The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
LITTLE BRIG"
Chalmers Nominated for Congress.
Action Of the Second Mississippi
District Convention.
A Out and Dried Arrangement
Easily Carried Out.
The Nominee at Once Files His Let
ter of Acceptance.
He Doesn't Want to Run, But VIII
Do So to Help the Party-The
Wall OF Self-Saoriac-
ing Soul.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Sept l0.-The Re
publican district convention for the Sccont
--Spngressional district Of Mississippi con
yened in the courthouse at this place toda,
at 2 O'Clock pm. Most of the work of tn,
convention had been performed in secre
session during the earlier portion Of III,
day. Thirty-four delegates were present
representing every county In the district
About one-third were white, the balanc,
colored. The meeting was called TO order
by the chairman of the executive commit
tee I. w. Turner, Of Tallahatchie county
N L. Lucky, colored, Of Panola, was acting
secretary. A report of the committee on
resolutions was called for, and George NJ
Buchanan, of Marshall county, read the fol.
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted by the convention.
Resolved, That We cordially indorse the
national Republican platform and especially
those parts Of it which promise effective legis.
lation to secure fair elections, and which
condemn trusts. We believe that protective
tariff creates home competition, and that
competition reduces prices, while trusts are
ton aud defeat the operations of protective
taril. We view with alarm the rapid in.
crease Of trusts during President Cleye.
Hands administration and the unblushing
reward bestowed by him ON the oil
aud coal trusts in return for the
money advanced by them for his election,
making a representative Of one a member
ol hls cabinet and the chief OF the other
his leader in Congress. We denounce the
od trust, coal trust, sugar trust and The cot
ton SEED trust 10 the allies of the Democratic
party, and the cotton hagging trust and all
Others as the lcgtima offspring Of Demo
cratic rule, and rcpuguant to every principle
OF republican government and the Repub-
lican party
Resolved, That the Republican party OF
the district Is entitled 10 representation from
onch county in the district uf one repre-
--S1niatiNc Republican on the board of COM
niis,unCrs Ol election, and We hereby re-
quest the state board OF clccdon commits
spncrs 10 appoint, o. members Of the cuun-
" board oi election commissioners, for each
county, such persons ~ may bc selected and
recommended by the various Republican
county executive committees.
Received, That free, fair aud open dis
discussion ut the issues Of the day h desired
by Republicans uf this district and any at.
tempt 10 shirk the responsibility Of a free
AMI lulut discussion should bp regarded as
puUrilc aud unworthy the candidacy VI the
representative of any party.
4 li,t IT the district Republican executive
committeeman elect, was then read as fol.
lows :. Ncwsom, DcsOto county. J. 5.
Jones, Tate, T. w. Turner, Tallahaichie. II.
{. Wurham, Tipplh. DIR. J. H. Hawkins,
Uaiun. Edwin Wilkins, Benton; John A,
Muhon. Marshall. John Fitzhugh, Lafayette.
Frank +. Hall, Pamela.
The nomination Of candidate for Con.
grc.s being next In order, Mr. IA Aldridgc,
VI Marshall county, arose, and In an earnest
and enthusiastic speech of i've minutes
duration, placed In nomination Gen. James
X. Chalmers. A number Of speeches werr
then delivered scconding the nomination.
Al wcr short aud dealt with Gen. Chal.
u. r. iu illticring and complimentary man.
mr.. Al made appeals 81 the Republicans
g. vote sIl.d, and expressed an assurance Of
the fact that their candidate would be elected.
Uu motion uf John ;. Burton, Gen. Chal-
m,f. U.. nominated by acclamation. Geo.
N Buchanan vas appointed committee Of
or 20 uDfIit TIE general of his nomination
al bu.u"'s being completed, the meeting
tl,n adjourned
II is uur ihg convention 10 state that
everything i1s-rl or in quiet aud orderly
muuu.r 4lH hy., ~ dyCDfum was preserved
Throughout the proceedings Little cnthu.
silsm WIS aroused but the leading Rcpubli
can. pr'cui syymcl determined ~ make a
heel Faf.f