The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-14
WILL BE A PRIMARY.
THAT Is WHAT THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE DECIDES.
The Second Tuesday I'm August
Fixed as the Date.
Rules Adopted and Managers
Appointed.

Appointed.
Pursuant to call of the Chairman,
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Lincoln county, Miss, met at the
office of said Chairman in BrOokhaven
on the 18th day of May, 1891, and
adopted the following:
l. That county primary election
shall be held on the second Tuesday
in August, 1891, to nominate candi-
dates for all elective officcs-district,
county and beat-and for two mem
bers of the Executive Committee for
each beat; said election to be
conducted by well-known Democrats
who shall he appointed and requested
to act in the premises by this COM
mittee.
2. No person shall have the right to
vote in 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-
quested to hold the said election (save
that no person except those above de-
clared to be entitled thereto shall be
permitted to vOte) as elections are
held under the Code of this State for
the election of officers, but section 1877
prescribing the form and size of bal
lots shall not apply. The returns of
said Democratic primary election
shall be made to the Democratic
County Executive Committee at the
court house i'm Brookhaven, at IL
o'clock NJ. on the day after the said
election. The said managers are re-
quested and charged to keep roll of
all persons 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, require 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.
4. That this committee shall meet
~ 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.
3. 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: /. Convention to nominate a
district attorney for the 18th district
2. Convention to nominate State
Senator for the counties of Lincoln
and Lawrence; 3. 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 18th
day of August, 1891, and organize.
Z. The Chairman of this committee
is authorized to snperintend the print
ing of all tickets to be used i'm 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 at their respective precincts,
in the manner hereinbefore provided,
viz:
BEAT /.
Warren's-Matt Smith, w. p. Bag
gett.
Old Court House,. b. Daughtry,
John Marshall.
Montgomery-Joe 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.
BEAT3.
McLendOn's-Frank Greer, Jr.,
w. j. Williams.
Lard's Mill-Hiram Smith, w. l..
Smith.
Sheep Shed-C. T. Montgomery :,
j. III. AlbrittOn.
BEATS.
East's Mill-JOe Reed, II. w. East.
Caseyville-O. w. Easterling, w. F.
Smith.
Yaughan's-Elbert Case, n. n.
Smith.
If any of the above named managers
should fail from any cause to act or
become candidates for any of the
Offices to be filed, their places shall
be supplied by the voters of their re-
spective precincts on the day of cleo
ton. III. CASSIDY,
Chairman,