The comet., 1879-11-29
A CORRECTION.
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. %, 1879,

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. %, 1879,
To the Editor OF the Comet:
In the Raymond Gazette, of the 26th
inst, 1 find an article over the sigma
ture of '14 mile-creek, in which the
following language appears:
Are You aware, Messrs. Editors. of
any pressure that was brought to bear
upon the 4th of July Convention that
nominated the ticket? Perhaps you
are not. Do you remember what Slsi-
tors were in your village that day?
Pehaps you did not meet them, pos
sibly they did not call on you-during
that visit. Let me advise your county
readers. All three of the officers of the
County Convention were citizens OF
the city of Jackson. And who else
were in attendance at that county con-
vention of the people? The Peniten-
tiary Lesse was there, and so was the
Penitentiary Superintendent, and so
was the Penitentiary Physician, and
so was the Superintendent of the Lu-
matte Asylum, and so was the Supreme
Court. lin the person of its Clerk, } and
so was the Secretary of State, lin the
person OF his principal Clerk and so
we're the State Printers, &c. These
gentleman, land that they are all gen
tlemen of deservedly great popularity
and influence, personally, l cheerfully
admit I am always gratiticd TO meet
rs friends, social and political, on or
binary occasions, but I regretted to
see them in body, and in active aud
bold array, in attendance on the peo.
ple's county delegate convention, and
because it looked to much as If they as
State officers and a part of the State
Administration, were present that day,
rs miles away from their Offices for
the purpose of debating to the people
of Kinds county who should be and
who should not be placed on their
ticket to be elected to the Legislature.
I had some conversation with the State
Officers on that occasion. They were
very pleasant and agreeable; and l
found that they were net for any man
that the people in my neighborhood
were for. They were against my ia
vorites. and they were agreed and
their men were nominated by the con-
vention.
[ don't know and am unable to
conjecture who the author of this COM
municatiop is, but l beg leave to say
to him that he misrepresents, when he
INSERTS or intimates that | was present
Mt the convention held on the 4th OF
July last, "for the purpose OF debating
to the people of Kinds county, who
should be and who should not DE placed
on their ticket to be elected to the
Legislature. am citizen of Kinds
county, and as such claim the privilege
of attending the conventions OF the
Democratic Conservative Party. | was
present at the convention held on the
4th OF July, not in the role of dictator,
but for the purpose OF securing the
nominotion of the strongest and most
available ticket possible for legislative
and county offices, as / was confident,
from my knowledge OF the temper OF
the "people of Hinds," that an indiffer-
ent ticket would meet with deserved
defeat at the polls. 1 favored the
claims of Col. Stewart and Mr.. McWll-
lie, they were nominated and have been
elected. l favored and advocated also
the nomination OF Mr.. G. W. Petrie,
DIR. r. Thompson and an intelligent
colored man for the Legislature, and q
colored man for Assessor and Coroner
and Ranger. My desire was to secure
representation for all classes, interests
and sections of the county. The pro-
ceedings of the convention will show
that my wishes and views did not pre-
vail, except to very limited extent, and
the writer of the article allude to, will
therefore see that he has misrepresent-
ed, unintintionably I trust, one of the
citizens of Jackson who attended the
4th of July convention-not rs an
official but in the capacity of an individ-
aul, desirous of promoting the welfare
and success of the Democratic Con
servative Party of Kinds. l will add
also, that the article in question con-
tains another error in stating that the
Penitentiary Physician (Dr. Writ john
ston) was in attendance at the conven-
ton. He was absent in the State of
Louisiana.
Very respectfully,
MARION SMITH.