The Brookhaven leader., 1890-04-17
THE DATES FIXED.
ACTION OF THE COUNTY DEMOCRAT
&c EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

to the Constitutional Convention, and
County Convention to be Held June
18th, to A pPOint Delegates to the Float
{ oriaI and Democratic state COnVcn-
tIons---None but Democrats Co Partic-
iPate.
/ Persuant to call, the Democratic Exec
utive Commi.te of Lincoln county met
+ ia the city Of oOkhaven on Saturday,
I April 18th, 1890 The committee WAS
called TO order by the Chairman, aud a
quorum reported present; whereupon
;he following resolutions were introduced
aud unanimously adopted:
1. That it is the sense of this committee
that there shall be held Democratic
Primary election at each of the yOtin z
precincts of this county, for the election
aud nomination of a Democratic candi-
date for delegate to the Constitutions
Convention from this county, aud TO ex-
press the choice of the Democracy of this
county for another delegate TO said con-
VeutiOn to represent this aud jefferson
county.
2. That all Democratic voters of the
county who voted for the Democratic
nominees, State and county, at the last
general election shall be entitled to vote at
said Primary election. Also all legal voters
of the county who did not at said gener-
al election vote against the Democratic
nominees, or any OF them, and who pro-
pose to affiliate with the Democratic par
ty aud pledge themselves TO support the
Democratic nominees for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention.
3. Be it further resolved, That at the
said Democratic primary election there
shall be elected delegates to County
Convention, which convention Is hereby
called for the purpose of sending delegates
to the Democratic State Convention TO
meet June 18th, the election ola neN Dem
ocrtis Comfy Executive Committee, and
generally to do what to said county con-
yention shall seem meet and proper. The
said county convention is called IN the
court house in B-ookhayen on Saturday,
the 14th day Of June, le9O. The number
of delegates, to be elected 10y each pre-
cinct shall be as follows:
Brookhaven, both boxes voting at the
court house, five delegates; Bogue Chitto,
three delegates; Montgomery, 1.-TWO dele
gates; Good Water, five delegates; Fair
River, five delegates; McClendOn's School
House, ten delegates; Sheep Shed, or Ad-
ANS, five delegates; Lard's Mil, five dele
gates; Caseyville, four delegates; Nanshns
three delegates and East's Mill three del
egates.
4. Be il further resolved, That the said
primary election shall be held on Tues
day, the 10Th day of June, lo9O, and the
same shall be conducted by weh-known
Democrats who shall be appointed aud
requested to act in the premises by this
committee at Il nmeting thereof which Is
hereby called to assemble in Brookhav-
Ell, on Monday, the 18th day OF May next.
D. Be it further resolved, That the said
Inspectors and clerks are requested TO hold
the said election Except that only
those above declared to be entitled there
to shall he permitted to vote) as elections
are held under the laws of this State Tor
IT, election of officers, but section ~ OF
the Code, prescribing the form and size
of ballots shall not apply. The returns
of said Democratic primary election shaH
he made to the Democratic County Exec
utive COMMITTEES at the court house IN
Brook haven, at II O'Clock NJ. on the day
after the said election. The said Clerks
and Inspectors are requested aud charged
to keep roll OF all persons voting ami
in case they see proper they eau,
any voter is challenged, or II they,
or either of them doubt the right OF ANY
person TO vote, require satisfactory evil
denee of such persons right; and they
can reject any vote offered If they think
the person offering is not righttuily
entitled to have the same received.
ANY person interested, however, may
contest the election held at any voting
place in the county and may bring The
facts before the Executive Committee
for final determination. The said clerks
and officers will preserve and bring be-
fore the Executive Committee the ballots
cast; also their tally sheets and counting
of the same.
6. Be it further resolved, That this com
mittee shall meet at the court house IN
Brook haven, at II O'CLOCK NJ. on the day
after The eIect ion, and shall receive the
returns therefrom. They shall tabnlate
| the whole vote of the county, shall settle
any contest that shall be made, according
to truth aud justice, and shall declare as
having been nominated as the Democratic
candidate for each Office voted for the
person who shall have received the
| highest number of votes therefor, and
shall declare and publish the result
| They shall further declare the results ana
announce who are elected delegates to the
said County Convention.
| 7. Be it further resolved, that the news
papers of the county be requested to pup
| lish these resolutions.
| ThereupOn, on motion the committee
adjourned to meet as provided IN THESE
resolutions. ii. CASSED1,
| Chairman.