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iUoohhiurn Reader.
Iti/ IS. T. H<A>bs.
VUH LIS IIE I) WEEKL Y.
THURSDAY, May 14, 1MH.
I'.nterrd at the Urookhaven 1’ostoffice a* second
flan mall matter.
Okkh *' l.eailer Ihiildini.'. ■” Cherokee Street.
ANNOINTEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce
J. I.. RAMSEY,
of Copiah county, as a candidate for Ilistriet
\ttorne) of the Till Jtnlieial district. com|*>*ed of
the counties of Hinds. Copiah. Madison. Yazoo,
l.ineoln and lanvrenee; subject to the action of
the licinocratie party.
We are authorized to announce
T. 8. WARD,
of Madison county, as a candidate for Ilistriet
Attorney of the 7th Judicial district, eomistsedof
tile counties of Hinds. Copiah. Madison, Yazoo,
l.ineoln and I .a wi ener: snlijeet to the aetion of
the liemnoratle party.
AYe are authorized to announer
S. S. HUDSON,
of Yazoo eonntv. as a candidate for Ilistriet At
torney of the 7th judicial district, composed of
tile eoutilles of A'az.oo. Mailison. Illnils, Copiah,
l.ineoln and Uiwreliee: suhjeet to the aetion of
the Ilrmocrntic parly.
AYe are authorized to announce
J. H. GREAVES,
of Hinds eonntv. as a candidate for Ilistriet At
torney of Hie 7lh judicial district, composed of
the eouulies of A'a/oo. Madison. Hinds. Copiah,
l.ineoln and l,a\vrenee; suhjeet to the action of
tlie Hemoeratie party.
IIIMTOKIAL NOTES.
Harksdale and Lew is are “in it" for
the Senate.
Mrs. Fairman is now postmistress
at Monticcllo.
The Greenville Democrat is one of
our most readable exchanges.
The last Copiah Signal contained
the announcements of 51 candidates.
Gov. Stone has re-appointed lion.
Sylvanns Evans Chancellor of the
2d district.
The State Press boys met at Yazoo
City yesterday and are having a
glorious time.
Gen. Wests’ letter to the Alliance
men of Warsliall county is a regular
ripsaw to Senator George and other
opponents of the Sub-Treasury.
The Li:ai>h: is going to stand up
for the Alliance and its principles in
this tight and not against them, as
some of their professed friends are do
ing.
“Sub-Treasury lunatics,” is the
convincing and persuasive terms in
which the Natchez Democrat refers
to the supporters of the Alliance plat
form.
The county Alliances of Scott and
Lauderdale are the latest additions to
the Harksdale column, both having
endorsed him for the United States
Senate.
In response to a call of the Clay
County Leader on the white voters of
West Point to show where they stand
on the saloon question, 100 have en
rolled their names against the iniqui
ty.
Gen. A. M. West, of Ilolly Springs,
lias w ritten a long and able letter to
the Marshall County Alliance in which
he takes the position that Land-Loan
and Sub-Treasury bills are constitu
tional.
Mr. II. Sidney King has severed his
editorial connection with the Meridian
News. Mr. 1). B. Harris, who has
been associate editor for the past four
years, will assume the duties of editor
in chief.
The Choctaw county Alliance, com
posed exclusively of Democrats, has
endorsed lion. E. Barksdale and lion.
Clarke Lewis for the United States
Senate as the successors of Senators
George and Walthall.
The Executive Committee of Clai
borne county has invited Gen. George,
Maj. Barksdale and Capt. Burkitt to
address the people of Claiborne coun
ty on the political issues of the day,!
at a time convenient to all parties. J
It took our enterprising Vicksburg
cotemporaries, the Post and Cummer- |
cial-llerald, each of which had a re
porter attending the meeting of the
Warren county Alliance, four days to
learn that that body endorsed Barks
dale and the Sub-Treasury plan.
The New Orleans grand jury refus
ed to indict the mob that broke open
the prison gates and killed the Da
goes. The report says six or eight
thousand people were concerned in the
work and that their actioii was en
dorsed by the people of New Orleans.
Senator George lias quit liarpiug so ]
strongly on the unconstitutionality of
the Sub-Treasury bill since it was
shown that he has voted to loan gov
ernment money for which there was no I
moie specific constitutional authority
than there is for the farmers' measure.!
