The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
FOR BARKs SCALE.

Out of total, then, of thirty-eight dele
gates, admitted, Barksdale had twenty six
and had Mr.. Rriscoe's motion been consid
cred it takes no prophet TO tell It's result
especially 40, as the committee on credeu-
tiaIs had reported by a large majority in
favor of rejecting the delegates, after hav
ing thoroughly investigated the whole
question, at which investigation Hooker
men declined TO offer any evidence to rebuff
the charges made before the committee as
to the regularity of the appointment oil
their delegates; Briscoe says his motion
was frustrated, that he was declared out OF
order, and motion to declare the conyen-
tion null and void, was passed. The truth
Is that immediately upon the adoption vi
the report of the committee on credentials
Il permanent organization was eff, cted
and before Briscoe made the motion he
claims TO have made, resolution was
offered by Barksd1le man, In Tie follow
ing words:
RESOLVED, That in view of the irregu
larities and informalities in the recent elec
tions held by the Grand Gulf and Brandy
wine clubs, which have led the Committee
on Credentials TO recommend the rejection
of the delegates from said clubs, we do
hereby recommend that the incoming Elk
ecutive Committee order new election, to
be held at such time and places, and in
such manner as said committee shall order,
for the purpose of determining the choice
of the Democratic party of 1aiborne coun-
ty for their candidate for Congress in the
Seventh District.
Resolved, further, That upon the adop-
ton of the foregoing resolution that this
assembly adjourn without action, and that
! he n i
to at once provide for ordering such new
election: 1t being hereby declared that
the late Executive Committee had no pow
er to order the elections lately held in the
several districts of said county.
While this resolution was pending, it
was, that Briseoe offered his motion. The
chair, upon Brisco.'s insisting that his
motion had precedence, stated that this
was natter for the convention to decide ;
| the convention took no action upon it, and
thereuppn the chairman said the conveu
ton would first con-ider the resolution, a. il
had precedence in poiut of time A vote
Was taken, the resolution adopted, and the
| convention adjourned. BriseUe says thai
the resolution was adopted By a vote OF
twenty-one, all told. We deny this and
say The vote stood twenty-five to thirteen.
Now let il be remembered tnat 10 to the lime
Briscoe's motion and the resolution were
considered, the convention as organized
had, not fifty four admitted delegates, but
thirty-eighr, the ten delegates from Grand
Gulf and the six from Beandywine being
as yet excluded, and certainly il will not
be couiended that twenty-five votes as We
say, and iwenty-one a. Briscoe admits, are
not q majority OF thirty-eight.
1t can readily be seen that upon perma-
nent organization the BirksdaIe men had
the Convention entirely under their con-
troll, and II would have been just as easy for
them 10 have Instructed The delegates to
the District Convention TO Cast the vote oil
this county Tor Barksdale, as it as to fore
20 this right and recommend that a pri
mary election be held. Would Urinary
election have been ordered had the Bark
dale men been afraid to measure strength OF
their candidate with that of his esteemed
opPonentf Had the Barksdale men been
rucn rkiliful ~ire-puiler-, and so wanting in
political integrity as Briscoe would make
b-lieve, would they not Father have trust
ed the case of their friend to another
County Convention, than TO the votes of
the people of Claiborne COUNTY? The truth
occ.slonaiiy crops out in "A Plain State
mem, ste, for thus il is TWO or THREE times
ADMITTED that Claiborne was a .sTRosts
HAD" of Bark-dale. Yes, il wasand il. and
We wanted the people 10 settle this poiit-
iczl family quarrel of ours at home, and
among themselves, and at the ballol-box.
There wac an additional reason, however,,
why the Barksdale men did not taEe, and
ought not TO have exercised the advantage
they held in the convention. This reason
Is stated in the resolution of the copyen-
tion above quoted. The reason. az given.
being that the old Executive Committee.
which had called the convention, had no
power to do so. By custom 10 this coun-
~, the rule for years heretofore pursued,
has been for the old Executive Committee.
just prior 10 the beginning of pro seedings
fvr an election, to call q meeting of the sew
erai clubs Of the county. for the purpose Of
etecfing members TO \ NV Executive Com
lniftee this dune, the old Executive Com
mitiee was funcfus e5icio- The first duty Of
each new Executive Committee has been to
Determine whether Democratic candidates
in an election about to be held should be
chosen by primary election or convention
Thus il will he seen that the old Executive
COMMITTEE had exceeded It's authority in
cxIlsng the convention held on July 18th;
and the convention recognising the fact
that il had no l<gzi existence, even though
IL had B<rksd.le majsrafy Of vofIr.,
members, took no nction, but willing thai
the Hooker men should have fair chance.
il KEcoMMENDED 10 the new Executive
CommiSree, called beforehand 70 meet as
soon - The cOnveutiou adiourned. that !
primary election b ordered
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