over Que year now until there will be a
new legislature to elect, and If we should
have to wait until that time, which we
DO not expect, we certainly can do so
without any great injury to anybody. !
We have been five years under thepres-
ent usurping constitution, and, IL neces-
sary, csn live under it year and half
longer. But Poker Jack wants the leg
islsture called together at once. Don't
be 50 fast. Let US have a new registra-
ton, and the vacant seats ia the general
assembly filled first. Then we will see
now the old thing stands. Keep cool,
and don't get impatient.
LII lEk FROM r. II. JOHNSON.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, July Is. 1873
Governor Elisha Baxter:
On my arrival in town this morning
from my residence In the country, 1 find
a clamOr on the streets for a State con-
vention. Though cannot presume to
offer you advice, l cannot refrain, as a
citizen OF this State, nom saying to you
that am sure all this clamor arises from
men who are desirous Of the reassem-
bling Of the last general assembly to
Iample your administration, If not to
displace you from Office. Call the gene
rsl sssembly together If you viii, 1t is
no friend or representative Of our peo-
pie; It will only displace you from Office,
put g bad man in, and adjourn without
cslllng q convention. hope, governor,
Won giIl not commit suicide Just as we
are al looking to you for deliveranee.
Very respectfully, your obedient ser
want, RICHARD IL. JOHNSON.