The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-08-15
Mr.. WILLIAMS
The NOMINEE
Returns SHOW HE DEFEATED
GOV. EARDAaIAN By ONLY
SIX HUNDRED AND FOR
TT-ETGHT VOTES.
senator Noel Led the GubenatoriaI
Candidates and Brewer Mas
second, While scott Was
Third in the Race.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. s.-The DEM
ocratic State Executive Committee
met at noon today and declared Con-
gressman John Sharp Williams the
party nominee for the United States
senate.
The canvass of returns showed a
majority of CAS- for Williams, the
totals being as follows: Williams,
59,496; Vardaman, 58,848.
There will be no contest over the
the two factions. it was finally agreed
to abide by the semi-offcial returns
as furnished Secretary of State Power
from the various counties and which
show that Mr.. Williams has major
ity of GAS votes. The motion to de-
clare Mr.. Williams the nominee was
seconded by the friends of Governor
Vardaman.
The committee then formally de-
clared Mr.. Williams nominated as
United States senator, and this is con-
sidered the final settlement of the
now celebrated contest.
Governor Vardaman conceded the
nomination of Mr.. Williams by send
ing the following note to the execu-
tive committee:
The Democratic party, through its
executive committee, has declared
Mr.. Williams the nominee, and l ac-
cept the arbitration of that tribunal
without tinge of resentment or re-
gret for anything done or said by my
friends or by me during the cam
paign.
Il am for the nominee, and hope
he will make the people of Mississippi
a good United States senator. I have
made the campaign upon living, i'm
portant and pertinent principles, and
while / have lost the nomination
am thoroughly convinced that the
large majority of the white Demo-
Gratis of this State agree with my
views upon public questions, and |
shall continue to fight for those prin-
ciples as earnestly in the future as
have contended for them in the past
II want to thank my friends for
their loyalty, their earnestness and
their zeal in behalf of the principles
/ represent and for my political in
terests. No man was ever blessed by
more loyal and faithful friends than
those who favored my fortunes in
this contest. / want them to feel as
/ do, that we have not been defeated
for a season. | have been candi-
date several times in my life and lost
the fight, but never have l felt the
sting of defeat and am not defeated
today.
'I am sure that am stronger with
the people of Mississippi today than
ever before, and God being my helper
/ hope to so live that this popularity.
confidence and strength with the peo-
pie may grow. The only life worth
living a life of service, and to serve
Mississippi and Mississippians is my
chief ambition
The following are the proceedings
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee in full:
Promptly at ten o'clock Chairman
Lomax of the State Executive Com
mittee, called the body to order in
the senate chamber in due form, and
by unanimous consent the body adj
journed over to the house end of the
capitol, as the morning sun stream
ing in made the chamber unbearable.
Almost the full membership of
the committee was on hand when the
roll was called. with one absentee
and two others represented by proxy
as follows:
First District L. NJ. Phillips,
Prentiss, absent; Van Kincannon,
Lee county; G. T. Heard. Noxubee.
Second District. T. FAINT. Mar
shall; f. P. Bostner, Tallahatchie:
r. NJ Bailey, Pamela
homa; r. NJ. Kirk, Bolivar; C. L.
Lomax, Lefiore.
Fourth District-A. G. Roane, Gre
NADIA; L. P. Haley. Chickasaw; Thos.
Gaines, Grenada.
Fifth District-G. c. Tam, New
ton. l. r. McElroy, Lauderdale; T.
L. Raileny. Winston.
Sixth Districts. II. Stevens, For
rest. A. l. Yates, Marion, G. H.
McMurrough, Harrison.