Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25
MACoN. Anril 26. $50.

At a meeting Of the NoXubec Coun
~ Democratic TX Com held this day
;hc following resolution WAS adopted
Resolved. That nominations o
Democratic candidates Tor the
House of Representatives and thu
various County officers to be voted
for at the approaching general election
be made in accordance with the plan
adopted. july, 1888, and IhereUpol
the following orders were made viz
That A primary election for the pnr'
poses named in the above resolution,
be held on Tuesday, the 9th day Of
July AID that on said date the various
rlnbs also select delegates to a county
convention, which is hereby cnlI"d tC
mcct.at the Court House in Macon a
II o'clock Il. III, on Friday the l2tl
day OF July next. Said primary cleo
ton be held according to the follow.
ing rules viz:
\. Each club. or the Democratic
Conservative voters of any precinct
where club fails to act, shall appoint
three inspectors and two clerks who
shall conduct said primary election
as far AZ practicable in the manner pre-.
scribcd by law tor general elections,
i. The polls shall be opened ut
9 o'clock Il. IN. The ballots for can.
didatcs and delegates TO be deposited
in scpcrate boxes.
&. Duplicate poll lists shall be kept,
and Immediately after closing the poll,
thcinspcctors shall proceed to count al
votes cast both for candidates and del
cgatcs. The result, when asccrtaincd
to be certified in duplicate, onc copy
to be delivered to the delegates elect
and the other copy, together with one
poll list to be transmitted promptly tC
the County Executive Committee.
y. The inspectors shalt retain ono
poll list, the tally sheets and ballots,
all Of which they shall carefully pre-.
serve.
+, al persons heretofore rccog
nized as Democratic Conservative
voters aud such others as may have
attained their majority since the last
Presidential election shall be entitled
to vote in said primary election in the
clubs, proyided their INT shall be
properly enrolled oil tina club lists OF
or before the date OF said primary
election, The convention will be
constituted on basis of fifty votes ap
pointed as lolIows:-
Decrbrook 2, C~liftonvillc 3
Prairie Point, 5. Center Point 6
Cooksyille 4, Macon 10
Shuqualak 3, Mashulaville 8
Summeryillc ?, B~rooksvillc -
Fairyiew 4, Lynn Creek q
And the same shall be proratcd be,
tween the various candidates on thc
basis of the vote received in the pri,
maries. The vote SO prorated shall be
treated as formal instructions TO the
delegates and in cases where no candi
date shall receive a majority of sucl
vote, the convention shall, after a TAI
test OF strength has been made, pro
coed to make nominations in slicl
manner as may be deemed wise ant
proper. Said convention will also ap
point delegates to the State Conyen
ton TO be held on the 10th day of Ju
~ reXt.
The Committee recommend tina
the various Democratic clubs of TIT
County be re-organized as early a,
practicable, at such time as they ma,
find convenient. not later than july
9th, 1889. 1t is also recommended
that at the time Of such re-organiza
ton each club select one suitable per.
son to be appointed n member of new
County Executive Committee.
BY order of the Dem. Conservative
Executive Committee.
Attest: ROBERT &. PATTY,
r. L. II. YATES Chairman.
Sec'y.