Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-28
Il CONVENTION
STILL DEAD LOCKED ON THE At
ToRNEK- GENERAL.
Marshall Miller stlll in the Lead--
Major Magruder Attacks the
Vlcksburg Post.

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Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Mss, August 81, 1885.
While the tenth ballot was being
taken, Mr.. L. w. Magruder advanced
down the aisle and said he arose to a
question Of privilege, that he had in
his hand a copy Of the Vicksburg
Post, which contained a statement that
a combination existed between Hon.
I. M, Miller and other candidates to
mutually secure their nominations. In
justice to Mr.. Miller and the other
candidates named, he denounced the
statement as an im~putation Of
dishonorable and unfair dealing;
that if there was one thing Of
which Warren county was proud
Of next to the fact that Miller was her
candidate, it was that the vote Of that
county throughout this convention
had not been put up as commodity to
be trafiiced for favor, and u candi-
date appeals on his merits to the
unpurchased judgment and conscience
of this convention, and if we can
boast no advantageous profits Of a trade
we at least trust that the sense of fair
dealing will save US from resentments.
(Cries "read the a~rticle"). 1t was then
read and the speaker added, "such is
the imputation of a charge which
merits the scorn of all honorable men,
Asked by a delegate what paper it
was, Maj. Magruder replied "the Even
ing Post" Concluding he said, "That
it was proper here to say that this
shaft, aimed in the very beat Of this
contest, came from a culver which had
concealed many other heretofore fired
into the back ofthe Democratic rarity"
The speech was greeted with rounds
of applause and was delivered in the
happiest style and with dne effect,
At 10 o'clock tonight the conven-
ton had been in session without re-
cess since 10 am. and the dead lock
seemed no nearer a break than this
morning. Forty-three ballots had
been taken up to that hour. On the
39th ballot Thompson was withdrawn,
and on the 40th Miller jumped from
G7& to 99&. Unless Nash Beall and
Harper combine Miller Is the man.
The following executive committee
was appointed:
First District-C. E. Stanley and j,
R. Corr.
Second District. B. Boothe and
H. G. Myers.
Third. NJ. Liddell nd Henry
Brabston.
Fourth. N. Moore and F. S
White.
Fifth-W. H. Hardy and E. F
Noel.
Sixth-A. H. Longino and G. P. Neil
son.
Seventh-Jno. r. Cameron and J. F
Sessions.
State-at-large-E. P. Thompson, ]
P. Carter, B. s. Kicks, w. A. Roane.
D. P. Porter, of Kinds, was elected
chairman of the committee, and j. L.
Power secretary and treasurer.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported a set of resolutions to the con-
vention at 4 pm. The report received
and adopted.
Among the resolutions was one call
ing for more effective legislation in
the matter of railroad supervision, and
one asking the legislature to make an
appropriation for the relief Of INDECENT
and crippled Confederate soldiers.
At 10 pm. the vote stood Harper Sc,
Miller 81, Nash rs, Beall IS.
On the 47th ballot, taken at 10:45
pm, Miller received 81 votes, Nash
"a, and the remainder was scattered
among the other candidates.
The convention is still in session at
1l:15 pm. and lunch counters are
scattered through the rotunda of the
capitol and are literally ~patronized by
the delegates, who announce their de-
termination to remain until the dead
lock is broken. Miller's friends stick
to him. A ballot has just been taken,
which gave Miller 80, Nash SO, and
the rest scattering. ilo 'f3ia-f
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