The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-05-12
DUNTY DEMOCRATIC
| CONVENTION HELD.


and Other Committees Elected.
Resolutions Endorsing PreSi.
dent Wilson Adopted.
The County Democratic Convention
met in Grenada Monday to select dele
gates to the State Convention which is
soon to assemble in Jackson. r. D.
Williams was made Chairman of the
meeting and John Pressgrove Secre-
tary. resolution was passed instruct
ing the delegates to Jackson to vote as
a unit on all matters that came before
the convention. The followig were
elected delegates:
II. A. Blount W. A. Winter
70. F. Lawrence R. D. Williams
II. L. Barnard.
The following were named alternates: !:
w. B. Hoffa R. c. Trusty
R. E. Perry A. Olsen
| Ed Mccormick
The following were elected members
of the Congressional Executive Com
mittee: s. S. Bell, Volney Mason. o.
F. Bledsoe The following were also
chosen members of the Judicial Dis
trict Executive Committee: A. M.
Carothers, v. A. Bridgers. w. v. Hor-
ton. The following were chosen to
serve as members of the County Ex-
ecutive Committe for the next four
years: j. A. Blount, 0. F. Lawrence
and A. T. McElwrath for beat /; DR..
R. A. Clanton, w. P. Blakeslee and q.
L. Pollard for beat 2; J. N. Roberts,
C. L. Clarke and Ed Mccormick for
beat 8; V. A. Bridgers. T. G. Bowles
and w. A. Winter for beat 4; J. w.
Wood, Walter Crump and r. D. Will
liams for beat S.
The following resolution offered by
w. B. Hoffa endorsing President Will
son was adopted:
Whereas, as the affairs of the United
States during the past three years have
been fraught with matters of grave
concern and the duties of the President
have not only been trying but complex
and delicate, especially as regards the re-
lationship with foreign countries. and,
Whereas, President Wilson has met
all these questions with great wisdom
and with the dignity in keeping with
the great Office he was commissioned to
fill. He has shown at all times the
broadest patriotism, the highest con-
ceptions of duty and love for his peo-
pie that should meet hearty response
in the esteem and the affections of the
citizenship, without regard to party, of
the whole country; and,
Whereas, these crucial hours have
put our President to the test--a test
at which he has never halted or fall
tered, and his actions proves that he
values the peace and the prosperity of
his people more than party aggran-
dizement or his own political fortunes;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Democratic of Grenada County, Mis-
sissippi. in convention assembled that
we desire to send a message of good
cheer and encouragement to President
Wilson and to have him know that we
most cordially approve the policy of his
administration economic and other
wise, and especially do we commend
him for his course in regard to Mexico
and for the craftsmanship he has ex-
hibited in handling matters with Euro
pean countries and we wish him to know
that we observe with diapproval the
actions of those Democrats in Congress
who have failed to give him their un-
qualified support in handling these mo-
mentous questions.
Be it further resolved, that it is our
judgment that the Democrats should
think seriously before trusting with
further honors those members of the
party who have seemingly lost no op-
portunity to disagree with President
Wilson and to embarrass him at every
possible point, oftentimes voting and
cooperating with the Republicans and
against majority of their party, or
bestowing upon them power to still
further harrass the President and re-
tard the great work the Democrats are
now doing for the Nation.