The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-10-19
[From the Jackson Miss Times.l
THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
A Republican Meeting Broken up by
Tilden Reformers, and the Speaker
Knocked Senseless.

/ According To announcement, Gen.
/ George c. Mckee, candidate on the Re-
publican ticket for Presidential Eleetor
| from the State-at-large, visited Canton,
on Saturday last for the purpose Of ad
dressing a Republican meeting At
about $50 o'clock, Gen. Mckee arose to
address the audience, when division OF
time was demanded by some OF the Dem
ocrats present Gen. Mckee replied that
he would only be permitted TO speak
there (from the Court house steps) dur
ing the recess of the court, which had
just adjourned for dinner, and that there
was scarcely time for joint discussion
which he declined to engage in, but he
had, of course, no objection to any one
speaking after he had concluded his re.
marks. The General began by saying
that he was there to make a Republican
speech, and had not proceeded more
than two or three moments in general
terms, when some one in the crowd de-
manded that he should tell them about
Radical stealings." The speaker said
he would first tell them about some Dem
ocratic stealings, and was proceeding to
explain to his hearers how, prior to the
war, the Democratic Administration OF
the State misappropriated and squander-
ed the school funds, which were donated
by the General Government. when, in
answer TO one of his statements, Mr.
Samuel Devine advanced a few PAGES and
denounced the speaker twice as a liar
General Mckee, seeing that il was the
intention OF the crowd to precipitate a
difficulty of some kind, and preferring to
have one antagonist rather than a score
of them, denounced Devine in return
and dared him to come out of his crowd
and repeat what he had said to him
! (McKee) face to face. Devine thereupon
put his hand behind him as il attempting
TO draw a weapon, when Mckee was VIC
lently showed from behind, toward the
place where Devine was standing, falling
from the parapet, about four feet high.
At this moment, without the slightest
warning and without seeing his antago-
mist, he was knocked senseless with a
club by a man by the name Of Weather
by, whom he had never seen or spoken
to. Gen. Mckee was carried into the
Courthouse perfectly insensible from the
effects of the blow. After partially re-
gaining consciousness, be was carried by
the Sheriff, assisted by friends, to the
Postoffice, where he received medical
aid and kind attention. General Mckee
had no personal difficulty with any of his
6ssdlldulsB AnucGAAf ne ndNl hENtE OtiOit
seen them. Afterward some one of the
crowd cut the heads of the Republican
drum (eye witnesses say that Weatherby
Is the man who did this, as well as as
sault Mckee, and hauled their Demo
cratic cannon about town firing it, and
held Tilden and reform meeting on the
very ground from which they had just
driven the Republicans Gen. Mckee
remained in bed in the Postofiice. under
the charge of a physician, until Sunday
morning At about O'Clock Saturday
| night stones and brickbats were hurled
at the Postoffice, and during the next
/ hour an occasional one struck the build
/ ing. Between ii and l2, fire was opened
in earnest A rifle ball which penetrated
the wall of the building struck Mr. Mark
Joseph on his temple, infiictiDg a slight
wound, but one which caused the blood
/ to flow quite freely. Other shots came
through the building. but no other occu-
pant was hurt The following are the
gentlemen who were besieged and fred
upon as described, and by whom the
truth OF the foregoing statement can be
verified: Geo G. Mckee, Presidential
Elector; Henry Smith. Postmaster at
Canton X. II. Walker, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue; State Senator Pratt
Mark Joseph. Justice of the Peace for
Madison County.