The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-13
REGULATING RAILROADS.
A Kick AGAINST THE MISSIS.
SIPPI COMMISSION.
The Contest Between Hooker and
Barksdaie for the Congress
iOnal Nomination.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.I

JACKSON. MISS, August l2.-Aiter
reading the resolution adopted by the
Rankin County Democratic Conven-
ton assembled, condemDing in such
strong terms the Mississippi Railroad
Commission on account OF the tariff OF
charges on passengers aud freights re-
Gently promulgated, your correspond
ent repaired to the headquarters of
the Commission and found there Mr..
F. s. Scruggs, the clerk of the beard,
and asked for light on the subject in
question. He stated that, according
to the rates formerly in effect ss fur
nished the commission by the Vicks-
burg and Meridian Railroad Compa-
ny, whose tariff the Rankin resolution
points TO, the commission has made a
reduction in many things; that the
reduction in the passenger rates was
25 per cent, and in many articles of
freight it would reach the same
amount; that said railroad has been
and is now in the hands OF a
receiver, and has not for sew.
ersl years past made enough
to declare a dividend, and it
would have been COT trsry to both the
spirit and letter of the super Visicn
law for the commission to have made
a radical reduction in the revenue of
an already insolvent railroad; that it
is not the intention of the commission
to raise freight or passenger rates, and
they will give atten ion to all COM
plants made TO them of advanced
freight rates. and revise the same wher-
ever it lies in their power to do so.
THE HON. CHARLES E. HOOKER,
candidate for Congress, made a stir
ring speech of two hours in length at
the City Hall lsst night to ? large num-
ber of voters, and wss much applauded
throughout the address. He speaks
in the west ward tonight, having
spoken at Learned, this county, at IL
o'clock this morning.
THE HON. e. BARKsDALE,
the present Representative in Con-
gress and candida for denomination,
speaks at the City Hall, in the south
ward, tonight.
A BARKsDALE MOVE.
Hooker's friends here are very in
dignant at the information received to-
day that an effort h,s been made by
Maj Barksdsle at Utica, a large voting
precinct in this county, to "pr rmit all
reg stored colo'ed voters to participate
in the meetir gs to choose delegates to
the approaching county convention,
which is TO select delegates to the dis
trict Congressional convention. The
proceeding of meeting of citizens at
Utica yesterday, composed, as charged,
of Barkedsle men entirely, with j. X.
McNeely as chairman and G. w. Minis
as secretary, both ardent supporters of
Barksdale, wherein it was resolved
"that we believe it 10 be to the
interest of the Democratic party at this
place to allow all colored men who are
registered ssvoters he e, to participate
with us in the election of delegates
from this place to the county conven-
ton, and in the interest of all farmers,
do hereby notify f T Stackbouse and
John j. Ellis that we shall so icit them
to be with us and TO vote with us on
next Saturday"
To which the following reply was
made:
Hon. John X. McNeely, Chairman Fusion
Meeting he by a few Citizens and Voters
OF Utica, this 1lth day Of August, 1886:
1--WE, the undersigned representa-
tives OF The Democratic party, resI ect.
fully refuse to fuse with the colored
Radicals Of this precinct in the cleo
ton of delegates to the County Con-
veDtion TO be held in Raymond on the
10th inst, holding that it is not Dem
ocratic, and would prove in the very
extreme injurious and ruinous to the
Democratic party.
"E. 7. STACKH0USE,
JOHN J. ELLIS"
G. W. Mimms, the Sec etary of the
Utica meeting, is a member Cf the
Kinds County Democratic Ex+ cutlve
Commit ee, and voted 8, Aust "a pri-
may election for choice between
Hooker and B rksdsle. The action
Of the m jori'y of the committee in
refusing the primary e'ec ion, was de-
Tended by many 10 the papers on the
ground, ss they charped, tDst il would
open the door for Republicans to par.
ticipate in the choice OF delegates to q