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

t1aarG were voted ioE. ava NN Z
mentioned: that. st said primary election
the ssld capt. pilsrd received -, votes
and v5ar petitioner 81 votes, that, IN due
. tine This honorable committee mei t's''N'
rand tesa,cd the said Cspt pilard tie
nominee of;be Democratic party Of NoNu'
I lse county for state senator. Yet YOUR
rsut.ons. declares that Capt niBsud should
/ no, have been the nominee oftae psrth for
/ the Office Of State Senator because all PER
sons. ,x,tp, the white Democratic voters 81
Noxuboe County or those Who would ee'
,,Yne >a,h before the rcsUlsr November
/ election. were prec,ujsj .roa participating
or voting in said rrinsry election OF Tue
/ the 2ut INST, uulerthe call otthe IN Com
Your petitioner would respectfully >a'"
that one. Polk Taliat,rro, 4 white MINOR
and nephcw of the said Cspt. plIlard' -
/ your peutioner i informed, votS& III said
urinary election q, the Macon box for said
! Cant, billiard. who was only twenty wears
old on tho sixth dag Of the present month;
that Mir. Van {. C4yeit, resident Of jack
son. Tenn. voted in said primary election
TA'N $500
at the Macon box and for the said capt
billiard; that Mr.. Joseph Heard. : resident
OF Holmes county, Miss, voted 10 SAID pri-
mary election. at the Brook>Niise box anu
t for said L.. L. billiard; that there were
three negroes. namely, Henry MassencaIe,
Frank Tyler and JET EIStland, who voted
at the Macon box. IN said primary election
/ and for said Capt. q. q. Dtilard, rs your
I petitioner is informed; that there was a
/ vote cas-. al the Macon box for your petit
toner. which WAS placed by the managers
/ Of the election, who received the vote IN
/ the box where votes only for beat officers
were intended 20 be placed aud that said
vote on that account was destroyed and
not counted by the managers Of the prs-
mary election At the Macon box: that W.
e.. prau In and +. ". haliacre, residents
I Of and registered at the Macon precinct ana
John II, Ior. 4 resident Of the BgookSyille
precinct, all voted in said primary election,
at the Lynn Creek box and for said &C
billiard. as your petitioner is informed;
which was against the rule laid down by
this committee, which required that all
persons should vote at the precinct of
which they were residents; that Mat Ma.
horucr. a resident of the Macon precinct
voted In sand primary election ut the Gen.
ter Point box and for said q. g.. Dilaid;
that j. II. Murray. Il resident of the Center
Point precinct and a registered voter at
said precinct voted at the Cooksyille box in
said primary election and for said q. IT,
billiard, as your petitioner is informed; that
Mr.. Z, Y. Davis, = white voter and 3 resi-
dent OF the Ccoksyile precinct, appeared
at the rolls at the Cooksvllle box on July
"a. the day on which said primary election
was held. after the polls were opened and
before they were closed. and offered to vote
but WAS prevented by the managers Of the
election. at the Cooksyille box. and would
have voted for your petitioner had he been
allowed to vote. said Davis was allowed
to vote on July gth, at the Cooksyille box
in the primary election held on that day.
Your petitioner would show that it was er.
ror ami unjust o your petitioner tor the
first three persons above enumerated to
vote in said primary election and for the
three negroes Il. the Macon box, and fol
W. c. Draughn, L. W. Halfacre and Nal
Nahorner, John Taylor and j. Ii. MuFfa!
+, vote in said primary election away IRON
their respective precincts, and Tor the man
grer. of the election nj the Macon box tC
fail 10 count said vote for your petitioner
, which wa, destroyed, and for the menageF'
orthe election ut the Cooksyille box to re
fusa to allow said Z. V. Davis to east hi
vote in said p imary election on July2nd'
The premiscs considered your petitione
= rrays that the votes of the first SIX person
ADORE enumerated, and the votes OF the sat
+ uftuguu, ITrrrIuIc. ru!ior, oitnorheI AM
o Murray De thrown cut and deducted lTon
| the number of votes received by said e.. q
billiard in said primary election and yot
which was destroyed by the managers o
the election at the Macon box and the vot
y of +. V. Davis be counted for your peti
tone and your petitioner declared tn
e nominee of the Democratic party for Stat
senator. and II not that, then the nomina
ton for state Senator be referred TO tn
!, white Democratic voters of NoXubee &c
= and a day set for holding a primary election
j. II. JAMESON,
= Petitioner.
t Al the request of Capt. Jamison an
MrJS Madison, who had also filed
petition asking that the vote for Rer
resrntatives be also investigated an
Y recorntod, the chairman OF the E>
Com. called 4 special meeting OF tn
Com. to meet in Macon on the olh c
july 10 consider both said petition
4 A majority OF the Com. not recoeni'
C ing the call, there was no meeiin!
On Friday. July 10, 1891. the Elk. Con
II met to consider the result OF the IN
o primary, aud such other matters {
Il they might deem proper. As appear
If from tie minutes published OF thu
d meeting, Capt Jamison was given III
II til July Goth, in which to file any an
i all complaints he had to make anl III
evidence TO sustain them. and Frida.
i July Stat sci for n final considerable
g, of the charges and Capt. billiard
answer the petition Of Capt. Jsmiso
ic On July goth Capt. Jamison filed h
1t complaint amended as above set fort
a On July Slst the Com, met and CAY
t, billiard filed his answer, DENYING u
n charges made by Capt. Jamison al
ic alleging other illegal votes cast II
Jamison which he claimed, more lhi
IL off set any illegal votes cast Tor hi
lg and asking that he still he declare
l.. the nominee OF the party and plec
v. ing himself to abide the action OF ii
W Com. Capt. billiards. answer was
NJ follows:
Billiards Answer to the Petite
lg of ]. H. Jamison.
Is To THE Hon. Elk. Con-. OF Nox
at BEE Co. Miss.
in Respondent admits that he al
ld said Jamison were both candidat
before the Democratic party
ne Noxubee County for the Office
State Senator at the Primary elt
ton held on July End. 1891, al