The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-18
Longino's Record of
Twenty Years Ago
Is His Platform of Today-Ponder 1t
Carefully, Then Vote Con-
scientiously.
(Says Collins Commercially


Fl. Longino was governor of the state,
Edgar S Wilson, of Jackson, Longi-
nos brother-in-l -la,,. was republican
referee and United States marshal
under Theodore Roosevelt, president.
Today, in Mississippi. Longino is
again candidate for governor. The
Republicans are making a stronger
fight for control of the government
for the next four years.
IF Longino is elected and Repub-
ican president should be elected dur
ing his term and Wilson named as Re-
publican referee, who does not know
in Mississippi what the result will be?
Edgar Wilson and LOngino will be in
power and state an dfederal appoint
rnents will again be dictated by Longi-
no and Edgar Wilson, especially by
Wilson.
Longino's record warrants this
statement. Below we give it to you,
just as he made it. Longino says it is
nud-slinging. If it is mud-slinging,
Iongino mad the record which is Of
----.-------.-.. The people of Mississippi
have a right to know that record,
and we are giving them some of it
that the ex-governor fails to mention.
Longino as governor appointed a.
negro republican, H. B. Whitfield.
election commissioner of Sharkey
county.
Longino as governor appointed a
negro republican. j. G. Turner, cleo
ton commissioner of Wilkinson coun-
ty.
Longino as. governor appointed
a negro republican, ]. c. Chappell,
as notary public of Greenville.
Longino, as governor, appointed
negro. republican. H. @. Branch, as
notary public at Vicksburg, and this
negro had been convicted in federal
court of pension frauds. 4
Longino as governor, pardoned
negro. John Nance. convicted IN Va
200 County, IN 1868, of raping
white woman. at the time immediate
ly after the Civil War when the state
was under carpet bag rule. Longino
pardoned this negro March 30, 1901
The negro was given the extreme pen
aItv for rape when convicted, hfe m
prisonment at that time being the
highest penalty.
This negro's attorney sought par
don for him at the hands Of Governor
McLauren, which was refused, Gov-
ernor McLauren making the following
statement in the matter when refus-
ing to grant the pardon: Il Will not
rardon a negro who has committed an
outrage on white woman. Let John
Nance stay weber he is. l agree with
YOU that he has been there too long
he should never have been sent there
at all. He should have been hanged.
Longino recommended the payment
of a large sum of money-$5.00V be-
ing the amount fixed in the bill intro
duced-this sum to be paid the family
of anv negro who was lynched for rap
ing a white woman. Life insurance Tor
q negro rapist to be paid by the coun-
ty where the lynching occurred to the
family of the deceased brute.
Longino committed the death SEN
tence of a negro who killed a white
man in Chickasaw county. The white
man killed was brother of Hon. j. S. !
Gilleyen. of Aberdeen. Miss. The ne
gro was sentenced to be hanged:
The whole truth is and the people
will remember that Longino had con- :
troll of the negro delegation to the
State Conventions for his brother-ln-
law. Edgar S. Wilson. in order that
these delegations might be instructed
for Roosevelt who was candidate Tor
reelection to the presidency. In re-
turn. Roosevelt anpOinted men to fed
eraI offices in MisSissirDi who would
vote for Longino for the United state .
Senate TO defeat Senator Money. who
Roosevelt cordially despised on ac-
count Of the effort made bv Money to
reopen the Indianola postoffice. after
Roosevelt had ordered it closed. VIII J
the people of Indianola kicked MInn,e
Cox out. in spite of the protest of Ed-
gar 8. Wilso~ who wrote Roosevelt
to stand by Minnie Cox. =