The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-07-19
To Nominate or not 60 Nomi-
nate?

Elsewhere in to-day's paper Eill I've
found the proceedings of the Lincoln coun-
| ty Democratic Executive Committee had
at their meeting in this city on Saturday
last.
We believe the action ofth committee
will meet with universal approval. Us
was suggested by THE LEADER of the 9TH
inst. the question Of nominating candi-
dates for the county Office. has been rclc-
gated for decision the voters themselves
at their beat meetings.
The committee have thus adop.cd the
most certain means of ascCrtaining the
popular wish upon the subject, and OF al
lowing the people the full exercise of their
choice in the matter. The responsibility
of acceptance OF rejection of nominations
j. placed where it Justly hclongs-with the
people themselves, and il any voter is now
dissatisfied with the final decision Of the
question, he can go home and kick him
self instead of blaming the committee.
All of the business appointed by the
resolutions is of Importance. hut it strikes
MS that the question of which we have
lust spoken comes first. The others arc
! already practically settled.
/ The LEADER is still of the opinisn that
a nomination should hc made by the con
ycntion for every Office III the county from
constable UP. This, notwithstanding there
! is a wclI-known opposition on the part OF
many to nominations, for it Is with the
peoplo to say who shall be their standard
bearers, and ifthcy will appoint their most
trusted leaders in the beat meetings AMI
let these come together and say which
candidates can best subscrve the interests
of the county and party, it is safe to as
sume that there will he no material dl-
vision or failure to rally to the support OF
the nominees.
In consideration of the fact that there
are now alarming signs of party disorganl-
cation in other counties of the State, and
further that the Republican and lndepen-
dent leaders have advised thorough party
organization in every county, it will he
hazardous, tn say the least, to assume that
there will he no organizatcd opposition
here 1t is not an impossible, nay, nor an
Improbable thing, that if there are no
nominations made the Democracy of Lin
coin county will wake up some fine morn
ing and find fully organized opposition
IN the field. Again, if the people will turn
out at the beat meetings and appoint
full delegation of their most intelligent
and responsible -leaders,-mcn who are
identified with the people and feel an in
terest in the county's welfare-it can be
depended on that the nominees will be
selected of the best available material, and
further, that the ticket will not be COM
posed of slate made ont by sO-callcd po-
litical Iiugsters.
We hope the voters Of Lincoln will "a
rion.ly consider these things, and turn out
in force to the beat meetings on August
4th, prepared to perform the responsible
duty which dcvolves upon them in
good
1t viii be p good plan meantime :"T all
candidates who would accept-a uomina
ton from the convention should nomins
tions be decided upon, to announce them
selves in order that thoy may be known.
In these days man is not considered nuch
Of a candidate until re is annoanced in
the papers.