The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-25
Instruct
To Walk Out
Mrs. Coulter Is
Nomed Nutionul
Committee

Jackson, Miss.-June "a. -
States rights advocates took un-
disputed control of the state DEM
ocratic convention here Tuesday
and gave Mississippi's delegates
to the National Democratic con-
vention a mandate to walk out"
if President Truman is nomin-
ated.
Mrs Hermes F. Gautier of Pas
cagoula was also unanimously
elected national Democratic COM
mitteewoman by the convention
after her opponent for the office,
Mrs. Hubert Lipscomb of Jackson,
withdrew just prior to the conven-
ton. Merle F. Palmer, Pascagou-
la attorney, presented Mrs. Gau-
tier a bouquet of flowers from
the Sixth District delegation fol-
lowing her election. Mrs. Gau-
tier will succeed Mrs. William
Kendall of Natchez.
The jackson convention went
down the line without deviation
or opposition in approving the
principles and plan of action of
the states rights Democratic Or
g~anization, with plans and reso-
lutions cut and dried and obvi-
ously prepared in advance of the
convention.
Bind Delegates
The convention by resolution
wrote into the credentials of the
delegates who will cast the states
% national convention votes a
provision that they are without
power or authority to bind or
pledge the support of the Demo-
cratic party of Mississippi -. . to
support and vote for the nomi-
nees of the national Democratic
convention" if the Philadelphia
convention dominates Truman or
anyone else who will not repudi-
ate the ''so-called civil rights"
program.
Going further, the convention
also bound the slate of nine presi-
Dental electors to cast their votes
in the electoral college "only for
candidates for president and vice.
president who have openly and
positively taken a stand for
states rights and condemned -.
the civil rights program"
To make certain that none of
the delegates or electors would
stray from the letter and intent
of the resolutions, each was in
terviewed by the convention
nominating committee before be-
ing announced on the convention
floor.
Carrying through the plan set
down by the states rights Demo-
cratic conference here on May 10
to hold a trump convention at
Birmingham, Ala, on July II if
Truman is nominated, the Missis-
sippi convention pledged its dele
gates, alternate delegates and
electors to participate in the
Birmingham conference to
recommend to the several states
a candidate for president and
vice-president.
Such candidates, the resolution
set forth, would become the can
didate for president and vice.
president of the Democratic par
ty within each of the states par
ticipant in the Birmingham con-
vention.
Then. with a suggestion of a
new" party, the convention APP
proved the recommendation that
out of the "rump' convention
would come a permanent organi-
cation to continue to wage an
aggressive and militant fight for
the principles for which we stand
until complete victory is won
even though it may take years
for its accomplishment"
Opposition Fails To Develop
Expected opposition to the
walkout proposal at the national
convention failed to materialize
so that the convention proceeded
in ~clockwork precision.
Hear Eastland
Delegates to the convention,
representing the 81 counties of
the state, today heard a keynote
address by United States Sen.
James o. Eastland in which he
told the assembly that Mississippi
and the South cannot afford to
be in the bag but must remain
in a bargaining position"
Tuesdays convention by res
olution, voted to recess" until
August 3. at which time Thomas
Dunn, Meridian, who was named
permanent chairman of the con-
vention, may call the convention
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