The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-06-18
THE MONROE COUNTY DEM
OCRATIc CONVENTION.

The Monroe County Convention
met in the court house at 2 o'clocl
p. m, Saturday. June 18th, 1920
and organized by electing DR.. F. J
Underwood chairman, and T. T
Davenport, secretary.
Forty-six delegates. representing
all but three precincts in the county
were present; Cox Store, Gibson
and Gattman held no elections
Negligible friction interrupted th'
proceedings as the two-third ma
iority controlled the convention.
The following were elected tC
compose the County Democratic
Executive Committee for the mex,
four years: First district. F. f. Sides
j. b. Kendrick. r. G.. Christian
second district, A. T. Walden, T. f
Durrett. III. l.. Baker; third district
d. w. Pickle. DR.. w. w. Bryan. W.
d. Walton; fourth district. T. T.
Davenport. J. r. Booth, C.. c.
Franklin; fifth district. DR.. f. j.
Underwood. DIR. Sgd Chastain. Z. s.
Davis.
The following were elected as del
egates to the State convention and
instructed to vote on all convention
matters as unit: d. w. Houston,
ST., F. J. Underwood. T. T. Deav-
export. III. l.. Baker, T. f. Durrett,
G. s. Clopton, John l. Dabbs. J.
w. Bott. Nj. c. Young. r. G.. Chris
tian.
The following resolution was Of
fered for adoption:
1.-The Monroe County Democratic
Convention assembled in the city Of
Aberdeen. Monroe county, Mississippi
on this the 18th day of June 1920.
tie Democratic Party. within the
past seven years. has passed more
beneficial laws fer the benefit and
interest of the country ana humanity.
than all the preceding parties in
power since the days of Thomas jeff
ersOn.
Therefore be it resolved by the
convention, that the policies and
administration of President Wilson be
and the same are hereby approved
aud endorsed.
he It further resolved by the con-
vention that we are heartily in accord
with the Treaty of Peace and the
League of Nations. rs written by our
president. and appeal to every good
and true democrat to accept the same.
for therein We believe lies the hope
from q future debauched and blood
stained world, degraded humanity.
and destruction of organized society"
The following resolution was Of
tered in substitute and adopted by
a vote of % to Is:
BE it resolved by the Democrats
OF Monroe county. Mississippi, in con-
ventiOn assembled. according to law.
1T the county court house at Aber-
deem, Miss. on June 18th. 1920: First.
That we view with satisfaction and
heartily congratulate the Democratic
party in having enacted into law the
following important and beneficial
bills during the time the Democrats
had control of the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States. viz:
(aJ Direct election of u. 8. Sena-
tors by vote of the people instead of
by State legislatures.
(bJ Publicity of and limiting the
amount of campaign contributions
and expenditures in Federal elections.
(cJ Limiting hours of daily service
on work for United States to eight
hours.
I'D Establishing q bureau under
the Department of Commerce to in
vestigate matters pertaining to well
fare of children.
fe) Provisions in annual postOffice
appropriation bill for parcel post
(O Anti-injunction law: Placing
additional restrictions on granting of
injunctions.
tg) Creating separate department
of labor providing cabinet member to
represent wage earners OF the coun-
try.
(h) Industrial Relations Commits
sion: Appointed to study and inves-
tigate industrial conditions with view