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

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ton and voted Tor Respondent, but
he denies that said Taliaterro was
nat entitled to vote. He shows
tha, sand Taliaftrro was u years
Of age on either the 9Th or Sth day
OF July. 1871, and was 4 white
democratand entitled to vote under
the rules prescribed by the execu-
tive Committee for holding said
Primary elrction. As 10 Van Cav
cit Respondent does not know and
has no information Is to whether
he voted and if he voted whether
he voted for Respondent or Jami-
son, but Respondent shows that
said Van Cave,t is a white Demo-
crat over y years Of age whose
name name is enrolled upon the
Democratic Club book of Macon
Beat and was duly entitled 10 vote
at Said Primary election. Respon-
dent denies that Cavett is or was,
at the time Of said election, a resi-
dent OF Jackson, Tenn. or ever
OF even had been such. He shows
that said Van Cavett was and for
wears has been q resident OF Ma
con Miss. where he owns a home
and has resided and voted ever
since he was old enough to vote.
As to Joseph Heard Respondent
is informed and believes and so
/ states that said Heard voted for
j. II. Jamison, at said Primary
election and not for Respondent.
As to the three negroes said 10
have voted at Macon, Respondent
asks hal all Of said votes be thrown
out and not counted either for HIM
Selfor said Jamison. Respondent
/ shows that he knew nothing about
said negroes voting; he neither So
licted their votes or authorized his
friends to so solicit their votes and
would have insisted upon every et-
fort being made to prevent their
voting if he had known anything
Of their intention to vote. Res
pendent is informed and charges
that all Of said negroes voted for
said J. II. Jamison and he insists
that, as said negroes live in Macon
where they can be conveniently
called. that they be brought before
the Committee and asked to dis
close for whom and at whose solic-
itation they voted. Respondent
further asks that, fthis Committee
should have any doubt as to whom
said negroes voted for, their votes
should be taken equally and rata.
bly, from Respondent and J. II
g., Jamison and by no means counted
| for anything in said election. As
( to their having been q vote cast fol
said j. II. Jamison at the Macor
. box that was a lawful and lega'
e vote thrown out by the manager:
of election solely on the grounC
that it was deposited in the wron!
box, Respondent asks on full proc
= that these facts, that said vote b.
y counted for said J. II. Jamison
W. c. Draughon and L. W. Halfa
ere and John Taylor having vote,
:, for Respondent at Lynn Creek DO,
5 for Respondent, denies such to b
= the the fact and calls for stric
5 proof that such was the case.
Respondent further shows in tina
regard that no matter who said par
: ties voted for, they were each and al
q white democrats of Noxubee Coun
N W over Il years OF age and wer
entitled to vote where they please(
.e Respondent regrets to be called VI
IF on to stand up for the right of
te true white democrat of NoXube
l. County to 4 voice in the ~seloctio
'e of candidates for his party. Re.
y pendent contends and AYERS tn;
- all..such democrats have an inal
enable and just right to cast the.
n. vote in all the Primary election
of their party, and that the mel
incident or accident at not being
d a particular voting place should d
a prive them of that right is arb
trary, t~yrannical, technical, unju
II and not warranted by any DEM
,e cratic precedent CT law, and I
Of such rule ever was or should !
Is. promulgated by the Democrat
2. Executive Committee OF this Cou
9 ty. As to Matt Mahorner votil
u; at Centre Point box Responde
n. shows that this IS and always h
rs been his home and his voting pla
at where he is registered and has ;
n, ways voted and where he was c
titled to vote, all of which j.
io Jamison well knew. AS to j.
On Murray voting at CookSvllle DO
to Respondent shows that that is a
II has been for several years, t
MS home of said J, H. Murray and
H. was entitled to vote there. AS
btcc whether said Murray voted for RI
nd pendent or not Respondent dc
or not know but demands strict pro
an of that fact if his vote is TO
i'm counted. As to +. V. Davis bel
=" deprived of his vote at the Cool
no vile box by the managers Of eli
as ton at said box. Respondent i
no knowledge, but he shows,
an information that said Davisis q re
dent Of Alabama and not entitl
to vote at all in this State or at S:
u Primary election. Respond,
shows that one II. C. Hudson W
was a resident of said Cooksvi
beat and entitled to vote there W,
'ef to said Primary election and t,
oi dered q vote for Respondent a
'" others to the managers of said el
~, ton at Cooksville and was refu:
tha riuht IN vote hv said monop