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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14
INVADES
TEDDY'S
PASTURE
President Wilson Makes Formal Bid tor
Progressive Vote on
Party Principles
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington. July 1i.-Expressine
the belief that his party represents
larger palt OF the progressive power
and thought in the country than any
other party" President Wilson today
made formal bid for the progressive
vote.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14
FIre On Mexlcans.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
San Antonio, Tex, July 14.-Com-
pany G Of the Second Texas National
Guards fired on six Mexicars near
Donna this morning, driving them
back across the river
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14
BY United Press.
u. S. Lends Aid.

Washington. July 1.-THE bureau
Of fisheries and the coast guard life
saving stations are cooperating with
the local authorities to end the shark
menace on the Atlantic coast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14

Mrs. ]. B. Mcclure Of Lindsay was
IN Chickasha today en- route home
from a visit in New Mexico,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14
Bv United Press.
british suffer Heavily.

q FNI9II NV7F'~7
Berlin, July l4-A great battle has
been under way for the past eighteen
hours around Contal-Maison, where
the British resumed their heavy at
tacks last night. The main attack was
near Mametez woods at Longueval
village. The British suffered heavy
losses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14
ANOTHER IRISH
RIOT RESULTS
in INJURIES

; + + + + + : = : : = :
; BY United Press.
+ Cork. Ireland. July 14.-Sev-
; eral rioters paraded the streets
!. this morning kissing British
!. soldiers and smashing the win
: dows Of buildings occupied by
: recruiting officers. Several
: shots we're fired but no one
I. was seriously injured. Soldiers
= dispersed the mobs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14
koEHN OF vERDEN
uNpEReoEs OPERATION

II. c. Koehn Of near Verden. who
underwent an operation in the Baze
sanitarium a few days ago. is reported
to be doing nicely.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-14

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
MANY WITNESSES IN
STA|GER CASE ABSENT
EIGHT or THE MOST IMPORTANT
ONES ARE OUT OF THE
CITY, COURT LEARNS.

Many Of the witnesses in the Joseph
Staiger murder case are out Of the city,,
according to reports Just made by the
deputy sheriffs who have been prepar-
ing for the trial which is scheduled to
start next Thursday. There is a long
list Of witnesses for both the state
and the defense, majority OF them
still being in Forrest county, however,
Some Of the most important ones are
out Of town. and efforts to locate
them are being made today Among
them are G. B. MyIes, now in vicks-
burg; Mrs. G. L. Miller, Brandon; M
4. Rogers, Shubuta; c. H. Armbrecht,
st. Louis; Mrs. Julius Hermann, New
Orleans; Burrell Woods. Chattanooga
Mrs. A. F. Miller, widow Of the slain
man, Jackson; and Henry Mounger
Columbus, Miss
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
Russell Better Detective Than Cop;
+++ -F.s+ +++
Gets Revenge On A Negro Gamesters

c. G. Russell, member of the Board
Of Supervisors from Beat No. 9, is a
whole lot better detective than he is
a policeman. Chief Bennett believes
that Mr.. Russell, with more experience
will develop into a regular catcher Of
criminals, however.
1t was Mr.. Russell who raided a
negro gaming party couple of nights
ago, arrested the crowd, and then
went through the mortifying expert
ence of having his prisoners refuse to
be arrested. They walked off on him.,
despite the fact that he told them he
would shoot the last one of them II
they made move toward freedom
After the gamesters had flown. Mr..
Russell determined that his work
would not 60 for naught, So he got
busy. What he did toward running
down those crapshooters and Georgia
skinners" would make Mr.. Pinkerton
and Mr.. Burns blush with shame.
Cooperating with Policeman Hugh
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
Illness Ends and Honeymoon Begins !;
FFF 4 III
Mr.. and Mrs. SumralPs Troubles Over

A sea Of matrimony without troubled
waters would be just like a Keystone
comedy without a bunch of pies.
That is the way Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
sumrall, married for a month, have
figured it out
Just wait until the last scene of
the reel is presented, and we reach the
'passed-bythe-board-of-censors' sign,
and then our difficulties win be ended, Z
they said.
And, sure enough they have, SO far
as they know.
Exactly month ago Young Sumrall,
who lives at Handsboro, and Miss Zell
Suggs, Of Rawls Springs, were married
at the formers home. The bridegroom
was i'll at the time. That date had
been fixed, and the couple had determ-
ined not to postpone it. So minister
was called, and the pair were made
man and wife. Then Mrs. Sumrall re-
turned to her home in Rawls Springs
to await the recovery of her husband.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
DECIDE ON PAPER
MILL SITE TONIGHT
BUSINESS MEN TO SAY WHETHER
THEY'RE WILLING TO pay
$4,000 FOR LOCATION.

