The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-15
HOOKER THE WINNER.
The District Convention NOmi-
mates Him by AccIamation.

New District Committee Appointed and
state Committee Severely Arraigned.
The Seventh District Convention
met in the House of Representatives
in the city of Jackson, Tuesday, Aug
l4th, 1900, and was called to order by
Hon. w. H. Potter, chairman of the
district executive committee, at u NJ,
who briefly stated the object of the
meeting, and asked the convention to
name its choice for chairman.
Thereupon, on motion of Hon. ID. NJ.
Miller of Copiah county, Hon. r. H.
Henry was placed in nomination for
temporary chairman and unani mously
elected. Messrs Lee Dinkins, of Mad
ison, and Joe Smiley, of Copiah, being
elected secretaries.
On motion of w. H. Potter, of Kinds,
a committee on credentials consisting
of one member from each county hav-
ing uncontested delegations, was ap-
pointed by the chair as follows: W.
H. Potter, of Kinds, b. r. Hobbs, of
Lincoln, j. NJ. Cohen, of Copiah, J. +.
Thames of Simpson, T. w. Sullivan of
Franklin, NJ A. Fisher of Claiborne,
and Steve McNair of jefferson The
latter being absent.
Rankin county was the only contest
before the committee, having sent two
delegations, and the committee on
credentials made the following report
which was adopted,
ITO the Democratic convention of
the seventh congressional district of
Mississippi;
1--WE. your committee on credentials,
have made full investigation of all
credentials and find that the creden-
tials presented, except as to Rankin
county are in all respects regular, and
recommend that the delegates so chos-
en- be seated.
THAT we find that the credentials
from Rankin are irregular as present
ed by both contestants, and recon-
mend in the interest of harmony, that
both delegations be seated and that
each be allowed two votes in the con-
vention.
After the report of the committee on
credentials had been adopted the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent
Mr.. II. G. Butler moved that com
mittee of six be appointed on resolu-
tions, when the chair appointed as
said committee, H. G. Butler of Frank
lin, Thomas Brady Of Lincoln, Chas.
Lee of Madison, A. M. Martin of Co
piah, W. NJ. Carstarphen of Kinds, J. l.
Bishop of Simpson. The committee
retired and presented the following
resolution which was adopted;
Resolved, That we endorse the plat
form adopted by the National Demo-
cratic Convention at Kansas City. and
the nominees of that convention for
President and Vice-P President those
great party leaders and able statesmen,
William J. Bryan and Adlai e. Steven
son.
THAT we endorse the platfoi m
adopted and action taken by the Dem
ocratic State Convention held in Jack
son, June 5th, 1900, which was ratified
by the people of the State.
THAT we condemn as undemocratic,
unprecedented, and unwarranted, the
action of the State executive commit
tee in calling a plurality primary cleo
ton to select national delegates and
presidential electors, contrary to par
ty usage and in violation of law
That especially do we condemn the
State committee for refusing to recon
vene and undo its illegal and unprece-
dented action, when urged to do so by
the press and the people of the State;
for falling to provide for its own sue
cessors, thus perpetuating itself, con-
trary to the wishes and sentiments of
the great masses of the Democracy of
the State; for refusing to investigate
charges of fraud at the primary cleo
ton June 81, made against certain
counties of the State.
THAT we commend the position taken
by the executive committee of Coaho-
ma county, after the State committee
had failed to take notice of the charges
of fraud in the primary election, to in
vestigate election frauds in that coun-
ty, the county committee having estab
lished the fact that no election was
held in Coahoma county for national
delegates and presidential electors and
that the returns made to, accepted and
counted by the State committee were
fraudulent, the certificate thereto
being a forgery.
THAT view of the proven frauds in
Coahoma aud frauds charged in other
counties of the State, notably, Issa-
quena and Warren, it is the duty of
the State committee to convene and
investigate these charges so freely and
openly made, and that they forthwith
provide for the selection of new State
executive committee by the Democrats
of the State
Mr.. Miller of Copiah, introduced the
following which was adopted:
"Resolved, That this convention Sc
lect an executive committee of one
member from each county of the dis
trict and five from the district at large
who shall serve till their successors
are elected"
The following District Executive
Committee was thereupon selected: