Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
FIRST BALLOT.
SECOND BALLOT.

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FIFTH BALLOT.
Walpole .sG;I Gwinu ......... soy
Hamilton .......4?I Cowan .......... 80
After this ballot the name of War
rem Cowan was Withdrawn, aud the
ten votes OF Warren county given to
Mr. Gwinu.
SIXTH BALLOT.
Wa.po.e ....... .9lh Gwiun. ......... 1874,
Hamilton, 9iH.
The result was a surprise 10 every
body, but as o o as the shouting died
away, the nomination was made uaaui.
nous by the Convention.
ArroRSEY.GESERAL.
For this position the names of A. e..
Hall, Jr., Of Pamela; B. F. Johns, Of
Amite 7. Z. Catchings, of Warren,
and S. II. Terrall, OF Clarke, were
placed in nomination and the contest
decided with u ballot, as follows:
Catchings D.. 1877 SIS Hall ............6 I%
Johns ....". - Il Terrall ..........2l
SUPERINTENDENT or EDUCATION.
When nominations for this position
were called, the day had far advanced
and there was q disposition TO hurry
through, so the platform was taken Up
and adopted with little debate, and
then the following gentlemen were Gu.
tered as candidates for the Educational
Superintendency Gen. J. A. Smith, of
Jasper; Rev. j. A. B2rdwcll, of Lau.
derdale 9. L, Patton, of Pike; W. S.
Thatcher, OF Yazoo Mr.. Guthrie and
Thos S. Dabney, Of Kinds. The vote
stood
smith &C.,. .., CO.. Bardwell ....s9s
Patton ....,,.. GJ Dabney .........lg
Thatcher .....4 Guthrie .... ...,.g
Ballots were taken until nearly night
the eight" candidates Withdrawing
aud swelling the figures of General
Smith until the Chair announced that
gentleman TO have received 1885, votes
aud was, therefore, duly nominated.
This finished the work proper, aud
then Mr.. Hudson OF Yazoo, read a pre-
amble and some resolutions looking to
the development Of Mississippi's re.
sources and the establishment Of an
agricultural bureau, which were
adopted.
There was q lively discussion about
The mode Of securing su Executive
Committee, but finally a plan was
agreed upon aud a Committee chosen,
when the Convention adjourned siue
die.
CONVENTION NOTES.
United States Senator Lamar was
Chairman Of the Laf4yettee delegation
aud cast two votes tor Webster, the
cOlored candidate for Secretary Of
State. lie also placed in nomination
The name Of Col, ]. L. McCullum, of
1890, tor the same position. The
complimentary woes Tor Webster
flowed in freely for awhile, completely
smothering the intelligent "man and
brother" and he begged to withdraw,
saying he had glory enough--not
dreaming how fleeing 1t was.
The cOnte, / over the nomination for
Governor, was II Of the most exciting
that has taken place In Mississippi for
years-the friends of the different can.
didates exhibiting q degree Of energy
and pluck seldom Witnessed in State
Conventions. Wien the contest mar.
rOwed down to Stone aud Lowry, the
excitement became intense, and every
device that political experiences could
suggest, was res0rted TO, aud perhaps,
never,in the history Of Mississippi poll.
tics, was there pitted against each other
q more shrewd assembly Of political
magnates. On the Lowry side the con-
test was-General George, Major Ethel
Barksdale, Senator Lamar, General
West and others, while on the Stone
wing was, State Senators Allen and
Barry, Capt. q. E. Wright, Editor Of
the HERALD, Heman DEMO, Esq,