The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-06-17
THE CONVENTION.

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one of the most dramatic events
: that ever occurred in the history
of Washington County politics.
, With the earliest trains crowds be-
gan 10 pour into Greenville from
all parts of the county. The idea
that mon would not leave their
crops, or would grudge the dollar
or two necessary was utterly false.
! Ii is,safe TO say that the crowd as
sembled included four-ffths of
the white voters of the county.
From faraway Belzoni came one
brigade of forty men, with their
chosen representative at their head.
If ever "the people, or the ma
Ijority spoke in unmistakable tones
they did so here on Thursday; and
the meaning of that roar of voices
was Washington County's loud
and emphatic condemnation of A.
j. McLaurin, and all the mean,
false. unworthy political manoeu-
wiring that goes under the name OF |
| McLaurinism The friends OF Mr.. |
Allen and the Campbell ticket
never had doubt of the ight-
eousness of their cause or the
good sense of the people of the
county, but it is safe to say they
were not looking for landslide.
The crowd surged into the court
room until every foot of space was
filed The gallery, the hall, the |
ante roofs were all crowded, II
became evident thai holding the
convention there was ont of the
question, and it adjourned to the
front yard and was called to order
oy Mr.. Percy, chairman of the Elk
scutiye Committee, from the front {
steps Of the court house, the OPP
posing forces being lined up on !
'ither side of the walk way. Only IN
| glance was necessary to show I
he overwhelming majority of the =
Allen side, which outnumberel r
he McLaurinites at least three to
me. Even in these hopeless cir tC
the leaders of the Nc al
4aurin forces could not make up
heir mind TO submit at once to u
heir defeat. Mr. VIM. q. Yer
er WGs placed in nomination by D
Ir. X. j Campbell for chairman BIZ
n the Allen side, and Mr.. Nathan ar
loldstoin by Mr.. Il. c. Watson
n that Of The McLaurlnltes. 4 ~
all for a count was made, and
,illingIy asceded to by the Allen ti(
ron. 1t resulted in q roll Of 46j
D the Allen side. The McLaurin r.
de refused to be counted, and o., o.
aimed that some of the Allen To
)te5 should be challenged, but FIR
ben urged TO specify them were NJ.
liable or unwilling to dose, Mr.. r.
.yne presented a resolution pro- ~
sting against the holding Of the II
INVENTION, which was tabled. At bro
{ scme besltaney aud delibcra- Ste
N among the McLaUrin leaders va
r, Goldstcip came forward and
thdrew his name, moving TO
axe the election of Mr.. Ierger ~
chairman unanimous-which ~
Is done, Mr.. Van b. Boddie be- ~
? elected secretary. Mr.. Jas. ~
Yerger then offered the follow :. .sH
? resolution, which was adopted: w W
Be it Resolved by the Democracy y"
Washington county, now in WI
ass Meeting assembled, that we ]
artily endorse the candidacy Of OF
+ fellow citizen. A. II. Longin6, TER
: Governor. tru
That we note with pride the uni ne
rsal announcement his canvass ltul
receiving from the sovereicn l0F
mocratic voters Of the state "a wag
tribute to his splendid manhood. has
That in presenting him as our of
We present a man whose borl
vate life is without reproach; figh
silver Democrat, standing on repr
Chicago PLATFORM; and one U.
ose record az anupright impart.
Judge has commanded the re-
ct OF all men, And further ri
D all this, We present a man who
Governor Of Mississippi will pres
,gnize no faction, will be strict who
Ion- partisan, and who if elect, cour
will take bis seat with feeling vor,
gratitude to the people, q full fya
high sense of his respoueibili- a..
and without pledge or loa'
Mise to be fulfilled save those Man
which he is committed in his is to
lie speeches. calIe,
; it Further Resolved, that the town
IMAM, for the purpose of cd m
a 2 committee e Of ono publ
each Supervisors District can