The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-04

form positive plank to the effec'
thai 1t will fight to uphold states
rights as embodied in Articles 9 anc
10 OF the Constitution and guaran
teed under the Bill of Rights; ano
unless they secure open and com
plete assurance that the party ano
It's nominees for president and vice
president will fight against the viii.
1ul invasion of states rights as urged
by President Truman in his civil
rights message to the Congress. they
will so withdraw.
Separate Convention
THAT loyal Mississippi Democrats
must be absolutely certain that their
delegates, if forced to withdraw
from the Philadelphia convention
will be ready and willing so to DO
even if the Mississippi delegation is
the only state delegation to so with
draw.
THAT in such event the States
Democratic Convention will be re-
assembled and asked to authorize
the states delegates to the nation
al convention in Philadelphia to at
tend separate convention of true
and loyal Jeffersonian. states rights
Democrats, and to there join in the
nomination of candidates for rresi-
dent and vice president that will
truly represent the views and Sacred
principles of all Jeffersonian, state
rights Democrats.
"That loyal Mississippi Democrats
must be absolutely certain that the
states nine presidential electors will
follow the dictates of the overwhel-
ming majority of Democrats of the
state and thereby cast their votes
in the electoral college only for can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent who have openly and positive
ly taken a stand for states rights
as outlined in Paragraph 2 above
and who have specifically condemn
ed and promised to fight against
President Truman's so-called civil
rights program.
"That all loyal Mississippi Demo-
Gratis are entitled to know all the
fact about the present serious threat
to their way of life and that a state
wide program of information is
necessary and essential at this time.
Committee Set Up
"That such a statewide program
of information will require an or
ganization of citizens co-ordinatedt to
do the task at hand, in an orderly
and efficient manner.
THAT, the Mississippi State DEM
ocratic Executive Committee, there
fore, does this day create Peoples
Committee of loyal states rights,
Jeffersonian Democrats consisting of
five persons from each of the first
six congressional districts; 10 persons
from the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict; and 10 persons from the state
at-large. This committee of so shall
have the Governor of Mississippi as
its honorary chairman, and create
campaign committee of II members,
including a chairman. to expedite
the work as hereinafter authorized
and carry out such work in the name
Of the Mississippi State Democratic
Party.
'"That the State Democratic Exc
cutive Committee does here and now
call upon the County Democratic
Committee, their chair
men, and all loyal Democrats in Mis-
sissippi to give every assistance and
all possible aid to the peoples COM
mittee and to the campaign commit
tee herein created. This work is,
doubt, more important than
any other problem, confronting our
people. In the success of these two
committees lies the right of the peo-
pie of this state to enjoy the pro-
lection of local. self-government."
The Committee authorized the es-
of headquarters, which
had been opened, and to
be known as mississippi State
Democratic Party Headquarters"
Volunteer workers will be recruited
in each precinct to carry on "door-
to-door" campaign to acquaint the
people with the movement. and es-
pecially chow President Truman's
proposed FEPC will affect the indi-
vidual."
Contributions will be sought in
campaign with Mr.. Wright said will
take between 100000 and 100000.
A dollar from each Democrat in the
state will be sought in return for
button with Jefferson's picture and
inscribed with States Right Jeffer-
sonian Democrat"
The immediate objective is the
election of delegates from precincts
to the county convention "who are
true and loyal Jeffersonian Demo-
Gratis who will stand 100 per cent
for states rights and who will not
count the cost in the work of pro-
tecting our sacred traditions and
Southern way of life"
Membership on the Campaign
Committee was originally set at II,
but request from Governor Wright