It is a lamentable fact that too often |
in the political ntl'uirs of this country j
the people are forced of necessity in |
their choice of officials, to decide be
tween “rotten eggs.” There is a case
in point in this State at the present
time, which might be mentioned were
it not useless.
If any one is iucliucd to gloat over
the apparent, but not real reverse to
Barksdale's candidacy in this county
last Monday, let him remember that
oil the same day aud near about the
same hour, Senator George addressed
a large mass meeting at Houston,
Chickasaw county, aud was followed
in a speech by State Lecturer Burkitt
and the adoption of resolutions en
dorsing the Alliance platform.
Didn’t Know tin* Alliance Mon
Wore Loaded.
Sonic little time ago Senator George
spoke at West Point, Clay county,
against flic Sub-Treasury hill, resolu
tions were unanimously adopted hy
the vast crowd of farmers and others
who lu-aiil him, as tin- special dis
patches reported, endorsing his speech
and candidacy, and the trumpets were
flourished muchly. Now comes the
melancholy news (to the Geolgc
shouters) that, the Clay county Alli
ance held a meeting last Saturday,
with every Sah-Allianee in the comi
ty represented, and endorsed the Sub
Treasury plan and llarksdalc for the
Senate by a vote of (IS to .*>. I lie
George people are described as being
utterly unable to understand it. They
will timl there are a good many things
they don't understand before they get
through monkeying with this farmers
I reform movement.
-- s»>-l --
Spoken Like a True Leader.
In responding to the second call of
the Hinds county Alliance that he
avow himself a candidate for the C.
S. Senate as the champion of the in
terests of the farmers and industrial
classes, Hon. K. llarksdalc closed his
remarks with the following elmptent
and inspiring words :
On other well remembered occa
sions, I have withdraw n from contests
when my friends believed that success
was in sight, to preserve the harmony
of the Democratic party, and in obe
dience to my convictions of duty. In
the contest upon which we are now
entering, no condition can arise to in
duce my withdrawal except by the
verdict of the legislative caucus
whose province will he to settle the
issue. The tight of the masses against
the classes is on, and so far as I am
concerned, it shall he fought to a tin
I ish. Your banner, sir, shall be borne
stoutly, and I believe it w ill be borne
to victory. As our cause is just, let
our union be perfect, and our deter
mination invincible. My own feeling
is expressed in the weirds of the Chief
tain of La Vendee to his valiant com
rades: “If. I fall, avenge me: if I
retreat, slay me; if I advance, follow
me.”
Not an Aspirant.
The editor of the Li:ai»i;i: most j
highly appreciates the compliment
paid him by the endorsement of Hard
times Alliance, but will take this oc
casion to say to his Alliance friends I
and all others that he is not an aspi- |
rant for Representative or any other!
otlicfc within the gift of the people. J
While he would not feel justified, l’oi j
personal considerations, in refusing |
to serve the people in an official ca- !
parity, if there was actual necessity j
for it or a general demand for his
services, he is not so conceited as to [
believe any such contingency now ex- J
ists or is likely to exist, and thinks at I
the present time, at least, he ran be
of far greater service to the Alliance
and the people generally by devoting
till his talents and energies to the
Leahki:.
lion. J. 1>. Greaves of Hinds, is an
nounced iu to-day's paper as a candi
date for district attorney of this dis
trict. Mr. Greaves stands high at the
bar in his own county, and his record
for popularity among the people who j
know him best spe..tis volumes in his j
favor. For twelve successive years
he has tilled the office of Mayor of his
home town, Edwards, and during that j
time has been twice called upon to
serve his people iu the Legislature.
In his race for the endorsement of his
county for district attorney he carried ;
the late Democratic primary over two
very popular competitors, and out of |
108 votes east at his home box receiv
ed 107. the odd vote being cast by !
himself for one of bis opponents.
With this sort of home endorsement, |
he submits his candidacy to the peo- j
pie of the rest of the district, and
earnestly solicits their support.
--
Xot Infallible.
