The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
State Democratic Executive Committee
Announces
RESULTS OF FIRST PRIMARY.
Killing of Candidate for Circuit Clerk
Gives Rise to a Question to be Decided
by the Attorney Generalization. jeff
Truly Appointed Supreme Court Judge.

Sept. 3, unless sooner convened by the
chairman. 8. L. McLaurin offered
the following resolution which was
adopted: Resolved, That in the pri.
mary election held on Aug. 6, the fol-
lowing named officers were nominated:
United States senator, term beginning
March 4, 1907, A. J. McLaurin;
United States senator, term beginning
March 4, 1905, II. D. Money; lieu en-
ant governor, j. T. Carter; secretary
of state, Joseph Power; attorney geu-
eral, William Williams; auditor of
public accounts, z. M. Henry; state
treasurer, w. J. Miller; clerk of the
supreme court, E. w. Brown; insur-
ance commissioner, w. @. Cole, state
revenue agent, Writ Adams; land
commissioner, e. II. Nall, state super
intendent of education, 81. L. Whit.
field; railroad commissioner, for
third district, J. G. Kincannon. And
that the following named. candidates
shall run in the second primary to be
held on the 9th day of August. 1908
for the following named offices: For
governor, F. A. Critz and Jas. K.
Vardaman; railroad commissioner,
first district, r. T.. Bradley and John
d. McInnis; railroad commissioner
in second district, s. D. McNair and
F. M. Sheppard. Messrs. McLaurfh,
Potter and WE'LL were appointed to
prepare the form of ballot to be used
on the 9th. The following is the
form adopted for the second primary,
placing the candidates upon the ticket
in the same order as in the first pri
mary.
For governor.-F. A. Critz and J.
Z. Vardaman.
For railroad commissioner, first dis.
trict-J. D. McInnis and B. L. Brad
ley.
For railroad commissioner, second
districts. D. McNair and F. NJ
Sheppard.
The appointment has been announc.
ed of Hon. jeff Truly of Fayette, as
judge of the supreme court of Missis-
sippi, vice J. FL. Price, resigned. The
incoming and outgoing judges are two
of the youngest and ablest lawyers in
Mississippi. Judge Price was appoint
ed to succeed the lamented Judge
Terrrall during the illness of that off.
cial, and when Judge Terrall died he
was commissioned as his successor, a
natural and logical thing. Judge
Prices practice was so large, however,
that he has given up the supreme
judgeship to re-engage in it and to
meet some engagements incurred be-
fore his appointment, which in the
first instance was only a temporary
one. Judge Truly has been On the
circuit bench about six years, having
been first appointed by Governor No
Laarin and reappointed bv Governor
Longino. He is one of the ablest ano
most fearless judges in the state.
Another interesting question rels
tive to the recent election has heen
submitted to the Attorney General fol
decision. This time it is from De Soto
county. The candidate for chancery
clerk in that county receiving the
highest number of votes on the first
primary, was shot before the commit
tee met and declared the result. Hit
name was Williamson. The question
that is now troubling the official in
De Soto is whether the second and
third man shall run in the second pri
mary. on whether it will be necessary
to order special election; or whether
it should leave the whole matter to bt
settled by hurdle race in the genera
election in November.
An order has been issued by the
railroad commission postponing the
session Of August II till the first Mon
in September.
It is stated here that Wallace Nc.
Laurin has been appointed democratic
national committeeman from this State
to fill the vacancy caused by the deatf
Of Hon Jud Russell. The appoint
ment ad interim was made by Chair.
man Jones of the National Committee
and the commission is said to be OF