The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-22

'dnFdss LOT the guDernatoTlai nOmlndtlon.
10 show the bad temper of these carpers
We print the complaint of two of them.
Says the Meridian Mercury:
Now, we would Just like 20 ask Mr..
Oliver Clifton, Chairman of the State
Central Committee, and editor of the I
Jackson CLARION, By what authority
he claims Clay, Noxubee, Okibbeha
and other counties, which distinctly
declined to instruct their delegates for
Lowry? THE CLARION processes to be
occupying an independent position in
this canvass. Would it not look better,
if journal professedly occupying an
impartial position, were to bear itself in
reality impartialiy between all the as
pirants? According to The CLARIoN's
table there are no uninstructed or
doubtful delegates at all, except in the
three counties of Perry, Pike and Yalo-
busha, when it is fact well known TO
THE CLARION that there are number
of counties claimed by it for LIZ wry that
refused to instruct their delegates. 1t
would greatly enlighten the people no
doubt to know how it happens that I'M
instructed delegates so promptly became
INSTRUCTED or otherwise expressed |
preference" for Lowry. Why is this
thus?
Says the Macon Sun;
The Jackson CLARION, the great nom
comnittal paper of the State, publishes
a table of the vote for Governor as far
as the counties have instructed or other
wise expressed preference In this table
it gives Lowry 83S votes; Featherston 81
and Darden 10. We have not kept full
ly posted as to the proceedings of all the
counties, nor do we remember now, Just
how the counties that have held their
conventions instructed; but we do know
that our neighboring county Monroe
and our own county Noxubee gave no
instructions on the gubernatorial ques-
ton or otherwise expressed preference,
if the published proceedings of their
conventions are to be believed.
But as The CLARION says it has
special facilities for ascertaining what
is going on in Mississippi politics, may be
one of these facilities is reading between
the lines of the proceedings of county
convention something that never took
place during the meeting of that con-
vention.
Come, Mr.. CLARION, revise your table,
for it smacks more of Lowry par.isanism
than non-committal.
Judged by the ordinary rules of
courtesy, the paragraph from the Mer-
curry is not gin good FORM but as il is
probable that it was written when it was
the veterans" day on, and it is usual
to accord him some liberty of thought
and expression, we will pass to the
more important matter of giving to the
Mercury and the Sun what we shall try
to make very plain answer.
1t will be seen at once that the objec
tion urged by both of our critics is that
we have placed in the LOWRY column
in our table of votes, a number of coun.
ties which did not IN Contention expires;
any preference. 1t is not charged by
either that the votes of the counties
referred to will be cast against Cover
nor LOWRY, nor is it claimed that eithe
possesses any information which woulc
| justify them in doubling the CORRECTNESS
of our statement We confess, that i
the failure of county to instruc
its delegates made it impossible t.
ascertain in any other way how
the vote would be cast, we woult
be at a disadvantage. But the fail
ure to instruct in no way bars tb
opportunity of acquiring the SORT o
information we publish, and if on
contemporaries being less vigilant AM
less eager than we, are surprised to fin
that we have obtained news which they
{ thought was inaccessible, they must no
! conclude that we are speaking withou
: warrant.
r No county has been given place j
r our table ON conjecture, and while W
!. do not feel under obligations to disclos
the sources of our information, we ca
y say that they are of the kind whic
usually generate belief, and such q
: either of our contemporaries would rel
y on implicitly. In every instance we al
backed by the statement of one or MOI
citizens of the counties named. In som
4 of the counties, where the delegation
are large, the delegates have not all bee
: polled, it is true, and in such cases "
hare relied on the statements of leadin
members of the delegation. AS to Oh
- of the counties, about which there h.
: been considerable dispute, we rely upo
j; the statement of the Chairman and IL
. Secretary of the Convention, the Chat
man having appointed the delegates.
II THE CLARION claims nothing for ar
II candidate, but it has good reason
! believe that all the counties accreditt
"a to LOWRY will vote for him. We ha'
Il been at pains to get the information {
.. which we base our belief, and th
a. belief is entirely in harmony with OF
knowledge Of the fact that there are
number of counties that refused
D, instruct their delegates" We have n
ic read sbetween the lines of the procee
Of ings of county Convention, somethiI
as that never took place during the NEE
a ing" but we have endeavored to asce
tain since the meeting from the be
to sources, how the delegates would vot
"a and we have given our readers Il
lie benefit of our conclusions, as news of |
10 entirely trustworthy character.
IT We cannot stop to consider that i
IS publication of the fact that Govern
to LOWRY is within few votes of Il
at nomination may be of some advanta
It, to his cause. Other papers are engag,
al il publishing tables of the vote, and t
as readers of The CLARION have rig
Us to know what, according to its be
1e judgment, is the result SO far as know
~ This we have published, and we propo
Is TO rely on it until some better reasons
d doubt its reliability than those offer
by the Msycmu and San are given.