The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
The Twenty Ninth Senatorial District
Matter
To the Editor ofthe Herald

10 the Editor ofthe Herald:
The following under the head of ssbreyi
ties, appeared in your issue of the 22e
inst:
j. d. Webster, of Washington county. i,
In the city. He was the regular nomine.
| tor Senator from the District composed 81
Washington, Issaquena and Sharkev coun.
tles, and claims that his opponent, W. s.
Anderson, who ran as an independent, was
counted in. He says he will contest the
seat.
And to which wish to offer the follow
ing reply: On the 1st of September last. a
call was made on me, signed BY large
number OF citizens, residents of each of the
three counties composing this Senatorial
District, to become candidate for Senator
to succeed the Hon. w. S Parish. resigned
to which assented, Subject to such action
as may be agreed upon by a District Con-
Vention of the Democratic Conservative
party"
The two Conventions were called but that
none was held is q fact too we'll known to
be denied. The 22d of October, and Leota
Landing, was the time and place set for the
assembling of the last of the two Conven-
tons called. On that day it was found that
OF the delegates present, Washington
county was not fully represented, and that
Sharkey county was not represented at ALL
At an informal conference of the delegates
then present, it was unanimously resolved
to make no nomination. Hence, in stating
that he was the regular nominee, J. d.
Webster has been guilty of palpable
untruth.
50 soon as | heard of the conclusion
arrived at by the delegates there present, /
expressed determination to quit the can
Vrss, as in becoming a candidate, had not
contemplated what is known as a '.scrub
race"-but urged by my friends to do so.
in speech made the same evening at
Leota, | announced myself rs Democratic
Conservative candidate, independent of
party nominations.
In the very few speeches that | made in
the canvass that ensued, / always boldly
asserted my fealty to my party, a7 " lii |
many testify who did me the honor to hear
me /; as a Conservative Democrat was
elected as such will l take my seat in the |
Legislature of 1890.
Webster claims that | was counted in, |
and that he will contest the seat. If he |
fails to do SO | will myself demand investi- /
CATION. l can prove by an overwhelming |
abundance of testimony that the charge of
this but late oyer-confident, egotistical-but /
now defeated-mOrtifed, chagrined colored /
ex-candidate for State Senator, is talse-that /
he uttered this base SANDER upon the peo-
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| will prove that the election in this Sena.
torial District was fair and legal. | will !
prove that hundreds of colored men volun-
tarily voted for me, when they knew that /
Webster, Watkins and Jones were my OPP /
ponents and that they were all coloredI men /
will convince Webster that it takes
majority of votes over his opponents to get /
into Office, and that he can get in by no
other means. | will convince the Senate
that | received 472 more votes than Web
ster did. will convince my constituents
that this fact is the great cause of his pres
ent unhappiness and discomfort, and which
gives me the right to sign myself,
Yours, very respectfully,
W. S. ANDERSON,
Senator elect of the 29th District