Our worthy and excellent Governor
Stone also takes a whack at the Sub
Treasury. Clear-headed as he is, he
is not infallible. It will be remem
bered that years ago he vetoed the
Barry bill to carry into effect the
Democratic doctrine of supervising
corporations on the ground that it was
a violation of the decision in the
“Dartmouth College" case. Time has:
rolled on. Supervision is a fixed fact j
by the popular fiat; and who talks'
now about the Dartmouth College
case ?—Clarion-Ledger.
Xot only is supervision a fixed fact,
but the C.-L. might have added that
Gov. Stone, one of its stoutest oppon
ents (as he is now of the Sub-Treas
ury bill) did not. think it improper to
become one of Mississippi's lirst rail
road supervisors.
_
Gov. Stone has reappointed Chief
Justice Thos. II. Woods to be his own
successor on the Supreme bench.
While we confess to a feeling of dis
appointment and sincere regret that
the appointment did not go to our es
teemed townsman, lion. It. II. Thomp
son, who is so pre-eminently qualilicd
to adorn the place, at the same time
we concede to our worthy Governor
perfect honesty of purpose and accept
his decision without complaint.
Lincoln having no candidate of her
own for district attorney and being
“neutral ground,” as it were, the
Leader puts Brookhaveu in nomina
tion as the place for the district-attor
ney convention. There are so many i
candidates a “dead-lock” seems a fore
gone conclusion, and they are all such
clever and agreeable gentlemen,
Brookhaveu wouldn’t care if they and
'their friends were tied up here for a ,
week or a mouth.
ALLIANCE RESOLVES.
t tiinn llall Alliance Will Slaml
l.j I lie Ocala l»lntf»rm.
Ilarillimes Alliance also SI a ml*
|»n( anil EmlorMPN the I’nsl
lion nl' the I.eailer.
I iimliiCttrs f«ir l.««Ki»liitivr OtH.r* >ln»1
>«U>|M»i'l tin- AIUuiht lli liiiiyln or
It Is No (ill.
Tl„. following preamble ami reso
lutions, adopted last Saturday by tin*
I'nion Hall Alliance, speak for them
selves :
Whereas, There appears to be a
coucci ted purpose on the part of the
monopolists ami lea dels ot both tin*
old political parties to sow seeds of
discord among Alliance men and dis
integrate if not destroy our order, be
cause they tear its intiucuce in public
atfnirs amt do not care to rccoguizc its
demands; and.
Whereas. We believe the farmers
and laboring classes of this country
can secure the refoimsin government
so lunch needed and desired, only by
the most perfect unity of purpose and
action : and,
Whereas. Representatives of the
tanners and toilers did meet at St.
Louis, and did publish to the world a
platform of principles, and after si
\car of calm deliberation, did re
adopt these same principles at Ocala,
after mature deliberation, with but
tour dissenting voiies: now, there
fore, (
Resolved. That we, the members ot
I'nion Hall Alliance No. SS of Lincoln
county, Miss., do most solemn
ly pledge ourselves to uphold
and defend even principle contained
in said platform until the Supreme
Council of our Order shall determine
in their wisdom to annul whatever
may prove to be wrong.
Resolved, That it does not become
members of a great order to east ridi
cule upon nr otherwise to bring into
reproach any portion of the said plat
form, knowing full well that subse
quent conventions will remedy errors,
if any there be.
Resolved, That while we are willing
to accord our Semens in Congress
the highest praise for their devotion
to the welfare of the State, we do
most earnestly declare that this Alli
ance will never deify or worship any
man ; that it is contrary to pure De
mocracy, contrary to the principles of
the Alliance, which are purified de
mocracy. to exalt men above meas
ures. and that a great majority of the
Alliance membership are Democrats.
Resolved, That we declare our
devotion to principles above mere
man worship, and that hereafter we
will stand by those who keep step to
the music of the toiling farmers.
Resolved, That we advise our peo
ple not to support any candidate for
nomination for a legislative office who
does not pledge himself to support
tlie Ocala platform in full.
Resolved, That we earnestly re
quest all of the sub-Alliances of Lin
coln county to take like action, and
that a copy of these resolutions be
furnished to the county papers for
publication.
Bkookiiavex, May !l, 1890.
