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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
2
The Leader lists B. T. Hobbs as editor and proprietor with J. A. Scarborough as field editor in a subscription note indicating one year prepaid terms. The fragment identifies the publication personnel and basic subscription arrangement.
The piece reports alleged vote fraud in the Mississippi State Democratic primary, naming Sullivan and McLaurin, with accusations of forged returns from Warren and Issaquena counties. It condemns party bosses and urges reform while noting Gen. Nat Harris’s illness and tributes to local figures.
The county Democrat Executive Committee ordered a mass meeting for the next Saturday at 12 M at the Court House of Liberts County to elect delegates to the Congressional District Convention in Jackson Mississippi. The call restricts participation to qualified white voters, with disqualifications noted for those unable to vote. The meeting will be led by William Clarke, a noted proponent of arbitration and peace.
A compilation of opinions from Attorney General Mellarg T J M Parchman and others covers jail labor with inmate consent for trial, county election allowances, sheriff fees on cross county prisoner transfers, education maps and schoolhouse sites, tax assessments and refunds, and road contracts under state law. Concrete rulings detail who may be moved to state farms, who pays collection costs, and how districts and counties handle various government functions.
A sprawling mississippi column reports on camp meetings at Crystal Springs and Gloster, political moves in Jackson, and local incidents. It notes the McComb City Times debut, public works in Harrison and Oktibbeha counties, a murder case in Greenville, and arrests for counterfeiting and illicit selling in Vicksburg and Yazoo City.
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