The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-06
List of Managers and Other I'M
pOrtant Details.
let All Read Carefully and be
Gnxerned Accordingly.

the Democratic Executive Committed
of Lincoln county, Miss, met at thu
Office of said Chairman in BrOOkhavci
on the 18th day of May, 1891, and
adopted the following:
I. That county primary election
shall he held on the second Tuesday
in August, 1891, to nominate candi'
dates for all elective offices-dlstrlct
county aud beat-and for two mem
beers of the Executive Committee fol-
each beat; said election to bt
conducted by well-knOwn Democrat.
who shall be appointed and requested
to act in the premises by this com
mittee.
2. No person shall have the right to
vote i'm said primary except legally
registered Democratic voters, and
such other qualified electors as Will
pledge themselves to vote for all the
nominees of such primary.
3. That the said managers are re-
ouested to hold the said election (save
that no person except those above de-
clared to be entitled thereto shall be
permitted to vOte) rs elections are
held under the Code of this State for
the election of officers, but section l3I
prescribing the form and size OF bal
lots shall not apply. The returns OF
said Democratic primary eiectloh
shall be made to the Democratic Coun-
ty Eecutive Committee at the court
house in Brookhaven, at IL O'Clock
NJ. on the day after said election. The
said managers are requested anu
and charged to keep roll of all per-
sons voting and in case they see proper
they can, If any voter is challenged,
or if they or either of them doubt the
right of any person to vote, re-
quire satisfactory evidence OF
such persons right; and they can re-
ject any vote offered if they think the
person offering is not rightfully en-
titled 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
managers and their clerks will pre-
serve and bring before the Executive
Committee the ballots cast also their
tally sheets and counting of the same.
1. That this committee shall meet
at the court house i'm Brookhaven at
~ o'clock NJ. on the day after the cleo
ton, and shall receive the returns
therefrom. They shall tabulate the
whole vote of the county, shall settle
any contest that shall be made, ac,
cording to truth and justice, and shall
declare as having been nominated as
the Democratic candidate for each
office voted for the white person who
shall have received the highest num-
Der of votes therefor, and shall declare
and publish the result. They shall
further declare the result and an
nOunce who are elected members OF
the new Executive Committee.
5. When the result is known and
declared, the Executive Committee
now serving shall appoint two dele
gates from each beat to represent the
choice of the voters as expressed at
the primary election aforesaid, to
each of the following Conventions,
viz: l. Convention to nominate
district attorney for the 18th district;
2. Convention to Nominate State
Senator for the counties of Lincoln
and Lawrence 8. Convention to
nominate FlOater Representative
for the counties of Lincoln and
Franklin.
6. The persons elected as members
of the new Executive Committee are
to meet at the court house on the 10Th
day of August, 1891, and organize.
I. The Chairman of this committee
is authorized to superintend the print
ing of all tickets to be used in said
primary election, and all candidates
whose names are placed thereon must
pay reasonable printers fee and
pledge themselves to abide the result
of such election and support the ticket
nominated.
ELECTION MANAGERS.
8. The following persons are hereby
appointed to conduct said primary
election ut their respective precincts,
i'm the manner hereinbefore provided,
viz:
BEAr1.
Warren's-Matt Smith, w. p. Bag
gett.
Old Court. House,. b. Daughtry,
John Marshall.
Neutrality-suspicious. Sessions, Elijah
p. Douglass.
Bogue Chitto w. p. Prestige, w.
j. Hart.
BEAT2.
Fair River-N. b. Johnson, w. Car
roll Maxwell.
GOodwater-Champ Breeder, Jesse
Saunders.
McLendOn's-Frank Greer, Jr.,
w. j. Williams.
Lard's Mill-Hiram Smith, w. L.
| Smith.
Sheep Shed-C. I. Montgomery,
j. ii. Albritton.
| BEAT 8.
East's Mill-Joe Reed, L. w. East
Caseyville-O. w. Easterling, W. F.
Smith.
vaughan's-Elbert Case, N. N
Smith.
If any of the above named managers
should fail from any cause to act Oh
become candidates for any of the
Offices to be filed, their places shall
be supplied by the voters of their re-
spectiye precincts on the day of cleo
ton. IL. CASSIDY,
Chairman.
It's. GOTTEN, Secretary.