The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-27
MlSSISSIPPIS MALONE.
GENERAL CHALMERS NOMlNA-
TED FOR GOVERNOR.
Another Ix-Confcdcratc Who Deserted
AFTER the War-The Usual uproar Be
tween White aud Black >egrocS-tnr-
rent Events by Wire from All Points.

JACKSON. Miss. September 26.-Nc~tcr-
days Republican state Convention was
called 20 order by j. Il. Lynch. the colorcd
3 Fourth Auditor of the Treasury. in q short
aud partisan speech. Ex-senator Bruce
(colorcd) was selected as chairman. and
Postmaster Gibbs, of this city. secretary.
Bruce made a rather conservative speech
and The report Of the committee on crcdcn-
| tials showed about sixty Of the seNcnty-fOur
counties represented 10y upwards of two
/ hundred delegates. the colorcd element pre-
dominating 10y six 10 one.
! While the committee on credentials were
out. General Chalmers made partisan
! speech. He announced himself i'm favor Of
Federal control of elections. and said that
If in the coming contest any fighting must
De done. the white Republicans would do IT,
and that the negroes could stand.
The platform urges Federal election laws:
fayOrs a protective tariff: dcnounccs trusts
and communism. and charges that they
flourish under Democratic rule: condemns
contract labor; faNOr~ the Blair bill. and
follows with a long arraignmcnt of the state
administration.
James Hill. of the minority 0f the commit
fee. offered minority report and tried 10
speak. when perfect bcdiam rcigned.
Twenty negroes were irving 10 speak.
John II. Lynch finally gOi thc floor. bat
could not do anything with the mob. and
row came near ensuing. The minority OPP
posed the nomination of a state ticket. aud
proposed that the state Committee issue an
address giving the reason for such action.
Lynch antagonized Hills proposition. and
said that The logic Of IL WAS that the Hcpuh-
lican's only excuse could bp a. say that they
were afraid He did not believe there would
Dee any more trouble or Violence in the state
II the Republicans nominated "a ticket than
iftheS did not
1ICkET NOMlN MED.
The convention. 10y vote of lgl 90 36. de-
cidcd to nominate a ticket. and Young NO.
gro named Craig nominated \. T. imhcr-
lN. internal revenue collector; simpson
fWhitcl nominated General Chalmers. Al
this point " mbcrN took tine stand and d'-
clined his name 10 Dee used. "Ihc negro
cannot fight the white people" hc said "hut
there are white Republicans enough 90 do the
fighting. and IL the white men will do their
duty. lN tho Eternal. the mau nominated
here this ni.ht will hc YOUR Governor
Horton. of Washington. nominated t.. +
Beck: the Mayor Of Nickshur-. The result
of The ballot was finally announced thal-
mcr-. rs: Beck. co. Chalmers nomination
was made unanimous. and hc appeared and
thanked the convention. and pledged hiu- !
self to do All i'm bis power 20 win.
). " lee. of aberdeen. took the stand fo /
nominate "a candidate for Licuicnaut-GoN- /
eruer. hut forgot his name. lie finally a~-
cortaiucd that Dee WAS James -. Lynch. of
West Point James lIill opposed This NOM
inaiion on the ground that Lynch va, the |
author Of book in defense Of the hcmrcr |
county massacre, and defended thc killing |
of Miss Chisholm.