Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-11
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
7 he Day before The Meeting Of the LeulsIa
ture-A Large Number Of Mem.
bsrs 10 Town, and Quorum
Certain Tomorrow.
Candidates for Legislative OfiOss.
The City EIsCtlOa-The MayOFalty not q
Walk.OVsr-A Lively DaV.

oPecIhi 10 tue herald.
JACKSON, MISS, Jan. :, 1875.
The city prsents lively appearance
today. A number of members OF The
Legislature have arrived, the munici,
pal election Is progressing, and as II Il
bright, sunsbiny weather, the streets
are throaged with people. According
to law, the bAr-rOoms are closed, aud
this, the Times says, prevents legisla.
tive aud local candidates presenting
their claims In an effective manner.
LEGIsTATIvE CANDIDATES.
There is no doubt oil quorum being
present tomorrow, aud the candidates
are electioneering lively to-day. Their;
are plenty Of predictions as to who
will be the successful men, but as every
one should have q fair showing, I will
only give q list Of them as far as heard
from:
For Speaker OF the House--Gen Tucker,
Col Tison, Capt. speight, Gen. GhOlsOn,
Mr.. ROane.
For CIerk--MsjOr Gee. N. Govan, ex.
Clerk; J. u. benson, exMember from
Leake county; Sam Matthews, OF Tate
co nty; aud q: A. BrOusher, an old time
Cierk) OF Hlnds
For Sergeant-at.Arms-Mr. Durham, ex.
Sergeant; ]. J. benson, Of Lawrence; Mr..
Bell, OF YazOO, and ". T. Holland, Of
| Kinds.
For DOOrkeeper- OF Rankin,
tx-D0OFkeeper; Jackson, Of Lincoln; Bell,
of Hinds; Vaughan, ex.Aember OF the
House from Pamela, and jacob " 'nders,
OF Kinds. The candidates for D0oTkeeper
are all cOlored, and all Demo 3rats.
For Secretary of the Senate, ex.Sec.
retary D. p. Porter, and for Sergeant.
at-Arms, ex-Sergeani W. T. Langley,
are the only candidates l have heard
Of, though undoubtedly others will be
forthcoming.
For DOorkeeper OF the Senale-Tay-
lOr, ex-DOorkeeper, aud Allen Walker,
both colored.
For Superintendent Of the Peniten.
tiary-AllhOugh the election OF this
OH ;er will probably not take place for
q couple Of weeks, there are host OF
candidates already out-am0ng them
Marion Smith, Of Hiuds, the present
efficient Superlntend, ut ;Messrs. O'Far.
rell, of Clarke; Cole, and Pearson, OF
Rankin; Chichester, AddklnsoB, and
DE-. Mitchell, OF Hlnds.
Warren county hides its light under
Q bushel 90 far there IL not 9 csndi-
date from Il. The county certainly de.
serves well Of the Democracy, and II
there are patriotic gentlemen Whe are
ambitious for any Of the legislative Of.
fees, hailing from Old Warren, will
certainly do them no harm.
THE CITY ELECTION.
, No great interest was taken Ia the cleo.
tlon until within the last few DAYS, as n
was thought Mayor John Nc0ill would be
reelected 10 the third term without Oppo.
s.uon. But there must be something
ABOUT thiFd terms TO which the great
{ American people object, for the talk on
tne streets to-day la that Col. w. h. Tav.
lVt WHO announced himself only q couple
OI 1ays since will hold Mayor Mo0il 4
pIetJ good race. He came out rather
a iAte, however, and McGlll will probably
oe Ls-eieeteo, as he is said TO have been
Aldermen and School Trustees are aIpO
: 70 be elected. There are no party or lOoal
1 question e. issue; the candidates are run
! ming OF their own V0llliOn, and up0n theiI
merits, and there will be close racea alsC
} between some Of them.
. TO MORROW
The Legislature will organize. the Gov
. ernOr,s measage--sald 10 be lengthy anC
able dOcument-will be read, and the aas
eembled wisdom" OF the State will settll
down 70 business. g,