The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-30
The Republican cOnyention.

The Republican Convention which as
sembIed in Jackson on Tuesday last was
one of the largest and was the most or
derby IN the history Of the party in Mis-
sissippi. With the exception Of the /
temporary annoyance caused by the per
zistency Of Ham" Carter, who was not
q delegate, and who, Rev. DR.. Geo. w.
Bryant suggested, was laboring under
the effects of too much Warren county
whisky, everything passed of without
the slightest jar. All this came of the
fact that the Convention was well in the
hands of the leaders. Everything that
was done was decided on before the Con-
yention was called to order, and all the
Convention had to do was to carry out
the programme. This it was allowed to
do in the smoethest and most respectable
manner Everything was well CREASED
before the start and he machine worked
beautifully There were literally no
''kickers" 1t may be that there were
those present who felt the impulse to
kick, but the overwhelming majority in
favor of the programme was as efectual
as paralysis to keep them quiet.
1t was thought that the contest from
Kinds and Msdison counties would pro-
duee some sort of division in the Con-
vention, but the same unanimity which
prevailed in all other matters was wit
messed when the vote was taken to de-
eide these contests Whether the Con-
yention decided these contests according
to the very right AM justice of the case
is question which We do not feel com
petent 10 answer We think as to Kinds
county it may be said with fairness that
the course of the Convention was not
more subject to criticism than was the
course of the contestants at Raymond,
when they seemed to be bent on deciding
all questions by the vis major Mr.
Hull's plea in favor of the contestants
seemed to be coupled with threat, and
this, of course, didn't help his cause.
Mr.. Pratt made very persuasive and
practical argument in favor of the con-
testants from Madison. We had almost
said that Mr. Pratt's argument was con
elusive, but his crowd abandoned the
courthouse at which the Executive
Committee had decided that the county
convention should be held, and went to
a church. This was complete surren-
der of any shadow of right to claim seats
as against the delegates selected at the
courthouse meeting. We thought that
Mr. Pratt certainly knew that a State
Convention didn't have time to go
farther back than the county conven-
ton. In such contests the question is
and of right ought to be, Who sent you
to this State Convention? and not, Who
sent the men to the county convention
that sent you to this State Convention?
And yet Mr.. Pratt had the minutes of
all the beat meetings read to show that
the 'tchurch convention" was the con-
vention which the Executive Committee
had said should meet at the courthouse.
1t was gratifying to note in the pro-
eeedings of the Convention the absence
of the usual political raneor. The Con
yentions of the Republican party have
in the past, been noted for the display
of political malignity towards all white
men who were not of them. We saw
nothing like this on Tuesday.
That the Convention was a colored
Convention is conceded by all. 1t was
colored in its makeup and colored in its
leadership. White men were there it is
true, but they didn't have the old time
swing. It was suggested on the outside
of the Convention, but it was not APP
parent inside, that the white men were
not Standing the racket good-humored
ly. However this may be, We know that
the Greenbackers of this county who
recently entered or tried to enter the
Republican fold feel that they have not
been treated with that exalted consider
alton to which they supposed they were
entitled by reason of their past political
record, and some of them INDUCED in
expressions more emphatic than chaste.
We have given some of our impress
sions of the Convention. The deduc
tions which seem naturally to flow from
them we will give as occasion seems to
require.