Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-08-03
MAcoN. Miss Juh -, 50,

MACON. Miss ,Jull -, 50,
Ma :. G.. Murray
DEAR SIR TLr artiun of the ma.
iarity at the delegates in the late
County Convention in rcsolvin. them.
selves into an sid fashion cunyruiinn'
thereby ariiriving me, is 4 candidate
toI sheriff, aud other gcnllctnru, WIN
we're candidates Tor Representative, nI
The pro rata of the vote we had re-.
cclNcd in the primary election, has
created so much dissatisfaction that |
feel il 10 be incumbent on me tu at
tempt Ia rcarE some settlement at the
matter thai will harmoni2c all parties.
The convention, in my opinion. had
un ri1ht to deprive me Of the vote
received at the primary election. Th2
] practice OF previous conventions has
been to drop the hinlmpSt candidate
and let the delegates dispose OF this
dropped vote; but no conYcnii"n has
ever attempted before to dispose of
the vote OF candidate still before the
convention. Al the time this action
was taken, there were only two Candi-
! dates before The convention for the Of,
fee of sheriff, You and myself; and
another ballot would certainly have
resulted in the legal nomination Of one
of lis.
have investigated the proceedings
of all the conventions held in the
county since this primary system wa
adopted. aud | find there is not a sin
gle instance where II candidate was
deprived of his primary vote or pro
rata share OF the delegate vote while
he was still before the convention. II
is the opinion of n great many good
democrats in the county that Your
nomination. by a portion of the on
vcnlion was secured by illegal and UNI
authorized methods methods that
violated all past prcccdcnts of party
conventions that the delegates were
not authorized to deprive Inc of my
vote at the primary and give il 10 you;
and that your nomination is therefore
not binding IN the party.
am willing at all times, to sacrifice
my personal interest and wishes tor
the harmony and unity of the Demo-
cratic party, and | presume you are
actuatcd BY a similar feeling. As my
nomination would have been incvita.
bic, il party prcccdcnts had not been
violated. | feel that | was fairly and
justly entitled to the nomination, and
+! presume yon lccl that your nomina-
ton was legally made. | am unwil.
ling, by either silence or by action:,o
add to The present discomfort, bur am
anxious to rcmoYc it, if possible.
suggest to YOU, therefore, that we
mutually agree to leave the entire
question to some fair, impartial demo-
cratic tribunal, say to any three or five
members of the State Executive Com,
10 he selected by lot, and each abide
their decision, | feel confident that
Mr.. O'Ncill, and tho other candidates
for Representative will agree to such
action %f arbitration, which would
heal all party d~issensions in our coun-
ty. If such tribunal decides that the
delegates, under the call Of tho COUn-
ty Executive Committee and the usa-
gcs of past conventions, were author.
lied, under the circumstances, to de
privc me Of my pro rata OF the dele
gate vote of the various clubs, and
that your nomination was legal and is
binding on the party, | will cheerful
~ acquic;cc in tha! decision, If how
ever, it decides that your nomination
was not legally made, then | am will
TO have the same convention re-
convened, or submit to new election,
as such tribunal may suggest. Await
your reply, | am,
Yours truly.
Il. I. DORROlI.
This communication was handed Mr.
early last Tuesday morning,
but have not received any reply.
3, 1889, Il. 7, DoRROH,