The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
NetUs Al Mississippi Capitas
Rv E.. E. FRANTZ

 Jackson. Miss, May S-(speciaL)-The democratic state executive committee. of which s. w. Mullins of Holly Springs. Vardamante. is chairman, and Joseph Norwood editor of the Magnolia Ga- | zette, is secretary, met in Jackson | Wednesday and determined to select dele
 gates to the San Francisco convention by the convention plan instead of by pri- mary election, about which the average
 Mississippian has been so crazy the past several years The scneme provides foc ! beat conventions June to select deie- i gates to county conventions June D, and ] these county conventions select two dele | gates to each legislative representative l from that county to the state convention i at Jackson June IS.
 | It was apparent from the first that the
 anti-Vardaman faction had the majority
 of the state committee, and they did not ' fail to ride rough shod over all oppo- i sition The first real showdown came
 when w. Calvin Wells of Jackson offered l a resolution indorsing the administration i of President Wilson in strongest terms. i The Vardaman forces wiggled and | sqWrried, but to no effect. Mir. Wells
 held their feet to the fire in spite of their protests and they finally swallowed me lnaEseoUs dose at the suggesti' n of the chairman.
 l Mir Coody of Jackson and Mr. Boggan 1 of Lee county, both friends and followers | of the great white chief, were the prln- 1 cipal spokesmen in opposition to the res olutions They insisted that times nao changed since Mir. Wilson was elected, and that he had done good many things they did not indorse, but protest | ed that they were good democrats and would vote for Mir. Wilson in the event he is renominated.
 Mir Wells demanded a roll call, sn that every committeeman might be pUr on record for or against the resolutions. but he finally agreed, at suggestion of the chairman to make 1t unanimous. that it was not necessary. A request fromethe women for right and authority to participate in the selection of delegates to the national convention, and for representation on the Mississippi delegation was turned down, but regret was expressed that it was illegal for them to vote yet awhile, and they were invited to attend the state convention June 10 as spectators, and see what will be ex- pected of them after they are allowed to vote"
 Following are the resolutions adopted; Resolved By the democratic executive committee of the state of Mississippi. as- sembled at Jackson this, the 18th day or May. 1920 as follows, to-wit. First, we heartily and enthusiastically and trumphantly indorse the administra- tion of President Woodrow Wilson, the matchless leader of our party, with it's unequalled record of constructive leg islation.
 Second, we unqualifiedly condemn me tactics of the republican majority in the House and Senate of the United States ch their frantic efforts to discredit Prcsl- dent Wilson, even extending to the pro- longing of the agonies of crucifed Worid rather than the ratifying of a treaty drawn by the best brains of civilized mankind, and ratified by all of the other civilized governments of the world lest our noble President should go down in history as the greatest benefactor or civ jlization.
 Third. we unqualifiedly condemn those republican leaders who. with base perfidy to our nation and the world. seeking par tisan advantage and to further their per sonal ends, have sold our birthright Of the moral leadership of the world for the miserable mess of pottage of political ad- vantage.
 Fourth we further unqualifedly con demn said republican party, now as ever the willing tool for the oppression Of the many for the benefit of the few, for It's failure to pass even one measure of con- structive legislation for the relief of the toiling masses since it came into powe' in the law-making branch of the federai government