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mittee adjourned its meeting in San Fran
cisco and started to leave the hall Jerry
Mahoney and A. Ruef remained on the
platform. As soon as they were alone.
Mahoney suggested that he and Ruei
organize, and as Ruef was willing they
proceeded to do so. Mahoney nominated
Ruef for chairman and Ruef nominated
| Mahoney for secretary. AS these two
were the only ones present, of course they
elected each other by acclamation.
''By virtue of this performance they
called meeting for 10 o'clock that night
at the Baldwin Hotel, but, as they only
notified select few, they did not get a
quorum until nearly midnight. The call
was for the members of the committee to
meet in the hotel parlors, but when they
got together they adjourned to Jerry
-Mahoney's room, where the meeting was
held. At this meeting six members were
actually present, four of whom were for
me. Those against me were Ruef and
Mahoney. BY means OF these votes and
three proxies, two of which were forged,
they adopted a resolution and elected
Congressional committee, the vote being
to 4.
subsequently meeting was regularly
held by the members of the State Central
Committee from the Fourth District, at
which meeting eight of the eleven commit
teemen were present. OF course, Ruef and
Mahoney were absent. At this meeting
the action taken in Mahoney's room in the
Baldwin Hotel was declared null and void
and absolutely repudiated, as it was shown
that several of the members had not been
notified; and. further than this, Gustave
peared in person and stated that his proxy
had been used at that Mahoney meeting
without any authority from him. An
affidavit to the same effect was read from
Committeeman Martin.
"Mahoney claims that Martin was paid
for his affidavit, but this is absolutely false,
because I myself got that affidavit and
know that no inducements were held out
to Mr.. Martin.
"The committee upon this, its regular
meeting, the Mahoney proceedings having
been declared irregular. organized by elect
ing a chairman and secretary, and then
voted to leave the matter of selecting dele
gates entirely with the county committees.
In accordance with this the county COM
mittee decided to hold primaries, and at
these primaries delegates to the State
Convention were chosen, which Mahoney
pleases to call the Spreckels delegation.
81 feel that our delegation will be seated,
because l do not believe that the conven-
ton will stand politics done in back
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Central Committee, A. Ruef announced
that Martin held the proxy OF a member
whose seat in the State Convention as
delegate from the Fourth Congressional
delegation was o be contested.
This at once opened the whole questions
of the recognition of the Spreckels or
regular delegates. or those who were
frauduIently and Illegally selected by the
Kelly Rainey combination. Chairman
Cornwall was equal to the situation, and
cleverly avoided the difficulties that
Threatened the body by the following
brief address:
This gentleman represents one of the
protesting delegates from the Fourth Con-
gressional District The executive body
of your committee has had great deal of
trouble and labor over those two dele
cations. Both appear to be in the right on
some points. and both also appear to be in
the wrong on some others. The commit
tee finally decided TO leave that whole
question to be decided by the convention
after it selects it's temporary chairman
and he appoints the committee on cre-
dentials.
'sThis credentials committee will take
testimony, and I understand there will be
great deal of testimony presented, and
unless the State Central Committee wishes
to take up the matter it will go over for
the action of the State Convention.
MY judgment Is that to take it up here
would lead to strife and discord, and with
out there being any real necessity for such
course. Therefore think it would be
unwise to admit this proxy"
On motion the proxy was rejected.
Mr.. Dare, who held the proxy for Super
visor E. G. Hughes of San Francisco, then
made his application for admission.
Attention was called to the fact that
Hughes seat was also in question and
Chairman Cornwall, while Dare was
presenting his case to the committee,
called him to order, saying:
II regret very much, Mr.. Dare. to have
to call you to order, but according to the
ruling of the committee you are not
member of it."
To this Mr.. Dare, entirely unruffied in
temper and undisturbed in his pose,
promptly replied in sarcastic tones:
~ know you regret it,
Then, after brief pause, and speaking
deliberately and clearly, he continued:
II don't believe it. l know you enjoyed
calling me to order, because what would
have said would have scorched your heart"
There followed a sibilant chorus of
Kisses. Some one made motion to ad-
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A LOW TRICK.
The Opposition to SpreckeIs Starts an
Absurd Story That Is without
Foundation.


