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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1891
Page
2
The fragment indicates a locally published weekly newspaper dated Thursday May 21 with archival filing details at an address in Sherman Street. It references a registrar or posting routine, noting the edition’s weekly nature and a municipal or legal notice imprint.
The notice lists J J Ramsey Coplall Ward Hudson Greaves and Isaac C with candidacies for district attorney and treasurer across Hinds Lincoln Madison and Lawrence counties. Names are framed as authorized by the Democratic party and subject to primary action in Mississippi.
A survey of party opinions across Mississippi counties highlights Alliance influence in endorsements for Senator George and Barksdale, with editorials debating supervision versus government ownership. It notes New York voices opposition, local candidacies, and predicted clashes if broader public ownership were pursued.
The Mississippi Press Convention in Yazoo City elected officers for the year with S D Harper as President and R W Banks as First Vice President. Other posts included Langford as Second Vice President, G W Rogers as Secretary, and K Mayers as Treasurer. The gathering adopted uniform ad rates and enforcement rules, adjourned to meet May 12, 1892 at Pass Christian, and praised Copiah County Alliance for endorsing the Ocala platform and sub-linary plank.
Mississippi era in Lincoln and Madison counties shows fierce debate within the Democratic Alliance over the Sub Treasury plan and the 1890s county primaries. Editors clashed with editors at the Times and Leavin, while Mount Zion Alliance endorses the Alliance platform and calls for unified action.
General West argues in defense of bonded whisky warehouses and the Sub Treasury plan, detailing how warehouses relieve distillers from advance duties for up to three years, enabling product carryover while revenue accrues to the government. He notes two thirds of capital tied in bonds, government no interest, and gains from borrowing against inventory.
How It Is in Carroll Miss May 13 After a two day session the Carroll County Alliance adopted the Ocala Convention platform including the Sub-Treasury by a 47 to 13 vote. Attendance included all county sub Alliances as Maj Barkedales supporters fought hard to block endorsement of his candidacy in this county of Senator George which favored the Sub Treasury plan.
A Mississippi exchange notes farmers and Alliance men like Kyle Sexton Hicks Beeman and Binford opposing the Sub Treasury plan while Burksside Gibbs and others support it. Editorials praise George and tariff reform with Cleveland urging economy. Wilkinson county votes primaries to be limited to registered voters and many social notices are mentioned along with local deaths and events.
A Neutral View notes May Barksdale lags in endorsements while Alliance ties sway voters. It cites business centers backing Barkdale against Sub Treasury plans and farmers preferring George, with regional reactions echoed from Maine to California. Also mentions a suspended Magnolia execution for Henry Sheridan and shifting support for Senator George among farmers.
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