The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-20
HARMONIOUS MEET
OF MISS. DEMOCRATS
Caucusing Before Meeting Results in
All Being Practically Satisfied
With Result.

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was to the keynote tune of Demo
cratic harmony, Democracy's op
portunity and Woodrow Wilson as
its logical and demonstrated and
tried leader. All forecasts as tt
conflicting currents and dis
sensions over factionalism at this
convention went wrong, as there
were no such features. The fight
ing and scrapping had been done
outside of and prior" to the assemb'
ling, and tonight both sides ex
press themselves as satisfied with
the results.
Both wings of the assembled
Democracy scored in the results
and each wing succeeded in locat'
ing its man in the chair, and Of
drawing from each of these re-
sounding and patriotic keynote
speeches. The plan to make
Speaker Connor temporary chair
man was carried out and that was
agreed to by acclamation. The
Pat Harrison. men had their in
nings when the permanent makeup
was completed by unanimous Sc
lection of the Sixth District repre-
sentative as permanent chairman.
After listening to plain and
forceful address by Mr.. Connor,
which was an outspoken eulogy
upon and Endorsement of President
Wilson and his broad, courageous
and devoted patriotism, the same
great group of Mississippi Demo
Gratis heard a ringing and elo quent
summary of Democracy and its tit
ular exponent from Mr.. Harrison
after he had been installed as per-
manent chairman.
1t was a case of young Democra-
cy at the front, both Speaker Con-
nor and Representative Harrison
being in the younger element, and
each handled himself and the surg
ing crowd assembled with the ease,
tact and fr1nness of veterans.
EIGHT DELEGATES NAMED.
Instead of providing for a "big
four" the convention of 1916 de-
parted somewhat from precedent
by electing a string of eight dele
gates at large, thus doubling the
force, but giving them half vote
each. This was the result of a
compromise agreement which was
reached before the convention as
sembled and went far towards pro-
noting harmony and fellowship.
The list of eight delegates at
large is made up of Senators Will
liams and Vardaman, Gov. Bilbo,
ex-Gov Brewer, Pat Henry of War
ren, o. G. Johnston of Coahoma,
Ben G., Humphreys of Washington
and Willard, of Montgomery. Fol-
lowing is the list of delegates to
the national convention by dis
tricts:
First, W. W. Magruder, Oktib-
beha; George H. Hill, Lee. Sec
ond, John w. Barbee, Jr., DeSoto;
C. Lee Crum, Union. Third, R.
c. McBee, Leflore; Walter Sillers,
Jr., Bolivar. Fourth, ]. Lem Sea-
wright, Choctaw; Icey W. Day,
Attala. Fifth, S. H. Terrall,
Clarke; T. ]. Wills, Smith. Sixth,
M. S. Connor, Covington; Eaton
J. Bowers, Harrison. Seventh, T.
Brady, Lincoln; R. E. Jackson,
Amite; with DR.. |. L. Parsons and
Cal McGehee, alternates. Eighth,
Ben H. Wells, Kinds; E. L. Brien,
Warren.
Each district delegation as Gus
tomary, got together during recess
and made up their slate of dele
gates and alternates, executive
committeeman, and presidential
electors. The district selections
thus made were confirmed by the
convention without change.
McBEATH COMMITTEEMAN.
Jas. R. Mcdowell of Kinds was
chosen as presidential elector for
the state at large, and J. M. Nc
Beath of Lauderdale was named as
nominee for selection as national
committeeman for Mississippi.
R. L. McLaurin of Warren was al
so put in nomination, and it re-
quired roll call by counties to
determine the choice, which fell
on Mr.. McBeath by a safe MAORI
ty, whose election was made Aunan-
imous.
On motion of ex-Gov. Brewer,
Chairman Harrison appointed 9
committee on resolutions as fol
lows:
Walter Sillers, Bolivar; Pat Hen
ry, Warren; Claude Clayton, Lee
Earl Brewer, Coahoma; D. L.
Ross, Lafayette; George H. Hill,
Lee; ]. T. Savage, Monroe; Frank
H. Lewis, Jackson; w. H. Joyner,
Scott; R. E. Jackson, Amite; J. G.
Clarke, Jones; Dave M. Miller,
Copiah; Douglass Robinson. LIE
fore: H. X. Rouse, Pearl River
W. K. Kier, Alcorn.
This committee retired anC
shortly after returned and present
ed the following, which was
adopted without discussion or .
note of dissent:
1--WE. the Democracy of Missis
sippi in convention assembled, cor
daily indorse the policies OF th'
Democratic administration, anG
heartily applaud the patriotic
'lbrave and mastery statesmanshil
displayed by President Wilson i
lthe conduct both Of national an
International affairs.