The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-13
Holmes County
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Sunflower county, speaking through
Mr.. Cooper, said that it would not
participate in the caucus nor consider
tself bound to abide by any action
aiken by the caucus.
T. N. Gore, speaking for Quitman
county delegation said that it would
participate in the caucus but would
not be bound by any action taken
by it.
The third district is composed of
these counties with the number OF
votes allowed each delegation listed
as we'll as the chairman of each dele
cation: Holmes county, g., E. T. Neil
son; Tunica county, 2, E. t. Wool
folk; Coahoma, A, Joe w. Hopkins;
Quitman, 2, T. N. Gore; Washington,
6, J. A. Lake; Sunflower, 2, Forrest
G.. Cooper; Humphreys, 2, c. N, Muir
ply; Sharkey, 2, w. H. Clements; Is
saquena, 2, E. P. Wyndham; Leflore
county, DR.. w. D. Osborne; Bolivar
county, 3 votes. One delegation from
Bolivar was headed by Walter Sillers,
generally regarded as anti-Johnson
and the other delegation was headed
by Jiggs Neblett. Sillers' delegation
was seated by the convention.
State democrats enthusiastically
endorsed President Roosevelt for a
| third term and instructed it's delega-
ton to cast Mississippi's eighteen
votes for Roosevelt as long as bis
name was on the ballot.
It also endorsed Senator Pat Har-
rison's record and advised that his
name be submitted to the national
convention as a trained statesman
and worthy and capacitated to hold
the office of vice-president of the
United States"
Judge Garland Lyell made the key
note address.
Committee Members
Louis M. lights, Jackson, was re-
named national committeeman from
Mississippi without opposition. State
senator Earl Richardson, repeatedly
a candidate for the post withdrew in
his favor and presented Mayor Dees
Stribling, Philadelphia, who in turn
placed lights name before the con-
vention.
Mrs. William MARY Louise) Ken.
dali, incumbent, of Natchez, however
had a close race with Miss Mildred
Alexander, Jasper county, a member
of the state legislature, for national
committeewoman. The vote was al
139. Holmes county's six votes were
cast for Mrs. Kendall.
Convention Officers
Hon. Herbert Holmes, Senatobia
was named temporary chairman OF
the convention without opposition
Lieut.-Gov. Dennis Murphree was un.
animously elected permanent chair
man.
Louis J. Wise, Yazoo City, acted
as secretary throughout the conven.
ton.
Committee Officers
Herbert Holmes was renamed chair
man of the state executive committee
and Mrs. Nell Hunt, McComb, was
reelected vice-chairman. Mr.. Wise
was reelected secretary.
Resolutions Presented
The convention approved a reso
luton offered by the Business and
Professional Women's Clubs that il
was the sense Ct the convention tina:
the right to work for compensation
shall not be abridged by race, re-
ligion, sex or marital status
The convention voted to send a tele.
gram to Governor Johnson, who is
a Battle Creek, Mich, hospital, ex.
pressing hope for his speedy recovery
The convention artfully lodged the
| controversial question of reapportion-
ment of representation in the Legis-
lature by laying the resolution calling
for reapportionment on the table sub.
Ject to call.
Reapportionment
A resolution favoring reapportion-
ment brought the first storm when
Alex F. McKeigney of Eupora attack
| ed it Is an infamous proposal tied in
with white supremacy and the eff