The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-06-25

fore any other business could be
transacted. When he got recog-
milton from the Chairman Judge
Houston said: "Mr. Chairman,
before proceeding further. | want
TO inquire of the Chairman wheth-
er | am strictly in order to nom
mate at this time another dele
gate from the state at large TO
the National Convention, and if
the Convention is to proceed
with the matter now before any
other business is transacted"
When the Chairman answered
in the affirmative, Judge HouS-
ton then said: "Mr. Chairman
and gentlemen of the convention.
with this understanding, | desire
to say that deem it a privilege
and an honor TO nominate the
gentleman whom | shall name"
AT this time Judge Houston's
speech was interrupted by cries
of name him" name him" and
mo nominating speeches" came
from various parts of the house;
but being determined to put these
boosted Simon Pure" democrats
TO the test, and to put them on
record about ii. Judge Houston
said: II will name him alright,
and | will, also, put you on re-
cord about him and your Simon
Pure" democracy. | want to see
whether or not this Democratic
Convention intends TO follow, or
to violate that universal Demo
cratic custom and precedent of
the State of Mississippi; and to
that end, | nominate that sterling
and stalwart democrat. Gov. Lee
M. Russell, and demand call
of the roll of all the counties and
a record vote" Applause came
from some of delegates. but cries |
of mo, no" proceeded from the |
threats of many that did not want |
a record vote. Some one moved |
to defer action on the election of
this fourth delegate until after
the Resolutions Committee made |
its report, but Judge Hous.on in
sisted that the chairman had said
before he began that he was
in order and that this was
to be voted upon before any
other motion of the convention;
and demanded that the chairman
stand by his ruling, also, that a
record vote of all the counties be
taken. Seeing that Judge Hous-
ton had gotten the Chairman
committed before he began with
the nomination of Gov. Russell,
he motion TO defer was with
Drawn. ex-governor Earl Brew
er was nominated and also Hon.
Ben Humphreys, but Brewers
lame was quickly Withdrawn.
Judge Houston again demanded
/ roll call of all the counties and
| record vote; and seeing they
we're up against it and could not
void it, the roll call began.
When Lafayette county was
jailed and her six votes cast for
humphreys, there was quite a
demonstration among the radical
lnti's, but not the far-seeing ele-
of the Convention, although
could then be seen and was
earned afterwards, that some of
be fair, just and manly, as we'll
IS some of the long headed pol
tiCianS on that side, who. al
hOugh not fair, were Shrewd, re- !
!retted exceedingly this action of
be Convention; as they did their
ction towards Judge Houston
When Monroe county was called
nd when he said: Monroe coun-
Y casts her six votes for that
democrat, Governor Lee s
A. Russell. and the universal r
Democratic custom of the State /,
# Mississippi" AT this time. !
ONE one cried PUT him OUT"
D which Judge Houston replied. {
| dare you to come and try it, {
ONE forward. you are IN the a
but nobody is intimi- G
ated." After the gavel of the &
hartman had restored order.h hun a
reds of Judge Houston s friends, =
lany of them who differed with a
i'm politically, pressed around d
I'M, regretting the undemocTat
, demonstration and depTecaTing =
as unfair. unwlse, and without
recedent.