Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Special correspondence OF the Herald.


last night over the defeat of some 0
the gubernatOrial aspirants-friends o
the " loved and lost" INDUCING In
good deal Of elimination aud recrimi'
nation, and refusing to be comforted
There was 3 good deal of Jackson
" blue ruin" punished on this account
and this morning, at an early hour,
" fragments" Of the incoherent raft
could be seen scattered about the cspi-
tOlian highways, reading to mans am.
bition another lesson for II 10 regard.
The defeated genllemen-sll OF integ.
rity aud incorruptible honor aud supe.
rior t~alents-took the result with q pa.
triotic complacency, but among many
champions appears q kind OF hero.
worship" which, however unfortunate
for the idolAters, could not be made
to fash simultaneously vel the minds
of the Convention. But the "scber
second thought" will creep apace after
to-day, and there must come q united
determination TO stir and move the
people to q firm, wise and manly &C.
ton. The creed has been fixed, and
there can be no departure from 1t. The
delegates assembled ia front of the
capital at an early hour this morning,
and those who were willing to " serve
the people" aud yet TO be voted for,
mingled freely among them. "Log.
rolling" could be seer on every hand,
and, Of course, each candidate was still
to make q full exhibit Of preferred
elaine" At 10 o'clock the crowd
moved into the house of Representa-
tives, and when seated, Gen. Gholson,
the Chairman, announced that the first
business would be the nomination of q
Lieutenant-G Governor. Mr.. Henry, OF
Brookhaven, nominated Col. w. II.
Sims, Of Lowndes county. Col. A. G.
Horn, Capt. E. S. Drake, Col. NJ. p. L.
Stephens and Capt. W. A. Montgomery,
were also placed in nomination. Pend.
ing The ballot,
GOVERNOR STONE APPEARED Upon THE
STAND,
In obedience 10 q call of the Conven.
ton made last evening; aud said be
was deeply moved by this manifesto
ton of confidence. He alluded 10 the
criticisms Of the Northern press and q
few prints at home. In regard to the
unfortunate Kemper county affair, anG
showed how these censOTS labored un,
der q total misapprehension of the pow,
ers and duties of the Chief Executive
Of q State under our American system
of government. The theory Of ouI
Government seeks to keep forever sep
arate and distinct its Executive, Judi.
cial and Legislative Departments, and
IL was this theory that guided the foot
steps OF the Governor in the matter al
luded to. He, therefore, regarded his
nomination as an evidence of approval
on the part ofthe people of his admin
istration, inaugurated under many try
ing difficulties, but maintained with
firmness, tempered by justice. He
fully appreciated the responsibilities OF
his position-the majesty of the laws,
the safety and peace Of his people and
the honor of his State, and hoped 10
always have the masses rise up to
maintain them, and then we would al
ways have q commonwealth of the
people. Gov. Stone alluded to the PEE
culiar circumstances under which he
became the Executive of the State
when corruption filed high places and
the leaders In power reeked and sim.
mered In venalily aud ignorance, and
supplanted brains aud honesty. liz
proposed to administer the laws and all
his authority for the good Of the whole
people Of Mississippi, and could poinI
with pride to his official record In the
past as one OF earnestness, and untAint
ed by any suspicion OF dishonesty Oh
corruption. He couldn't do what Thu
Constitution aud laws prohibited, bu
be would perform every official duty
in the future Is firmly and justly as II
the past, and never would be found
avoiding or shrinking any duty. Gov
Stone took bis seat amid d~eafening ap
plause, when the Secretary proceeded
TO call the roll for
LIEUTENANT.GOvERNoR
with the subjoined result:
Sims .......... 1907 stephens ..... o.. .
HOrn "a Montgomery a