The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL
Nominating Convention Sixth
District.
PASS CHRISTIAN, SEPTEMBER 4, 1894

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss, Sept. L.
The Democratic Congressional Con
yenti0n Of this 1.-THE sixth district me
at l2:l5 p. m. today, and was called t
order by the chairman OF the Excel
tive Committee Of the district, HOr
Ed. Bloomfield. On motion MI
Bloomfield was made temporary chair
man and VIM. A. Dickson and ROber
l.. Billiard were made temporary sec
~retaries.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee on credentials, on
from each county and one from tn
district at large Adams, J. w. Lam
bert Amitc, Il. II. Ratclif; Coving
ton, w. r. Holloway Green, Dan
Mcleod : Hancock, NJ. f. Baxter
Harrison, S. Il. lIcaslip; jackson, j
w. Stewart Jones, N. G. Hill: Law
renee, j. J. benson /; Marion is con
tested; Pike, o. b. Quinn; Perry, w
Il. Griffin; Pearl River, Y. A. White
Wilkinson, J.. S. Lewis; district a
large, }. G. Lampkin.
At 1880 the convention took a re
cess till 3 O'Clock to give the commit
tee on credentials time to make tllci
report.
At3p. M, the convention reassem
bled. The committee asked for NOR,
time, which on motion was granted
The convention by a unanimou.
vote requested that the four candi
dates come forward and pledge them
selves to support the nominee Of tn,
convention.
The chairman first introduced Hon
w. NJ. Denny, who in a very few
words pledged his support to TIN
nominee. Then Gen. W. Il. Martin
being introduced, said in il few word.
that he had always supported tn,
Democratic party, and that he would
not at this late date 60 back on his
party,
Major G. NJ. Govan was then intro
duccd. Hesaid that he had supported
the party for thirty years, and, OF
course, would not at this late date
turn his back on the action of thu
convention, and therefore pledged
himself to its support.
Then Col. r.. Il. Stockdale was in
PRODUCED. He said that it was full,
understood beforehand that each ano
all were to submit to the action of this
convention, and that he, therefore,
would abide by the action Of the con
ventiOn, and would pledge his hearty
support.
At 3:45 p, NJ, the convention ad.
j0urned till & o'clock, to await the
action OF the committee on creden.
tialS. At & O'Clock the committee not
being ready to report, the hour for re.
assembling was set for s o'clock to-
night.
The convention re-assembled at 5
O'Clock p. NJ; the committee on cred
entails not bringing in a report, the
convention adjourned till lOa. M, to-
morrow. There will be a majority
and minority report from the commit
tee on credentials. The majority re-
port will recommend the seating OF
the Ford or anti-St0ckdale delegates
appointed at Columbia, Marion coun.
ty. This report will be bitterly re-
sisted by the Stockdale forces, but
there is no doubt OF it's adoption, as
the anti-Stockdale mcn will combine
in supporting it. The credentials
committee decline to reconsider the
contest from Adams county. The
deadlock promises to continue for
several days, and it is impossible to
predict the nominee. 1t is estimated
that St0ckdale's vote on the first bal.
lot will be Il, Martins 10, Dcnny's 8,
Goyan's 6. 1t is unquestionably the
field against ~Stockdalc, but it will re-
quire the combination of the Opposi-
ti0n to defeat him. The Denny men
are quite confident, hoping that there
Will be breaks in the Martin and
G0van lines to successfully land their
candidate. Martins friends seem to
be equally sanguine, hoping in the
hnal break up to secure most OF the
Denny and Govan votes. The Govan
men also expect to succeed by drawing
from the Denny and Martin columns.
No faction is estimating any break in
the S%tockdalo lines, and it is well un-
derstoOd that the successful nominee
must defeat Stockdale, who will be
in at the finish. StOckdale also eX-
poets to gather votes all along the
lines as other candidates drop out.
The credentials committee will
submit a majority and minority re.
port, which may have a tendency to
pr0long the convention.
The personnel Of the temporary or
g%anlzation indicates an anti.StOck-
dale sentiment and the chances of the
present incumbent are by no means
rosy, unless in the prolonged deadlock
that must be prccipitated the ants
should beencrvatcd by some unlocked
for cOntrempS.
The Stockdale men are very. indip.
nant tonight over the conduct of
matters generally today and, despite
their favorite's unequlvocal address
ON party fealty, it is more than palpa-
bic that they will have some forciblc
arguments to advance tomorrow and
that the contest will be a very bitter
one.
A special train from Jackson county
arrived this morning with a delega-
tlon from that county who wish to be
present at the convention.
This town IS full Of strangers. Be-
side the delegates there are several
hundred people from other counties,
who took advantage of the special
rates offered by the railroads.. The
Pass Christian Military Band and
the Ocean Springs Band have been
furnishing the music. The cOnven
tion Is held under the large live oaks
In the Mexican Gulf Hotel yard,
where lots of chairs and benches to
accommodate all of the large con-
course of people have been placed.
United States flags and other flags
are seen on all sides. not only where
the convention is held but on a great
many OF the business houses, board
Ing houses and some OF the residences.
Col. J. L. Power, known as the
"Ncstor Of the Mississippi Press"
been %tlatteringly mentioned
as a fit candidate for governor, writes
a letter acknowledging the compli-
ment, but in a straight forward way
that he thinks himself better