Editor liriHikhavcn I.rinlci:
AI a regular meeting of Hardtimes
Alliance No. 52, Lincoln county, Miss.,
the following preamble and resolu
tions were unanimously adopted:
Wiikukas, There seems to be a
great diversity of opinion in the ranks
of the Democratic party over the de
mands made by the grand Council at
(teala, Fla.: and,
Wiikukas, Some of our prominent
Democrats seem to want to whip us
in line with the Democratic party, re
gardless of the great Alliance de
mands ; Therefore be it
Jitxolced, That we the members of
Hardtimes Alliance support no man
for office except he be pledged to the
Alliance, and pledged to ttse every ef
fort to carry out the seven great de
mands of the National Alliance.
Jitxulvcd, That we, endorse the
stand taken by Bro. 15. T. Hobbs on
the issues of the day, and we look to
him as suitable material for our next
Representative in the State Legisla
u re.
Jitxolced, That we recommend that
the Alliance withdraw its patronage
from the Mississippian and patronize
the Bkookuavkx Lkadeu.
Jicsolced, That the Buookhavkx
Lkadeu and Lincoln County Times
be furnished with a copy of the above
resolutions for publication.
ELBKKT CASE,
President.
J. T. Loftix, Sec’y.
The announcement of Hon. S. S.
Hudson of Yazoo county, candidate
for district attorney in this district,
will be found in the proper place in
today’s paper. Mr. Hudson is one of
the leading young members of the
Yazoo City bar, and a gentleman of
sterling worth and integrity. He is a
son of the late Judge 1L S. Hudson,
and a nephew of Gen. Henry Gray,
member of the Confederate Congress,
and now a resident of Louis
iana. No better evidence of
his popularity at home where
ho is best known can be cited
than the fact that he carried his own
county two to one over one of the
oldest and most popular attorneys of j
the Yazoo bar.
Copiah County Alliance refused to
support the Sub-Treasury scheme at
its meeting Friday.— Yazoo Herald.
Mistake. We are informed by a
member present that the Copiah Alii-'
auce endorsed the whole Ocala plat
form, Sub-Treasury plan and all, and
resolved to support no candidate for
the Legislature not in accord with
the farmers’ demands.
If Hon. Ethel Barksdale decides to
enter the race for U. S. Senator he can j
draw on the Democracy of Holmes and !
his check will be promptly honored.
Before the people in primary he will
sweep the county.—Durant Demo
crat.
A STIltlt I NO AI>»KKHM
I tv the l»/tv*Ulen« ol' tlie Nation
al Farmers’ Alliance.
Tot lie IJrotlni l\oo<| of tlir K. A. & I. I’.:
We jue now approaching the most
eritietil perioil in oar existence as an
Order. The demoralizing elements,
which always enter into a political
campaign, arc already being marshal
ed by the enemies of out Order, with
a determined purpose to divide and
disrupt us, if possible. No device or
scheme will be left untried. Every
effort w ill be made to divert the minds
of the people from the great issues
which arc essentially the very life of
our great reform movement.
It was this knowledge of the. situa
tion that prompted the action of the
National Legislative Conned in ma
turing a plan fora lecture system mid
for presenting it to the Order for
adoption. The ultimate, inevitable
and triumphant success of our princi
ples is assured, if this system be ac
tively and faithfully prosecuted. For
the American farmers ami till other
classes and interests which are so in
timately related to them, will not fail
to stand together for right, justice
and equity, if properly informed. If
prosecuted as designed, this system
w ill engage the services during this
year of not less than Ho,000 lecturers
in our cause. I earnestly invoke the
aid and co-operation of the entire
brotherhood, in securing a faithful
lecturer, for every subordinate and
county Alliance, anil for every Con
gressional district, within the juris
diction of our Order throughout the
whole country.
Arrangements are also being made
for tlie bolding of two or more grand
Alliance mass meetings in each of the
Alliance States during the year, or as
many more as the brotherhood may
desire. Let us have your active and
earnest sympathy in making this the
great educational campaign year in
our history, and thus be prepared to
meet any emergency that may arise.
State and county officers especially
are earnestly admonished to push this
work in their respective jurisdictions
zealously and vigorously.
The enemy is actively on the alert.
It is his purpose to buy or control our
press as far as possible. Failing with
money, he will substitute office or its
patronage. Failing in all this, he will
strive by every means, foul o.i fair, to
create divisions and dissensions in our
ranks.