Whether Hattiesburg is willing to
pay the price $6,OO0--for a wood fibre
plant to cost between $750,00O and
$1,O00,O0O, will be decided at meet.
ing of the business men of the city
to be held tonight at the Commercial
Club rooms.
The site committee, consisting of w.
g. Haynen, H. A. Camp and e. L. Rob
bins, announced today that it is ready
to make a report. A site said to be
acceptable by the northern capitalists
has been located, and an option OBJ
tanned on it. 1t is understood that the
forty-odd acres may be purchased for
$4,000. If the city is willing to ex.
pend that much on site, will be de-
termined at this meeting.
Some days ago. a couple of paper
manufacturers, who are interested in
the wood fibre plant at Bogalusa, La,
and pulp. mill at Monroe, Mich,
came to Hattiesburg and, after spend
ing some time looking over the terri
tory, announced that If the city will
provide suitable site; switching
tracks, and will exempt the company
from taxation for 10 years, they W.
establish wood fibre plant here at
a cost of between three-quarters and
a million dollars. The railroad men
have agreed to lay the tracks, while
the City Commissioners have prom
ised the tax exemption.
| Every business man in the city has
been urged to attend this meeting
which will be called at s o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
Baptizing Won't Wash Away Any Fines;
+++ ++F %+-F
Prisoner to Have Brief Leave, Anyway

( Rufus Rogers, middle-aged and
black, will be allowed a few hours
freedom from the city jail next Sun
day afternoon to attend a bapti; ing
at the Mt Carmel Baptist Church. But
when Rufus takes the brief leave Of
absence just granted him by, Mayor
Batson, it will be with the understand
ing that while the religious ceremony
may tend to wash away the possible
sins of the black culprit, It will take
more than that to erase the fine and
jail sentence which faces the man.
Z Rufus, since being placed in the city
Jail for stealing pair of shoes and
an oyercoat, has been converted" He
told the Mayor about it in the follow
ing letter. received this afternoon:
"NIr. Batson, kind sur. Will (
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

London, May 19. British warshipa
and aeroplanes today bombarded The
town OF Elarish, Egypt, near the hof-
der Of Palestine, 1t is believed they
destroyed the fort there.
Although the Italians are Stubborn
" resisting, the Austrians are still re.
ported as gaining ground In Southern
Tyrol It is unofficially reported thst|
the Italians we're pushed back at some
points at distance of five miles. The
main attack is near Roverto, the Key
Ito Trent, which the Italians threat
Iened.
Vienna claims that the Auatrians
have advanced in the valleys south
least Of Roverto, capturing CostabelIa|
The Austrians captured 500 prisoners
and Is cannon and machine guns.
There is notable lighting ON the Fey,
dun front where the Germans haxq
thrown out fresh troops. Paris
ports that the Germans have obtaink
a Footing in a small post near the Avxs
scourt wood. The French claim fhm1
the Germans elsewhere have been Il
pulsed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

McInnis, Mr.. Russell went out and
rounded up a number of suspects. In
police court this morning, two of the
men plead guilty, and were fined so
and costs. Two others swore that
they were not present at the time.
Mr. Russell was called and identified
them. Then the first pair testified that
the other two had been there. They
were fined So, too
But the end was not yet.
Mr.. Russell was determined that no
set Of lawbreakers could question his
authority So he brought charges
against Buck Hines, one Of the lead
ers, for resisting an officer and for
profanity Buck said Mr.. Russell told
him that he was an officer, but that
he wouldn't prove it to the satisfac-
iion Of all concerned, so he just walk
ed away. Buck was given a $40 fine
for resisting an officer, and IS for pro-
family
The other negroes were John King,
viii Mckee, and Wheeler Speas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
NEW WATER SUPPLY.
WILL Be FREE OF.
MINERAL SUBSTANCE
Capt. Farley Receives Report Of
Analysis Showing Practical
Lack q IRON

