Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-03-09
OUR JACKSON LETTER
OUR CORRESPONDENT TALKS ABOUT
MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Judge Wynn Not n Candidate to Succeed
Juatice Woods----Set-back for the Hill
Faction----Scntenced to One Years I'm
prisonment--Bad Negroes Bagged.


Jackson.-The following charters
have been filed with the secretary of
State: Yazoo Cotton Mills, capital
lied at 5000, 900; bank of Forest, cap
italized at $50, 900; an amendment to
the charter of the Moss Point Lumber
company, whereby the capital stock is
increased to 100000, with permiss-
Ion to begin business when 81, 900 has
been subscribed; The Farmers and
Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance
company, domiciled at jackson; Rose
Hill cemetery, Sardis, Pamela county;
Mount Zion New Covenant society of
Henryville, Clay county.
Judge Wynn of Greenville, who has
been frequently mentioned of late as
candidate for appointment to the su-
preme court iudgeship, succeeding
Judge Woods, is in the city, guest
OF Governor Longino. 1t is an
nounced that he is not candidate
for the appointment, although his
friends still remain of the opinion
that he will secure the position in case
he was one.
Tho meeting of the Republican State
executive committee, held here yes
terday afternoon, is said by those
familiar with the situation Of the party
in the State to have very significant
and important one. Although the
present committee started out with an
even division Of membership between
the Hill and Lynch factions, it was
found on assembling here that since
the organization of the committee
there had been certain changes in the
sentiments of some of the members.
On test vote, taken on the seating
ed by Chairman Lea, in vacation, to
fill vacancy caused by the death OF
A. ]. Cook, 1t developed that the com
mittee was averse to his confirmation
and George F. Cranberry was elected
a member. This was taken as set
back for the Hill men. A resolution
was adopted providing for the ar
pointment Of a committee of eleven,
to meet at Jackson on April %, the
day before the convention, for the
purpose of settling on temporary
organization, and also to determine
all contests between delegates. 1t is
understood that majority OF this
committee, so appointed. are opposed
Chairmen Lea and James Hill. The
other side, therefore, would seem to
have control of the temporary organl-
zation of the State convention, and
| full discretion as to the settlements
| The personnel of the committee is as
follows: F. W. Collins, W. E. Molli-
son, G. L. Hovis, W. F. Elgin, ". d.
| Frazee, Thomas Richardson, Thomas
r Keyes. L. K. Atwood. L. B. Mosely,
Il, Kernaghan and @. A, Simpson.
In attempting to arrest couple OF
strange negroes the other day Police
| man Frank Ruokam was shot through
the face and seriously wounded. Po
lioeman Joe White, who accompanied
Ruckam, returned the fire, killing on'
of the negroes instantly. The negroes
were suspected of having robbed the
residence Of Mr.. T.. r. Hart week oi
two ago Of about $400 worth of dia
monds. The name Of the dead negro
Is given as Judge Grant. The other
Jesse Grant, now in jail. is his brother
A woman, Ella Grant, wife OF tn
dead negro, was also arrested. A peel
of stolen jewelry, among it the Har
diamonds, was recovered. The negroe
claim to have come from Selma, Ala
The bullet from Whites pistol wen
through the negro's head.
Since it became known that Judg
Woods would resign his place on tn
supreme bench several names have bee
suggested as his possible successor, bu
none more prominently than that Q
, Judge J. H. Wynn, of Greenville
Learning that he was being urged fo
the high place, and in order that tn
governor might not feel any embarras'
ment on his account ons way or th
other. Judge Wynn has written th
governor that he is in no sense cand
date for the position to be made vacar
by the resignation of Judge Woods, an
I that he would not accept the hont
= ~ tondorad him He gives as a rel