If a convention of the enemies of
the National Farmer’s Alliance and In
dustrial Union was called to devise a
plan for the overthrow and destruc
tion of the Order, it would doubtless
adopt, as the most speedy and effect
ual, such methods as would create dis
sension aud strife among the member
ship. How eagerly and how exultant
ly they hail the least indication of this!
If an erring brother so far forgets his
obligations to the Order as to assail
its principles publicly he is heralded
by the politicians and the partisan
press as a hero. If a paper which has
been designated a representative of the
principles of our Order proves false to
its most sacred compact and assails
our members, or our principles, it
thereby gains speedy admittance to
the respect nutl confidence of our ene
mies. If influential or prominent
members, disregarding their obliga
tions to each other and to the Order,
engage in a personal warfare through
the press or otherwise, our enemies
are abundantly satisfied.
No member ot our Order lias the
right to assail another member public
ly, through the press or otherwise, so
long ns their names arc on our roll of
membership. Such an offense is a
violation of his obligation and should
merit expulsion. No paper vested
with authority to represent our Order
officially has the light to assail our
principles or any member of the Or
der while acting in such a capacity.
Such an offense should cause all true
Alliance men to repudiate such paper
promptly. N'o member, while his
name remains on our rolls, has a right
to assail the principles of the Order
publicly, lie is not only permitted,
but is encouraged by our law, to dis
cuss any and all measures coming
within our province with the utmost
j freedom and to any extent he may de
sire within the Order. Hut the will
of the majority is the law of the Or
; dor, and if he can not acquiesce in the
: decision of the majority, and feels that
lie is conscientiously impelled to go
| before the public and assail our prin
ciples, he should lirst divest himself
of his Alliance uniform. With what
consistency could a Baptist or Metho
dist go before the world and publicly
oppose and denounce some of the
most cherished tenets of his church *
How long would his name remain on
his church book ? How long ought it
to remain there ? Why should he ex
pect or desire to remain in the
church ?
Loyalty to Alliance principles is the
only true Alliance test, not only as to
membership, but it should faithfully
be applied in the selection of all of
ficers, from the steward in a subordi
nate Alliance to the President of the
National Alliance, and it must be ap
plied in the selection of those who are
to make and execute our laws, if we
would reasonably hope for the reforms
which we seek.
We want no foes within our camp.
We can live better without them than
with them. Let the membership be
watchful and faithful, and guard with
untiring vigilance the principles of the
Order. Never was the outlook for our
cause so hopeful and encouraging.
We have only to be true to our prin
ciples, true to our obligations and to
our noble Order, and all will be well.
Fraternally,
L. L. Poi.k,
President N. F. A. &. I. II.
B. 1’. Hutchinson, whose disappear
ance from Chicago some days ago
caused sucli a sensation, lias returned
to his old haunts. It is said that he
will not resume business operations
for the present. His business affairs
are in much lietter condition than at
first supposed.
The Lkahkk is for Barksdale first,
last and all the time in this contest,
and, like the people’s gallnut and
dauutless standard-bearer, will tight
to a finish.
WILL BE A PRIMARY.
THAT IX WHAT TH K KXKCUTIVK
C'OMMITTKK IIK4 IDKM.
Tli«* Heeond Tuendny In August
Fixed nx I lie Date.
Holes Adopted mid Managers
Apimlnted.
pursuant to call of the Chairman,
tlie Democratic Executive Committee
of Lincoln county. Miss., met at tlie
office of said Cliairmnn in llrookliavcn
on tlie 11 tli day of May, 1X91, and
adopted tlie following:
1. That a county primary election
shall he held on the second Tuesday
in August, 1X91, to nominate candi
dates for all elective offices—district,
county and beat—and tor two mem
bers of the Executive Committee for
each beat ; said election to lie
conducted by well-known Democrats
who shall be appointed and requested
to act in the premises by this com
mittee.
2. No person shall have the right to
vote in said primary except legally
registered Democratic voters, and
such other qualified electors as will
pledge themselves to vote for all the
nominees of such primary.
