The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
WILLIAMS TALKS
 ID MISSISSIPPIAAS Democrats Have No Sympathy
 With Atricanization
TENNESSEE IS FOR PARKER
Illinois Delegates Will Stand By Hearst and Will Not Bolt lnstruc-
 tlons, as Had Been Re
 ported.

| St. Louis, July 5.7John Sharp Williams Governor Vardaman and Gen. T. c. Catehings addressed the Mississippi dele gates and others who attended a meeting of the delegation tonight. Bach of them alluded to the republican attitude toward the negro question. MT. Williams brought forth cheers by saying that the white men of the south would always be able to take care of themselves in the race question. He would prefer to leave the question alone, but if it should seem de- sirable to make reference to 1t in the platform, he would submit that democrats say that they did not sympathize with those who desired the Afrieanlzation or the Mongolaneation of any state, but they did sympathze with those who op- posed such course.
 ;, Enthusiastically for Parker was the meeting of the Tennessee delegation. which organized and elected officers. R. T. Mountcastle was chosen national com mitteeman, Senator Carmaek member of the resolutions committee and J. M. Head member on the committed on creden- tials. It was decided to hold the Car mack boom for vice president In abeyanee till the presidential nomination had been disposed of.
 Before the Illinois delegates met for their caucus this afternoon 1t was ru- mored that they were about to bolt their Hearst instructions and come out for Parker on the first ballot There was no foundation for the rumor and Chairman Fred J. Kern declared in his address that the delegates of Illinois would be faith full to all the obligations imposed upon | them by their state convention. 1 John P Hopkins was then elected chair man of the delegation. Roger c. Sullivan was elected national committeeman and Ben T. Cabel, member of the committee on resolutions
 A. M. Lawrence, manager of the Hearst candidacy, was nominated for chairman of the delegation against John P. Hop kins who Is personally opposed to Hearst. Lawrence received eight votes, including that of MT. Hopkins, while Hopkins re- ceiyed forty-six votes
 Sullivan and Cabel are Hopkins adher- ents.
 Florida Men Organize.
 Delegates from Florida organized to- day and elected the following: Chairman, W. J. Hillman; secretary, T. F. Ander- son; committeeman on resolutions, c. l.. Wilson; credentials, l.. J. Appleyard; rules, N. P. Bryan; permanent organi2a- tion. W. R. Fuller; national committee man, Jefferson B. Browne; to notify the. nominee for President, Dr. F. c. Rem shaw; to notify the nominee for vice president J. F. T. Bowden.
 The Missouri delegation perfected the following organization this afternoon:
 Chairman, Governor Cookery; member lof al tkaa Ifa A latt we'll; credentials, G. A. Ball; resolutions. J D. Heard; to notify the nominee for President, Harry Hawes; to notify the nominee for vice president. Thomas Bres- nahan.
 VIII Support Senator cookreIl.
 It was definitely decided that Represen- tative Champ Clark should place Senator Coclrell in nomination, and that the delegation should vote for him as long as his name remains before the conven- ton.
 The Mississippi delegation organized to- day by electing officers and members of convention committees as follows:
 Chairman, Gov. J. K. Vardamani sec retary. Walter Weaver; credentials. Gen. T. C. Catchings; rules, LeRoy Percy; per manent organization, J. K. Barksdale; resolutions, John Sharp Williams: vice president of the convention, Gen Charles F. Hooker; assistant secretary of the con- vention, Walter Weaver; national com mitteeman. c. H. Williams to notify the nominee for President, Clarence Sively, and to notify the nominee for vice presi- dency, R. T. Hilton.
 D. H. Chamberlain of Jefferson county, an alternate, proposed that the delega- ton disregard instructions for Judge Par ker and vote for John S. Williams. The motion was not seconded nor put.