The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-15
Dr.. ]. II. Bynum, the Coalition Candi-
date for State Treasurer, as q Wit
ness.

ness.
DR.. ]. II. Bynum, the Coalition can
didate for State Treasurer, is what i
called home Republican. He was ap
pointed q. S. Supervisor Of Census fo
the North Mississippi District, and th,
position gave additional weight to hi
statements abroad. Besides he was .
candidate for elector on the Garfield
ticket. The st. Louis Globe-Democra
of October I'd, 1880, contained repor
/ of an interview with DR.. Bynum il
which he is represented as having giver
lsomeremarkable testimony. We quote
as follows:
He confirms the previous reports concern
| ing democratic bull-dozing in his State, anc
says it consists, not in physical demonstra
tions of shot guns and ku klux as much as
it does in indirect intimidation and the
manipulation of the ballot box. Chow il
that carried ont? ?" said the reporter.
The Doctor proceeds to give his YER
sion of shese practices of the democracy,
and the interview thus proceeds:
"What is the relative strength Of the two
parties in your State ?"
"There is no doubt but that the State is
Republican, on fair vote-at least 1000
majority"
How do you think the State will go at
the November electiOn?"
"The Democrats now claim they will car
ry the State by 100000. l think they will
carry it by almost any majority they desire,
but do not believe they Wal claim 100, 900. !"
''Do the negroes ever vote the democratic
ticket?'
"That is all bosh about the negroes vot-
ing the democratic ticket. There are net
300 democratic negroes in the State"
Dr. Bynum added that there was not a
single Republican official in the entire State
NOT even a constable, and at a late con-
gressional convention in the first district the
Republicans passed resolution that it was
inexpedient TO make a nomination as there
was no show for a free vote or fair count.
This is all rich, but here is something
that is decidedly creamy. He had not
then become yoke-fellow with the
Greenbackers, and in this way he spoke
out in meeting about them:
He also gave the peculiar information
that in some counties the Greenbackers are
in the ascendency, and they are as bad bull
d0zers as tie Democrats The Doctor was
Supervisor of the United States Census for
and showed the reporter the
h
who has been bull-dozed out of Mississippi
GREENBACK BULL-DozING.
Fort Scott, Kan, September 22d, 1880
DR.. J. NJ. Bynum, Rienzi, Miss: Dear Sir
| am at Fort Scott.
Kansas, having been bull-dozed from home
because dared to try to organize the Re
publica party-not by the Democrats, but
by the greenbackers, who are the worst enc
mics the Republicans have to contend with |
in YalObusha county, Mississippi. You |
will confer great favor by writing me at
this place as to when the enumerat0rs will |
possibly be paid off | will be here a month, |
probably longer, until arrangements can be |
made for my safety at home. Tell Capt. |
Buchanan don't know what he will do in |
I al0busha county now, as the greenbackers |
seem determined that the Republican party |
shall not be organized there. Hoping to hear
rom You soon, | am
w. I. SPEARMAN,
Late Enumeration Fifth District.
The reporter expressed surprise that the |
greenbacker should be gull
y of hull-dozing, but the Doctor said that the |
0hite GreenbqcAers agere as bad az the Demo
rats ,ehen it came to dealing seitk the Repub-
leans Of Mississippi. He also stated that
here was large, respectable class of Dem
'erats Rho believed in fair dealing, but they
lid not control political affairs
The attention of Mr.. A. T. Wimberly,
he leader of the Greenback party of
falobusha, is called to tbs foregoing.
After giving the Democrats the worst
lame in his vocabulary, the witness, it
viii be noted, said that the Greenbaek-
rs were equally as bad, and he specified
he county Of Yalobusha particularly,
1here it is understood that the authori-
Y of Mr.. Wimberly, the Coalition can
idate for Auditor of Public Accounts is
upreme, Did hr. hynum bear true
against the Greenbackers, and /
so (even assuming that his statement
5 to the Democrats is true, wnic.s ;. - u. rs .
ot) with what reason can the Indepen- /
ents act with the Goalitionists to secure 9
a full vote, free ballot and fair !
ount?' z