3. That the said managers are re
quested to hold the said election (save
that no person except those above de
clared to be entitled thereto shall bo
permitted to vote) as elections are
held under the Code of this State for
the election of officers, but section 137
prescribing the form and size of bal
lots shall not apply. The returns of
said Democratic primary election
shall be made to the Democratic
County Executive Committee at the
court house in Brookliaven, at 12
o'clock M. on the day after the said
election. The said managers are re
quested and charged to keep a roll of
all persons voting and in case they
see proper they can, if any voter is
challenged, or if they, or either of
them doubt the right of any person to
vote, require satisfactory evidence of
such person’s right; and they can re
ject any vote offered if they think the
person offering is not rightfully en
titled to have the same received.
Any person interested, however, may
contest the election held at any voting
place in the county and may bring the
facts before the Executive Committee
for final determination. The said
managers and their clerks will pre
serve and bring before the Executive
Committee the ballots cast; also their
tally sheets and counting of the same.
4. That this committee shall meet
at the court house in Brookliaven at
12 o'clock M. on the day after the elec
tion, and shall receive the returns
therefrom. They shall tabulate the
whole vote of the county, shall settle
any contest that shall be made, ac-]
cording to truth and justice, and shall
declare as having been nominated as
the Democratic candidate for each
office voted for the white person who
shall have received the highest num
ber of votes therefor, and shall declare
and publish the result. They shall
further declare the result and an
nounce who are elected members of
the new Executive Committee.
f>. When the result is known and
declared, the Executive Committee
now serving shall appoint two dele
gates from each beat to represent the
choice of the voters as expressed at
the primary election aforesaid, to
each of the following Conventions,
viz: 1. Convention to nominate a
district attorney for the 7th district;
2. Convention to nominate a State
Senator for the counties of Lincoln
and Lawrence; 3. Convention to
nominate a Floater Representative
for the couuties of Lincolu and
Franklin.
(>. The persons elected as members
of the new Executive Committee are
to meet at the court house on the 15th
day of August, 1891, and organize.
7. The Chairman of this committee
is authorized to superintend the print
ing of all tickets to be used in said
primary election, and all candidates
whose names are placed thereon must
pay a reasonable printer’s fee and
pledge themselves to abide the result
of such election and support the ticket
nominated.
ELECTION MANAGERS.
X. The following persons are hereby
appointed to conduct said primary
election at their respective precincts,
in the manner hereinbefore provided,
viz:
BEAT 1.
Warren's—Matt Smith, W. P. Bag
gett.
Old Court House—J. B. Daughtry,
John Marshall.
Montgomery—Joe Sessions, Elijah
P. Douglass.
Bogue Cliitto — W. I*. Prestige, W.
J. Hart.
beat 2.
Fair River—X. B. Johnson, W. Car
roll Maxwell.
Goodwater—Champ Breeden, Jesse
Saunders.
BEAT 3.
McLendon’s—Frank Greer, Jr.,
W. J. Williams.
BEAT 4.
Lord’s Mill—Hiram Smith, W. L.
Smith.
Sheep Shed—C. T. Montgomery,
J.H. Albritton.
BEAT 5.
East's Mill—Joe Reed, T. W. East.
Casey ville—0. W. Easterling, W. F.
Smith.
Vaughan’s—Elbert Case, X. X.
Smith.
If any of the above named managers
should fail from any cause to act or
become candidates for any of the
offices to be tilled, their places shall
be supplied by the voters of their re
spective precincts on the day of elec
tion. H. CASSEDY,
Chairman.
T. S. Cotten, Secretary.
The National Economist corrects a
statement of the Natchez Democrat
that the Sub-Treasury scheme “sprang
up in the Northern Alliances and
says what every reading man knows
that it originated in the South, aud
was first adopted by the National
meeting at St. Louis in 1889, which
consisted almost entirely of delegates
from Southern States, Mississippi
among the unmber. The Economist
calls on the Democrat to name the
Northern State which introduced the
Sub-Treasury plan ; but the Demo
crat will not answ er.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— IT. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17,
0
ABSOLUTELY PURE
For Sale in Brookhaven by NALTY THE CROCER.
The Democracy of Franklin.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Franklin county have called a
mass meeting for May 23th to select
and instruct delegates to the State
Convention.
A primary election lias been called
on Saturday, August 13th, to nomi
nate candidates for district attorney,
State Senator, Floater, Jtepresentative
and all county and beat officers, and
also members of the new executive
committee. None but qualified elec
tors who shall align themselves with
the Democratic party and promise to
vote at the general election for the
nominees, shall be entitled to vote.
