Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21
POPULIsT DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Dr. A. VI. Newman, OF Franklin, Nomi-
mated for Congress on the First
Ballot.
The Democratic Party Denounced for 1t
FriendIiness to the Whisky Traffic.
Strong Speeches by Messrs. Mcdowell
and Ratlin

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The district convention of the Peo-
pies party of the seventh COMPRESSION
al district met in jackson on August
10Th, and was called to order at ii a.
m. by N. NJ. Hollingsworth, chairman
of the district executive committee.
Mr.. Hollingsworth was then elected
chairman, DIR. S. w. Robinson, of Ran
kin, secretary, and r. c. Taylor, of Co
piah, assistant secretary.
On call of the roll of counties, the
following delegates reported present :
Claiborne-W. III. Smith, G. II. Phil
Hips.
Copiah-T. J. Millsaps, j. W. Mathis,
w. T. McDade, j. NJ. l.. Purser, r. G.
Taylor, A. j. Lusk, w. T. Matheny, L.
G. Vining.
Franklin-P. C. Thompson, Dr. a.
NJ. Newman, L. Ii. Byrd, II. A. Gotten,
G.. NJ. Cain.
Hinds-N. Nj. Hollingsworth, o. o.
Wolfe, T. P. Erwin.
Jefferson-Not represented.
Lincoln-J. NJ May, w. A. Hodges,
j. w. White.
Madison--E. Fleming, D. r. Hearne,
j. w. Ross, p. A. Phillips.
Rankin-S. w. Robinson, Mike Nc
Carly, w. F., Davis.
Simpson,. r. Polk, d. c. McInnis.
On motion, it was decided that the
list of delegates enrolled should be
seated as members of the convention
without the formality Of committee
on credentials.
On motion of D. G. McInnis it was
resolved that each county of the dis
trict be allowed double the number Of
votes in the convention that it has rep
resentatives in the lower house of the
Legislature, and that the delegates
present be allowed to cast the full
vote of their respective counties,
whether its full quota of delegates
were present or not.
On motion of j. w. Mathis the chair
appointed committee on resolutions
consisting Of one from each county,
the chair naming committeeman rec
commended by the several county dele
cations, viz: n. NJ. Hollingsworth, of
Kinds; T. G.. Vining, of Copiah; ID. f.
Hearne, of Madison; S. w. Robinson,
of Rankin; G. H. Phillips, of Clai-
borne; d. G.. McInnis, of Simpson; q.
NJ. Cain, of Franklin; w. A. Hodges, of
Lincoln.
On motion of DR.. Robinson, a new
district executive committe was APP
pointed by the chair in the same man
ner as the committee on resolutions
was appointed, viz:
! Claiborne II. Smith, Barland.
Copiah T. 6. Eiping, Crystal
Springs.
Franklin-G. NJ. Cain, Mccall Creek.
Hinds-O. o. Wolfe, Terry.
4: Jefferson w. r. Newman, Union
Church.
Lincoln-W. A. Hodges, Sumna4l.
Madison-D. r. Hearne, Madison.
Rankin-Mike McCarty.
Simpson-D. l.. McLaurin, Westville.
! Hon. J. F. Mcdowell, editor of the
Mississippi PopIlist, and Hon. w. P.
Ratliff, editor of the Alliance Vindi
Gator and chairman Of the Peoples
party State committee, being in at
tendance, Mr.. Matheny, of Copiah,
moved that these gentlemen be invit-
ed to address the convention. The
motion prevailed. and it was decided
that Mr.. Mcdowell should speak in
the senate chamber at 3 p. M, and Mr.
Ratlif in representatives hall at s
p, IN,
At 1896 p. m. the convention took a
recess to give the committee on plat
form and resolutions time to formu-
their report.
[ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first thing on the program at
the afternoon session was the speech
of Mr.. Mcdowell. 1t was listened to
by good-sized audience, including
many Democrats, and was highly
creditable effort, devoted chiefly to a
review of the financial legislation of
the country, for which he said the old
parties were jointly responsible. The
speaker compared the Democratic par
! ty to the snake which swallowed rab-
bit aud then stuck its head through
the crack of the fence and swallowed
another rabbit. The Democracy, he
said, had swallowed Cleveland, and
then stuck it's head through the fence
and swallowed John Sherman, thus
getting itself in the middle of a
mighty bad Fix.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
At 4:30 the committee on resolu-
tions reported as follows:
aQur committee ON resolutions unan
imously Peeommead the reendorse-
ment of the Omaha p1atfGrLa iron
end to end, also the following resolu-
tions, to-wit
That we deplore the distressed con-
dition OF our country and attribute
the same to corrupt legislation in the
National Congress. 1t has been the
purpose of the Republican party for
the last 80 years to contract the cur
rency, foster national banks and ia