Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-06-18
ShuQualok, Mss. June 4, 1892.
IIoN. CLARKE LEWIS,
DEAR SIR.

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tests against same. and has announced
himself as n candidate for that pos'
iion, desire to know If yon are will
ing that the County Executive Com
niticc. shall order Mass Meeting or
Primary, as they may elect, at an early
day, to determine whether you or Hon,
J. II. JamisOn shall have The support
Of NoXubcc, in the District Conven-
iion And will Won agree 10 abide the
result of such Mass Meeting or Prl'
mary? Respectfully,
W.D. CLARK,
Chairman,
In response to this letter received
the following from Mr.. Lewis, to-wi';
Macon, Miss, Jane 4, 1892.
W. u. CLARK,
Chairman Go. EX. Com.
DEAR SIR:
Yours OF this date to.hand and in
reply | desire to say, that nOtwiih'
standing the unanimous endorsement
which lately received Mt the hands OF
"A large, and representative Mass Meet
ing Of the voters of Noxu0ec County,
am altogether willing to subscribe
TO the action You propose and VIII
checrfulIv abide the result Of either n
Primary Election Or Mass Meeting Ms
the Co. TX. Com may elect.
Respectfully.
CLARKE LEWIS.
Nv ,,o al law Of lima 1900 I olcn
addressed the following letter to Hon.
]. II, Jamison, to.wit:
SuuQuALAK, MISS, June 4, 1852.
Hon j. II. JAMESON;
DEAR SIR:
Inasmuch as YOU question the Va
lidty OF the action OF the Mass Meeting
held in Macon, on June lst 1892, endorsing
Hon. Clarke Lewis as his own succcSso!
ior congress, and protest against the same.
and have since announced yourself AS can.
didntc for that position, desire to know
If YOU are willing that the County EXccl-
tive Committee, shall order u Mass Meet
ing or Primary. as they may elect, at an
early day, to determine whether YOU or the
Hon. Clarke Lewis shall haye the support
IF . NtGSy yIHIIR Aud will YOU agroo to abide
Respectfully,
W. u. CLARK,
Chairman.
In response to this letter | received
from Hon. j. H. Jamson the follow
ing; to-wit:
CMFroNvILLE, Mss, June s, 1892,
Hon. W. d. CLARK,
Chairman Dem. Tx. Com,
Shuaualak, Miss.
Ny DEAR SIR:
Yours of the 4th is received and
contents noted. Am glad to see that you
are willing to see justice done to individ-
uals. one cause of the general rcsilcssness
and the lack of confidence on the part of
the voters i. the party machinery some
tines giving quasi-sileht consent to the
juglcry of individuals.
Some weeks ago, hearing man was push
Ing Mr.. Lews's claims as candidate in
this county. ! said to him lin substance, ]
expected to be 4 candidate for congress
again and would be glad if it could be so
arranged there would be no contest and no
clash between OR friends in this county,
Mr.. Lewis was absent and had taken no
steps to push my claims in his absence.
also said to him | was, in the interest Of
harmony, willing to have no contest in the
county, Mr., Lewis have three personal
friends on the delegation to the congress
sonal convention, when the time comes,
and have three, and the stronger Of the
two in the convention, not including the
delegates from this county, to have the en-
tire vote of the county. If Mr.. Lewis was
stronger than myself in the convention he
to have the vote Of the county and visa YER
sa. Ii any ether candidate from this coun-
ty he to have similar showing. The man
said that looked fair.
heard nothing more from Mr. Lewis's
friends and imagine my surprise when the
resolutions mentioned were introduced on
Wednesday last.
Many Of my friends tell mo they saw in
a few moments after the mass meeting con-
yened, that 1t was packed for some purpose
and thought the programme was cut and
dried and therefore made no effort to de-
feat the resolutions. Only one man mIde
talk against them.
haye since learned that report had
gone out over the county that was arrang-
ing, before the meeting, TO pack it in my in
tcrest. A more base talsellood never eme-
mated from any source. had never men,
TONED my name in connection with the
meeting, only to tell some friends who
asked, that did not want to go rs a del
cgate to Jackson.
have now announced and gone into the
District us candidate for Congress, and
your letter is therefore too late for me to
comply with the suggestion.
Mr.. Lewis Is also candidate in the Dis.
trict, the nomination is district matter
and it can settle between the candidates.
Respectfully,
j. ii. JAMESON.
AS Chairman OF the Democratic Ex-
ecutivc Committee of Noxubce Co.,
submit the above,
W. ID. CLARK,
June IL, 1892. Chairman.
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