The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-20

Delegates to the National Dem
tocratic Convention, alternates,
presidential electors and State ex-
1ecutiVe committeeman were
chosen BY the convention as fol.
lows:
DISTRICT NO. /.
Elector- IS. j. Mcintyre, Of
Prentiss.
DeIegates-D M. Houston OF
Monroe, g. FL. Hill of Lee.
Alternates-Wm. Baker, E. D.
Cavett.
Executive Committee-G. F.
Heard, Noxubee; j. G. Kincan-
non, of Lee; W. S. Sheffield, of
Itawamba.
DISTRICT NO. q
Elector-Robt. Gresham, Ben
ton.
Alternates- j. II. Wallace, Tai
lahatchie.
Delegates r. ". Bailey,
Pamela; W. e. Wright, Marshall.
Alternates- -G. L. James, I'm
ion: C. FL. Curd, Marshall.
Executive Committee Walker
Wood, Tate; j. "A. Brown, De-
Soto; L. q. Fant, Marshall.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Elector-J. w. Henderson, Lee
fore.
Delegates-A. Y. Scott, Boil.
var; j. Fl. Wynn, Washington.
AIternates-W. S. Chapman,
Sunfower; 0. g. johnson, Goa
homa.
Executive Committees. w.
Sample, Holmes; E. H. Woods,
Coahoma; G. l.. Lomax, Lefore.
DISTRICT NO. A.
EIector-T. G. Kinbrough,
Clay.
Delegates VIM. Ward, Mont
gomery; l.. M. Adams, Choctaw.
Alternates-H. Creedmore,
Yalobusha; /. B. Thompson,
-ChickasaW.
Executive Committee Thad
Scott, Webster; G. E. Franklin,
Pontotoc; 7. 0. YewelI, Carroll.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Elector-Jesse D. James, New
Delegates. W. McBeth,
Lauderdale; &. j. Rencher,
Kemper.
AIternates-D. W. Heidelburg,
Clark; 0. McElhenny, Scott.
Executive Committee-W. HI.
Hughes, Smith; James Gulley,
Winston; w. F. Wallace, Leake.
DISTRICT NO. 6.
EIector-J. G. Street, Lamar.
Delegates-P. S. Hill, Forest;
B. P. Harrison, Greene.
Alternates-W. L. Crawford,
Covington; J. L. Barrows, jeff
Davis.
Executive Committee. f.
Thomas, Simpson; A. L. Yates,
Marion; Walter Gix, Hancock.
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Elector-J. T. Lowrey, Amite.
DeIegates-W. t. Denman,
Pike; D. M. Miller, Copiah.
AIternates-P. q. Jones, Lin
coin: g. l.. Whitfield. Pike: G.. N.
McGehee, Franklin; D. A. Cato,
Jefferson.
Executive Committee w. d.
Mounger, Adams; Jas. Mcclure,
Jefferson; e. F.. jones, Claiborne.
DIS fRICT NO. 8.
EIector- II. B. Graves, Madi,
son.
Delegates w. j. Vollar, War
ren: w. A. Montgomery, Kinds.
Alternates Robt. Wilkinson,
Warren; J. G. Robinson, RANKIN.
Executive Committee-A. A.
Wells, Warren; j. B. Sterling,
Kinds: A. &. Norrell, Rankin.
DELEGATES AT LARGE
Senator A. j. McLaurin, Sena-
tur.elect John Sharp Williams,
Gov. E. f. Noel, Ex.Gov. James
X. Vardaman, Ex-Goy. A. III.
Longino and Elk Gov. Robt. Low
Try.
ALTERNATE DELEGATES.
The following we're named as
alternate delegates to the national
convention, viz:
Charles E. Hooker, of Kinds;
Pressley Groves, of Leake; r. II.
Henry, Of Kinds; Earl Brewer, OF
Coahoma; j. S. Sexton, of Co
piah; E. j. Bowers, of Hancock.
AS soon as the convention adj
journed the new State Executive
Committee met and organized
by electing G. L. Lomax, of Le-
fore, as chairman, and j. b.
Stirling, of Kinds. as secretary.
Hon. G. FL. Williams of Yazoo,
was recommended for National
Executive Committeeman.
The platform is somewhat along
the line of the recently adopted
Nebraska platform, which will
form the basis of the national
declaration.
It declares against the Republic
can idea of the enoroachment OF
Federal power upon the prerog-
|atives of the States, and insists on
maintaining tbs distinction be-
Tween the natural man and the
artificial person, called corpora
tion.
Favors the election Of United