The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-09-14
The Biloxi Herald Versus the Pass Chris
tian Convention.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss,

4. tian Convention.
, OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss,
Editor Democrat-star.
SlR-Therc appears an editorial in
the Biloxi Herald OF Sept, sth. in
reference to the Convention at Pass
Christian, which We take to be an in
suit 10 every delegate to said Conven.
ton. The writer of said editorial
says:
THE unexpected result was the
nomination of Mr.. Walter NJ. Denny,
OF Jackson county, as the candidate
OF thc Democratic party of the sixth
district for Congress. How this came
about remains to be explained by the
gentleman whose devious ways are
governed by no known principles of
human action"
rms assertion, Mr.. Editor, is SIM
ply unauthorized impudence-the
etfervessence of a putrid mind, who,
in his imbecility and weakness i'm
AGNES that the Biloxi Herald is the
custodian Of public opinion. lie
further drivcls:
That public opinion had settled
upon two gentlemen as representa-.
tive men. one of whom would be the
choice of the district, is clear"
Why, MIR. Editor, nothing that he
says Is clear, and he is certainly most
dull OF comprehension, or he would
have discovered another Richmond in
the field. Why, sir, when the wise
men Of the East came with their
champion to contest before the Con-
ventiOn Of their Democratic friends
for the prize, they had every reason
to believe that honesty and fair
dealing would prevail, to the extent
that every candidate who made the
canvass would, at least, receive a
modicnm OF recognition by the Con-
ventionf never, for one moment did
we dream that the ukasc of the Biloxi
Herald, that great soI-DIsANT custo-
DIAN OF public opinion, had gone forth,
shutting out two candidates, one Of
whom was an old war-worn and
battle-scarred veteran of Democracy,
and the other, though younger In
years, is a man whose Democracy is
pure as the consccratcd snow which
lay on dams lap; these two gentle
men, Hon. G. NJ. Govan and Hon. w.
NJ. Denny, were to be shut out from
before the Convention, this was clear
to the otherwise clouded brain OF the
Biloxi Herald, for We we'll remember
how the vote Of Harrison county was
in the Convcntion-two and forty
one-hundredth for Stockdale and sixty
one-hundredth for Martin. Now, we
may ask why this lack of harmony?
Why this split vote Of Harrison coun-
ty? Compare it with the vote of
Jackson county--3 votes for Denny
there is harmony.
What was the Biloxi Herald, that
great sclf-styled mouldcr OF public
opinion doing to permit the casting
Of that vote in the convention in such
4 broken and disjointed manner. !
The poor, weak and obfuscatcd {
thing called the Biloxi Herald saws; ,
That public opinion had settled J
upon these two gentlemen as renre. !
sentative men. n OF whom would be i
tlle choice of the district, is clear" !
No, Mr.. Biloxi Herald, the intelli. !
gent and self-respecting Democracy of '
sixth district of Mississippi do
not settle upon any candidate prior
% the assembly OF the Convention. I
Go assert without the least fear II
II successful contradiction that there c
'evcr did congregate in the State of ,
mississippi a more magnificent as. l
OF representative Democrats
han were present ut the Convention
II Pass Christian mcn whose actions
oes not require an explanation-thcy s
'clhg their own masters, did what +
heir conscience told them was best |
or their own honor, and for the best t
interests OF their party and country. t
[he assertion "But to certain par. '
les Is due the defeat of the popular c.
Will" is a base Islander upon the dele
who composed the Convention, t,
nd but the vaporings of a mcaslcy t
'apcr and against the chiyalrous Il
ctlons OF Il patriotic people because a
hey did not choose to set up his par t,
ocular political god for Worship. q
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DELEGATES +. N. WEED, a
II. +. RUSSELL, ~