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

oesn changed. ne Note Sss taken bv bslIt
snd, SO far a. L could see, was fair 80
dneted. The baiio'inG occuWrd an.
thirty minutes, and tbe club adi,nr,..-5 III
July q, 1885. 'A'1oR
Another member Of ibe same ~.
writes the REvEILE as T. flows
DISTRICT No. ?, July %. 1sss
Editors Southern Regielle. Pat Gi5,os nj,
DEAR sIR: Yonr reporter in iss-
18th inst, says: II do not tbipl fls-oI
of Grand Gulf ought to be counted -
the following reas0us''-let me sn-.,s-s s'
because Mr.. Barksdale was uot ~
nee. Had he put in this suggested 49,
closed it there, it would have covs,ss !.
whole case. am of the opinion that -.
reporter was in very great syanv a,
result, and evidently wrote the artiels =
der great mental excitement, hence h.
accuracy.
| IN justice 10 the gentlemen OF C,..s
Gulf Club, the President thereof. s1s
/ Col. Hooker, allow me to show 49,.
| youT reporter IA "conspicuously insrs..e
In the first place he states that the nest
was called for o'clock D. m. Uno7
yestigation / find the ouly semblaBca a.
| call for that hour, was a note iron, "a
/ John z. Taylor, a member jnot ofFes-} =,
| the club TO Mr. G. W Humphreys So.
| the meeting would be held &C that -
| The writer on the day of the club upsa,;--
asked Mr.. Taylor if he had notified an
else besides Mr.. Humphreys. He re.F-s
that be had not.
Now Mr.. Editor, there were 10 p5st.s
public or official notices whatever that i.
meeting would be held at %. m or =.
there any member from the couutrr he,
had any such impression, so far "a I a.
learn. barring Mr.. Humphreys
Again, your reporter imsgiues that bss
the meeting been held at o N. Nr
| Rarksdale would have received a -naior;,
of the votes cast, and cites the names a
four gentlemen vino would have been thar.
and voted for Mr.. Barksdale. Ia tbis i
''reckons without his host I am Rssu-ss
that the gentlemen mentioned had no ida
whatever that the meeting would be held :,
4 p. ~; am Furthermore assured that hss
it been held at p. m. not one Of them
would have been there, and had thew bean
at lea.t two of them would have voted ia,
Col. Hooker.
Again, he says, mir. George D. sa7,
they voted two men by proxy. There wa.
two votes sealed. signed by the parties who
sent them, the matter was discussed by tbs
members present as to admission or reiee
ton of these two votes, and if there was
dissenting voice a 20 their receptioD / did
not hear it. 1 have since made dilirent in.
quiry and in this am eorroborated bv ri.
with whom / have conversed. Hasfl'tlr
been the custom for each club 70 establish
its own rules for the manner of conducting
their elections, and are they not alone The
sole Judge of how the legal votes of IL
1 TO- l.ol 10
contrary notwithstanding.
: In conclusion had your reporter catered
to the interest of Mr. Barksdqle With n,
much vigor and vim as he did TO his AZ
petite, who knows but the result might
have been different. ] think he owes Major
J Barksdale an apology. As your reporter is
an enthusiastic p. m. man. will subscribe
myself Up. NJ, SusKr
The President OF the Club wrote "a,
REvEILLE as foilows:
GRAND GULF, Miss, July 20, 1855
Editor Southern ReusiRs, Pat Gibson.
DEAR SiE-In your issue of the l7ls
: inst, appears report of proceedings OF
I the Grand Gulf club, In which your re.
, porter is in error in regard to the hour sp-
I pointed by me for the meeting to be held
IL Lut 0Att Why III WHICH al OBkNlNl NeAAG
r have originated that the meeting was cal.
ed at P. M, was a conversation between
myself and Mr. John Z. Taylor. who suz.
