The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-16

Gave in His Adhesion to the Republic
can Party'-1875.

something larger than Il mans
( hand. 1t is the rubbing up OF the
G memories of eleven years ago, when
a it comes to light that side by side
4 with the saddle colored John II
I Lynch, be informally took the
) pledge Of allegiance to black Re.
= publicanism, aud become what is
!, commonly called "A "Scallawag.'
A Scallawag in 1875--a Democrat
in 1886 asking to be honored. We
decided him THEY'VE can dispense
with hln now.
The following are the proceedings
OF a Republican Congressional Con-
Convention, beld at Brookhaven,
September 4, 1886, and published
in the WoOdville Republican at the
time:
By request of the delegates DR.. Fred
Barrett called the Congressional Conven-
ton to order at Brookhaven, at noon,
Tuesday, August 25, 1876. DR.. Fred
Barrett was made permanet chairman,
and Capt. r. B. Avery permanent secreta-
/ rV Nm an1ifurX- onnf nf -, 1.1-Au l.
the Conviction was contested, nor was
any suggestion OF contest made over
the nomination, Hon. j. X. Lynch being
elected without an Directing voice, but
rather with the most earnest approval,
A set of resolutions, endorsing the State
and national administrations, and the
action of the entire Mississippi delega-
ton in the last Congress, was unanimous
ly passed. Col. T. II. Stockdale gare in his
adhesion to the Republican party. and
MIR. Lynch accepted the nomination in a
short speech. After celebrating most
harmoniously for one hour-and-a-h half the
Convention adjourned sine die.
The Woodville Republican, in
reproducing the above makes the
following explanation and com.
ment:
Eleven years after that convention was
held, the point of interest in the brief
account of its proceeding gwen, lies in
the recital, ''Col. T. r. Stockdale gave in
his adhesion to the Republican party"
We were not aware that this bit of in
formation existed in the files OF the Re
publican, or elsewhere, until Sunday, the
4th inst when a gentleman asked the
privilege of examining the files of the
paper of that date, he having been in
that it contained such matter.
The Republican at that time, as for sever I
Il years previously, was owned and edited
~ w, IL. Noble, Jr., sheriff of thi coun- |
y and chairman of the county Republican
Executive Committee. The paper several Z
ears before had been captured by the .
,nemyj it was an organ whose voice j.,
'esounded through the land and it's utter ,
noes were &c oathedye. ,
That Col. Stockdale had given in his .
to the Radical party we suppose +
s a fact not generally known to the peo- -
lie of this Congressional District. An
Impression of political rottenness such as
his may have existed IN the minds of a c
ew here aud there, who were cOnversant Il
With the dOings of Radicalism of that Il
but tangible evidence was not forth l
oming, and we believe the Democratic II
in this district to be uniformed &
5 to this, it is certainly the case in this a
ounty. Is
Therefore it is our duty, both as a journ a'
list aud a Democrat to r~e-publish the VI
.litOrial from this paper of September 4.
The people are entitled to know ~
Ie truth whether it helps or hurts; aud, II
oil. StOckdale, we presume, has no other ri
ish than to stand before the people upon 70
IS whole record as a Democrat. ID
We take it for granted that the editO- of
recites the facts as to that B~rookhaven b,
invention. As it appears iuconceivable 10
at Mr.. Noble, occupying the position he pl
d in his party, should have made such DC
publication unless it was literal re
true. He could have had no political al
olive for 80 doing, Il MAJ more or less in an
halcyon DAYS made no difference, 10
I'd unless founded in fact such a charge
ould have been promptly and severely NO
by any Democrat of standing. h,
Owever, should the editorial of 1876 be .t
of truth as 60 Col. Stockdale, its In
publication may work him injury, m
officially. which is not our purpose or ne
unless "thc record itself does the eel
ork, therefore, we viii publish a denial to
its truth from Col ~StOckdale. whether W,
TO the RepEbIraH OF to any vi
her paper, and wiz give to such denial I'M
reply al the circulation possible. bl
Mr.. w. H. Noble, who is responsible for NJ
e article published, and other members pr
the Republican party who were in the