The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-06-12
The Floater Delegate.

If il wasn't for the enormous pre-
sumption ofLincoln county, we DOUBT
not this matter of q floatev delegate
to the Constitutional Convention
could be easily settled. jefferson has
never been unreasonable, and we
have 10 shadow of objection to Or.
Applev bite, as he is the only hrst-
clnfs man Lincoln has ever offered us,
hut we do think that. after bearing
the burden of all our joint elections
after yielding to Lincoln's demands
in all preceding meetings, JEFFERSON
il mt least entitled to "a courteous con
sultation. on this matter of the Sc
lection of joint representative. All
the proceedings in regard to TINS mat
ter which we have seen in the Brook
haven papers, have quietly ignored
Jefferson, and it doesn't require over
sensitive nerves for this to CRATE on,
for it certainly appears Just that the
county which casts the Democratic
votes. elects the joint Democratic
nominee in face of LincOln's opposl-
ton vote, should at least he request
cd to give her consent to the assumed
preroGativc of Lincoln. - Fdyettt
Chronicle.
Hold on. there! not so fast, brother
Cullcy. Lincoln doesn't want any
thing but what is fair and for the
best interest of both counties. MOI
has she been presumptuous. Every
thing has thus far proceeded regular
" and with the full recognition oi
the fact that jefferson was to have
voice in deciding the nomination tol
fioatcr. Our Executive Committee
appointed Il primary for last Tuesday
to ascertain the choice of the county
for tloater delegate, las well as a county
delegate and delegates to the county
convention to meet next Saturday.
If Col. Harper wanted the office, there
was nothing to hinder him from pre-
senting his candidacy to the voters OF
this county before that primary, and
he would have been treated with the
most respectful consideration. Though
named fist us the choice of the ALI
ance. and last Tuesday nominated as
the choice of the Democracy of LIN
coin county for tloater, DR.. Apple
white has never to our knowledge
sought the place or announced him
,~l;,loto Gov -
Our people were simply looking for
one of the best men to be found for
the place, and they knew Applewhite
would fill the bill i'll every respect.
When the county convention meets
delegates will be appointed to the
Pictorial convention, and possibly a
committee to confer with a like com
mittee from jefferson. No such action
could be taken sooner, because the
people have not had chance to speak
before in an official capacity.
AZ to Jefferson being entitled to
the foater delegate, as a matter of
right, we cannot see it that way.
True, the two counties have an
agreement to alternate in the selec-
ton of fioater representative, and
Lincoln is perfectly content that
this should continue, but the matter
of selecting tloater delegate to the
Convention is entirely
outside of this-something that has
never been done before, and is not
likely to reenr as long as the two
are in the same district
and the best man available should be
selected for the important trust with
out respect to county lines. This is
the view Lincoln Democrats take OF
it and though we know jefferson has
many true and noble sons, we do not
believe she has one better suited fol
the place than X. r. Applewhite, the
present Floater Representative of the
two counties.