The comet., 1881-07-23

HAZLEnuRsT, July 20, 1881.

To the Il litor Of the Comet
Sometimes too much zeal Injuries
its own cause, and / fear some of the
over-zealous friends of Major Barks-
dale In Copiah county will overdO the
thing in getting up a boom, and drive
from him the support he would other
wise have here.
A few days after our county held
its Democratic Convention my atten-
ton was called to u bit Of brand new
information published In the Vicks-
burg Commercial. under the head Of
the Barksdale boom. in which it was
stated in effect that our Convention
had voted down the resolution
endorsing the administration of Gov.
Stone, and also another resolution en-
darsing the appointment of Judge
Cooper on the Supreme Bench and f.
G. Peyton Chancellor.
This was so far from the fact that I.
having been Secretary of that Con
vention, undertook to correct it, and
Immediately MIR. j. III. Thompson,
the chairman, and |, telegraphed the
Commercial that no such resolutions
had been voted on by the Convention;
which telegram the Commercial pub
lshed aud explained that the report
came from the Editor of the Crystal
Springs Monitor.
| thought, Of course, that the mat
Ter was settled; but the Monitor, not
willing 10 be corrected, fires another
gun, this time from his own bathery.
Here it is:
1--WE publish in another column the
Secretaries' report of the Copiah
County Convention. The report does
DOT Include many motions and resOlu-
ions that were presented to the Con-
ventiou and lost, although this was
The most interesting part Of the pro-
ceedings. The omission that mars
ele report most is that of the resolu-
uon TO indorse the administration of
Siov. Stone, which was promptly voted
down."
Now l suppose that the Monitor
really thinks that Is true but he is,
% far as have been able 30 learn, the
only man who was there who does
qlink so.
The facts Of the matter are these (:
after the Convention !
Dad completed nominating candidates
md electing delegates TO State aud
District Convent tions, ID. A. Hunter, !
be is the Mopitor,) offered resolu-
.bn to the effect that the delegation
d to the State Convention without in
Ifuctions. n
EThis resolution was almost IL not
bite unanimously agreed TO by the
without regard to any
bdy's favorite tor Governor or any II
'thcr Office. This showed very plain II
4 the sense Of the Convention ON that
Object. III
hfter this, several resolutions en- II
dasing different candidates were Of II
eyed, but were met with opposition ii
rdm tile friends even Of those candi- ii
ates, because they were all looked II
ppm as opening wedges 10 revive the II
ukstion Of instructions after IL had
irtady been settled by DIR. Hunters
solutions.
Among the last Of these resolutions
gere offered the resolutions In refer
rence TO Gov. Stone, Judge Cooper,
u Chancellor Prytou. II
Or. Ware, the member of the Con-
ebtion who offered them. "prompt-
n withdrew them wheu his atten-
D. was called 10 the resoluti'n al = =
oily adopted, declining 70 instruct.
Some confusion aud cheering for a.
tine and Bsrksdsle was INDUCED in
yisome members Of the Convention e.
ute n number being on the floor and r..
IIking-some of them very excited ~
; -when these resolutions were Of
r{i. But ss said before the mover ,
khe resolutions Withdrew them Il
III kout any kind Of action on them
y De Convention. n.
y n the purpose of correcting this 4
itebpt to put Copish In a wrong at q
lude, please give the facts 10 the -
ubnc through your columns.
Yours truly, r. G. Conn