Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-11
Meeting Of the Democratic Elk
ecutiye Committee.
OXFORD, Miss
April 6. 1889.


April 6, 1889.
The Democratic Executive
Committee Of Lafayette county
met on the 9th of April, at the
court house III Oxford, pursu
ant 20 the call of the chairman
aud the following members an
swered to their names:
Beat ii " I Falkner, J i
Bigger, W'R knight.
Beat IL spencer proxy for
q " Anderson, J + Holland for
A Mayfeld.
Beat SIS w Smith. p Fernaa
dez, " II Grahrm for 4 Ii Hil
laus.
Beat &C O Davis
Beat 5-M q Denton for i
Webster.
The object of ;he meeting was
stated By the chairman when
the following resolutions was
adopted, VIZ
Resolved /, That q Primary
Election be held in Lafayette
county ut the different voting
/ places therein to select the nom
~inees of the Democratic party
for the various county offices
aud to express the choice Of La
Eayette county for all OF the
State Offices
=, That said Primary Flee
ton be held on Saturday tue Sd
dav of August, 1859, and tina
the Polls be opened on the
morning of that day promptly
at . o'clock aud close at !
O'Clock pm.
;, That the candidates recei'
ing the highest number of vote.
AZ said Primary Election for tn,
various State Offices be deeiar
ed the choice of Lafayette cCur
IS for said positions.
4, That the candidates re
ceiving the highest numper o
votes at said election for tn
various county Offices shall b'
declared the nominees OF tn.
Democratic party of LoFayett.
county.
), That the people are re
quested to meet at their votiu.
places on the Sd day Of Angus
and select from their number
Judges and > clerks and one re
turning officer, Who shall hOl,
sad primary election and tn,
votes so cast shall be returne,
with the boxes and tally sheet
10 the executive committee OF
Monday the 9th day of August
whose duty it shall be to opel
said boxes, count the vetes an,
declare the result for boil
State aud county offices.
6, That the executive com
mitiee shall select delegates I,
represent this county in tn
State convention to be held a
Jackson and to express tn,
choice of this county and shall
be guided as 10 first and secOni
choice for all of said State off
ces, 10y the vote of said county.
Z, That all qualified voters i
tbs cOCnty who voted for Ciev
land and Thurman in the las
Presidential election or wOul
have done so had they attende.
the election and all who have a
rived at the age of 81 year
since said election aud vii
would have so voted had the
been of age, be allowed TO pa
tlcipate in said election an
hone other.
+, :, That in the event tn
f State convention she'll be fixe
/ for an earlier date that the }
day of August, then the chai,
T man of this committee is hereb
authorized to change the dat
OF holding the primary electio.
for the State Offices SO rs 10 co
form to the same.
Q, That there shall be elec
ed on the Sd day of Angus
1889, in the same manner as th
candidates are selected, 5 men
; bers of the executive commit
tee from each Supervisors dis
trlct.
ID, That the Oxford EAGLE
and the Oxford Globe, be re
quessed to publish all the pro
eeedIngs of this meeting.
Ihereupon Tn motion th,
committee adjourned to NEE
ON the 9TH day of August, 1855
unless sooner called togethe.
by the chairman.
j. w. L. FALKNER. Chm.