The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-09

anumber Of Democrats in antedating the
District Convention by about twelve davs.
and surely no wonderful calamity 10 ihe
party could have been expected 10 flow from
this circumstance.
Sd. IL is charged that owing to short M
tice given, nine precincts were unrepresent-
ed. The facts are that on account Of high
water and bad weather, as was stated by a
number of gentlemen present on 4he floor
I OF the Convention, several precincts had
Jailed to hold meetings. Some had held in
formal meetings and adjourned, resolving
20 meet here in Hazlehurst on the 2gth
July. The County Convention passed A
resolution In substance that where there
were any considerable number of voters
/ present from these precincts that they might
then meet and appoint delegates. This was.
we submit proper and the only practicable
way 10 give those precincts representation,
aud was in accord with precedents of the
party, and was voted for by Hooker's friends
And further, it is a fact that Hooker,
friends can't deny that four Of these uu.
represented precincts they speak of in their
card were represented in fact bv Cant. ]
r. Harris, who was pronounced Hooker
man, without protest from any quarter. aud
he alone selected the Eve pronounced Hook
er delegates from Beat four. The sel-con.
stituted delegate business worked to Hook
er's advantage as is easily demonstratedIin
this fact.
4th. 1t is charged that delegates violated
instructions given by the people. The only
precinct in the county that instructed its
delegates was Hazlehurst West. This pre-
cinct did pass resolution to instruct for
Col. Hooker.
In the County Convention, the delegates
from this precinct did pursue the letter of
their instructions, we contend in this, that
whilst it is true some of them refused To vote
TO instruct the delegates from Beat to vote
for Hooker, yet :hey all proposed TO the
Hooker men, that whenever motion should
be made in the County Convention to in
struct all its delegates to the District Con.
ventiOn then they felt bound to vote On
such a motion to instruct for Hooker,
and this II seems TO us was the only prac-
ticable way of carrying out the in
structons of Hazlehurst West, precinct. But
for the sake of argument, let us admit that
the delegates from this precinct did violate
still Col. Hooker was net there
by damaged, for on this motion to instruct
the delegates of Beat TO vote for Hooker.
the Convention stood for, and g. against.
Now add the II votes of Hazehurst West
to the 6, and it would have given the mo
tion for Hooker Is, and so against. 1t is a
familiar principle of Law and of good sense
that man can ask no relief on account of
a wrong that does him no damage, aud in
any view of this fourth charge made, il is
utterly unreasonable for these gentlemen n
9TH. 1t is charged that 775 voters of The
'unrepresented precincts were denied a
1oice in the Convention. To this we answer
hat it is a grave mistake, into which
lockers friends have been betrayed by their
allure to remember that of this number,
capt. Jas. r. Harris represented Pine Bluff,
ieath's Store, Green's Store, and all the
'recincts in Beat 4, in selecting dele
ates for Hooker, embracing at least Ave
undred, votes and Of this there can be no
enial. But say our virtuous Hooker friends
nth all the sauctimonious sell-righteous-
ess of Mr.. Pecksnif, "this was all wrong
DO; we propose to correct our own abuses
S well as yours" We did not propose
q the Convention, or now, to discuss techni-
al ethics, but in all candor we assert that
ne Convention was fair one, aud the only
rganized effort 10 "pack" it visible, was in
le ranks OF Col. HoOker,s followers, whoafter
.ying ever so hard to capture il and run it
the interest of their champion failed, and,
llCtiCS ull NuJ~GANdles NtAtaiull ib NouA NoA
suit to Hooker, to Barksjale, nor to the
luse OF the Democratic party by this vran-
e, but to the public We submit the issue.
Respectfully,
r. n. MILLER,
JOE PURsER,
j. 5. SEXTON,
c. NJ. BANKsToN,
G. L. OATS,
+. NJ. SEXTON,
III. @. Conn.