The water supply soon to be given
the city from the 433-foot well rec
emily bored on the municipal lot to
the rear of the Post Office, will be
freer of iron and other solids, than
the water now furnished the household
ers, and will be unexcelled by the sup
ply Of any other city in the South.
This is the belief of Commissioner A,
Farley, who has just received the Of
fetal analysis of the new supply, made
by w. F. Hand, the state chemist.
"The small amount of iron in the
water now consumed Capt, Farley
stated today, sis Objectionable, and is
expensive. 1t has cost the city thou
sands Of dollars. The small pipes
leading from the mains into the resi-.
dences are corroded, and eaten every
five or six years, by the iron in the
water.
when the supply is taken from the
new we'll a change will occur. The
iron in the water from the new well is
so slight as to be hardly noticeable
there being only O.29 parts per million
in it,
The new well will be placed int
use just as soon as the necessary pip
ing and machinery arrive.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

Exactly three weeks ago, the fam
lily physician visited the Sumrall home,
took the young bridegroom's tempera-
ture, and told him that he had prac-
tically recovered.
Then Sumrall began making prepar-
ations for meeting his bride. While
he was gradually regaining strength,
he got busy and fitted little home
for his bride at Handsboro. This fin
Eished, he donned the suit which he
had purchased some weeks before as
a wedding suit and started for Rawls
Springs. He walked into the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Suggs unannounced, and
gave them the surprise OF their lives,
This was exactly one month after the
wedding.
Suggs and his wife remained there
but a day, when he took her to Hands
boro to see the home awaiting her.
She saw it, and the only words the
other spectators heard her say, after
one trip through the cottage was;
'It's worth waiting for, Dear"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
INSPECT UNIVERSITIES.

Madison, Wis, May l9.-"We are
making tour of the universities OF
the middle west with view of get
ting new and advanced ideas and after
visiting the colleges Of Oklahoma. Kan
sas, Iowa and Missouri, we are Of the
opinion that Wisconsin has the best
equipment Of any we have seen" de-
clared Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo Of
Mississippi, here today
Gov. Bilbo heads O party Of Missis-
sippi state officials.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
LAD DIES OF FALL
RECEIVED DAYS AGO
7-Yearold son Of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Grice to Be Buried Tomorrow.

AS result Of a fall from a stack
Of crossties, received some days ago,
in which he received fracture Of the
spinal column, Frank J. Grice, the q
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Grice,
Of 112 Railroad street, died at the fam
lily residence this morning at 4 o'clock.
The lads father is o yard section fore
man for the New Orleans s Northeast
ern Railroad.
The funeral will be held from the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church at s
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The Rev,
Joseph Ennis, rector win have charge
The interment will be in the City
Cemetery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
HATT|ESBURG|ANS
GOING TO LAUREL
WILL TAKE PART IN JACKSON
HIGHWAY MEETING, TO BE
HELD THEDE JUNE 1.

Hattiesburg and Forrest county Will
be well represented at the Jackson
Military Highway mass meeting, TO
be held in LAUREL on June |.
Arrangements are being made to-
day with the members Of the board Of
supervisors to have them go to the
Jones county town for the day, and to
tell the representatives from the other
counties Of the state just what For
rest has done toward completing its
part of the highway
1t is more than probable that The
Commercial Club win send a delega
tion to the meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
GETS ALLEGED FALSE
PRETENSE OPERATOR
Bob Mclnnls Goes TO BogsIusa and
Returns With Mark Williams.

Jailer Bob Mclnnis returned from
Bogalusa, La, last night with Mark
Williams. a negro, wanted here on a
charge of false pretenses. Williams
win be given a hearing in Judge John.
sons court tomorrow morning. He
was arraigned today, but entered a
plea of not guilty.
According to the charge, Williams
TRADED a note to Hattiesburs man,
and III The deal succeeded iu getting
S8a To which ha was rot snsit.sdl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

write you these few lines to in
form you of my health. Am well
at the present time. / want to
ask you to please take off my find
as l have been converted since |
have been here. There is going
to be baptizing at my church
Sunday, and want to be baptized.
SO would you please fix it SC
can go. If SO, please let me know
by Saturday, as I hopes to hear
from you by Saturday yours truly
Rufus Rogers in City Jail"
So the Mayor this afternoon notified
Rufus to get himself ready for thu
ceremony. He told him, however, tina
there was nothing doing on erasinl
he fine and jail term.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
SHIP IS LAUNCHED.

Boston, May 19.-The naval supply
ship Bridge. the largest steel vessel
ever built at the Charleston Navy
Yard, was launched today Mrs. Gran
vile s. Fleece, of Memphis. grand
niece of Horatio Bridge, for whom the
vessel is named, was the sponsor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
SIXTEEN MILLION
FOR PANAMA CANAL
MORE THAN sf27,ooo,ooo INCLUDED
in suNDRY CIVIL gill re.
PORTED TO HOUSE.

