The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
WILLIAMS IS THE NOMINEE
Democratic Executive Committee De-
clares John Sharp Williams
to Be the Winner.

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jackson, Miss.-At exactly the noon
hour today, after the State Democratic
Executive Committee in the contest for
the nomination to the United States Sem
ate the finding Of the committee led to
the presentation of the following resolu-
ton offered by Hon. j. w. George, Of
Yazoo, and its adoption by unanimous
vote:
1t appearing from the official returns
submitted to this committee that Hon.
John SHAH Williams has received a ma
jority of GAS votes for the office of Unit
ed States Senator, he is, therefore, here
by declared the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party of Mississippi for the office
of United States Senator for the term
beginning March 4, 1911, and ending
March 4, 1917.
In moving this resolution Mr.. George
INDUCED in no s%uperfuous words nor at
tempted no eulogistic flights of elo-
quenQe, simply submitting the motion to
the committee. The resolution was sec
onded by R. w. Bailey, of Crenshaw,
who stated that as a friend of Gov. Var
daman he desired to do so, stating that
the Governor recognizes that committee
as the supreme court for the Democrats
of Mississippi in this matter; that its
rulings should be accepted as final and
there should be no going behind the re-
turns, as such procedure was foreign to
the views and wishes of Gov. Vardaman.
This statement of Mr.. Bailey, simple,
yet expressive of the real sentiments of
those assembled in the legislative hall,
found an echo everywhere, judging from
the volume of applause, and the declara-
ton of the resolution was made unani-
NOUS. The fight was over, the battle
won, and the long strain and severe ten
sion of the week ~dissipated and broken,
and the men breathed freer, and could
so far as this contest was concerned,
shake hands across the chasm of doubt
and claims, and declare that they were
satisfied.
Gov. Vardaman's Statement.
As to the views of Gov. Vardaman,
when the committee had acted, and
closed the accounting between himself
and his distinguished rival, be gave out
the following statement OF ther subject:
'The Democratic party, through its
executive committee, has declared Mr..
Williams the nominee, and | accept the
arbitrament of that tribunal without a
tinge of resentment or regret for any
thing done or said by my friends or me
during the campaign. l am for the
nominee and hope that he will make the
people of Mississippi a great United
States Senator. l have made the cam
paign upon living, important and perth
nent principles, and while have lost the
nomination l am thoroughly convinced
that the large majority of the white
Democrats of this State agree with my
views upon public questions, and | shall
continue to fight for those principles as
earnestly in the future as / have con-
tended for them in the past.
81 want to thank my friends for their
loyalty, their earnestness, their zeal in
behalf of the principles | represent and
for my political interest. No man was
ever blessed with more loyal and faith
full friends than those who favored my
fortune in this contest. / want them
to feel as | do, that we have not been de-
feated, but that the victory has only
been postponed for a season. | have
been a candidate several times in my
life and lost the fight, but never have I
felt the sting of defeat, and | am not de-
feated today. l am sure that l am
stronger with the people of Mississippi
today than ever before, and God being
my helper l hope to so live that that
popularity, confidence and strength with
my people may grow.
"The only life worth living is a life of
service, and to serve Mississippians and
Mississippi is my chief ambition"
Thus has been brought to a close one
of the greatest and most intensely
Notwithstanding political contests
which can be recalled in the history of
Mississippi. The turbulent and troubled
sea of doubt and uncertainty is today
changed to a calm, and men are breath
ing easier that the strain is broken.