The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-16
MATTHEW'S vs.. HOOKER.
\ Racy Account of the R"pub-
Iican Conventions.

lican Convention.
\ little remnant "f Republicans,
consisting of about twenty-five ne
grocs and half as many Whites, met in
benevolent Hall in this city to-day, to
so through the empty form of MAX
ingn nomination for Congress.
Thc convention organized with l..
u. Mpslcy us chairman and +. IL.
Thompson. posi- master at Wcsson,
as secretary.
Listlcssnt.ss and apathy chaiactcr-
lied the aSscmblagc, ana for a time it
looked as though nobody felt enough
interest to set the ball in motion.
Finally, u committee Oh credentials
was appointed, and reported all coun-
ties represented except Franklin.
Judge Mcmillan presented the name
of j. Meredith Matthews of Walden
as an tmincntly suitable and special
ly well qualified man to be beaten Ivy
Col. Hooker for Congress.
Geo. Cranberry Icol0 of Kinds en-
dorscd the views of the Judge.
Bob johnson, with Il face as black
as the Republican party'S record, took
issue with them and thought that aS
..our kernaghan' had had experience
in that line he WAS the better qualified
to edo it over again" Wilson Hicks
thought TO nominate "anybody but
'Kcrnigin' would be Il infamous dis
grace to lie Publikan party" Peg Leg
Oliver, whose fascial contour sets at
rest all doubt rs to the correctness of
the DarWinian theory of evolution,
said he chad hearn dat squire Berry
Kcrnighan posed dc Federal 'lcck-
shun bill, and dat was huff to put n
spider in his dumpln wild him." A
SlIrill voice from another owner of
ebony hue insisted, "Dat dat was Per
zackly whar he showed his sense, kase
to pass dat air bill means to translate
all desc here niggars to de graveyard"
Dick Kerr here insisted that tele-
gram had just been received from
use of his name as Il candidate. Mai.
Gibbs denied the statement; and in
sisted that the telegram be produced.
Kerr became indignant that a Repub
LEANS word should be doubted, and
he and Gibbs squared up to each 9th
CT and quarreled about the matter to
such M extent that all business had
to be suspended. One niger Justify
cried, ''peace, peace, peace" but there
was no peace, until the English lam
guagc was exhausted and the would
be cOmbatants had become too weak
to quarrel longer. Finally, sufficient
quiet was restored to admit of a bal
lot, which resulted in Kernaghan re-
ceiving Is and Matthews II votes.
Gibbs wondered what had become
of Kernaghan's appointees. Saffron
Bob johnson "motioned" dat de nom
inashun be made unanimous. Mere
dith Matthews here sided in and hid
himself on bench behind the door.
About this time, dark-hued
Jesse Taylor was feeling specially dry,
and remarked dat in all de conven-
lions he ever tended, de nominee al
tcrs come forward an told EN- some'n
to make 'em happy; an as dey hadn't
had much to drink, he mOtioned dat
Mr.. Matthews give 'cm a speech
Meredith responded and talked as
cxcitedty about ballot box stealing,
stutting, perjury, etc, as a man who
was suffering with an acute attack of
the jim-jams or had Just walked up
from the night mare. He told them
he expected to go to Congressman
so he probably wiii-to contest Col.
IIookcr's seat and get the contest fees.
Thus cndeth the first chapter of the
arcc.--New MiSSiSSippian.