Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-08
SILVER INDORSED.
Mississippi Democrats in
Convention,
NOMINATE STATE TICKET.
Pass Resolutions Ratibing the Plat
form on Free Silver Passed by
Missouri Convention.
NOMINATE STATE TICKET.


JACkSON, MISS, August Z.
The Democratic state convention was
called to order at 1910 o'clock to-
day by Chairman Booth. Prayer
by Rev. DR.. Hunter. After fifteen minutes
speech Of NJ Booth he suggested for tenn
porary che 70, Ne name OF Mir. Longstreet,
Of Grenada, " IS elected by acclama-
ton. After %, H. ent OF committees a
recess was tab Ii%
, wnea a the ,S so%s assembled &c C. C.
were placed In nomin "a, permanent
chairman. Mr. George 'Ss,,N Jared elected
by vote OF 1853 to ll3. o. action the vote
was then made unanimous. Tremendous APP
plGuse greeted Senator George when he
entered the hall and was escorted TO the
chair. On motion the chair appointed com
inittee on resolutions consisting on two dele
gates from each congressional district and
Ave from the state at large. Nominations for
governor were then declared in order and
Hon. A. J. McLaurln was unanimously
chosen. Mr.. McLaurin was escorted to the
rostrum and made a brief speech Of ac-
Ceptanoe.
Hon. J. II. Jones, Il. II. Moore. DR.. A. II.
Bays and Hon. David Johnson, OF
Ittawamba county were placed in nomina-
tion for lieutenant governor. When the
vote was announced Jones was found to have
been nominated. The vote resulted: Jones
Isl IL, Bays % l-2.
j. L. Power, OF Kinds; II. A. Nall OF
Holmes. and A. Il. wood. OF Meridian, were
then put In nomination for secretary Of state.
The vote resulted : Power ISL. Woods IS,
Nall 10.
Before this vote was announced a Mumber
Of counties changed from Nall and Wood to
Power and 1t soon became evident that
Colonel Power had considerable lead and
would be nominated on the FIRST ballot The
NM ph oh Cd ant -
each change was simply torrinc-hats. fans
aud hankerchiefs went up in the air and the
friends OF the old Roman yelled themselves
hoarse.
II. A. Van Cleve and Colonel W. d. Holder
were then placed In nomination for state
auditor. The ballot resulted. Holder 23s.
Van Clever 2s. Holders nomination was
made unanimous.
A motion to adjourn was voted down and
nominations for treasurer were declared In
order. Those placed in nomination were A.
@. May, Of Simpson; N s. Walker, Of
Claiborne; J. c. Lott, OF Carroll, and Nv. NJ,
George, Of Lauderdale. May was nominated
on tho FIRST ballot which desulted; May 1872,
Walker 20, Lott IS. George withdrew early
in the roll call. Adjourned until 9 p. M.
On reassembling at p. m. nominations for
attorney general We're declared In order.
Those announced We're Wiley NJ Nash, Frank
Johnson. Of Kinds, Walter Trotter OF Mont
were taken without a choice.
The committee on resolutions presented It's
report, which was adopted enthusiastically.
The following Is a synopsis Of the report;
We, the Democracy Of the state OF Mississippi.
In convention assembled. deem II advisable to
have uniformity Of expression Throughout the
nation among Democrats, on the financial
question. and the Democratic party OF Mis-
souri, in convention on the 9Th day VI Au-
gust, 1885, have adopted resolutions which
meet withour approval and Endorsement.
therefore, be II resolved by the Democratic
party in the state OF Mississippi that We
adopt them as our declarations and princl-
pies on the money question.
We condemn the practice Of the treasury
department In allowing creditors TO demand
the obligations VI the government 10 be
paid in gold and insist that all such obliga-
tons be paid in both gold and silver, as
oest suits die convenience of the treas
ury.
We deplore the movement now afoot for the
organization OF third party. and conJurt
all men aud patriots TO stand by the Demo
cratic party, which has ever been the friend
OF the people. and the only Peoples party
the party whose principles embody all thai
is good and desirable In free government, ant
whose powers are great enough to put ant
keep those principles In force Whatever
grievances the people may have can be right
| ed only in and by the Democratic party.
We demand national legislation to suppress
dealing in futures.
We oppose and condemn all trusts ant
combines and demand Il change in the or
| gahic laws 50 as to permit an income tax.
resolution was adopted instructlng TIT
| Mississippi delegation to vote for such meas
ures as are in accord with these measures.
Adjourned until q. m. tomorrow.