The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-21
Al Scheme Of Desperation.

The official proceedings of the Demo
cratic Convention of Claiborne county
show that the Convention having met at
the time and place fixed by the Execu-
tive Committee, Committee en- Creden-
tials was appointed, as is customary, to
ascertain who were entitled to seats.
This Committee made report in which
they use the following language:
| Owing 10 irregularities reported in the
| holding of their meetings we report the
delegates from Grand Gulf Club and
Brandywine Club be not entitled to seats.
until their rignt be settled by the Conven-
| ton.
This Committee was composed OF
eight members-one from each club and
six of them signed the report.
The report itself seems not to have
been formally adopted or rejected, but
after it was presented to the Convention,
and after the permanent organization,
the following resolutions which seem to
be a substitute for the report were
adopted:
| Resolred. That in view of the irregulari-
| ties and informaliries in the recent cleo
| lions held at Grand Gulf and Brandywine
| Clubs. which haye led the committee on
| credentials TO recommend the rejection OF
| the delegates from said clubs, do here
| ~ recommend that the incoming executive
committee order a new election TO he
held at such time and lace and in such
manner as said committee shall order. for
the purpose of determining the choice OF
The Demo ratio par Of Claiborne C mt
- Il Tor n he II n
District.
Resolced further, That upon the adoption
Of the foregoing resolution thar this assem-
bly adjourn without further action and
that the new executive committee be re
quested to at once provide for ordering
such new election, it being hereby de
clared that the late Executive Committee
had no power TO order the election lately
held in the sever districts of said county.
Immediately after the adoption OF
these resolutions the Convention ad
journed, and the Executive Committee,
in pursuance of the directions given to
them, met and ordered a primary cleo
ton to be held on the 2lst of August.
After the adjournment of the Conven
ton and while the Executive Commit
tee was in session, the friends of Colonel
Hooker, or some OF them, being a mi
nority of the delegates elected, met and
elected delegates to the District Conven-
ton and instructed them to cast the
vote of Claiborne county for Colonel
Hooker.
In the foregoing we do not believe
that we have stated a single fact denied
by any one, and it is easy to be seen,
without argument, that the Convention
which ordered the primary election was
the regular organization, and that the
persons who elected delegates and in
structed them to vote for Col. Hooker
in the District Convention were boilers.
That they were a minority of the dele
ates elected is easily shown: The Con
vention was composed OF "a delegates,
apportioned as follows: Port Gibson, 8;
Flower Hill, 4; Bethel, 2; Grand Gulf,
| 10; Rocky Springs, 10; Pattona, 10;
| Martin, 4; Brandywine, 6. The
delegates from Pattona, Rocky Springs,
Flower Hill and Bethel, and three of
the delegates from Brandywine, cooper
ated in adopting the resolution ordering
primary election and in adiourning
the Convention and they were entitled
to cast 90 Of the 81 votes of whica the
Convention was composed. Under such
circumstances it was impossible that the
boilers could have majority of the del
egates.
Including the Grand Gulf and Bran
DIVINE delegates the Convention was
composed of "a delegates, of whom %
favored the resolution; and excluding
them, the Convention was composed of
SO delegates, of whom IS favored the
resolution. 1t is im material, therefore,
whether the Grand Gulf and Brandy
wine delegates were allowed to vote or
not since, in either event, clear major
ity of the Convention opposed the cleo
ton of delegates and favored holding a
primary election.
We call attention to the editorials
copied from the Port Gibson ReUeiile and
the Neeos, to show the badness and the
boldness of the scheme on which the
boilers entered when they determined
to claim the vote of Claiborne county
for Col. Hooker. 1t was conceived in
desperation, and it has been carried out
so successfully through the unscrupu-
lous use of the press, that many credu
l,us persons have been deceived. We
have recited the history of the Conven.
ton and the bolt, as we think, truthfully
Tue ReUeille and Ne,cs have told about
the primaries. Now let the voters read
| and nnnder