Washington, Q. c., May ts--Ap-
propriations OF $1,000. 900 for con.
tinuins the construction Of the
Panama Canal, and fund OF $4,-
100000 for dts fertilization, are
among the large items in the sum
dry Civil Bill reported to the
House today.
The bill carries an aggregate Of
more thar st27, ,o0o, 600.
The bill carries an approprla-
sion Of $4,000 for national nsili-
tary rasls 4 N.akshuFa
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
AMERICAN COWBOYS
SCATTER BANDITS
TWENTY-FIVE OF THEM FROM THE
HEARST RANCH DO REAL
MILITARY SERVICE.

Columbus. N. Mex, Ma y1s.--A wire
less from field headquarters near Nam
aquipa says that 25 cowboys from
the Hearst ranch at Babicora, scatter
ed a big posse Of Mexican bandits near
MADEIRA. week ago, killing Is, wound
ing one. and capturing six.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
ACTION DEFERRED.

Washington, D. g., May l9Action
was deferred by the Senate again to-
day on Senator Kenyons resolution to
provide for open session of the SEN
ate during consideration of nomina-
tions. After brief discussion unani-
nous consent was given to vote On the
resolution tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
! Perry Man Summoned.

James Fillingame, farmer, Rogers
School House; o. L. Gillis, physician,
Broolslyn;s J. William. Hopkins, mer-
chant, Hattiesburg; F. E. Petty, log
man, Perry county; Wyatt McInnis,
woods foreman, Tatum Lumber Com
pany, Hattiesburg; p. L Fiveash, JUS
tice of the peace, McLaurin; 2. Y.
Cay, farmer and merchant, Brooklyn; !;
Neal Farley. merchant, Hattiesburg;
e. v. Ford, farmer, Macedonia; n Z.
Smith, merchant, Hattieshurg; 2. p.
Extine, farmer, Rogers School House;
L. M. Selser, restaurant proprietor,
Hattiesburg; Ray Morse, section fore
man, Gulf & ship Island Railroad; w
d. Perry, farmer, Hickory Grove; y
+. Stone, merchant, Hattiesburg'
Duncan Thompson, farmer, Mccallum;
John Sellers. farmer, Brooklyn.
G. E. Noteworthy, fireman, Hattles'
burg; J. d. Dean, farmer, Petal; g. a.
Boone, employed by the G. & 5. u
Hattiesburg; G. II. Forderer, farmer
Rogers School House; ], G, Simmons
sawmiIl man and merchant, Helena
K r. Moore, Iumberman, Hattiesburg'
o. R. Stringer, farmer, Macedonia
w. D. Draughn, farmer, Sheeplow; J
n. Co1a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

Berlin, May fss-The Austriaas1
are continuing their advance at
various points along the italian
front although the italians are an
dertakins vigorous counter At
tacks. The Austrians have CROSSED
the Luan valley, and have cap-
tured costabelIa.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
TELEGRAPH BREMTES

lNTERLocklNG DlREcToRATEs.
Washington, d. c., May 49,. Senator
Weeks, Republican, today introduced
a bill to permit interlocifirg director
atcs under the supervision Of the Fed
eral Trade Commission. II would not
affect banks or common carriers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
NO SUBMARINE
ANSWER FROM
COMING
Washington UnoIIicially Learns
THAT Germany Considers
Matter Closed.
ATLANTA BOY BRINGS
DOWN GERMAN FLYER
Austrians Are Continuing Their Ad7
vanees at Various Points Along the'
Italian Frons-eermsns Claim ta|


Paris, May 1ss--Adviees from
Innsbruck today say that $50
steamers have been assembled ~
the Hungarian seaport Of Fiunse.
to transport troops, munitions and
supplies under the protection of
the Austro-Hunaarian fleet, TO uu-
razzo, Albania, where Il il sup
posed that the Austfians intend d
strong attack on the Italians now
occupying Avlona.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
villa Disguised.

Ell Paso. Tex, May Francisco
Villa is operating south Of Parral un-
der the assumed name of Augustin
Garcia. according to story current
in Chihuahua City, which has been
brought here by travellers. It is said
that villa is near Borias and has. 200
men under his command.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

Paris, May le.-Corporal Kitten
Rockwell, Of Atlanta, Ga, q member
of the American aerial squadron, oper4
ating with the allies, yesterday
brought down German aeroplaaa
near Hartmanns-We Weilerkopf.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
PASADENA MAN is
ELECTED BISHOP
(By Associated Fress.)

