The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07


work of preparing its ticket, the result
being as follows:
Congressman mt large: John Braden
and Il. G. Potts.
Delegates at large: w. +. Harrity
Robert II. Wright, Charles Il. Fegan Sen
ator John Todd benjamin r. Myers,
John $. Killing and John Il. Tenahan.,
Electors at large: w. A. Singerly,
James Denton Hancock, a. ii. Cofreth
and George w. Guthrie.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRACY.
Jackson, Miss, April 29.-The Demo
cratic state convention was called to
order at 11:30 by Chairman Williamson
of the state central committee.
Congressman Muldrow of Okitibbe
was chosen temporary chairman and
Hon. l.. Pink Smith as secretary.
In organizing the convention Chairman
Muiirow declared there should be no UNI
certainty to the declarations of the party.
Mississippi was the rightful leader of the
party of the nation. No state had bet
ter right to urge it's principles before the
convention at Chicago. She should de-
clare today for tariff for revenue only
and for free coinage of silver. 1t was II
regrettable fact that the Democracy was
divided on this paramount question of
money. The convention should send
free silver men only to the Chicago con-
vention, who would voice the sentiment
of nine-tcnths of the Democrats of Mis-
sissippi.
"A contest was announced from Harri-
son county and was submitted to the
committee on credentials, which was
then appointed.
Hcnrv Doxey of Carroll county was
then selected as assistant secretary and
the temporary organization was made
permanent.
The first squabble arose as to whether
or not n new executive committee should
be named The point raised was that
the last committee was elected for four
years, and the opposition held that each
convention elects Il new executive COM
mttec The discussion was heated and
became so confused that it was impos-
sible to distinguish the speakers.
Amid terrible confusion the chairman
counted the standing vote on the PROPOSE
ton to table the motion to endorse the
present executive committee for three
years longer declaring the result to be
in favor of tabling the motion.
An excited howl was raised for call
of the counties, but was ruled down by
the chairman.
A resolution was then introduced to
allow the delegates from the respective
congressional districts to retire and
name delegates to the national conven-
ton, and was amended so as to allow the
naming of Il new executive committee.
A motion to table the amendment was
voted down and the resolution passed.
1t was then moved and adopted that
the chair appoint two delegates from each
district and four from the state at large |
as committee on resolutions. The |
chairman then appointed the committee, |
the following being members for the |
state ut large: ii. ID. Money, Il. o. |
Sykes, w. II. Lefe and W.. j. Narman.
At | p. m the convention took a recess |
until 3 Up. IN.
The committee on credentials reported |
in favor of seating both delegations from
county and to divide the vote |
between them.
Chairman Money, for the platform COM
mittcc. submitted the following resou-
tons the platform of the party in Missis-
sippi:
Resolved, by the Democrats of Mis-
sissippi, in convention assembled, That |
we favor the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to |,
without waiting for the action or CO.
operation of any other nation, and we
hereby instruct our delegates to the ma
tional Democratic convention, to be held
in Chicago in July next, to vote for n
platform embodying these principles.
And we further instruct said dele
gates to vote for no man for president or
vice president who is not fully and I'M
eQuivocalily in favor of the principles
above eXpounded.
Resolved, That the delegates to the
national convention from this state be
instructed to vote as n unit on all ques-
TONS"
A resolution by Mr.. Chapman of Sun
flower was adopted, declaring it the
sense of the convention that Mississippi |
should be represented by congressman
and senator's who are in accord with the
platform adopted today.
Mr.. Mclean of Grenada county sent up
n resolution to instruct the delegates to
Chicago to present the name of Hon. Il.
G. Walthall for the vice presidency, and
it was adopted
The district delegates reported the fol-
lowing recommendations, which were
adopted
First District Delegates-W. ]. Lamb,
G.. NJ. Johnston, Lowndes.
Second DISTRICT. r. Showers, La
Fayette Il. w. Bailey, Pamela.
Third District-W. G. Yerger of Wash
ington, Pat Henry of Warren.
Fourth District-W. s. Hill, Mont
gomery, Walter Price, Moxubee.
Holmes. Il. +. Cochran. Lauderdale.
Sixth District-D. Nj. Watkins, Perry:
Ii. NJ. Quinn, Wilkinson.
Seventh District-H. s. Cassidy of
Lincoln. Ben III. Wells of Kinds.
A motion to recommend the name of
Hon. w. V. Sullivan as member of the
national executive committee from the
state was adopted.
w. j. Waller of Warren nominated for
delegates to the Chicago convention
A. J. McLaurin. III. ID. Money, Il. c.
Walthall and j. u. George.
Mr.. Manship of Kinds nominated Mr..
r. III. McHenry of Kinds.
Mr.. Mitchell of Pontotoc moved to
elect all of the gentlemen by acclama-
lion, the five casting the four votes TO
which the state is entitled
Following are the alternates:
w. G. Mclean of Grenada. ]. r.
Dinsmore of Moxubee. n. A. Taylor of
Pamela, Luther Manship of Kinds, w. +,
Merrill of Tishomingo.
The following presidential electors
from the state at large were ,hosen:
j. X. Yardman of Leflore and ]. G.
Longstreet of Grenada.
The convention adjourned sine die at
lila u. IN.