The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-24
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$ of the 10th inst, and asking for the rea
facts Of that interview, as l understand
l. them, has been received. cannot under
II take to furnish literally accurate report
of the interview, but will give it in sub
stance, according to my recollection. Col.
j. s. Hamilton and d. p. Porter, Esq, were
in the Secretary's office, and heard most, il
!, not all, Of what passed. The interview was a
very pleasant one. and was substantially as
y follows tt
$ Mr.. A. 7. Wimberly = Governor, the
State Convention of the Greenback party
}, adopted resolution requesting represen-
: tation on the boards of Election Commits
( sioners in the the several counties of the
State; and this committee, of which l am
! spokesman, has been appointed to confer
with you, as member of the State Board
of Commissioners of Election, to present the
claims of the Greenback party, and ascer-
tain from you why your Board refused the
request embodied in that resolution.
Answer-The resolution adopted by your
State Convention was considered by the
State Board-if it may be called Il board
and that Board decided that, inasmuch as
the law provided for three members only,
and the political party in power had always
claimed, and exercised the rightto appoint
majority of the members of Boards of
county Registrars from its ranks; county
) Boards of Commissioners of Election
should be composed of two Democrats and
one Republican and as far as practicable,
and SO far as the Board knows, they have
been so appointed.
Question-DO you understand that there
is now an organized Republican party in
this Slater
Answer-Well, yes, that is my under
standing.
Wimberly-We are perhaps, better in
formed on that point than yourself, and 1
can inform you there is no such party.
Stone--Well, that IS news to me, and
am glad to hear it, for / was anticipating
a lively canvass with that party this fall.
DR.. Baugh-There has not been Repub-
lican in Smith county in five years.
Mr.. Martin-There has not been Repub-
lican in Lincoln county for the last five
years.
Stone-Then the people of Lincoln have
been misrepresented, for some Of them
have certainly been charged with being
Radicals.
Wimberly-GOyernor, dontt you know
that there is an organized Greenback party
in the State?
Stone--I can't say that 1 do, in the State.
There are few counties IN which they Or
ganiZed in 1879 for county elections. but
not for the State, that 1 am aware Of
acknowledgements, don't you know
that the Greenback party has several men,
bers in Congress, and several members in
the State Legislature, and that we have
nominated candidates for President and
Vice President.
Stone-Yes, sir, but after the adjourn
ment of your State Convention, I heard
General West-who, I believe, is regarded
as a leader in your party-say that the
Convention had not appointed an electoral
ticket for this State; that he did not know
whether such ticket would be appointed
or not, but that the Executive Committee
had authority to appoint electors if they
thought it proper and eXpedient to do SO.
We, therefore, did not know at the time
these Commissioners were appointed, that
your party would have an electoral ticket, S
but felt certain that the Republican party {
would, and believed it our duty under the
law, to appoint the third man from that
party.
Mr.. HULL am informed by Mr. James '
A. Montgomery, that you appointed three s
Democrats in Oktibbeha county; how is +
that?
Stone i can only say that the man APP
pointed on that board was represented here
as Republican, and l believe no other "
person applied or was recommended for q
that county, except the three who were APP n
pointed.
Mr.. Hull Mr.. Montgomery says that :,
man has never been Republican, but has
always been Democrat. u
Mr.. Wimberly to Mr.. Hull-That we have
nothing to do with. We came here to rep Il
'esent the Greenback party, and l was n
;hOsen to do the talking for the commit J,
zee. II
Mr.. Wimbcrly - Governor, we feel that
We are entitled to representation in these
county Boards; we feel that we are entitled
o recognition as such, and unless your 1t
Board gives us a member of the county W
Boards, it is our intention to have a man at
II the voting places where we have any
oters. - ="
StOne-I wish to be understood as speak :,
lg only for myself, and not for the State "
'oard or the Democratic party. |, as a
lember of the State Board, believed, and as
till believe that the Democratic party was siI
ntitled to two members of the county NJ,
oards, and the Republican party the
Their. When the Republicans were in
over they always appointed two Repub- lie
can Registrars for each county, and pre- alb
,nded to appoint one Democrat This 90
as the construction placed upon the law th
y the Republicans, and the same con- Zoe
ruetion has been placed upon 1t by a.
Ie Democrats since they hsye been in
over. In a conversation with Governor Vh
mes, on the subject Of appointing
hanceIlor, he declared that he would not ST
point a Democrat to the Office Of Chan :
llOr, for the reason that the Chancellor
ID to appoint Registrars; that the Repub- %
an party was entitled to two under the pr
", and that If he were to appoint Dem ]
rat to the Office Of Chancellor, they might i'm
'e the advantage in elections which the an,
v intended TO give them.
Mr.. Wimberly-Then, Governor, under
md that, between The, Greenbaek and KIN
publican parties, you decide in favor Of "N
: Republicans, and give them represen- ella
ion instead Of the Greenback partyi Gin
itOne--Yes, sir, think, under the law,
y are entitled to il.
are the Governor Of the the
ole people and not Of any political partys his
tOne-Yes, but this law contemplated / b
cisely what we have done. The law ,
e. political advantage to the party in .
yer. and while am the Governor Of the ~
ole people, am also a member Of the are