The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-18
NO BITTERNESS
SHOWN At The
STATE Meeting
PROCEEDINGS OF DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EN-.
TlRELY HARMONIOUS.
FIVE NOMINEES we're DECLARED
Only Two Mild Surprises During The
Meetins-The Form Of official Bal
. lot Adopted Without Dissent-com
mttee Meets Again August 8.
FIVE NOMINEES WERE DECLARED

Jackson, Miss, July 1S.-A stranger
and looker-on at yesterdays session of
the Democratic state executive COM
mittee would not have inferred that
Mississippi is in the midst Of the bit
teres' and most spirited campaign in
her political history
The proceedings of the committee
were characterized by entire harmony
good hnmor prevailed throughout, and
there was not even a difference of
opinion expressed among members of
Ne body.
The work was wholly of routine
acter and it was dispatched in
order. After the roll call show.
majority of the members pres
in person or by proxy. Chairman
max called attention to the fact that
I'VE candidates for state Offices had no
H opposition and should therefore be de-
- clared the party nominees without the
formality of placing their names on
the ticket
Five Nominees Declared.
As the primary election statutes au-
thor2e this action, immediate assent
was given. and resolutions that had
been previously prepared were pre-
sented by a subcommittee declaring
the following as the nominees of the
party,
Governor1 Earle Brewer.
State A1ator-Duncan l.. Thomp.
son.
Insurance Commissioners. NJ
Henry
superintendent of Education-J. N
Powers
Clerk Supreme Court-George c.
Myers
Each Of the nominees were then
presented by Chairman Lomax. and
made brief but fitting responses. Their
remarks We're in the happy vein Of
aftcrdmuer speakers, although deliv-
cred prior 10 the noon lunch hour.
(Hon Earle Brewers closing re-
-, marks in which he declared himself
hand OF in the senatorial contest,
we're enthusiastically received. Mr.
Brewer did not speak in his usual ex-
temporaneous manner. but had a care
fully prepared manuscript of his ad-
dress. in order that there could be no
misunderstanding as to his meaning.
Two Mild Surprises.
There we're only two mild surprises
during the meeting. The first was
the announcement of the with
drawal Of Hon. Alfred D. Galloway
from the race of state auditor prompt
cd nv the fact that he had been a late
entry in the race and found that he
did not have time in which to make a
canvass Of the state, and the question
raised by Col. w. A. Montgomery, can
didate for nrison trustee from the mid
die district. as to the eligibility of one
of his onponents, Capt C. Fl. Neyland
- rol MONTGOMERY claims that Capt
Nevland is not : qualified elector in
t,a middle district. having resided for
fopr wears at the Parchman farm
,,bne sowing as warden of the peni
tartiarv. and that place is located. in
tbo uortborn district; that his former
bone was at Woodville, Wilkinson
county which is in the southern dis
trict The committee declined to pass
On fine mesrion of eligibility, leaving
:, po, decision by the county commit
tee
The form(of the official ballot as
Wv by Secretary Stirling the
naScs appearing in the order re
aoirod from the candidates, was ADOPT
cd without dissent, and ordered sen
~, n the county executive commit
rho c05ciuding feature was TN
..rrost appeal by Chairman Loma'
sor all members to attend the meet
,na on August in person and assis
=, mo work of canvassing the returns
-, the first primary. This is respon
" M WV. bo said that no member o