Absurd Story That Is without
Foundation.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 4.-One of
the meanest and most unprincipled meas
ures adopted by the opposition to the can
di6acy of John D. Spreckels as delegate
at-large was the circulation of story that
the gentleman named had stated that If
he was defeated in his aspiration he would
withdraw his influence from the campaign
entirely. This was evidently done to
create the idea that if not elected Mr..
Spreckels, in other words, would bolt the
party. During the forenoon the story was
being repeated in about the Golden Eagle
Hotel at frequent intervals.
When Mr.. Spreckels' attention was
called to it he exhibited deep indignation
and in most emphatic language denied
that he had ever made such statement
and denounced its author as deliberate
falsiier. He furthermore expressed his
fealty to the party in heartiest terms and
added that whatever the outcome of the
convention, its conclusion would find him
as good and as enthusiastic Republican
as he ever was, or as any other man is or
could be.
While this story undenied might have
had some influence with the un-
thinking and the "push,' it could have
had no weight with the better class of
delegates, who are overwhelmingly in the
majority, for these recognize that Mr..
Spreckels' efforts in behalf of pure politics
in the Republican party have but COM
menced and that defeat of this kind at
this stage of his political career would
have absolutely no effect on his attitude
toward the party whose interests he has so
closely al heart.
In fact, among the better posted dele
gates from the interior surprise is ex-
pressed that any one with the past record
and present reputation of man like
Martin Kelly should have the presump-
ton to come before the State Convention
virtually as a contestant against man
like Spreckels, and if the individual ex-
pressions heard regarding the contests
from San FRANCISCO are any criterion the
Kelly Mahoney crowd might just as well
have saved themselves the expense of the
trip to the capital and all the work pre-
liminary thereto. Mr.. Spreckels' popu-
larity and influence are hourly or the in
crease.
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day for the party in this State if that voice is
stified in the morrow's convention
The Mckinley boomers viii perpetrate silly
piece of political folly if they seek to strangle
the cause of silver in this convention, uuder
the mistaken idea that Mckinley will be the
only political god in the coming campaign
The people of California-of the entire Pacific
Coast-are welded to the doctrine OF the free
coinage of silver.
To give free silver 'the CLASSY eye and the
marble hand" may not prove so laughable
when the votes are counted at the next cleo
ton as some of these arrogant would-be
Caesars affect to believe that it would be.
Let the convention show little political
Judgment, as well as some consideration for
the wishes of the masses of the party.
The Los Angeles delegation has agreed
upon Field and Porter as delegates from
the Sixth Congressional District.
The San Joaquin County delegation eau
cused at midnight and decided to support
Louttit for delegate at large.
Colonel George Stone, president of the
Union League Club, has withdrawn from
the contest for delegate from the Fifth
District. Colonel Stone said:
81 found that many persons were saying
that the club was being used to promote
my fight. and therefore to prove that
have no desire to use the organization in
that manner decided to withdraw"
1t is given out generally now thai
Colonel Stone, who is going to st. Loui.
anyway, will get unanimous vote fol
one of the alternates at large.
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REPUBLICANS IN
LINE OF BATTLE,
Sentiment Against Pledging
Grows as the Struggle
Draws Near.
STAND OF LOS ANGELES
CONTINGENT.
Delegates Table a Resolution
in Favor of Mckinley
Instructions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
None But Members or Delegates to the
Convention Allowed to Hold
Proxies.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 4.-Indoors
and out of doors, morning, noon and
night; in whispers and in loud tones OF
defiance. the buzz political buzzed and
buzzed and buzzed, all about one question ::
"Who is to be chairman of the conven-
tionf" In the morning there were six
candidates, each with band of flushed
and fervent partisans, but after the lunch
hour there were but two-Frank Coombs
of Napa and w. E. Arthur of Pasadena,
the former claiming several northern
delegations and the latter claiming the
loyal support of the citrus-belted SOUTH
In the morning every man apparently
was for Mckinley, with no second choice,
and in favor of an instructed delegation
In the morning the Los Angeles deiega-
ton proudly wore the badge of "McKin-
ley, protection and progress"
In the evening the same delegation wore
a silk badge of a Malta blood hue, with
the words in large black letters, 'Los An
geles delegation, but the white silk badge
of the champion of protection was nowhere
visible.
"Where is the Mckinley badge you wore
this rnorning?" was asked of Edward J.
Niles, one of the most astute of the dele
cation.
''It's under my coat, next to my heart"
he replied, with a significant wink.
That was all the explanation he would
give asto the disappearance of the badge
= In the morning the Los Angeles deIega-
: ton were in favor of delegation pledged
for Mckinley. In the evening that same
delegation tabled resolution declaring
the delegates to be in favor of going in
structed.
The star of Mckinley, that beamed so
: brightly in the morning. began to pale to-
ward evening. The Los Angeles men
were among his. most enthusiastic sup
porters, but change must have come over
1.-The spirit of their dreams, for they swung
around after dark and declined to extend
ito him the benefit ot an instructed delega-
tion.
Kelly and the ghost of Rainey were in
high glee in the morning. In the evening
Mr.. Kely's usually good-natured counte-
nance was scklied DER with the pale cast
of disappointment, and the Rainey ghost
. looked as if it had been soaked with a
stream from'a fire hose, for the conspira-
tors had received severe set back by the
action of the Los Angeles delegates, who
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rooms at midnight by means of forged
Discussing the

