The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-07-02
KINDS COUNTY
FOR LONGING
Great Demonstration Held in Jackson
-Eulogistic Resolutions Adopted
Hon. Ben H. Wells, Presided.


Sharp Williams in his successful racs
for United States Senator, presided
over the large and enthusiastic Kinds
county mass-meeting-paying a beau
tiful and deserved tribute to Longino
as man, citizen and Governor, fn-
ally declaring that he was again need
ed in that high office.
The fol owing is the account of the
proceedings of the meeting except the
resolutions adopted:
No higher a tribute was ever paid
Mississippi an, by his home people
than that paid Hon, A. H. Longin0
last Tuesday night in the county count
house at Jackson. There was
mighty outpouring of the people from
both cities and country, the great
masses of Kinds county vieing with
Jacksonians to acclaim the nominal
on of the next governor of Missis-
sippi.
"The immense county court house
was packed from pit to dome and peo-
pc were standing upstairs and down
stairs, in the halls an dabout the cor
ridors and stairways.
"The meeting was called to order
by the Hon. Robert Ridgeway, the
chairman of the Kinds county Lon
gino county committee, who appro-
priately stated the object Of the same
and presented the Hon. Ben II. Wells
as presid ng officer. A beautiful
prayer was made by DR., A. F, Wat
kins, president of Millsaps College, in
opening the meeting, while the BEN
ediction was handsomely pronounced
by Rev. W. A. Hewitt.
"Messrs. c. s. Spann of Raymond
and T. M. Hederman of Jackson wete
named as secretaries.
Chairman Wells delivered br eff
and beautiful eulogy on the character
and ability of Hon. A. H. Long no,
dwelling upon his high and noble
Christian life and gentle but firm
nature, and paid tribute to his mag
nificent administration as governor
clean, able, constructive-and said
that he was needed again in the high
office of governor. Chairman Wells
referred to the wild Gains of Lieu
tenant Johnston with reference to the
bui ding of the capitol building, which
had been punctured by the Hon. r.
H. Thompson, the devoted Mississ p
plan and great constitutional lawyer.
chairman Wells announced that on
account of Illness in his family Hon.
John R. Tally, former candidate for
governor and an earnest supporter OF
Longino, who was to address the
meeting, was compelled to forego that
D easure. Mr.. Tally sent enthusiastic
greetings.
'.Ion. M. Ney Williams Of Raymond
was introduced by Chairman Welis
and spoke for the great body of thu
county, saying that the people wert
tired of reckless bond issues and nlgf
taxes that they were for Longlnt
and predicted that Kinds count!
would give him from 1900 to l,5o'
votes owe rthe field and he woult
be nominated in the first primary
/ "Mr. Williams speech, like that o
Mr.. Wells, was applauded from pom
to po,nt to the echo.
"Major ]. P. Wall recently returne
from France made an eloquent am
telling speech and said the returne'
soldiers were for Longino, as wa
shown by daily intercourse with then
and by their address to the democrac'
Of Mississippi, asking the hometoik
TO iojn with them in nominating Lon
gIno.
aGovernor Longino was then intro
duced by Chairman Wells and made
brief and feeling address in respons
/ to the outpouring Of his fellow cit
!. zens and to the tribute paid him as
citizen and as an official. He sal
, that if nominated, as the indication
! were that he would be in the first pr
mary. that as governor that he woul
do everything in his power for h
state and ali her people.
aThe resolution committee previous
" appointed by the chairman eompo
ed Of the Rev. j. NJ. Morse, chaitins
AND X. K. B.ggs, W. D. Hannah, J.
proyine, and Oscar Newton, aft'
!, having retired for nearly an hour 7
n norted and chairman Morse read Il
n resolutions, which were cheered fro
le section to section and upon the m
e. tion Of Mr.. Morse, were adopted
n rising vote, every person IN =
q house standing amid cheers