The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
PROCEEDINGS
OF the District Elective Cone
mltise.

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NJ rrtr IB,d nat ay That.
A. 7 -, ori willing M
Ido IL tbs,g
CANT II IS stme wby moi dive
the names lo ne committee now.
Mr. C1trer lido NOD understand
|Ubat thisis school mr. clteehlsm. /
du not tblpE II pri1er nar tlat I am
called up1B FL tRis ilme e make fan
announcement ufsll these matters
Mr.. seoti You decline then 10
bame one sfagle illegal voter
Nj. Cutrer lam not personally
familiar with the names II any one.
But tile names are ready to be pro-
y.ded at tbe proper time
Mr.. scott: Think the gentleman
has fulIyansgered his own application
for a continuance Ithasb been some
thing over forty days since there was
meeting of this committee and q
primary election ordered is this con-
gressiona district. nhad been urg-
ed prior 10 this time that III would
rdllow rs tue footsteps 81 two years
ago that gentleman would have 40
1aporsanity IL going to the people Of
rue district, aud that they would be-
defrauded 81 their rights through the
lusteumantslity og a convention. All
th1azh we rsfsrredtheol Democrat
-t5 5aea af 8 convention. ia Difference
l0 .aggr wishes we subordiuated our
views to theirs and ordereda general
primary t.uaz s1atthedlstrict AM
pie n1t3ea was given I'd them asst was
given t3u Tss prlmsr was held
on the llth inst. There bad been a
splrfted contest To the meantime :
NF. Henry aud mis- supporters having
an opportunities Ia address the people
throughout the district we. on our
mart. replying very seldom. The pri-
mary was hello. The result was an
Hounced from every county in the dis
trfct with the exception alone OF Issa-
auena. WeaIl knew DAYS ago how
many votes had been cast for Catch-
ings and how many for Henry. Tssa.
ouena withheld her vote and mystia-
ed the entire district. Gentlemen
have RECALLED YOU this morning by
reading m editorial from the weeks
burg Herald n regard t aIleged fraud.
and while i ~appreclate the support Of
that paner. ] do not tbtnk there is n
single man within the sorind Of nv
voice who needs the warning Of that
or any other paner ia deal fairly and
honestly in tbis contest-cortainly
this committee ID free 10 act al ltmay
SEQ AZ Ia do N tbe dlschargeof fts a.
craa auty to.the noonle IN tbe mira
congressional distrIct Now. MI.
Tbap,as INV distinguished voung
trlepd from warren county says that
w. have been making charges and
caunter charges and ths whole state
evclted and ap4Ious 10 know the
rosnlt and now charges thai This
omnittaa IL p,vtIlno Ia have 4 faIr
Investigation IF charges of fraud in
,bis alection Tbe md alopa. Mr.
rb,irns, can tan The law has mn
no,nt.1 tr,bn,alto indgo these mat.
ters hatvsa, 5igersnt Candidates a
I. l. nncb mattsr ~ law ~
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M adipd,ratI,b +, AM otbsr ctva
rigbts M u mpcb trlhpn,l a.
M a5,pdlcatiob y tbis m,ssttop a. Il
I'M olrcnit ana IN spnra,ne court III,
msttors twaon indtyianals W. ~
NINA IN tbat nprnoaa MA Va lone
boyo not bscn Az one Il MIKE cbarg.
u ,rtsnd ~ n,ino bas md nIoced.
n INV hand tbe penrv orpan Ana.
M Ms III ,obat M pisnatcb b,s u
N a. totben tsro c.nao.t ~ tbs ais.
-ttnonisbed yn1ng candidate for eop.
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