The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-18
Delegates to Denver Convention Will
Vote As a Unit For His
Nomination.
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY UNANIMOUS Vote
Only Discordant Note Was Effort to
Gust Longino From Delegation.
Motion Was Withdrawn at Request
of Vardaman.

Jackson, Miss. June 1S-The crisis
in the Mississippi Democratic State
convention came yesterday afternoon .
when ]. S. Sexton. OF Capiah. explained /
that there We're several big tours" |
in Mississippi and he named six Of .
the most conspicuous gentlemen in the |
state" for this honor
Mr. Ben Ward, Jr., moved 10 table
the resolution
Mr.. Sections sin We're Senator A. J,
McLaurin, John Sharp Williams Coy
ernor Noel, Ex-Governor Nardamau, eX-
Governor Lowery. Ex-Governor Lon
gino, and they We're all elected.
Mr.. Ward spoke to his motion and
declared he would never vote for any
man who as Governor had trucklad TO
the Republicans or traded in federal
offices.
Kisses came from every part Of the
uOuSC, DCQAdH blOhC lDbSCs anu vi
Ward was never again able to make
himself heard, except to announce that
''at the request of Ex-Governor Varda-
man he would withdraw the resolu-
ton"
Alternate Delegates.
The Following were named as alter
nate delegates to the national conven-
ton, viz:
Charles E. Hooker, of Kinds, Press
ley Groves, of Leake, r. H. Henry, of
Kinds, Earl Brewer, of Coahoma, ]. S.
Sexton, of Copiah, E. J. Bowers, of
Hancock.
Senator Price nominated H. H.
Brooks, of Noxubee County, as elector
for the state at large.
Mr.. Jesse Jone- of Newton nomin
ated SeretUr Ed Harrell, of Madison
but later withdrew it.
Mr. George C. Myers Of Marshall
named Mr. Audley Stands, of Pamela
County
1t moved that nominations be
closed and that Messrs. Brooks aud
Stands be made unanimous. That was
finally ruled out of order.
George Fletcher nominated Mr.. A. &
Stratton, of Amite.
. Mr.. F. A. Montgomery, of Tunica
named Hon. J. w. Cutrer, of Goa
homa. Withdrawn.
The roll of counties was called, thu
three candidates for electors at larg
being Brooks, Stands and Stratton.
The roll call had been nearly con
pleted when the name of Mr. Stratto
was withdrawn by General Fletche
and the nomination of Messrs. Brook
and Stands were made unanimous.
National Committeeman.
w. P. Tackett, of Lexington, nom
mated Hon. c. H. Williams, of Yazot
as national committeeman
Mr.. ]. w. Cutrer arose to the poin
of order that the delegates to the nj
tfonal convention had been in tn
habit of naming the national commi
teeman.
Ex-Governor Vardaman differed, sa,
ing the convention had always don
that.
Judge NorTell held likewise, and NJ
Cutrer suggested recommendation {
Mr.. Williams as committeeman, whic
was done.
Senator Vance offered a resolutio
paying tribute to the memory of &c
s. ID. Lee.
Lomax Reelected.
The convention here adjourned ar
the new State Executive Commute
met and organized by electing c.
Lomax, of Lefore, as chairman and
B. Stirling, of Kinds, as secretary.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions =
ported the following platform, whiC
was read by Chairman E. J. Bowe
and unanimously adopted:
We, the representatives of the D
mocracy of Mississippi, in delega
convention assembled, reaffirn OIL
faith in, and pledge our loyalty I
the principles of our party
We rejoice at the increasing sigi
Of an awakening in the United STATE
Various investigations hays trace
xaft and political corrnp-.c1 to re