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

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the State Convention also sele'
delegates to represent Washingto
County in the Judicial Distric
Convention which meets in Clark
dale August Is to nominate ear
didate for District Attorney; AMI
to the FlOterial Senatorial CONVEX
ton to be held in Greenyille july
25th to nominate a FloGter Senate
from Sunhower and WashIngto
Counties.
The following Legislative ticket
was announced by Mr., Percy and
nominated by viva voce vote;
For Senator-R, B. Campbell.
For Representatives,. N
Thomas, Frank +. Larkln, steve
Castleman.
Leroy Percy, Esq, offered The
following which was adopted;
Resolved, That having full con
fidence in the character and abili
ty of the Senator and Representa-
tives this day nominated by this
convention to properly represent
the Democracy of Washington
County; knowing that they 10
common with the Democracy OF
this county, feel that the admins
ton of A. j. McLaurin AZ Cover
nor of Mississippi has brought rid
icule upon the State abroad AMI
humiliation upon the citizens q
the State at home, and that it IS
not such a gubernatorial admins
tration as is deserving Of receiving +
endorsement at the hands Of th.
people of the State by electing A.
]. McLaurin to represent the State
IWthe United States Senate, there
lore We send them to represent our
county uutrammelled by instruc- \
ions.
While the resolution does not !,
instruct the representatives, 1t is
veil understood that they are each !
nd all open and avowed in their !,
to A. j, MOLaurin, =
Following County Executive Z
Committee was named: J r. Gage '
ohm K. Mutt, J. J. Herr I
ferritt Williams, Van b. B0ddie Y
rank Butler, j, B. Williams ri
gorge Johnson, B. T. Winter, z a,
Y. Scott, j. II, 4erger, John L, ~
-ebron, Leroy Percy, chairman, u
Delegates to the Flotorial-Sena. TT
rial convention were selected az re
, follows: m
W. r. Trigg, VIII Yerger, j, B b.
only, Z. N. Thomas, Tom Hood
Delegates to the Judicial Dis
let ouvention to nominate - tn
strict Attorney, convention to D.
held in Ciarksdale August 18th, II
e as follows. 90 90
J. B. Williams, w. X. Gildart, an an
g Siiverstien, John r. Gage, ], Mi
Wynn. wa
Delegates to the State ConYen- tn tn,
IN are as follows: tn
W. G. Yerger, Il. B. Campbell, ect
N. Thomas, j. b. Conly. j B Pc
riggs, J. r. Yerger, W. W. tin t@'
me, j. H Wynn, Frank Larklu. sd.
Roy Percy, Neal Connolly, bel
ank Butler, Joe Silverstein, Jas ms
Anderson, J. d. Smythe, w IN IN
Trigg, Percy Bell, ], B. Hebron. Dc
". Fort, 8. N, Spencer, ST..
VI. Worthington, Jno, X. Mutt, WI
T. Worthiogton, Jno, L, He
m, John H. Pippin, P. s
vail, e. f, Turner, j. B, Viii vii
us, B. T. Winter, ], r. Cole til.
y. ". A. Grifing til
Vt the conclusion ST business sp,
convention was addressed by pc
ssrs. JGo, NJ, Allen, Robert co. 70,
wrey, ". Y. Sullivan, and lie b6,
y Perry, each of whom was lis pa
ed to with enthusiastic atten- be-
4. At the close Of the speaking ao'
+. Percy offered the following, ~
ich was adopted. nr,
resolved, That it is the sensl- ma
his meeting that the levee in. spe
9sts OF the Delta can be safely ce
sted to Hon. J, NJ. Allen; thai fac
is entitled to the undying goat WI
le OF the people of Mississ PIP an
the andaqlted fight he has dist
.eu AGAINST MeLaurinism, ano ha
won the an 1,""fion OF the people dist
Washington county. Lie 4''s l
lie the heat and burden of thu FRI 8
t, and we commend him to our boa,
esentatives as our choice for self
J. Senator. noe,