The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-06-04
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE ASK HOME
FOLKST0 ELECT LONGING GOVERNOR

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Special to Commercial Appeal.
JACKSON, Miss, May ia larg'
autograph petition has been sen
former Governor Longino from Mis-
| sissippi soldiers in France, addressed
to the people of Mississippi, urging
! them to elect Longino governor ane
requesting that the petition be giver
to the press. The petition was circu-
lated last January, and has evidently
been delayed.
Governor Longino has been absent
from Jackson for ten days. The petit
tion of the soldier boys was delivered
at the Longino headquarters, and Sec
retary w. w. Newsom gave it to the
press as requested by the soldiers, as
follows:
American Expeditionary Forces,
Camp du Valdohon, A. P. o.
704, France,
January Id, 1919.
To the People of Mississippi:
Now that the war has ended and in
a fey months we expect to return to
civil life and take up the threads of
our existence where we dropped them
some months ago, to enter your serv-
ice, we feel that it is not improper that
we, as good citizens, should be inter-
ested in the personnel of the man who
will be selected this year as governor
of our beloved state for the next four
years.
We believe it is pardonable in us,
as soldiers representing the state of
Mississippi in the war now finished, to
Use every influence to the end that a
good and loyal man be selected to fill
this office, such man as will not on
ly reflect honor upon the state, and
luster to her fair name and insure for
us, by his wisdom the proper admins
tration of the affairs of our state.
To that end, we Mississippians and
soldiers now serving in the 14oth Field
Artillery, desire to express our conf
dence in an endorsement of ex-Gov-
ernor A. H. Longino, at the same time
urging that he will offer for the posi-
tion of governor in the approaching
election.
Governor Longino, because of ma
ture years was denied the exalted
privilege of active participation in
the struggle from which we are now
! returning. But if this was denied him
he has not hesitated to give to the
cause of freedom literally, support
ing every patriotic movement and
giving freely of his flesh and blood
that they might do that which he could
not and offer themselves on the altar
of their country's need, whatever that
need might be or price it might exact
More than this, he has given up an ac-
tive and lucrative law practice to en-
ter the service of. the soldier as a
member of the Y. M. c.. A., and is
even now so engaged.
DCllCNIlS, IlClClOiC IIldC tlllS uIo'
tinguished Misslssippian has the in.
terest of the state and its soldiers al
heart, we feel that he should be the
choice of" the Mississippi soldiers fol
their governor and with this endorse
ment commend him to the voters Of
Mississippi with the sincere belief thai
- hooor;~~ Co.,oroor orn;ro tho1
will honor themselves and assure te
the state the best administration OF
it's affairs experienced in number Of
years.
Mechanic j. D. Carr, Water Valley
Mechanic J. P. Greer, Water Valley
Pvt. C. D. Addington, Water Valley
Pvt. j. C. Allen, Water Valley; Cool
Richard N. Goar, Water Valley; Mecl
Richard N. Goar, Oakland; Pvt. Blu
ford H. Clark, Water Valley; Mechanic
IW. C. Kuykendall, Water Valley. Cpl
Robert McSwain, Water Valley; Pvt
Cecil Littleton, Water Valley; Pvt
Warner c. Hessler, Water Valley; Pvt
Battle Miles, Water Valley; Cpl
Hopes Miles, Water Valley; Cpl
i Leland H. Bowles, Water Valley; Pvt
I IDeWitt T. Pass, Water Valley; jim
Brazzell, Water Valley; Cpl. Leonar
ISpurgeon, Water Valley; Cpl. c. G
Bailey, Water Valley; Pvt. Patric
J. Scanlon, Water Valley; Pvt. Joh
T. Mayfield, ater Valley: Sgt. Fran
head, Water Valley; Cpl. Haze Briste
, Major S. L. Watts, Pascagoula
Wagoner Tally NJ. Dendy, Greenwood
Sgt. Jim T. White, Water Valley; Sg1
Ray Kennedy, Water Valley; Cpl. Wi
) H. Ward, Water Valley; Pvt. Pate {
Mills, Water Valley; Mechanic Hal T
!, Greer, Water Valley; Cpl. P. G. White
) head. ater Valley; Cpl. Haze Briste
; Water Valley; Clarence William
Banner; Wesley Bynum, Water Va
Iley; Pvt. George NJ. johnson, Watt
8 Valley; Cpl. Eddie Hughes, Wat.
r Valley; Cpl. John T. Pitcock, Cour
e Hand. Pvt. John B. White. Water Va