Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-08-10
Sand Hill Items,

Mr.. EDITOR:-We were not at the
county convention. and We have been
inquiring and reading the county pa.
pars and the various correspondents
TO see il we could arrive at tho facts
and the true inwardness of the convcn.
ton, but We have no.. been able to as
certain who are the nominees and we
have about come to the conclusion
that no one does know. We learn
from the inquiry of some of the can.
didstes that they being present, don't
know, and SO many different state.
mcnls ouly produce confusion. Some
say Murray is the man and ONeill is
the man others say Dorroh is the
man and Rives is the man and others
say Clemens should have been the
man. We should like to take FOX
Traps" advice and be true to the old
party, but how can we vote for the
right man when no one knows who
the right men arc. The president OF
our club Mu,hulayillc, informed us
that he would call a meeting of the
club next week, that it may decide
what may be done, W. will then cX.
pect our delegates to give Us an &C.
count Of what was done. We know
not Whist will be the conclusion of the
cab, but will let YOU know. Some
say, is they turned the convention i'll
10 an old fashion, convention that il
will be best to have an Old fashion
| election in November next, that is, cy-
cry man vote rs he pleasoS, and claim
the same right rs those delegates did
that changed The primary convention
into an old t shiOncd one. We say
find ont if we can who are the legal
nominees. 1t some was not legally
nominated, then the club should make
its own nominees and stick to tIcm in
! November, but cooperate with othcr
clubs that will do likewise,
Don't let the party bust if the on
vcntiOn did. As we have said we did
not 90 to the cohveution, because our
J man wa. so far behind in the primary.
1t is an old adage that the devil takes
the hindmost man, SO We thought it
best for us aud our man to stay away.
1t seems that the old saving turned
out TO be true, as the devil did take
hold on the hindmost man AMI put
him through the convention. We were
somewhat surprise at that tried and
true old veteran who presided W.
the convention, that he did not vacatc
his chair, when the convention turned
itself into m old fashion convention.
tor he ought to have known the devil
had it then. lie should have reflected
and considered the acts of the last old
fashion convention we had, and
! thought of how the devil got posses
. sion of it, ran it through Il midnight
session and defeated the will of the
people. We cannot agree with that
correspondent who says that igno-
rance and prejudice controlled the
chair. We only think the correspon.
dent betrayed his own ignorance OF
the man and his prejudice to the pub.
lie in making such remarks OF such u
man as II. NJ. Hunter.
We can bur glory inihc grit of those
delegates who signed the protest. We
thought last year we could see the
storm coming when Mushulaville club
sent down a resolution to the convcn-
ton requesting it to recommend to
the Executive Committee TO regulate
the delegate vote according to the pop
ular vote, but some of the clubs threw
mud ut us and accused us of office.
seeking. Now, it can be seen who
was otiice-sccking. We thinkcwc can
stand upon these sand hills aud see
another storm collecting in the prai-
ries, as the old darkey SAYS, n real sly
coon, that will carry destruction b..
struction before. when neighbor will
contend against ~neighbors and boss
against boss. The hand writing is
OH the wall look and read. Go with
us and we will go with thee ; stand by
us aud give us equal rights and VIC
will die by you and fight for your
rights, just say to the Republicans
this 10 a white mans quarrel, n Demo.
cratic fight. They must hands off now
and enjoy IL II SO disposed, to their sat.
isfactiOn. We arc just figuring OH II
now, aud il will get right after awhile.
We are like cats-wc don't fight every
time we growl, so they had better
hands of, or they will be like that old
friend of mine that saw q nan and his
r wife fighting, as he supposed, and ran
in to help the wife, but to his surprise
when he intcrfcred, he was clinch.
cd held by the man, and the woman
gave him n good beating with the po'
:. kcr, saying she would teach him n les
son for interfering with family quar-
/. rcls, so they had better hands off now
or they win be treated liAcwisc.
VOTER.