The Brookhaven leader., 1890-07-10
w hich il Entitled to the FlOater
"a Little History.


claims TO the FlOater delegate to the
Constitutional Convention, fairness
and mndesty pf assertion cannot be
reckoued amaug them. One would
infer from recent editorials in his pa
per that in the matter of selecting a
Floatcr representative for the two
counties, Jefferson had always been
n submissive little lamb with flhE
IN it's nose, led about at will by the
self-assertihg Democracy of Lincoln,
and that only just now has she be-
come sufficiently independent to
mildly protest against past unjust
treatment. For instance, among 9th.
CT things, in his issue Of June 27th he
says: THE fact that jefferson county
has always had to concede to Lincoln
the naming of the Floater candidate,
capuot be disputed, for jefferson
county men have been nominated
who didn't have the endorsement OF
the majority of the Democratic voters
of letters on, and when Lincoln's men
were nominated it fell to Jeffer-
! sons portion to elect them"
How far these claims of brother
Culley are borne out by the facts, i t
IS only necessary to recall little
history.
At the first Fioatet convent ioh, It'll
der the present app6ttionment; held
at Union Church to nominate Il candi-
date for Floater representative from
the counties of Jefferson and Lincoln,
Lincoln presented the name Of the
late Col. c. Byrd for the it0mination
Col. Byrd had also carried Jeffer-
son county in the primaries as against
Mr.. Hicks of Jefferson, and it was
thought by the friends of Col. Byrd
that the Colonel would receive the
nomination when the convention met
by acclamation; but the jefferson del
egation adopted the unit rule and
presented the name of Mr.. G. ID. But
Ter from Jefferson for the nomination
and persisted in supporting Mr.. But
Ter against Lincoln's choice and
against the choice of part of the
jefferson delegation.
After numerous ballots the names
of both Col. Byrd and Mr.. Butler
were withdrawn and DR.. i. Il. Apple
white of Lincoln county was placed
in nomination by the Jefferson delega-
ton and chosen 10y acclamatiou.
At the second Flbater convention
between the two counties, DR.. J. =.
Wise ofJefferson was nominated, and
so far "the custom to alternate with
each other in making nominations"
worked with little friction; but at the
third Floater convention between the
two counties "the custom to alternate
with each other in making nomina-
tons" was disregarded. Lincoln in
that convention, presented as her first
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mers, and as her second choice the
name of A. Lewenthal, DR., Esq, the
present worthy and efficient Mayor
of Brookhaven. Jefferson would ac-
Cept neither Lincoln's first nor second
choice, but as long as these gentle
mems names were before the conven-
ton, persisted in voting for Mr.. JOS.
Smylie, another Lincoln county man,
who had not before been thought of
i'll connection with the nomination.
Finally, after all of these gentlemen S
names had been withdrawn, Jefferson
presented to the convention as her
choice for the nomination the name
of Capt. J. j. Whitney of jefferson
county, and Notwithstanding it was
Lincoln's right to have the FlOater
representative under "tle custom to
alternate with each other in making
nominations" Capt. Whitney was
nom mated and received the undivid
ed support of Lincoln county.
At the fourth and last Floater Con
vention between the two counties,
held at BrO0khaven to nominate a
candidate for Floater Representative
Lincoln county presented as her
choice the name of Mr.. John w.
Boone, and Jefferson county following
her contentious course Of two years
before, presented tire name of Mr..
| Prentiss Buie of Lincoln county as
her choice, and east her ballot for Mr..
Buie until the morning of the second
days proceedings of the convention,
when the jefferson delegation with
drew the name of Mr.. Buie and pre-
sented in lieu thereof the name of Dr..
II. r. Applewhite of Lincoln county,
which was accepted by the Lincoln
delegation and DR.. Applewhite was
nominated by acclamation.
We admit that Lincoln has twice
gone against the Democratic nominee
for floater, but honors t?) are about
even on that score, for both times she
did so, jefferson furnished the disor-
ganizing independent.