The leader., 1895-08-06
Resolutions Adopted Arraigning
Present and Former Adj
ministratiOns.
Reforms They Promise to lnaug-
urate If Elected.
Capt. Frank Burkitt for Governor and a
Full state Ticket Named.

JACKSON, July 31.-The Populite State
convention met here today in Repre-
sentative Hall. 1t was lilo when the
convention was called to order by w.
P. Ratliff, of Attala. There was some
thing over 100 present. He said he
was glad to see such large crowd and
congratulated the convention upon
having representative body present.
j. w. Mathis, of Copiah, moved
that the convention be opened with
prayer. Carried, and N. M. Holdings
worth performed that Office. He pray
ed that heavenly wisdom might guide
the deliberations of the convention.
Gen. H. l.. Burkitt, of Clay, moved
that w. P. Ratliff be made chairman.
Carried. N. c. West, of Carroll, was
elected secretary. w. E. Madison, of
Noxubee, was elected assistant secre-
tary, L. H. Taylor, second assistant
secretary. 1t was moved that COM
mittee of nine be appointed on creden-
tials and permanent organization. The
chair appointed the following: First
district, j. T. Connell; second district,
j. o. Askew; third district, j. r. Bell;
fourth district, J. L. King; fifth dis
trict, w. H. Stinson; sixth district, N.
C. Hathorn; seventh district, DR.. S. w.
Robinson; State at large, II. L. Burkitt
and r. r. Buntin.
A roll call of counties developed that
there were 122 delegates present, rep
resenting the following counties: Amite
Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clarke, Coahoma,
De Soto, Grenada, Holmes, Kemper,
Lauderdale, Lee, Lowndes, Marion,
Montgomery, Newton, Oktibbeha.
Pearl River, Rankin, Simpson, Tate,
Winston, Yazoo, Attala, Carroll, Choc-
taw, Clay, Copiah, Franklin, Kinds,
Jones, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lincoln,
Madison, Monroe, Neshoba, Noxubee,
Pontotoc, Scott, Pamela, Smith, Web
ster, Yalobusha The committee on
credentials reported the name of j. A.
Bailey, of Lauderdale, for permanent
chairman, and he was elected by ris-
ing vote. Messrs. Jamison and Prev
EFT escorted the new chairman to the
rostrum and he was introduced by Dr.
Prewett. Mr.. Bailey, on taking the
chair, said:
"You have conferred upon me al
. honor, and feel myself incompetent
4 of conveying to you my appreciation Of
, it. | esteem it the highest honor thai
could be conferred on any citizen wher
: | consider the scope of the business OF
t the convention. l am inspired with
Y the hope of success, and l believe we
are moving on to victory. All my life
a common farmer, and having only or
L one occasion been honored with politi
: cal honors, have always let the best
v interest of the people be my guiding
, star. l esteem this honor far greater
than any that could be bestowed by
the two dominant parties of the State
4 l feel that l am called to preside over
4 the best element of the people of Mis-
. sissippi. am not to preside over q
few shyster lawyers, political tricksters
and wire-pullers. When we form oul
l platform let us take position and
} never recede therefrom.
, The temporary secretaries were made
permanent.
A motion was made that a commit
tee of nine each on platform and reso.
lutions, each congressional district to
select their own committeeman, pre-.
vailed. The chair made the following
committees:
Resolutions and Platform-First
district, j. j. Dennis; Second district
G.. w. Dyer; Fourth district, T. p. Gore
Fifth district, w. p. Ratliff; Sixth dis
trict, T. L. McGehee; Seventh district
N. M. Hollingsworth; State large, T
j. King and H. L. Burkitt.
Committee on Nominations-Fir
district, A, w. Kearly; Second district
S. III. Hall; Third district, r. P. Walk
er; Fourth district, /. r. Heggie; Fifth
district, w. H. Stinson; Sixth district
N. G. Hathorn; Seventh district, S. w
, Robinson: State-at-lafge, r. F. Bren
nan and F. w. Collins.
Mr.. T. P. Gore offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Populite party OF
, Mississippi tenders it's most grateful
acknowledgements to Senator j. z
George for his recent very able and
exhaustive Populite speech, delivered
E at Wlnona, on July Ii.
This resolution created considerable
CONSERVATION. DR.. N. M. Woods NOV
ed that the rules be suspended and the
resolution be passed unanimously. This
> brought on considerable talk, and q
great deal of objection was made from
a number of delegates, who wanted the
resolution to take the regular course
:; DR., Woods urged that his motion
, suspending the rules be put.
Mr.. Gore said that the convention
was about to get in Wraqgle and he
withdrew his resolution.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Just before o'clock the committee
on resolutions and platform entered
the hall, and Mr.. Ratliff read the re-
port, which is as follows:
1.-The Peoples party of Mississippi,
in convention assembled, invoking the
blessings of Almighty God and reiter-
ating the demands of the Omaha plat
form. splicits the support of all patri-
otto citizens who, dissatisfied with the
present reign Of ruin, cap subscribe to
the following declaration of paramount
principles principles upon whose en-
| forcement, in the judgment of this
party. depend the liberties of the peo-
pie, the independence of the republic
and the perpetuity Of free institutions.
We declare,
81 For the free and unlimited coin
age Of both silver and gold at the ratio
of l) to /, without the grace of foreign