The Greenville times., 1895-05-04
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.

cratic xeeutiye committee met today at
IL O'Clock. II. B. Lacey Of Oakland
moved that = convention be ordered.
Col. T. R. Stoekdale Of Pike county
moved that State officers Be selected BY
primaries
After : good deal ef discussion the
substitute offered by Mr.. Stockdale call
ing a primary election for the nomina-
tion OF State officers was adopted by =
vote OF II to IL. the following being the
vote:
-Stockdale two votesl Boothe.
Jones, Love, Inge, East. Clarke. Yerger.
McLaurin. Mitchell. Williamson, Bas-
kin, Whitney, Martin. Bays, Stowers-
Il.
Nays-Allen. Cutrer, Thompson. o.
Clifton, W. H. Clifton, Stephens. Lacey,
Wilson. Bowers. ventress, Peebles-il.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to promulgate primary plan
Fred Clarke, W. G. Yerger, E. NJ.
Williamson, J. W. Cutrer, George A.
Williamson.
The committee adjourned till o'clock
awaiting the report
A majority and minority report was
submitted to the convention.
An exciting discussion ensued. pend
ing which Mr. Showers, Of Lafayette,
moved to reconsider the vote taken this
morning, adopting the primary plan.
which prevailed by the following vote;
Yeas-Allen. o. Clifton, W. II. Cliff
ton, Cutrer, Thompson. East, Stevens.
Lacey, Bowers, Ventress, PEBBLES, VIII
son. Bays, Johnson-l5.
Nays-Love. Inge, Clarke, McLaurin,
Mitchell. Williamson, Stockdale. Whit
ney. Martin, Lamkin, Yerger, Baskin
ia.
The motion then came on tabling the
primary plan. which prevailed by vote
OF Is to IS. Without division, the for
lowing, providing for State conven'
tion, offered by Mr.. Cutrer, was adopted
Resolved. That a delegate State con
vention OF the Democracy OF Missis
sippi be held at the city Of jackson al
l2 noon on the 7th day Of August, 1895
and that the representation OF eacf
county in said convention be double ths
number of representatives each now
has in the House OF representatives..
Resolved, further, That each count,
through the party Is authorized to do
termine the manner OF selecting Ii
delegates to the State convention, AMI
that the county executive committee II
each county be requested to provide TO
the selecting Of delegates to the Stat
convention In August, 1895.
Bys vote Of - to 10 Jackson was SO
lected as the place Of meeting.
Mr.. Showers, OF Lafayette. offered
, resolution providing that candidates 70
railroad commissioners be elected from
the districts instead Of from the State .
, large, which was tabled.
r d. T. Porter rendered his resignation
!, as secretary, and ]. R. Showers wa
o elected to the vacancy.
r II. b. Lacey rendered his resignation
n as = member, and A. II. Stockett VA
: substituted.
Q Thus ended one OF the most interes
9 ing and remarkable sessions OF tn
+ State executive committee ever held.
Weather and Crops.
vicksburg, April 24-As was ind
. Gated at the time OF the last report, th
week began with scattered shower
+ followed by . cool wave on the lTtl
n These showers, though very unevenl
= distributed, were generally light, excel
: : In the extreme north, and were badl
= scattered, many localities having I
!. rain at all since last report. Heavy ha
v fell along the southeastern border
. the State O. far north as Clay count
l. and In the north central portion on Il
Il 10th and nth, doing considerab
= damage to young fruit in some local
e ties; crops we're not sufficiently advance
to suffer materially.
/, The cold wave OF the nth was ushere
!" In by strong north westerly winds, whit
T. had detrimental effect by drying o,
the surface soil and retarding Il
A. growth OF young crops The middle
II the week brought return OF Gle
'r weather with rising temperature, al
le all conditions have continued favorab
'r since then.
a As rule, the showers at the first
= the week were not heavy enough
. hinder field work. and farming oper
= tions have continued during the pa
,n seven days with but slight tinterruptio
Corn has about all been planted. exec
in the north. Cotton planting Is neariI
completion in the south and middle pc
in tions Of the State, and is progressil
rs we'll in the north. Rain would
* beneficial In many localities, whe
IN more moisture is needed to cause see
y to come up to good stand.
., Corn and cotton (where 1t is up) ha
~ been somewhat retarded In growth
~ the cold weather. .os
:, Some complaint Is also beginning
be made of damage to corn by b
worms and cut worms, though corn
generally not large enough to be !
or jured by the latter pest
TX Gardens continue to thrive i Irish I
r. tatoes have received their last guilty
~ tion in many localities in the soutb, a
IN reports from Hfhds county state u
e Irish potatoes and garden peas will
y ready for market withinsthe next !
= days. Sweet potato slips are coming
Va and will soon be ready to set In t
field, -