The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02
'vocRArIc CONVENTION.
a..,t Nomlnated The Platform
Adopted.

~, order by the chairman Of the
.,ptiye committee, Hon, c, G,
M noon on August 2a, 1899, in
,a,sl Of the institution for the
.n8 dumb. The place had been
etted up by the Young Mems
league, but the hall was alto
Zoo small for the occasion. Not
,,as each county represented by
I'M number of delegates to which
entitled, but hundreds of others
Ira,yp TO the capital by the general
~, in the convention, or by special
.s.t in their friends who were can
!. for places on the State ticket,
- proceedings of the convention
opeued with prayer by Rev. j. b.
,smporary organization was ef.
by the election of Hon. James +,
y, ~ Attala, as chairman; l.. Pink
H. nf Washington, secretary, and
~ J. c. Hardy, +. }. Maher and
Myers. assistants. The temper.
,raan cation was made permanent,
.,mmittee ON credentials was APP
|,,e5 consisting of c, c. Miller A. G.
ly,r l. II. Senter. c. \. Smith, L.,
sogtbworth, J. II. Wynn, II. NJ.
In c. stephens, Henry Yerger. To
committee was referred the ere
Ifal, of the only contesting delega-
from Harrison county. The com
,ss reported in favor of seating
..r, " A. White, Geo. =. Hewes, j.
Miller W. X. DuKate, l.. W. Sancier
k,miuations for State officers being
r5er Judge j. II. Wynn, of Wash
han county, presented, in earnest
eIoquent style. the name of Hon.
IN Lourino. of Washington county.
Governor, seconded by Mr.. Percy
ina. Of Pike.
,Ir= r. NJ. Levy asked that Judge f.
rritz be permitted to make a state
N, which he did in a manner that
,rsosed the number of his friends
/ admirers. He retired from the con
1 and pledged his hearty support to
hoe Longino, on whose shoulders the
mite Of party preference had fallen.
IN motion of Mr.. T. c. Kimbrough
nomination of Judge Longino was
thusiastically made unanimous. The
dee was escorted to the platform and
,de grateful and graceful speech of
ceptance.
committee on resolutions or plat
I'M was appointed, consisting OF
,ssrs. II. l.. Muldrow, w. V. Sullivan,
". Cutrer, Henry Yerger, A. c. FAINT,
, state at large; Messrs. w. b.
llker, j. b. Boothe, Walter Sillers, A.
Roane, Wiley Sanders, l.. ?. Conner,
L. Ramsey, for the districts.
Adjourned until 3 pm. On re-as-
milling loud calls were made for Maj.
mes X. Vardaman and Judge Robert
well, who responded in terms OF
od.natured acquiescence in the ac'
n of the convention in nominating
dye Longino for governor Each
Is literally applauded.
The committee on resolutions and
ltform, through Col. Muldrow, re
rted as follows
The Democracy Of the State of Missis
Hi, in convention assembled, acknowl'
zing the beneficence of Democratic rule
the State and Nation, enunciate the fol
wing declaration of principles: We
artily and earnestly indorse and reatiirn
. declaration of principles promulgated
the party in convention assembled at
cago in 1896 and recognize in the Hon
lillian j. Bryan of Nebraska, the ables'
ponent of those principles-the states
an and patriot, the great tribune of thu
ople We enter our solemn protes
anst the encroachment upon govern
INT affairs by aggregated capital IN Uni
I'm Of trusts and combines as being inlm
lbe to the best interests of the masses o.
g people and the cause of free and I'm
ammeled government, and express our
YES as unalterably determined to AID b.
possible and proper means the contro
destruction, if necessary, Of these enc
les Of good government.
Reviewing the past Democratic history
Mississippi, we indorse with pride TN
of her public affairs, AM
1ecially would we express our uncondl
nal approval OF the clean administrator
our present governor and affirm our un
aiken faith in the Democratic principle
has so worthily illustrated in his publ
g We hereby express our confidence II
9 virtue and unimpeachable integrity o
g people in the selection of all publl
wants, and to that end indorse the sys
N of primary elections under proper re
rictions for all Democratic nominations
at every man may have voice IN Tn
Vernment under which he lives.
We tender our genuine andhearty thank
the citizens of jackson, and especially IN
lSiness League, for the courtesies 81
nded to the members Of the convention
Hon S. r. Coleman objected to tn
qualified Endorsement of the &c
of the governor, an
r Leroy Percy, of Washington
tered an amendment, which crit
aed Gov. McLaurin in sundry pa
'ulars. After remarks by Mr.. Percy
I'd Col Muldrow, the latter moved
bile the amendment, which motto
'evailed, and the report of the con
lttee was then adopted.
The committee was proceeding to
III call on q motion to move to tn
'pltol, when the keeper of the capltC
as called upon for a statement as
lie length of time it would take to &c
lie representative chamber in read
eSs for the convention, and when h
I'D about 80 minutes, the roll call wa
lSpended, and within that time I'll
invention was called to order in tn
all of the house of representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Cutrer, it was d.
ued to vote for candidates in this o
err Secretary of State, superinten'
ut Of education. clerk OF the supren