The candidates receiving the high
est number of all the votes for the
county offices and member of execu
tive committee for which they are can
didates, shall be the nominees, and
the managers of each box shall select
delegates from each box for every 20
voters and fractional vote over 10,
which delegates shall assemble in con
vention at Meadville on the 17th day
of August, and each box shall be con
sidered as instructed for the candi
dates for district attorney, State Sena
tor and Floater that receive the high
est number of votes at their respec
tive boxes, and such delegates in such
convention shall select and instruct
delegates to the Flotorial, Senatorial
and District Attorney’s convention.
It was adopted as the sense of the
committee that the District Attorney’s
convention meet at Hamburg, on Sat
urday, the 21st day of August; the
Senatorial convention at Adam’s
camp ground on the 23rd day of Au
gust; and the Flotorial convention at
Kcnnolia on the 23th day of August.
Not a Defeat.
The action of (lie mass meeting Iasi
Monday In tabling the resolutions endors
ing Major Barksdale for the Senate, can
not he fairly construed as expressing I he
sentiments of the peeple of the county,
or even the meeting itself on that subject.
The chief and strongest objection urged
against its adoption by l)r. Applewhite,
who headed the opposition, was that it
was a subject that was not con tempi a ted
in the call for the meeting and should not
properly come before it. Of the 23 per
sons voting to table (only 32 voting al
together), we know ot a number wbo
favor both Barksdale and the measures ho
advocates, and if any one supposes for a
moment by tho action of that meeting
that the Alliance men of Lincoln county
are going hack on their platform and the
candidate who courageously stands on
that platform and battles for tho reforms
the farmers are demanding, ho will dis
cover himself woefully mistaken when
the real test comes.
AriUUtN NOTKS.
Dry and dimly.
Mr .1. E. Carrnlli is in Jacksou tins
•.vcck in attendance upon the grand jmy
Anhui n post-olHee is placed on a „cw
route and tile special service is discontin
ued .
\V. T. Denman of the Alliance store
McComli City, visited his parents last
Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Sibley of the Methodist
church (Summit) will address the Adams
school Thursday, ‘Jlst inst.
Mr. Marshall, photographer, is taking
some very pretty views of iiatnra I seen
cry, together with photograph tiii-tvpcs
etc. His pictutes of the music class’
school house and other buildings here are
especially good. Yokki.
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Itiirhlen'rt Arnica Salve.
The best Salve, in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt lilieum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblain
Corns, and all Skill Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Files, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 'J5 cents per
box. For sale by T. T. Meade A Co
Brookliaven. Miss.
The Kkookiiavkx Lkauku lias a
new power press. This indicates
prosperity. llro. Ilobbs is a good
newspaper man ami deserves success.
—Clay Comity Leader.
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it seems to be very probable that
Major E. Barksdale will be the Al
liance candidate for United States
Senator to succeed Gen. Walthall. If
the Alliance stands to its fodder, lie
will be elected. His ability and De
mocracy are beyond question, and as
a practical worker lie lias been a pow
er.—f/rmn'/We Spirit.
Why do so many people we sec around
us seem to prefer to suffer and ho maim
miserable by Indigestion. Constipation,
Dizziness, Boss of Appetite, Coming up
of the Food, Yellow Skin, w hen for 75c
we will sell them Shiloh’s Vilalizer, guar
anteed to cure them .’ Sold by Meade A
Martin. (1)
Thi! closing exercises of Miss Fox wort li's
school at Union Hull Inst Wednesday are
spoken of in the most complimentary
terms by all who were so fortunate as to
be able to attend. All of the participants
distinguished themselves, and reflected
no little credit on their accomplished and
faithful teachers.
Shiloh’s (’atakiiii Kkmehy, A mar
velous cure for C'alnrrli, Diptheria, Can
ker mouth, and Headache. Willi each
bottle there is an ingenious nasal Injector
for the more successful treatment of these
complaints without extra charge, l’rice
50c. Sold by Meade A Martin. (1)
Strayed*
From my plaee in Brookhaven one Imy color
ed mare three years old about it bands high,
broken to harness. Also om* Imy eolored
yearling coll with star on forehead. Iuforina
tion leading to their recovery will be rewarded.
\V. F. lVvijsons.
Hrookbaveii, Miss.
May 1„\ lsoi.
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