rooms at midnight by means OF forged
proxies"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Spreckels' ex.
planation as to why he thought his dele
cation should be seated he was asked il
he and his delegation were for Mckinley.
'''As for myself" he replied, AZ will say
that am not opposed to Mckinley. nor
am | in favor of any candidate against
him. l am simply for California. What
| would like to see is such action taken by
the convention as will insure recognition
for California. l am opposed to pledged
delegation, for the reason that by such
means we do not stand in position to ask
any fayors for ourselves. They are simply
a set OF men sent to the National Conven-
ton. with nothing to do but carry out our
instructions ana vote as they are told.
Were this otherwise we might be able to
accomplish something.
81 am not after Office myself and desire
nothing except that which is in common
with the people of California"
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DON QUIX0TE'S SOLDIERS.
They Are Limping on the Field and
Asking to BE Taken Into
the Van.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 4. - The
KelIy-Rainey delegates from the Fourth
Congressional District are here look
ing bluer than the Sacramento skies.
They can't see their way clear to get into
the van, and are lowering around the out
skirts of politics for all the world like the
three old crows which sat on tree. One
of these old crows said unto his mate,
s'Kelly, what will we have for hash to
ate ?" and he was mournfully informed
that there was no old dead horse in the
convention fit for edible purposes, and
that he was afraid that their meal would
have to be of plain, unstim ulating political
soup. All the spare time OF Don Quixote
and his man Sancho Panza is taken up
with explaining how they came to be
knocked out at the end of their tilt with
the Fourth Congressional windmill. Just
like the master and man of that charming
romance, when Don Quixote Rainey
weeps in San Francisco Martin Kelly
thumps his breast and groans in Sacra-
mento, while Senator Mahoney prays for
deliverance from the power of the evening.
And between the Kelly thumps and groans
there issue the words: 1--WE are pure poll
ticians; we are the purest of the pure.
]. D. Spreckels made the following state
ment to-day with reference to the district
contest: "When the State Central Com
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iourn; it was carried, and the committee
adjourned without time or place.
The action of the committee as whole
IS considered as being decided setback to
the whole Kelly Rainey outfit.
II was expected that the committee
would lay out programme for the State
Convention; in fact, it was announced that
it would do so, but the utter collapse of the
session leaves the work of the convention
still matter of conjecture, and it will
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05
ALAMEDA PRIMARIES.
The Delegates Elected at Them Make
Strong and Persistent
Fight.

SACRAMENTO. CAL. May 4.-out Of
the forty-seven primary delegates of Ala
media County forty-fve were on the scene
this morning and doing missionary work
in the endeavor to secure recognition from
the State Convention. There was caucus
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
OMENS IN OLD SHOES.

