The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-06-13

South MisSisSippi's Candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
The LEADER presents above
an excellent woOd-cut likeness of
Hon. Marion NJ. Evans, of Jackson
county, the man whom South MissiSs
sippi will present with pride as her
candidate for the LieutenantGOver-
norship of the State.
Mr.. Evans was born in Han dsboro,
Mississippi, i'll 1850, and has always
resided on the Sea Coast, and is fine
specimen, physically and otherwise,
of piney-wOods growth. His ancestors,
on both sides, have lived in Mississip-
pi since Territorial times. He has
great faith in the capacities and the
possibilities of this section of Missis-
sippi, and is regarded as one of its
progressive, representative citizens.
Though not college Bred" he does
credit to the thorough training of old
Salem High School, i'll Greene county.
Mr.. Evans was married in 1875 to
Miss Emma X. Airey, of NatchitO-
ches, La. He is member of the
Methodist church, and his occupation
is that of merchant. He has
never held any political office, al
though possessing the Jetfersonian
qualifications for official station. He
was a candidate for Secretary of
State in 1885, and came within II
e lninu nominated I'M 81
some of the cleverest and most popu-
lar men in Mississippi, after having
led in the votes of the Convention for
eleven consecutive ballots, and after
having received the vote of every
county south of the V. & Nj. Railroad,
with three or four exceptions. He
accepted his defeat with a grace be-
coming sensible man and true Dem
Ocrat, and was quite as anxious for
the success Of the ticket rs if he were
a part of it.
Immediately after reaching his ma
.jority, Mr.. Evans was made mason
in Polar Star Lodge No. 154, Hands
boro. He was appointed District
Deputy Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge in 1880 and 1881; appointed
Deputy Grand Master in 1891; elected
Junior Grand Warden in 1886; Senior
Grand Warden in 1887; and Grand
Master at the Seventeen annual Com
munication in Columbus, in Februa-
ry, 1888. He had lively apprecia-
ton of the great honor thus done him,
but he did not accept the hoDors
without performing the labOrs Incl
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last meeting OF the Grand Lodge
shows. He ofiiciated at the laying of
the Confederate Monument in Jack
son in May, 1887, and it will be re-
membered by all who were present
with what ease and grace and dignity
he conducted the interesting ceremO-
MES Of that occasion:
The most disaGreeable duty of his
administration was the arrest of the
charter of Mississippi Lodge, No. So,
at Rodney, for refusing to recOg-
nize the anti-saloon statute adopted at
Columbus, and the edict of the Grand
Master constituting the same in which
action he was sustained by the Grand
Lodge in its last meeting at Meridian.
He served the Craft with great ac-
ceptance and retired with their hear
ty plaudit, "well done, good and
faithful servant"
Mr. Evans's candidacy for Licuten-
ant-GOvernOr, has been hailed with
marked manifestations of favor
throughout the State. The DemOc-
racy of his own native county, recent
ly met in convention and commended
him to the State Democracy in the
following unanimously adopted reso-
lutiOns:
Resolved by the Democracy of Har-
risOn county, in mass meeting assem-
bled. That we hail with pleasure
and approval the candidacy for Lieu
tenant GoYernor of Hon. Marion NJ.
Evans, IL native and beloved son of
our county, a man who has honOred
the county of his birth in all the
walks of life, and known throughout
the commonwealth of Mississippi as a
man of sterling worth, integrity and
ability.
Resolved further, That we hereby
indorse him for the position to which
he aspires and hereby present him to
the Democracy of the State of Missis-
sippi as person eminently qualified
and one who will reflect credit not on
ly on our own section, but the entire
State.
The position Mr.. Evans asks is not
Il very active one, but it is an honOra-
ble and important one, and will give
South Mississippi an influential repre-
sentative at the State Capital at an
important time, to-wit, during the
sessions of the Legislature. in the
event of the death, resignation, re-
moval or inability of the Governor,
he succeeds to the Governorship, for
which his talents and clear judgment
amply qualify him.
Miss Chrisman's Body Found.
JoHNsTOwN, Pa, June 11.-This