The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-05-20
COL. sToCKDiLE,s CANDIDACY.


wrote to The Editor Of the Magno.
liza Gasette that he Intended &c
make a flying trip TO Mississippi
early in the present month to con-
sull with his constituents first. lie
says he has his consent to return
10 The 23d Congress if he can get
theirs. In reply to this, The
Woodville Republican says:
AS will be observed with some
amusement to those who are con-
versant with Col. SlockdaIe's first
canvass for Congress, all at once
he has become tender footed.
Col. L. II. S,cckdale succeeded
six years ago at Mississippi City in
beating Judge Van Eaton out OF
the nomination by securing The
organization of The Convention by
a oae-fuurlh Or eighth majority, or
something like that, Hancock
county having been shut out upon
a cooked up protest. Then the
Hancock delegation, If we remem-
Der correctly, was admitted The
four districts for Van Eaton, not
being allowed representation,
while the fifth cast The vote OF the
county for Stockdale. There was
nothing bAsh,ul or tender-lCOted
about that!
He did moi, in that canvass,
"cOn>ult his constituents" and has
no more occasion now to do so.
The fac, is that one of The cele.
brattd Oregon boots" AN eleh.
teen FOUNDER of iron locked to The
leg by a combinalion) affixed to
each of Col. Ihos. Il. Stocksdalt's
pedal eXtremilie> would not pre-
vent him from prancing around
This Congressional District between
now and November next.
For the information Of our
brother editors of this State, who
are not members of the State Press
Association we quote Article 3 OF
The Constitution, which reads as
lollows : ANY editor, publisher Of
business manager OF a newspaper
Or periodical, regularly published
at slated times, shall be entitled
to membership on signing this
Constitution and on payment OF
such fees and cues as may be pre-
scribed from time to time" Anti
Gle 5 OF the Constitution on proxies
says: proxies shall not be issuet
TO any person unless he or she i
actually employed on a newspape
or periodical published in tn
State Of Mississippi" We rub
liSh the above extracts for the sol
purpose Of placing the Assoclalio
IN lis true light, and save lhos
who attend our annual Conven
tons humiliation when rejecte
by the committee on credential
and membership.
The following is the delegate
elected to represent the MisslsslI
ri Press Association in the Naliol
al Editorial Association to NEE
next year:
r. Ii. Henry, State Ledger.
Z, X. Mayors, DEMOCRAT STAR,
J.. r. Showers, Oxford Globe.
S. I. Carlisle, West Point Leade,
F. II. Culley, Fayelle ChrOnicl
j. b. West, Sardis Record.
S. B. Brown, Water Valley Pro!
resS.
ALTERNATEs--J. L. Gillespie
Greenwood Enterprise.
l.. j. Colby, Water Valley Mi
rOr.
Sam d. Harper, Raymond Ct
zette.
VIM. Ward, Starkville Times.
VIM. l.. May, Coast Beacon.
Joe Dale, Monticello Press.
Hinman DoXey, Copiah Signal
-
Mr.. Micheal l.. Ansley, membt
of the Ocean Springs Lumber Go
died last Sunday evening at Ocea
Springs, after a short illness, age
fifty years. He had reside
at Ocean Springs only a le
months. For many years he ",
roadmaster of the Louisville
Nashville Railroad aud was vel
popular, and ore OF The most geni,