If you find four leaf clover end
put it in your shoe, you'll marry the
first man you shake hands with.
That gets you your sweetheart.
See ] Now, if your shoe comes IN.
tied, he Is thinking OF you, and you
can tell what kind of husband you
have gained by the manner in which
he wears out his own shoes:
Worn at the side,
Rich mans bride;
Worn at the heel,
Spends good deal;
Worn on the ball,
He'll spend it all;
Worn at the toes,
Spends as he goes;
Worn at the vamp,
Look out-he's y scamp.
DIS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30

The presence Of smallpox in our
town some time ago caused a large
number of the school boarders to 90
home, and the town not having
sufficient funds to keep the public
school open for quite the full time,
it was decided to close the school
last Tuesday.
During the presen. session about
20 per cent. more pupils enrolled
than last session, and in many ways
it has been the most prosperous
session in the schools history; and
no efforts will be spared to make
next session even more prosperous
than the present one.
DIED-At Eastabuchie, Friday
night, April II, 1896, Mrs. D. q.
W. Ellis, wife of Rev. D. G. w.
Ellis. Mrs. Ellis was quite an old
lady and had been in falling health
for some time. Her remains were
carried up to Meridian, her former
home, for interment. The News
extends coincidence to the bereav-
ed husband and sorrowing children.
-Ell,sville News.
Mrs. Ellis was the mother of
our esteemed townsman, Hon. q.
w. Ellis, who has the heartfelt
sympathy of his friend throughout
this section.
Instead OF receiving the hundreds
of dollars that should have been
paid US during court week, only
three dollars was realized, and that
was placed to the credit of Abras
ham Ladner, colored farmer Of
Aillsdale. When he passes over
the silent river, may he enjoy
rest as peaceful as that of the
famed Father Abraham.
We are due James Dempsey, of
Manistee, Mich, for a remembrance
that occurs but rarely in the expe-
riencs of a country editor. May bis
shadow never grow less.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30

She (time l Q. n.y.: Where have
you been until this late hour He:
! bad customer from the west,
who detained me talking business.
When he had fallen asleep she ap.
plled q cathode ray to his bald
spot. "Three queens aud pair of
fours-and a double jack pot -
she exclaimed. Quickly investigas
ting the contents of his pockets,
she resumed her place on the bed
with tho remark: Just, as / ex-
pected. The other man must have
held that hand; bat wait until
mornlng."-Vanity. She failed in
her rays experiment because she
did not make raise on bis pocket.
--Picayune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office al, Jackson, MISS,
ADrll Ia. 1896.
24.3t.

o
Land Office at jackson, Mlss.,|
April Ia, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make fual
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Chancery Clerk of Pearl River
county at Poplarville, Miss, on
May 80, 1896, VIZ: William II.
Moody. of Poplarville, Miss, Home
stead No. 23692 for the sw4 sw4 sec
Is and nj nw4 and sci nw4 sec %
t2sr 16 W.
He names the folio wing witness.
es to prove bis continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, said land,
viz: Jim Wiley, Cornelius Harper,
John Rayford, of Orvlsburg, P. o.,
Miss, Samuel E. F. Byrd, of Pop.
larville, Miss.
ROBERT E. WILSON,
rs st.. Register.
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SABBATH READING.
: Weekly Non. Political, Non

ANoA "iAohOSit 4NOd-
Sectarian Paper.
"Determinad not to know anything
among you save Jesus Christi
30 CENTS A YEAR.
Sunday School Officers and Teach.
ers, Christian Endeavors, Kings
Daughters, Epworth Leaguers, and
any other bodies Of Christian Work
ers: We want the names and adj
dresses of members of above socis
cites, and to any friend who will
send us good. sized list of such
we will send copy of our picture
(postpaid),
Chow Slowly the Time Goes"
Address SABBATH READING,
81 Park Row, New York.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
QUITE A SPELL.

There Is farmer who ia w
Enough to take bis EE,
And study nature with his III
And think IF what he OC.
He hears the chatter of the JJ
As they each other TT,
And sees that when a tree DIX
1t makes a home for BIB.
A yoke OF oxen he will UU,
With many hsws and GG,
And their mistakes he will XQQ
When blowing for his PIP.
He little buys, but much he sells
And therefore little 90;
And when he hoes his soil by spells
He also soils his hose.
-Klipt.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
f OR ONE DOLL A r
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at jackson, MISS, J
April 16. 1896.


Notice is hereby given that the
followingAnamed settler has filed
notice of his intention to make fl nal
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Chapcery Clerk of Pearl River
county at Poplarv,lle, Mss, on
May 80, 1896. viz: John A. Beall,
of Hillsdale, Miss, Homestead No.
1854 for the n3 sw4 na SCI sec 81
It's law.
He names the following witness.
Sc to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, said land,
viz: John E. Lee, Elias Lee, of
PopIarville, MISS, Solomon Lad
ner, William Plummer Smith, Of
Hillsdale, Miss.
,RoBEeT e. WILSON,
2o-S-t. Register.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
ATTENTION U. C.. VI!

