The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-01
The A~nalgamation Ticket.

We have not received the full pro
ceedings of either the Republican or
Greenback State Conventions. How
ever, We opine our readers will not
be grieved that we fail to fill our
columns Herewith.
The Greenback Convention met
at jackson on the oath ult., and Or
ganized by electing the Hon. J.iI.
Griffin, of Chickasaw, (known as
Tax-title Erinin,) az President,
After organization, the Hon. b.
King, of Copiah, was nominated for
Governor. This he accepted in a
short speech, in which he stated he.
was not q Grcenbacker or Republic
can, and not a Democrat, but a Con
sentative citizen. He impressed up
on his hearers that he was not a
Democrat by a chaste allusion to
the fact that it takes 4 puppy nine
days after coming into the world to
open its eyes, and that it had taken
him nine years to see the errors of
his political ways. The completion
of the analogy was left to the audi
tors, some few of whom did not fail
to complete it. Elsewhere in our
columns We have given expression
to some reflections on the subject Of
this Gubernatorial nomination.
The Convention then nominated
Mr.. j. B. Yellowly for LIEUT. Govern
or. He was elected to the Legisla-
ture in 1875 by the Democracy of
Madison county, but soon after de-
serted his colors. J. B. is a young
man with a tlippant tongue, but is
neither great MOI grand. AS COM
pared to Col. Stands, the Democrat
ic nominee, he is as the tom-tit to
the bald eagle.
Mr.. A. Z. Wimberly, of Yalo-
busha county, was nominated for
Auditor of Public Accounts. The
mans sanity is now really doubted,
or he never would have been mixed
with such a crowd. He can't beat
Gwin.
An individual by the name of
Howe, from DeSoto, was nomina-
ted for Superintendent of Educa :
ton. We know little OF him, and
after the election never expect to
hear of him again. He is evidently
a political mud-cat, that only rises
when the bottom rubbish is stirred.
AT this stage, the Convention adj
iourned over till the next morning.
On the 18th ult., the Republican
Convention met and organized by
electing John r. Lynch permanent
Chairman. The fusion programme,
which had been previously cut and
dried, was violently opposed, but,
as had been ordained by the trick
sters, was carried. King was nomi-
mated, Josh Morris extolling him to
the skies. Yellowly met with no
opposition. In fact the only contro-
versy as to nominations was over
the Office of Secretary of State. The
Committee of Conference-both
Conventions were running at the
same time-agreed upon a ticket,
the same as that nominated, except
one Settle was named by the Com
mittee for Secretary of State. j. j.
Spellman, colored, was nominated
over Settle and the Committees re-
port. Here there vas q spirited
fight. 1t was charged openly in
Convention on Spellman: and it was
not denied, that he was a Prohibit
ZIONIST and mad been the Secretary
of the late Prohibition State Con-
vention; nevertheless Spellman was
successful by a vote of fifty-five to
forty-fve. The Greenbackers rati-
fed Spellman and the thing was
settled.
One DR.. Bynum, of Pontotoc, is
the opponent Of Mr.. Hemingway for
State Treasurer. w. F. Fitzgerald,
of Vicksburg, was nominated for At
tornev General. The latter at one
time, we believe, acted with the
Democrats.
AT night there was a joint meet
ing of the two Conventions and the
nominees were received and made
their speeches. Before speech-mak-
ing commenced, however, Josh Nor
ris introduced a resolution pledging
the party to free whisky and against
the Prohibition movement. The OPP
position thereto was decided, and
Morris withdrew his resolution.
There was no %concealing the fact
that those not in the ring which de-
creed the fusion were heartily dis
gusted. Gen. West spoke at night.
and by no means pledged himself to
support the ticket. His speech was
manly, and indicated his freedom
from all compacts made by the Con
ventions. Many of the most res
pectable and prominent Republicans
in the State openly express their
contempt for the whole proceeding.
he Must be Heard.