Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-04-25

Na. EDIr0R:-I write to adyoe&.e
lie o3gy,ior Of the md proposition
fr~ye.ted BY The TX. tom 10 be voted
OIL .v r.. various clubs 81 ihs c1ultf.
We: double primary Of g. l1t
Democrat / TIE county Uassd uroI
tie present ,E-reseHtsiipu or delegate
vote ot The rarlUUs clubs. TIE Itsui
Of tie first primary 10 be rrpori "a II
The II, Com. ana This Com. 10 cauvEst
The returns and submit the name. d
the higne., and next bigbesi person
voted FOR 10 the secoud PRIMARY. ANY
candidats rscelrin. 3 majority VI lle
delegate v0le ID the fret priut-r 10
be declared HE nominee by this Com
Tie second primary in addition 70 T9'-
ny fgr their choice for The various o.
fices to be filed, 10 elect The fifty dele.
gsfes az heretofore" who viii c-eiats
the result Of the End priHafr md al
tend 10 Ely other bushes. ihst vii
properly come before aud belongs 10
hat bodF, viz Appointing the TX.
CON. endorsing me- and ms&.eres.
adopting /, platform TOT the parry
and .ueh other things 81 ere pert..srg
10 BE- done 10 keen l2. priv orgapi-
z4tion. Now the msiB ooieri ufgel
10 TIL. plsu bv some vii le thar II
proposes % ken up the delegate vote
81 The va.iou. cube, which are. IN ny
Judgment, based upon & fsir and
equitable basis-ie1 90 delegate 20
.ers to ezca Supervisor. brat.
The time hal. been when al were
wiling 10 enncede ihi. vote 10 black
districts for controlling the large snd
Aggressive negro YOie, sDd now that
they have succeedej ia Deuirsliz.ns
aud rendering this vote bafmles.. ]
think ;hcY ought 80 have il a. q re.
ward for their lsbor, snd the gentle.
men from the other side OF the river,
who demaud tina: the representative
shall be based upon the white vote
alone, 10 be consistent, should only
claim the same representation in our
State aud District Conventions. aud
Tegislaiure--as 10 now allowed Win.
ston one member Of The legislature
and two votes IN the counties. a.
soon as these gentlemen who nov
loudly claim that they are not treated
fairly in thi. matter, 90 TO 4 state Oh
district convention, they take theii
stand beside the delegates from thf
black belt OF our county and claim
their six (6j yotes, based upon thi'
same negro population that they igh'
80 hard at. hOmr. No, gentlemen, THU
population vas recognized by our late
constitutional Convention 10 allowing
N0xubee with her go white voters
three members Of The Legislature AMI
ono Senator and by virtue Of this, sii
votes In all district and state conYen'
tons, while Winston, with over 100
white voters. was only allowed on
member of the Legislature, end con.e
quently, two t2) votes in the State am
District convention aud shows yer,
clearly to my mind, that we are enti
tied TO misrepresentation sud 1t si,ou'
not he changed. Some Of the gentle
men arc so opposed TO convention
that they object to delegates bcipI
t elected to declare the result OF the las
primary, hut there eau be M valid oil
; lection to this US there could only b
two candidates before the people Il
tho last primary, and consequent
U would be bound to result in an cleo
v ion and tho delegates could only un
nounce the result aud attend to othe
!, business that would properly com
" before it.
II Tho reason that the Elk, Com. n
n loved each club to have the same dc
Al egaie vote on this question, aud nc
= each club ora vote, MS proposed by NJ
y Nicholson, vas for two reasons, Is
n wo did not feel authorized to chang
the delegate vote of tho various clul
which the adoption Of this amendmc,
woDld have done and 2nd, the ado
dou of this amendment would ha,
ID becu as unfair Us Mr.. Nicho,st
70 claims the present ono to be, for u
III der the present system MushulayiI
Is. with her 80 or 100 votes has three Va
Oh aud Center Point with 10 or so 70,
lc. hos six and Macon with hcr 200 vol
Z allowd ten, under tho one proposoi
him MnshHlavilIc with her so or /
votes would have been allowd one, a,
Center Point with her 40 or 60. allow
or one, and Macon with her 200 wo,
have bcen allowed ono aud, take Il
ed you will by tho Beats. Beat | NO,
be allowed 3, beat 2. allowed 2. a
&c. 6eaf8--Macou 800 votcs l, and bes
"a lover the liver, 5, and beat SO,
~ the river, s, while under the pres
81 system each boat would be eilowel
80 YOU 800 this would bea poor !
10 remedy the evil complained u.
~ Why slsould the gentlemen FROM Q
10 river complain, have'uol they