Saratoga Springs, N, ", May l9---
DR. Matt s. Hughes. Of Pasadena, Cal,
today was elected bishop of the North
ern Methodist Church on the twelfth
ballet
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

ssA-special venireeof so. men is--beinE
summoned today by Sheriff HARRISON
for the trial of L. b. Holland, charged
with the killing of Selma r. McCrory,
day manager of the Acme Cafe, which
begins next Monday. The men were
selected equally from each of the FIVE
beats Of the county.
Practically all of the witnesses
have been summoned for both sides,
and by tomorrow night the last of the
special jurors will have had notices
served on them to appear at the For
rest county Court House at $3.50
O'Clock Monday morning.
Tally & Mayson, representing the
prisoner, and District Attorney Hall,
for the state, saw the list of the We
niremen today, and both sides seemed
pleased with it.
''It's an excellent set of men, ana
we should easily be able to secure a
good jury from among their number
both sides said today.
The special veniremen are as fol-
lows:
G. w. Beardsley, commission mer-
chant, Hattiesbufg; P. H. Montague.
farmer, McLaurin; j.. A. Dewitt, Hat
tiesburg; H. d. McMichael, farmer,
Rogers School House; J. P. Griffin,
farmer, Make; G. w. Hamper, real
estate operator, Hattiesburg; J. B..
Hensariing, farmer, Tallahalie; s. w.
Nance, merchant, Hattiesburg; G. e.
Downs, farmer, Rogers School House;
T. ]. johnson, farmer, Make; w. Z.
Phillips, contractor, Hattiesburg; A.
r. Sumrall, farmer, near Riverside
Brick Company; J. ,. o'Neal, farmer,
near Harvey; 6. f. Brown. farmer,
McLaurin; A, w. Holder, farmer,
Brooklyn; A. e.. Martin, grocer, Hat
tiesburg; Van Dearman, farmer Lees
School House; A. Polk, liyeryman,
Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

Berlin, May 19The Germans have
captured the French trenches on bota,
sides Of Haucourt- -Esnes highway olsa
the verdun front, west Of the Meuse.l
Nine officers and 1ao soldiers werk
captured
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
SPEC|AL. VEN|RE
OF 50 CALLED.
! IN HOLLAND CASE
SheriiIs Office Busy Issuing
Summons; Work VIII be
Finished Tomorrow.
EVERY SECTION OF
COUNTY REPRESENTED

At Request Of Attorneys for the Pris-
oner Court Orders Special Jurymen
IN Murder Case, Which win BE Be.
gun Monday-Both the state and
the Defense Express themselves
As Being Pleased With Character Of
Men Selected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19
OF
'DEMOCRATSENDS
.HARM0N|OUSLY
Each Faction Gets Its Part Of
Delegates to the ST Louis
Convention
DONALD IS NAMED AS
PRESIDENTIAL ELECToR
McReath Is Made National Committee
man-As Forecasted in The News,
Instead Of Providing for "Bia
Four the Convention Departed
from Precedents and Elected Eight
Delegates at Larse-WiIson and His
Administration Euloslzed.
DONALD IS NAMED AS
PRESIDENTIAL ELECT0R

Jackson, Miss, May 19.-When Mis-
sissippi Democracy adjourned its
quadrennial convention it was to the
keynote Groom of Democratic harmony,
Democracy's opportunity, and Wood
row Wilson as its logical demonstrate
ed and tried leader. All forecasts and
scrapping went wrong. The fighting
and scrapping was done outside of the
convention hall and prior to the as
of the delegates at the noon
hour in the hall of Representatives.
Tonight both s.les expressed them
selves as satisfied with the result.
Both wings of the assembled Democ-
racy scored in the results and each
wing succeeded in locating its man in
the chair, and OF drawing from each
Of these resounding and patriotic key
note speeches. The plan agreed upon
before the convention assembled, tc
put Speaker Conner in as temporary
chairman and Congressman Pat Harri
son as permanent chairman, was car
ried out.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

Col John S. Mosby, the famous guer-
rilIa CHIEF in the Civil War, is III in
and relatives fear for
him. He has been picturesque figure
in the capital, where he has lived many
years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-19

Instead of providing for a ''big
four" the convention OF 1916 depart
ed somewhat from precedent and elect
ed eight delegates at large, Civ
ing them half a vote each. This was
the result of compromise agreement
to promote harmony
The delegates named from the state
at large were: Senators John Sharp
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