The weekly clarion., 1879-08-20

for the Office OF Sheriff. but DR. z. J. McCor
mick seemed To have more to say than anyone
else
r. Was Mr.. Dixon's name before the
Convention when Mr.. Subblefeld was nomi-
mated
+. No, sir; he announced himself some
months prior to the Convention and before il
was thought Of having one, that he vas a can
didate for Sheriff, subject 10 the votes of the
people only at the ballot box.
X. Mr. Dixon Is what Is known As the In
. dependent candidate Is he not?
r Yes. sir
L. Have you an Independent party in
your county
+. Yes, sir; bat il could hardly be called
/ an organized party. Everyone who does not
desire 10 vote for the Convention candidates
are called Independents.
K. Who compose this party or class OF
! your citizens?
7. Some Of the best men in the county
( Al least hftv per cent, Of the white and ninety
! per cent. OF the negro voters Of the county are
/ Independents.
r. l understand that the Convention par
/ ~ claims that Mr.. Dixon was trying to organ
+ ize n race issue" or color line, or in other
/ words, was organizing aud arraying the ne
/ groes against the whites. had been holding
/ night meetings in the county and causing the
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troublesome and negIectful OF their obligations
aud contracts. i this, or any part of it,
/ true?
| F. There Is not a word of truth in this re-
| port. Ii Is q base lie and slander, put in cir
culation by these Convention men for the pur-
pose Of estranging and driving from Dixon
and the Independent ranks such white men as
| they could get 10 believe it, but the thing was
too thin and would not wash in Independent
s0ap-sud=, for it Is well known among the In
dependents that Henry Dixon has held or
been To a secret or night meeting but TO the
contrary, he authorized the Yazoo City Her
aid to announce and make public and invite
opposition candidates to attend every meeting
! OF the Independents he has had anything to
DO with and his opponent, Mr.. Stubbeheld
has met him, with one or two exceptions, at
all OF these meetings.
Il. Has this movement, or these meetings
interfered in any way with the farming inter-
ests and the negros labor in the county?
+. No, sir; but, to the contrary, it has
brought about a better feeling between the
| farmers and their negro labor, and has done
away with the Kansas talk altogether.
K. Mr. Flanagan, do you think these people
really intended to hang Mr. Dixon. and would
they have done so if he had not signed that
document?
+. As to their intention viii answer yes
bat to their accomplishing the deed l will
say no. For Henry Dixon is not made of
material that is hung by mobs.
Our reporter next interviewed
FRANK P DIXON.
r. Mr.. Dixon, are you brother OF Henry
Dixon?
+. ID. / am.
r. | understand that you sent to Madison
county TO ask Henry to come home, as You
had reason to believe there was something
going on in Eazoo detrimental to his interest.
What caused you to think this e.?
+. ID. | heard from Henry's friends that
there very strong growing feeling against
him, and heard it intimated that he would not
be allowed to return to Yazoo City. l thought
he was at Deasonville, and wanting to warn
him, | started to that place to see him, but at
Benton | heard that he was in Madison coun-
ty. | returned to EazoO City to make
rangements to send for him. This was on the
night OF July p. On my return to Tazoo
City from Benton, | rode through ambush
Of armed men, who, when they heard me
coming rode out and met me in the road,
taking good look at me so as to ascertain
who | was. | recognized two Of them rs being
citizens OF Yazoo City. | spoke to one of
them several times before he answered, and |
was then sure OF my man. They did not
modest me and | came on to town, made my
arrangements and started to DeasonvilIe from
which point i was to await Henrys arrival.
On my way out, between Hazoo City and
Benton, | rode through two armed bsdies of
men, three or four men in each. ! remained
two DAYS in Deasonvile and during that time
heard the road out to that place was picket
ed every night 1t is a we'll known fact that
Henry always travels over this road at night
in the summer time, and he does this to avoid
the heat.
r.. What do you think these men were on
this road for?
f. d. l think they were there for the purpose
of killing my brother, and believe they would
have done it il he had come through in the
night. lie left Deasonvlle ON the morning of
the 25th. l preceded him several miles
When within two miles of Benton at the stage
stand, | met two armed pickets, who asked
where Henry was. | told them he would be
along in few minutes. They started rapidly
towards Benton, and l followed. / rode into
Benton, got off my horse and waited until
Henry drove through. When he passed out
of town unmolested | mounted my horse and
followed as | did so some OF the crowd COM
menced yelling and mounting their horses.
The next | saw OF them they in front of
McCormack's store in Iazoo City.
Next our reporter had short interview
with
HENRY DIXON.
r. Mr.. Dixon, l understand that YOU have
Withdrawn from the canvass for the sherifalty
of y YazOo county. Is this so2
III. ID. 1t is not true. | was forced to sign a
document to that effect few days since, in
order to keep my family and friends from
1. H. L.