The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-21
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We publish this week, the PROD ed
Ings of two conventions; one the Dfmo-
cratic and the other the Hooker.
The proceedings of the Democratic
clearly show that the Hooker
men Tor at least a majority of fhem), |
because a majority of the conyentIon |
would not quietly submit to the wishes
of the people being trampled under
foot, made a bolt and organized what
they, themselves, termed ssSice show
of their own.
Notwithstanding the advantage which
the Hooker faction took at the Club
meetings, the popular vote was In Banks
dale's favor.
The vote at Brandywine was tie I'M
til after the voting had ceased some
party was made beastiy drunk and urged
to cast his vote for Hooker. To this
proceeding the good citizens objected
and claimed that, by right, they were
entitled to half representation.
At Grand Gulf a party met at IL
O'Clock, instead of four, which was the
hour of meeting, and instructed Hooker
delegates. When the proper hour for
holding the Club did arrive, number
OF BArksdale men came on the ground
but could not vote. This number was
sufficient to carry the box overwhelm-
ingiy for Barksdale, giving to the Hooker
side the two votes which they cast by
proxy. Had it not been for this fraud
ulent proceeding, the instructions in
the county could have been largely in
Barksdale's favor.
In the convention, the committee on
credentials, composed of both Hooker
and Barksdale men, reported all the
delegates entitled to their seats except
those from these two Clubs: and reso
luton was offered ''that in view of the
Irregularities and informalities, that the
Executive Committee be recommended
to order a new election, &c" This was
carried by only one dissenting voice.
Immediately upon adjournment, and
in accordance with notification, the Ex
eeutive Committee met aud ordered a
primary election to be held on tue 2lst
of August While this body was in
session the Hooker men reorganized and
elected their delegates. la the proceed
ings of the Hooker convention are re-
corded two votes in Barksdale's favor.
This was fraud and blind. One of
these two votes was member of the
Executive Committee and was with that
body at tn time; the other was Hooker
man but had been instructed to vote for
Barksdale.-Port Gibson News.
The action of the Grand Gulf club
was great wrong to the Barksdaie
members of that club, and Mr.. Charles
johnson, the worthy President of the
Grand Gulf club, and a voter for Col.
Hooker, regretted Thought 1t wrong,
but had no remedy. Some speak of ii
as joke played of on certain Barksdale
voters by fixing the club meeting at 4
O'Clock and holding it before II o clock
1t is very certain that at 4 O'Clock there
would have been Barksdale men enough
there to have changed the joke, and we
can name them.
The Brandywine club met at Clark S
Shop, Col. Hooker present, as usual, and
| after the speaking the voting com
| menced The first vote stood Is to Is
and was declared tie, and a second bal
lot ordered. While the members were
preparing their tickets for a second vote
| some one brought up new voter
and contrary to all usage, his vote vas
accepted and made to count as a part o.
| the first vote which had been announced
as being closed. In addition to this tw,
| dooker votes were cast by men whose
names are not on the registration books
of Claiborne county, and of course they
were not voters, any more than If they
had been boys.
| But at Grand Gulf, was it a vote o.
was 1t joke?
| The announcement of the result a
| Grand Gulf was heard on the streets o
| Port Gibson before o'clock, and, on,
said to another chow / should like Il
see Mr.. So and So when he goes co tn,
Gulf to vote, and finds it all over"
If it was intended as vote, and il
| violation of the order and manner O
holding the election, it was wholly in
valid, and should not only be rejected
out rebuked by the people.
| IL it was a joke let 1t be treated as +;
childish joke "a freak of pleasantly
boyish mode of holding elections-bu
not to be counted.
But whether vote or joke it is due t.
the spirit of fairness and to Maj. Banks
dale; to his friends VINO have beef
wronged by neighbors and friends o.
| the same political party; to the presen
| welfare and to the future harmony o
the party, that the people should de
nounce 1t, and set it aside by the thun
! ders of the ballot box at a primary cleo
| ton. They will do it.
| Notwithstanding the facts set fortl
in the above, notably the rejection o
| Brandywine and Grandy Gulf by tn,
convention, making loss of 16 votes t.
Col. hooker, and placing the Who'll,
power of nomination in the control O
the friends OF Maj. Barksdale, his friend
declined, like loyal Democrats, to avail
of the advantage. 1t is plain PROPOSE
zion that the nomination of Maj. Banks
dale at that juncGure would have beef
UNSUITABLE and valid, aud it would hav,
] oeen ratified by the District Convention
But it was not done, and the friends o
Maj. Barksdale rejoice that it was no
done. They are glad to proclaim to thu
solid men of Claiborne that fairnes
more than victory was the peerless
priceless jewel they sought. 1t is rul,
10 the arena of chivalry as it is in thu
political arena that the hour Of victor,
IS the hour of magnanimity. Tn,
friends o. Col. Hooker aud Mai Banks
dale are too faithful to the Democratic
party to disrupt it in family quarrel
Not alone tor the present, but remem
boring the dark hours of other day
when side by side they marched to tn,
overthrow of the dynasty of reconstruc
ton and heartless tyranny, they viii
keep step together, and looking to tn,
future of the party when the same worl
may have to be done over, they will no
disrupt simply on question of choic
between two men. Should Col. Hooke
be the nominee of the District Conven
tion this journal will yield to no othe
paper in the advocacy and earnestnes
of its support of Col. Hooker, and W
believe we can pledge this for ever
Barksdale man in Claiborne county.
A primary election has been ordered
The officers to hold it have been ar
pointed by Hon. John Nee. Martin
Chairman of the Executive Committee
! Maj. Barksdale will be in the count
J, and will be glad to meet Col. Hooker
Prepare your ballots.
For THE CLARION
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