Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
That Contest,

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| Committee, in making the contest be
fore it. there was nothing Tor he aud
| 10 CORRESPOND about. was anxious.
a. I have been a, all times, to avoid .
personal wyaugle with him,
The captain. ever since the election
has been tsyingt to prejudice the minds
o; the good people Of The county
against me-lc i, writing continually
and circulating petitions, which do
not fully state the 'ac,, and heDce arc
calculated to make erroneous impress
sions. A. q sample, he says that three
/ negroes voted Tor me. lleAss assumed
,ha, they voted tor me. | have no
idea that more than one oithcm voted
for me. ir even one, but il suits the
Captains present plans 10 declare in
advance OF IN investigation BY The
committee that the negroes voted for
M. have no idea OF accepting :
nomination secured 10y their votes. !
was not at the clcrtion-was IL jack.
son, and know nothing about the mcr-
if. Ct the Captains contest.
The committee viii investigate the
martcrau 10 r,g1t-a,,e least whatever
thcy 10 shall he right with me.
The Capt. has also assumed that ai
The vote. which he challenges were
/ Illegal. But biz mos; fatal assumption
il. that Al. votes cast for him are legal
| II tic .ix votes which he challenge; Of
mine land the only ones that By any
possibility can be declared illegal even
iifau were cast for mel be taken from
I nv vote, /, leaves Inc AZ; and If lie
be- given the vote put in the wrong
box. il would make him 4s7, from
which If you take the votes Of the
/ thrcc A|laLamiaus, he is only left 49,,
aIG j: IN the minority. But It will Jo
/ shown thai more Illegal votes were
ea-t for hin than for No.
Tie Captain knew very well ofthoso
! Illegal votes cast for him an / that Jue
independent voted for him. whose
vote, if We are to have . Democratic
,.,.y will Inc ,bravu out, Then docs
( guobody vendor fha, the Capt. wished
me n ggrcc 10 run the race over:
I arp not nlqyiuc Child. This cav
/ have no, the tire 10 crafty the Cant.
with d raca cvnry yock or tyo Dn'.
|ffI rarc n run II over with him ana
.t, esnc ON, behind he wyuld not
,i.,I, he i, lie v-oull wish IN try
tho l,,ol of = tHird tiu,o ..v he
vould moi, abide by it. WIN? He i.
uo, a,reaino IN abide hy the las, mi.
mary md wba, assurance could any
ors bsya t,,, he would abi,l. by .
.ocoy1 ifY ,rcyc og~oun-tLtD>
Tho Cant has M, only MI, IN priut
, l.,,c- n mo I'm, he has written to
TIA vt.gi,.,u; Son oypl,iuing why +,
yaa, Inn, no wouId not, nlcaqc him.cl.
ia abide BIZ Tie decision OF tho Com
In flat niece he dfgs I'D the dead bod,
OF fine q r. C.. contest in ls89-a clin.
which ! had Lcpcd an good dcao
Gratis had. BY common consent, agreed
ito bury. viii not discuss it furlhc,
than 10 say that in that contest there
were as good Democrats on QUO sid
a. on tho other; and that il was al
honest difference of opinion on q ds
yuded point. Il thi. case there eau l.,
no reason for q difference OF opinion
as +. tlc power jurisdiction and an
thori,y 0. the Democratic Eyecutiv
Commi,lce-thc Captain admits i
when hc saws: They decide lcga
points at issue" Yes agree with hil
entirely, we have both oi US IN putin.
our names before the primary, agree.
to abide BY the decision OF the Con
on illegal points, such %, whether tn
vote Of o negro, minor, foreigner, il
dependeut, or any other, is a lego
vote. That is what he has appcalc
to the Com. to do, and ! am pledge
=. to abide By their decision, by an e.
. press pledge made by my friends I
the Com. | was pledged before, {
. was the Captain. But the Captaip r,
, fused 10 giye assurance to iii Con
p, that he would got run independent,
the decision was against him. VIII,
did fhc Captain appeal to the Com. 70
if il was not 10 decide who was Il
= nominee? Did he not suppose III
:, thcy would decide the case accordil
u IA tho facts2 Then. iftney decide a
!. corJiug 10 the facts. why is he n
houud. il ouv ,bing can hind a ma,
lIIo sovs the Com l. not tho "po,nin