The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-05-23

dated on last January, but it loses
none of its force or significance by
reason of that delay.
AS stated by Secretary Newsom at
Longino headquarters, the missive
has reached them during the absence
of the ex-governor, for the past ten
days, and complying with the written
request, he has prepared copy there
of for the press. The declaration is
verbatim, as follows:
AMERICAN ExPEDITIONARY
FORCES
Camp Du Valdahon, A. P. o. 704,
France,
January Ia, 1919.
To the People of Mississippi:
Now that the war has ended and
in a few months we expect to return
to civil life and take up the thrc ads
of our existence where we dropped
them some months ago to enter your
service, we feel that it is not inn
proper that we, as good citizens,
should be interested 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 our every influence to the end
that a good and loyal man me select
ed to fill this office, such a man as
will not only reflect honor upon the
state and luster to her fair name and
insure for us by his wisdom, the
proper administration of the affairs
of our state.
10 that end, we Mississippans and
soldiers now serving in the 140th
field artillery, desire to express our
confidence in an Endorsement of ex-
Gov. A. H. Longino, at the same time
urging that he will offer for the po-
sition Of governor in the approaching
elections.
Gov. Longino, because of mature
years, was denied the exalted privi-
lege of active participation in the
struggle from which we are now re-
turning. 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 upon
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 active and lucrative
law practice to enter the service of
the soldier as a member of the Y. M.
G. A., and is even now so engaged.
Believing, therefore, that this dis
tinguished Mississippian has the in
terest of the state and its soldiers
at heart, we feel that he should be
the choice of the Mississippi soldiers
for their governor, and with this in
dorsement commend him to the vot-
ers of Mississippi with the sincere
belief that in honoring Gov. Longino
they will honor themselves and assure
to the state the best administration
of its affairs experienced in mum
Der of years.
Private c. d. Addington, Private
J. C. Allen, Water Valley; Cook
Richard N. Goar, Oakland; Private
Buford N. Clark, Mechanic w. C.
Kuykendall, Corporal Robert Nc
Swain, Private Cecil Littleton, Pri-
vate Warner C. Hessler, Private Bate
Miles, Corporal Hope Miles, Corporal
Leland II. Bowles, Private Dewitt T..
Pass, Jim Brazzell, Corporal Leon
ard Spurgeon, Corporal G. G. Bailey,
Private Patrick J. Scanlon, Private
John T. Mayfield, Sergeant Frank C.
Romberger, Water Valley; Sergeant
Major 8. L. Watts, Pascagoula; Wag-
oner Tally M. Dendy, Greenwood
Sergeant Jim T. White, Sergeant
Ray Kennedy, Corporal Will H.
Ward, Private Pate 0. Mills, Me-
chanic Hal II. Greer, Corporal p G.
Whitehead, Corporal Haze Brister,
Water Valley; Clarence Williams,
Banner; Wesley Bynum, Private
George nj. Johnson, Corporal Eddie
Hughes, Water Valley; Corporal
John +. Pitcock, Courtland; Private
John B. White, Sergeant John w.
Holloway, Sergeant ]. B. Dalton,
First Sergeant A. HI Heron, Water
Valley; Sergeant Major C. B. Jones,
Grenada; Sergeant N. N. Slay,
Georgetown; Corporal Claude f.
Hutchinson, Greenwood; Sergeant
John G. Garner, Grenada; Sergeant
DeQuincy Sutton, Meridian; Ser
geant r. A. Powe, Hattiesburg; Cor
poral Paul Stevenson, Flora: First
Sergeant James L. Richardson, Gre
NADIA; William C. Gibson, Ernest r,
Baker, Meridian; Corporal VIM. r,
Malone, Holly Springs; Viron T.
Kersh, Hattiesburg; Dupree Ether.
idge, Cascilla; Sergeant Earl r.
HaIlam, Grenada; Sergeant Oswald
w Brooks, Water Valley; Corporal
Charles s. Priddy, Private Guy M
Holland, Grenada; Bugler Chester A.
Martin, Water Valley; Corporal Chas
n. Smith, Jackson; Sergeant w. 4