Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-09-20
DR.. Austin
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the famed Chicago convention ="
1915. in which the famous sphV oo'
Cured. r,rst
Dtsonder ano confusion was 1irSs
introduced when Rev. T. S. Goooan
of Houston objected to the olaIlkes
approval of the convention agenue
read bv the assistant secretary
Rev E Arlington Wilson. Yenlng'
won won't railroad things III
cleveland" Rev. Goodall claimeo
that the agenda did not proVloe
for the hearing of amendments 10
The constitution awaiting the meet
;np of the Board of Managers.
The mentioning of these amend
ments aiming at the limiting OF the
term of president, and the eiectioi1
of officers by secret ballot, toucl-'
sd off the first bombshell. Angry,
shouting delegates, their teesl'
c,jnched. and their arms, wiloiS
swinging, gathered about the pat.
form and raised their voices 10
babble so deafening that business
was suspended fer over two hours
The question was never settled.
Rioutous as it seemed, it was just
a tune up for the wild demonstra-
lions that marked the next days
sessions. A question raised by Rev
J. Raymond Henderson from Los
angeles. served as the relea-e valve
this time. This question referred 20
a clause in the constitution winch
had to do with the number OF ao'
t.itional delegates to which
church is entitled.
Rev. Henderson contended taat
the board recommended the
amending of this clause, thus per-
hitting a church to have as many
additional delegates as 1t could pay
for. When Rev. Jemison ruled Rev.
Henderson out of order, screaming
delegates rushed to the front, ana
catapaulted the convention into a
bedlam. 1t was literally impossible
to hear oneself talk. Again the
convention had to adjourn.
But order was never to be re-
stored. The delegates remained a
volcanic, undisciplined group, SUB
ject to the widest demonstrations
at the least provocation. And to be
sure, here were many of these up
to and, especially during election.
LEADER CALM
One of the calmest men in the
convention was DR.. D. v. Jemlson,
the president, confident OF
election, he dav0ted his reports
and his state nt to the convcn-
ton to a disc ion Of the needs OF
the world and the race in the
troubled world of today.
Speaking of our own country, Dr.,
Jemison said, Here in cur own
country. We are told that the
Democratic party if elected to pow
er will bring in and establish a
better order Of things for one and
all. We are also assured that the
Republican party would do the
same thing if it had the oppor-
tunity. Shall we believe both, or
either of them?
AUSTIN MAKES PLEA
Nothing could have been more
stirring and dramatic than the fu-
tile fight which Rev j. c. Austin
waged in his battle for the presi-
6ency. He flung himself into the
battle with all vigor, but it SEEM
ed as though the very shadow Of
The late L. K. Williams, who had
SO often held him in check, still
stood in opposition.
Enabled to get the noisy unruly
delegates to permit him to produce
letters proving his innocence Of the
charges they had been shouting, he
withdrew his name from the nomi-
nation. However, his supporters re-
manned loyal and stayed with him
throughout the balloting which
early forecasted a Jemison victory.
The final vote was 1,l94 for .Jemi-
son to 1893 for Austin.