Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08

c,uN, ~ Moor, is a
r,>il,pt of iowndeS Co, Mss 'u' |iO'
h. i "a r.>idvut Of NoNUhe GO, guy ~,
N the Deer Brook precinct an" WOW" We
rbf. RESPONDENT a> alleged
Es,pouacut deuis, that c. F. Jackson
wv. raylor ana Fran jackson are NOT
residents ofthe Macon precinct but SNe'S
,5st they have long been members o tn'
W,.,r ,l,b and that >sid ". NJ. Taylor
Nm, candidate for Constable in The last
election; that said Frank Jackson 'le MOI
vote in said primary Of July ~ anu 'n''
,,fs rs.p,rlent /, not informed a> to who
~ n. rsylpr and {. r. Jackson voted Tor
RESPONDENT denies that Jno. c. FAINT Is a
r.sil.rt of Newton Co. Miss, but AYERS lie
Il, resident Of NoNubco Co., Miss
Respondent admits that Chas. Nhllam'
r,,ile> in the Deer Brook precinct and that
he voted for this respondent As alleged oul
that had only very r~eseu,ly moved from Tue
C~ur,u,ile to the Deer Brock precinct
when said primary was held and he was
one OF the managers Of the election al 'he
Clfton,Ne box. on the day said primSr!
wssaeldsnd was % appointed By the Chair
msu OF this Hon, Committee
pe>pordsnt admits that J. W. Knight Is
q resident OF the ~>hpqualak precinct ana
hat he voted at the MdshulaNille precinct
in said primary brt denies that be voted
Ear TIN. respondent, but upon information
- n.iiaf HAT he voted Tor the Hon. q. IL
billiard,
Re>popdeni admits that HammoeN Noted
AZ N~y<Iulayile huN IN said primary anu Is
n resident of this county and has been LOT j
nrriod ortwo Years. but upon lniolhAatioh
11ut btIic shows that he voted Tor the !Ioh'
q. q. piiiard.
ANA now having fully answered alter
styiiug himself your petitioner an.
Sonr n,titloulr would respectfully snow.
;l1t one 4. +. harrison. 4 resident oil
, Inwnlre Co., Mjss., voted In said pflular!
I n{t July "a, at the BroOksNille box and TOT
( said q. g, DiIlUrd
Petitioner would fUT,hcrsh o there were
two votes cast for him on Jul md al lhe
S~nuguoiak box and were not counted Tor
YOUR uetiouer because no one on saiu NcA-
/ els were voted for Chancery ClefA'
Petitioner prays that these allegations ne
considered a part OF the original pelli!ohh
and the prayer of said petition be applied
To them Il. TO those allegations. formerl! MAGE
in said petition and Your peutlohet VIII
'''' Petitioner.
When the Com. met and was called
to order. Mr. NJ, V. Friday appeared
before the Committee claiming a seat
a. thn mrmbcr from the Ma,hulayille
nrccinct, As against Mr. c Il Russell,
who was present and had been repre-
scutinr that club in the place of Mr.
los. Nicholson. After considering the
matter the Com. agreed TO seat Mr.,
Friday and allow him TO represent
Mushu,ayille club, Instead OF Mr. Rus
self. who retired The complaint OF
Can't Jqmison was then taken mp scrl-
Dtim. II was the unanimous OPINION
-. Of the Com and both contestants ina
the three negro votes cast AT Macol
=, box should be thrown out as Mega
votes. 4 resolution was then unalil'
, mousIy uas>eh by the Com. TINT 1t was
g.. the sense and intention of the Com
q that all white Democratic voters 0
e the county were entitled under th'
. call of the primary to Il vote, no mat
y ter in what particular precinct the.
voted.
The resolution was as follows:
| "RcsoIved, That il is the sense o
this Com. That the rules governing III
@ late primary election in this county
t were intended 10 allow every bona !!
dc white democratic citizen OF til
county, who would be p by the No
Il vcmber election. to have n voice III Sc
q Letting the candidates by voting j
i Whatever precinct they might be-
After considering the matter OF tn
three negro votes cast at Macon an
10 the vote Of Joseph Heard cast q
10 Brooksyillc, the Com. threw ont tn
70 three negro votes and two OF lhei
). from tie vote Of Capt. billiard, lca'
ing him lS9 votes. The third ne9r
i. vote and the vote of Joseph Hear
,y were thrown ont but not taken troi
the yotC OF Glitter oontcstont, as 1t
at Gem. were in doubt rs tc whom the
of hat cast Their vote. In the matter
At the vote claimed by Capt. Jamison
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