! ges'ed that D. 10. would be a good hour
E to hold the meeting. / admitted tina. Is
/ would. but gave no public or Official notice
2 that that would be the hour. When ths
members assembled Saturday morning,
called the meeting together, lat the req nest
of the members) at II O'Clock N, which
reorganized, voted for choice OF nominee
for Congress, and adjourned at / p. ~, in
{ stead of by II O'Clock as stated by your re-
] porter Very truly you're,
, CHARLES JOHNSON.
3 Pres't q. g. Dam. Club
From Mr.. John-on's letter it will *
seen that the three letter above printed
are not contradicted. He ESCAPES The
: issue by saying he gave "no OFFICIAL
: NOTICE for four o'clorkr-he does not pre-.
tend that any OFFICIAL N.rTICE OF ASE
hour was ever given. lie admits thar he
did tell Alr. Taylor tina. four would be d
: good hour. Thus tar at least, he corrobo-
rates Taylor, and certain 1t l., that he DC
! where contradicts him. The "Addendu a.
> charges that the voters Tor irke-dale who
would have gone ami did not know of this
! club meeting were two npgr0e." THIS
We deny and claim that Blrked lie would
have had majority at that meetiug--bHl
numbers are not OF the essence Of ihs
: Question-it the voting Was ilegI IL
!, should not be allowed no matter for whom
the maj,rity was received. Two Of ths
) votes puIled q. Grand Gulf were written
and sent several miles in envelopes by bird
= persons; they were Hooker votes and
: polled over the protest of Bark dsl,
man. -Four more OF the votes peiieC
there Tor Hooker were negro votes IL
regard to the two negroes spoken 81 h5
the "Addendum, We have THE To sav-iI
the County Convention Mr.. Ui-hrrgur
urged that many Barksdale men weu
kept from voting by the change O.
the hour AZ Grand Gull. and said Be
could name the men. A Hooker mar
demanded their names. Mr.. Dishero9f
began has answer by saying that t6a %
hem were living on his place and NAMED
THEM. Here be was interrupted by ou
, sheriff, Hooker man, who wanted q
know II there two We're not negroes Yes
said Mr.. Di~heroou. Here a great shou
went mp from the Hooker men a. thev de
clared that they wanted no negroes to ret
tie this matter for them, and a. soon IA Mr.
Disheroon could be heard, he replied q
the sheriff by saying, these same TWO 3 &
GkoEs were coon ENOUGH as DEMOCRAT
10 vote tor you for sheriff IA the last pri
mary election. Three Of the gentlemru
whose names are signed 70 A piain state
ment, &c, are members OF the Gran,
Cult Club, and were elected 10 the oosi
lions they hold az members Of the Ex-eu
tive Comnittee at the Club meeting. whicI
wa@ declared Irregular bv the County Con
yention. let IL be remembered that thei
right 10 sign them selves ~ members Of IN
Executive Committee, a. we'll AS the ter
Votes OF their precinct, are involved in tn,
question Of the validity or invaIidity g
the election held by their Club. And thes
: lei any fatF man Consider whether or no
they can impartially pass Judgment upoI
their own case.
The Hooker men complain that an out
slider was elected chairman Of the conven
ton. Such has been the custom ia fhi
county Tor years. They f.llow our exam
pie, too, Tor they elected an outsider, ]. II
Oordon, chairman oftheir s0-eaiIrd "Dem
ocratie Executive Committee of CIaiboru
county, and thus Their names are aigue,
! 20 A plain statement The Hooker me-
ray eight members are not a quorum q
The Executive COMMITTEES, yet having onIr
eight members their chairman being II
outsider they sign "A plain sfatemeri
&C., - the democratic Executive Com
htitee 81 claiborne county without an
qualIicsiions. They pretend 70 BE- the ea
tire Committee. Aud nov. ia conclu-ion
let ns AK Mr.. Briscoe If ne will deny tia
TOR several years past he has DECLARE
himself an Independent Democrat? Hs
ne not siso frequen iy, and during tht
present political campaign. said that b.
would not be bound oy the choice OF con
veniion, unless The n0minee happened tc
be man Of his individual chic rhe
people OF this Congressional Distri,f kIoE