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whereupOn that individual was squelche,
by the chairman.
Permanent Organization.

Permanent Organization.
Considerable discussion was had as to
The best method Of selecting committee
on permanent organization, some being in
favor of the Chairman appointing said COM
mittee, others holding that it should be
made up of one delegate from each State,
to be selected by the respective delegations,
while a third party insisted that the COM
mittee should be composed Of three mem
bers of each delegation, to be named by the
delegations. The latter proposition was
finally agreed to, and the commit ittee Sc
lected in that way.
The Convention then took a recess CAT
1907 until 4P. NJ.
Afternoon PrOeeedlags.
Immediately after the Convention was
called to order, the committee on perIna-
nent organization reported in favor Of ex-
Gov. L. Z. Parsons being permanent chair
man, with Vice Presidents from all the
States represented.
Upon taking bis seat, Parsons made
lengthy address.
After Parsons speech the convention ap-
pointed committees On resolutions, on adj
dress to the people of the United States
and Congress, and on statistics and out
rages in the Southern States.
Civil Rights.
j. T. Hill, Secretary of State Of Missis-
sipi, offered a resolution heartily endorsing
the Civil Rights bill. 1t made no eOmmO-
ton, and was referred to the committee
on resolutions.
The convention then adjourned to half
past seven to hear an address from Gov.
Brooks, of Arkansas. The house was
packed, including four white ladies.
A committee was then appointed to take
charge of the huge bundles of letters which
arrived by the morning mails, addressed 10
the President Of the convention, and each
one supposed to contain narrowing accounts
of outrages which have occurred through
out the South since the delegates left home.
Rev. Brooks Has His Say.
Gov. Brooks was introduced by a com
mittee appointed for the purpose. Jack
Brown, of Franklin county, was one Of the
introducers, and conducted Brooks TO the
stage. where the Arkansian proceeded TO
address the convention. The first par. Of
his speech was devoted to highly cOlOred
description of affairs in the South, and the
operations of the White LeagueTs. He adj
mitted that large majority Of the better
class Of people who are not Re
publicans were opposed 10 this
violence, but such a reign Of terror
was kept up by desperadOes that there
was no hope for peace, without additional
legislation by Congress. He urged that
the strongest expression Of the convention
should be in favor of extending the jurs-
diction of Federal Courts i'm the South. in
such a manner that full protection to the
lives, property and rights Of every citizen
be secured. lie defended Republican
administrations in the South, on the
EfOunu tiisii tuC9 NtiC 5ChCi@iig
honest. The few exceptional cases were
taken as an excuse by the White Leaguers
to commit Outrages and maintain the reign
OF Iawlessness. He quoted the comparison
between the Republican government of
South Carolina and the Democratic govern
ment of Georgia as recently made by
Bishop Hayens in letter to the Independ-
eaf. Even the Saviour had a traitor among
his twelve apostles. He insisted that
peace could not he restored
without Federal interposition, and very
plainly foreshadOwed this as one of the
main points of the forthcoming address.
He could never be brought to believe that
Congress and the free people Of the North
would not heed their appeal for protection.
The speech closed with brief history Of
his fight with Baxter for the GOyernorship
of Arkansas.
The convention adjourned to ten o'clock
tomorrow morning. All the committees
are vigorously at WORK tonight, and the
outrage business is being worked up in a
style unparalleled, even in the history Of
Southern miSgOvernment. b.