The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-10-18

lhlufe me, ms created great sur
prise, as we'll as embarrassment. /
had a short interview with Mr. Nc
Donald who had been engaged BIZ
Col Tree 10 second his nomination.
and found that he, like myself was
laboring under great embarrassment
in consequence Of the great opposi-
ton to Col Trice among the Dele
gates, especially those from his own
(the 5th) District. 1t was agreed
between Mr.. Mcdonald and myself
that / should inform Col. Trice of
this opposition, which l did, and
urged him to 90 and see his own
delegation,and if they would support
him, l would still put his name in
nomination--be went over to his
delegation, (or in that directory aud
in u few moments, returned to me,
and said: Don't put my name be-
fore the Convention and took his
hat, and think left the Court House.
This is all Of Importance that pussed
between us,and these are facts which
l am willing for Col. Trice, and the
public to know
Your true friend,
JOHN G. BURDINE
There being no other name before
the Convention for the Senate, Col.
r. O. Reynolds received the unani-
nous vote as will appear from the
following certificate signed by the
two Secretaries of the Convention.
ABERDEEN. Miss, !
Oct. 11th 1888
We state that we were the Secre
ries of the Democratic Convention,
which assembled at Aberdeen on he
28ih July 1883, that r. o REYNOLDS
received for Senator for the llth
District the vote of all the delegates
voting, the vote having been taken
UiYa roce; that the name Of Col. j.
NJ. TRIcE was not Withdrawn MS q
candidate for the Senate nor placed
before the Conventions.
4, G. ELLIOTT,
J. A. JOHNSON, Jr.
Secretaries.
This is the record and history of
the Democratic Convention of Mon
roe county, in all that relates to the
nomination of candidate for Senator
on the part Of MonEoo--for the
1lth Senatorial District,and we make
the point that Col. J. NJ. Trice
was candidate for said nomi-
nation; that he was 80 announced
in card over his own signature for
weeks before the Convention, and
that Oh the day Of said Convention
he requested Hon. j. c. Burdine to
place his namo in nomination before
it, and requested Mr.. f. J. Mcdonald
to second such nomination; that when
he was Informed of the existing OPP
position to him in the Convention, BY
Nr. Burdine, and after conference
with his own delegation--lrom the
9th District--he directed that his
name should not be placed before the
Conventions; that his namo was moi
Withdrawn as candidate before the
Convention, and that, though he had
been announced over his own sigma
ture for weeks in the papers as a can.
didste subject to the decision Of the
Convention of July 28th, HE DID MOI
RECEIVE a SINGLE VOTE.
The District Convention for the
nomination of two Senators for this
the lth District, assembled in TupelC
on the Goth day of August, with ful
delegations from the several counties
Of Itawamba, Lee and Monroe; thi.
Convention, by unanimous vote, nomi
mated as the Democratic candidate.
for the Senate from this District, Col
Jno. VI. Simonton, of Lee, and Col.
r. 0. Reynolds, of Monroe.
Examine this brief statement O
facts; weigh well each allegation
made, and if convinced, as you must
be, Of its truth, decide who are the
Democratic nominees for the Senate
for the 11th District.
Under the circumstances can Col
j. NJ. Trice lay claim to single
Democratic vote in the counties OF
Itawamba, Lee and Monroe, so long
as party men are governed by party
rules, and the fact of candidate
submitting his claims to a convention
is to be construed as a manly pledge
to abide by the court to which he
appeals?
Our Bonnie Prairie land.