The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-03-26
The New Cry.

critics are suddenly changing tao
tics AID ,hsrge that inasmuch as
the Governor was nominated by the
convention after n speech by the
lamented Gen. " +. Tucker, pro
claiming against second and third
terms. and in favor of an elective
judiciary, he will I've acting in
bad faith il he consents To a re-
nomination; and moreover. that he
is already guilty of a breach OF
faith ia that he has not gone to work
by main strength and secured the
election Of our judges by the people.
This is about the substance of
the new charges with which the
enemies OF the Governor have now
rushed forward, and they are even
more i'll grounded, If possible, than
the charge Of extravaganza, etc.
just how little truth there is in
Them may be quickly discovered
by the statement of u few plain
facts.
We were at the Convention which
nominated Gov. Lowry-not as a
delegate, but as an intensely in
tercsted looker-on and ardent we'll
wisher Of that true patriot, John NJ.
Stone. After long and tircsome
contest Of three days between the
Stone, Barksdale, Calhoun and
Featherston delegates, Calhoun was
withdrawn and Madison county's
delegation went over to Stone, Civ
ing him within four Of enough votes
To nominate. A shout here went up
from the Stone side, and it was ap
parent that if another ballot was
then taken Stone would be the
victor. just at this juncturc, Oliver
Clifton. who with rare tact and
ability lead the Barksdalc men upon
the floor fl the convention, rose pale
and anxious and moved that re.
cess be taken TO give the opposition
To Stone time for q snort consulta-
lion. The proposition met with a
storm OF opposition from the Stone
men. Realizing that the crisis had
come, and that victory had all but
perch'd upon their banner, they op,
pns, d the motion to man and de.
mandcd the calling Of the ayes and
nays. The motion bad the desired
effect. The delegates who had been
10th to 90 to Stone, but who would
have done so on the uext ballot had
one then been taken, hoping that
some more desirable alternative
might still be lrescntcd, voted Tor
recess, and the motion was thus car,
ried by close vote, only those who
voted against Stone on the last pre-
ccding ballot fsvoring it.
All of the opponents OF Stone were
then invited by Major Barksdale
iuto n caucus in the Senate cham
her, he himself IN an eloquent
speech Withdrew from the contest
and Gen. Feathersion, Gen. Lowry
and Col. r. II. Taylor were placed
IN nomination before the caucus
with the delegates resent pledged
to support tie caucus nominee on
their return to the convention, and
Lowry won on the first ballet
Gen. W. +. Tucker, was chosen
by tic caucus to place its nominee
before the reassembled convention,
and in his speech doing this de.
clarcd himself and candidate the
representatives of the opponents
OF the THIRD TERM PRINCIPLE
which it had been charged for
months-proclaimed and repro
claimed, the CLARION, we believe, then
leading in the clamor,-that Gov.
Stone and his supporters were en-
deavoring TO inaugurate. Aud then
for tho first time during the conven-
ton Gen. Tucker proclaimed with
increased emphasis that he and
those whose spokesman he was, also
stood there as the opponents of the
policy of an elective Judiciary. Hon.
Reuben o. Reynolds Of Monroe, who
with Col. ii. NJ. Street, had led the
Stone forces, here arose and inter
rupted Gen. Tucker, stating that
"a new issue" had thus been sprung
upon the yention and wanted to
know if Gen. fuckers candidate
was pledged to this and the other
doctrine he had proclaimed, or
whether he would be governed by
the platform of the Convention as
whole; at the same time stating that
he and those for whom he spoke
would like ~ haya a Gttlo Tina RI