Salt Lake Herald | 1895-08-09 | Page 2 | Mississippi Democrats

MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS Deadlocked on the dominations of llailroa d Commissioners JACKSON Miss Aug Sver a thousand delegates were present rwihen Senator George chairman called the Democratic state convention to order this afiternoon Colonel P CUT Street asked the chair ito find out if Hon Adam Boyd of Neshoba a gold bu was in the house a some free silver people expressed a longing to see a real Uv gold bug R S McLaurin stated that Boyd had escaped The deadlock on attorneygeneral was broken by the withdrawal of Trotters name His supporters flocked to Nash and when Johnstons friends saw the battle lost they withdrew with-drew his name also The nomination of Wiley N Nash for attorneygen oral was hen made unanimous A A vKincannon was nominated superintendent of education and the convention adjourned till 3 po on After the nomination of J M Simonton of Lee for land commissioner commis-sioner and W R Adams o revenue agent the convention adjourned until un-til evening when it i became deadlocked dead-locked on the nominations for three railroad commissioners At this > hour 1230 a mnine ballots < have been taken and i looks as though the convention night would sit throughout the