Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-03-10

Mcclellan being out of town, l did not
meet him, but was accOStcd 10y Mr.. j.
b. Snyder, with, "Why don't you give
us the list of voters as cast Tor sheriff
at the mass meeting" I'VE have not
been able to get it," | laughingly re-
Piled, Il am not fool enough TO place
the evidence of fraud as charged by US,
in the hands of the gentlemen against
whom we make the charge; the chance
being that when we needed the list to
substantiate our charges, we would be
be laughed at as set of simpietons,
and told to get yOur evidence the best
way YOU can. MIR. Snyder then said,
'v0u are not entitled to that list OF
voters, it should be in the hands q! the
Secretary" | replied, the Secretary
and not you, is the person To decide
that question. Mr.. Snyder then said,
''wc can't get even a copy of the vote
| replied yes you can, he said when, /
said RIGHT NOW, come along with me,
will not only give you the copy but
will have Mr.. Dawson" the Secretary
to certify Ia ii as correct: he said he
did not then have time 10 GO with me,
and there the matter stopped. l WAS
then, and am now, willing to furnish
said list. My object III securing the
list OF voters, WAS based on the asscr-
ton that fraud and Illegal voting had
been rrdcticcd III the mas meeting, and
was anxious to make thorough i'll
vestigatiun of the matter, before max
Ing any charges of fraud.
Noticing the manifesto Of the dele
gates from Madison TO the district con-
vention-this writer defends his action
in the premises on the action of the
la Gt.i I,i, 4, In ID
ing the representation in the STATE
convention from either the cleo
torial or gubcrnalurial vote, TO the gu
bernatorial vote alone, settled the
principle that representation in demo
cratic assemblage in this state should
be based on the vote of the officials Of
the rank coming absolutely within the
purview of the offices to be filled, the
vote on the State ticket to be tile'basis of
of representation III State convent ions;
the vote on district ticket TO be the
basis OF representation in dis
trIcL conventions, and so on
through the different grada-
ton OF representation To the respective
political bodies. | had the honor t.
be / member Of the district convention.
making the nominations for our dist.
ticket III ISL; East Carroll represent.
atiycs made cNactiy thepOints in their
arguments, before the Madison dele
gates, that was ina ic by the Madison |
delegation To the late district conven. |
ton to-wit: that the Representation |
was erroneous; that said parish of East |
CanOil was entitled to Name her por-
ton of the district, if she was to have
any representation on said ticket, and
that East Carroll would greatly prefer
that Madison would take the Jud-pI
from Madison Parish rather than that
the convention should force on East
Carroll, 4 tftlZcn for the position of
Judge, who was not the choice of East
larroll Tor said position. In conclusion
the convention paid no attention-and
prope. lv.l thlnk-to this earnest pro-
test from East Carroll, but several
members laconically told the gentle
men to vote more, il they wanted more
i'll democratic conyen-
tions. East Carroll seems to have
proiited well by the injunction for she
gave III the election of 1854, over TWEEN
ty-one hundred votes for the highest
candidate ON the district ticket, while
Madison gave for the highest candi-
date on same ticket one thousand and
forty-twO votes. Madi son could have
well taken the advice given to Eas;
Carroll i'll lSSi-''Eotc More" but what
WAS right to do to East Carroll in 1854,
seems to some gentlemen crime
when the same medicincis administer
ed to Madison in lSSS-verily, it makes
vast difference whether it is my Ok,
or your Bull, that is gorcd-to the |
democrats Of the district, am respon-
Slole, ana not to boiling delegation
from District convention.
j. III. GILEOIL.