The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-18
A House-to- House Canvass.

TOT months past, and while Major
Barksdale was at his post OF duty in
Washington, Col. Hooker has been pros
ecuting HE canvass for the Congression-
al nomination with great assiduity. OF
the counties visited by him, six have
held Conventions. Madison, Simpson
and Rankin have been carried by Mai.
Barksdale, and Copiah and Kinds by
Col. Hooker. Claiborne county decided
at its Convention not to elect delegates
but to leave the matter Of preference to
be settled by primary election to be
held on the 2lst; and as Col. Hooker's
friends have determined not to partici-
pate in the primary, there can be no
doubt that Maj. Barksdale will carry
Claiborne also.
Outside of Kinds county, though Col
HoOker's efforts have been constant and
unremitting, the results show that he
has made but little impression. The
VI adison County Convention instructed
for his competitor by a unanimous
vote; in Simpson county ie had next 10
no following, and he lost Rankin county
by vote Of four TO one. In fact. at
two Of the boxes ia Rankin county he
did not receive single vote, and but
for the colored votes cast for him at
Brandon he would have carried bat one
box in the county and would have
received only five votes ia the County
Convention out of fifty. As it was, he
only received ten.
Ir Kinds county Col. Hooker has
prosecuted his canvass with a pertinaci
ty never before excelled. He has for
mally visited most of the precincts in
the county more than once, making
public speeches and priv te appeals.
Under such circumstances, it is not
surprising that be has made some
friends and excited much sympathy.
But his canvass here would have been
as fruitless as that in Madison, Simpson
Rankin and Claiborne, but for the gross
Interpretations which have been so
freely circulated by many of his friends.
When the Prohibition election was
ordered IN Kinds county, the citizens of
| the community took sides on the cues.
ton without reference to their preferences
tor Congressman. At that time it was
claimed that Col. Hooker would get
the support of what is known as the
WHISKY influence" in his race for Con
gress, and it was specially claimed that
nearly every retail dealer in the city
would vote for him. His friends here
were jubilant over the prospect.
Itso happened, however, that the lead
er of the Anti Prohibitionists was known
10 be supporter of Maj. Barksdale, and
it occurred to Col. Hooker's friends that
this would be a strong card to play with
Prohibitionists outside of Jackson. end
they played it.
We shall not stop to repeat the almost
inconceivable and innumerable false
hoods founded on the simple truth that
Col. Hamilton was supporting Maj
Barksdale, that were put in circulation
with view to excite the prejudice and
revenge of the Prohibitionsts. Suffice
it, that when on Friday night Mai
Barksdale carried every Ward in Jack.
son, and captured the solid city delega.
ton, the fact was communicated to the
county precincts and was pointed to as
proving all the falsehoods before that
time connected and circulated.
Had the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth concerning the
preferences of the Prohibitionists and
Anti-Prohibitionists been told, it is
inconceivable that it could have work
ed any harm to Major Barksdale
in this county, and we propose tc
tell some things for the benefit of his
friends in other counties, which the
friends of Col Hooker have most stu
diously concealed.
We offset the fact that Col Hamilton
who was not specially active in Mai
Barksdale's interest, and had nothing to
do with the conduct of mis- canvass
supported Maj Barksdale, with the
fact that DIR Byron Lemly, who wa.
an active ti-Prohibitionis and Chair
man of the Anti Prohibition committee
and is the proprietor of a retail Ii
quor license, was one of the leading
friends of Col. Hooker a. this place
He was very much more active for Col
Hooker than Col Hamilton was foi
Maj Barksdale, and, in fact, represented
Col. Hooker's friends in certain arrange
ments made with Mai. Barksdale's
friends concerning the conduct of the
North Ward meeting. More than this
many of the leading Prohihitionists in
this part of the county supported Maj.
Barksdale. We mention as fair samples,
Rev. &. G.Andrews, Rev. j. B. Gambrel.
and Col. w. L. Nugent. We might
mention many more, equally as Jealous
Prohibitionists, but none better known
No, the question of Prohibition did
not affect the Congressional canvass one
way or the other in jackson; because
falsehoad has but little power for harm
where the truth follows close upon its
heels. Here is where the candidates 1--we
and are known, and here is where they
have made the record of their lives.
False reports, and rumors, and the
tongue of detraction may advantage
the one or the other away from
home, where they are not known,
but the people of jackson can always
be relied on to express just estimate
of their claims for public confidence
and support.
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