There will be q call meeting of
Pearl River Camp No. $40, Cd Fri.
day, the first day of May, 1T p.
m, in the, courthouse. All the
members are requested to attend as
there is some important business
to transact. j. J. MOORE,
Commander.
w. d. WoULARD, Adjt.
Poplarville, April %, 1896.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
IF q Il 5 A l. E.

The ]. n. Reed place-the most
pleasant and desirably located home
in Poplarville. New and comfort.
able dwelling, outhOuses and forest
shade trees. Six and a half acres
good land, young fruit trees, pure
water, Apply to
j. Fl. REED,
Proprietor Reed House.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30
TIE MASS MEETING.
MOST PERFECT MADE.

A mass meeting of the democrat
ic voters of Pearl River county was
held at the courthouse in the town
OF Poplarville, at 2 .. m, April 81,
1896, for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to the State Convention,
which meets in the City of Jack.
son on the 20 day of April, 1896.
when and where the following
named persons were selected to
represent: Pearl RIVER county in
said convention, to.wlt:
T. e. Williams, A. L. Summer,
II. e. Smith, N. Batson,
2. j. Harvey, J. E. Wheat,
j. H. Odom, r. Ladner,
A. H. Slaydon, r. Il. Reeves,
NJ. &. Blackwell.
The above delegates present
were instructed to cast the vote of
this county as unit.
The following named persons
were selected as members of the
County Democratic Executive Com.
mittee, viz:
COUNTY AT LARGE:
j. NJ. Shivers, DR.. J, G. Cherry,
Boyd Smith.
G. w. Ellis and r. H. Reeves,
LIST district.
A. L. Summer and P. 3. Williams,
End district.
I. P. DAVIS and Geo. ". Bilbo,
3rd district.
B. F. Wheat aud P. J. Harvey,
4th district.
w. d. Graham and T. X. Martin,
9th district.
Ordered that a meeting of the
County Democratic Executive Com.
mittee be called to meet in the
town of Poplaryille on the 9th day
of May, 1896, for the purpose of
organizing and performing such
other duties as is doomed neces.
sary.
Ordered that the secretary furn =
ish the three county papers with a
copy of these proceedings.
On motion, adjourned sine die.
R. H. REEVES, Ch'mn.
81. K. ROUSE, Sec'y.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-30

The h0gs and f1eas have taken
complete possession of Poplaryille.
The children should be treated
to some kind of a May day enter
tainment.
T. P. Lawless, formerly with j. e
Taylor, is now keeping books for
i'll. Strahan s. Bro.
On the day of this writing, Tues
DAY, rain is very much needed
according to human judgement.
Alger Lenoir returned home
from Slidell Monday evening on
account of q severe attack of
rheumatism.
The mass meeting Monday was
SHINY attended, as the people gem
orally are busy with their crops and
timber interests.
The Tombeckbee Presbytery was
in session at Meridian last week.
The place selected for holding the
next session is Hattiesburg.
~he Quitman County Quill says
that swan, the first ever seen In
that section, was recently killed on
Coldwater river, twelve miles from
Belen. 1t is stated that there were
q PAIR of them seen in the neighs
borhood.
Mr.. Dan c. Russ returned to his
home in Logtown last week from
Poplarville where he had been at.
tending school; he has just recover.
ed from an attack of pneumonia and
was unable to finish the term
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DR.. T. s. West, financial agent of
Millsaps College and well-known
Methodist minister, died at his
residence in Jackson, ON the Oath
inst, of kidney trouble. DR.. West
lectured here several months ego,
and also ohciated at the burial OF
Mr.. j. Darling, and many IN this
community are grieved to hear OF
his death.
The Jackson correspondent Of
the Picayune under date of the
25th says:
"The new capitol committee, con
sisting of governor, attorney gen.
eral and secretary of state, held 9
protracted conference tonight, al
which the entire subject of new
capitol was fully discussed. The
committee was greatly assisted by
Mr.. James Freret, of New Orleans
who submitted many valuable sug
gestions, and who will prepare 9
programme Of details for the guld-
ance of competing architects