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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1891
Page
2
A local offer promises a premium to the person sending the most short term paper subscribers by January 1. Subscriptions must run to January 1 and must be current. The contest stresses impartiality and fairness with no county limitations.
Editorial notes Lineulu is all right and mentions Franklin county primary next Saturday. Barksdale carried Leake and George counties by large margins. Franklin aided by Birks column next Saturday. Local counts discuss majorities and a projected brewery at Vicksburg while anti Lottery forces gain strength in Mississippi. Canton editor dies of spider bite. Copiah Signal bought by Searlehurst citizens with new editor Louis Dupree. Legislature votes and senatorial election rules outlined. George ticket suffers a decisive defeat in Carroll county.
The editor attended Madison County Alliance’s quarterly meet ing at Pearl River schoolhouse near Madison Station. The piece praises local citizenship and virtues, notes former grand estates, and highlights leaders like John K R Cameron and C L Gilmer. It mentions political alignments, the Sub Treasury issue, and expresses gratitude to Hon. R C Lee and Mrs. Lee for hospitality at their Madison Station home.
The Lincoln County Times reports a lively County Alliance gathering that divided on endorsing only candidates who stand on the Ocala platform. Nine Alliance men bolted, seven remained, one not a delegate. Meridian News hints at Pref. Tom F. Meleath for I.T. L. & C. presidency.
In Empire County and central Mississippi, factions realign around Major Barksdale and George ticket candidates. Carroll and Hinds counties see delegates rebuking prior loyalties while lawmakers split along party lines. The Liberty precinct eyes a narrow fight as farmers back Barksdale despite Lunatic Asylum staff backing the George slate.
The Mississippian reprints Southern political outrage defending white supremacy and Democratic alignment, praising Willitts and opposing Federal “bloody shirt” agitation. It notes a Prohibition Convention in Jackson on September 9, 1891, urging anti liquor factions to attend and arrange travel, with references to Mississippi Democratic events and party divisions.
A Valley newspaper item discusses the Sub Treasury scheme and critiques issuing money on perishable agricultural products at lower rates than Government bonds. It questions why the government borrows at low rates yet pays higher yields to bondholders, while noting the public prefers reasoned argument over personal attacks in Mississippi and other states. The piece, from the Appeal Avalanche, reflects on political rhetoric.
The Weekly Canton Wicket prints an alt column editorial criticizing the LeapEn editor's Madison county Allimiece speech as misrepresentative and inflamed by animus. It defends the event, notes illness of the senior editor, and thanks Mr. Wm. McAllister for editorial assistance.
Result in Copiah County Miss Aug 11 The official vote count shows George carrying by seventy seven majority The race for Walthall s place will go to a second primary between Lewis and Hooker neither gaining a majority The tally lists Gee 13853 Barkedale Lewis 146 Hooker WalliS Stone 100 The state senator contest also extends to a second primary between K 1 Sub Treasury candidate and T J Millano Sub Treasury candidate Gaynes nominated for represent ative in the first hallat
A regional debate rages over Democratic and Alliance actions in Copiah County. Editorials condemn convention overreach, advocate slow deliberation, and warn against civil strife between North and South. Statements reference the Jackson July 15 meeting, resolutions condemning an executive session, and shifting party unity. Local papers discuss pensions, Sub-Treasury stance, and political loyalties across multiple states.
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