Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-23

vote OF the county therefore be il take
esovcd, Tint primary election hc ,
leli to nominate Stai4 Senator TINT
"a &cDrcschiatives for &c Lcgisla- pres
lure, q Sheriff. Chancery CLERK. ClrtsliJ
Clerk. Treasurer. Assessor. Surveyor,
and Coroner aud Ranger for Noxubec
County,, and That two United States
Senators also be voted for on the I'd.
day of July, 1891, aud that al Demo.
cratic white voters who will be twenty
ono years old al the general election
in November next, aud who have reg
istcred their names on the Democratic
Club books Of their voting precincts,
on or before July 2nd. 1891, shall be
entitled to vote ia their respective
Precincts.
That in case no candidate receives n
majority of he popular vote rast for
tina! Office then the Executive Commit
tee shall order Il second primary to be
held moi later than fifteen days from
he holding OF the first primary, and
they are ordered to drop tho names of
all candidates Tor each different Office
10 be voted for at the sccond primary,
except the two having the largest pop.
ular vote, unless there should be tie
Tor The second place for any Office,
WhcA in such case those making the
tie shall also he voted for, except in
ease of the candidates for tho Lower
House of the Legislature; and such
names shall be presented to ths voters
of the county ut the second primary
nnd the candidate receiving plurality
at the votes cast Tn Tho second primary
shall be declared the nominees by tho
executive committee.
In the case OF the Legislature any
candidate receiving majority of the
sotnl vote polled in.thc county shall be
declared the nominee, and should there
be only one nominated in the first pri-
mary, then in tho second primary the
four candidates receiving the next
highest vote in the first, shall be voted
for, and should two DC nominated in
the first primary, then the remaining
place shall be filled IRON the two hav-
ing the next highest vote in the first
primary, except in cases of a lie. In
all cases of II ic in the second primary
this committee shall decide the mat
lcr by lot in fair manner.
Each club shall nj the first primary
also vote for n member of tho new
Executive Commute which shall be re-
ported TO the present Committee aud
The result declared by il, and the said
-nPw isxfrHtiseGomm ittcc shall assume
Loiiirc after the result of tho second
primary has been declared, and all
nominations made. and it will meet
aud org nize odsJuly 10th, 1891, at the
Court House iMtown of Macon.
II II vacancy should occur after the
nominations, and before the general
Election sthc Executive Committee
shah order an Election to fill such va
cancy and the candidate receiving the
plurality volc shall be the nominee.
That The different clubs shall appoint
their managers and officers of cleo
tions for said primaries, and said pri-
marics shall conform as near rs possi-
ble 10 the State Law governing cleo
tions
Any candidate agricyed shall have
the right 10 appeal to the Executive
Committee of tho county before il
passes finally upon the nominations,
and shall have the rightio show fraud
sufficient TO cause Il change Off NOM
ination, and the executive committee
shall have the right TO hear all parties
Interested and shall then decide upon
the merits OF the case as 10 who is en-
Titled 10 the nomination or TO refer The
matter back to the primaries as in
their judgement they deem best for
the Democratic party, a minority Of
said committee present and voting to
decide Tho matter.
The frat Primary election shall be
held on The 2nd day OF July 1891, aud
fhc Executive Committee shall meet
In the Court House OH Friday, July
3r.l, 1891, al 10 O'Clock a. M. to tabu
late the entire vote and announce the
result. aud the second Primary Elcc-
zion shall be held on the 9th dav- of
July, 1891, and the Executive Commit
tee shall meet at the Court House to
tabulaic and announce tho result of
tho second Primary OH Friday, July
10lh, 1891, nj 10, a. M, aud couple Q
the ticket in accordan"e with these
provisions and publish the tull Demo-
cratic ticket as nominated.
Tho Chairman aud Secretary Of this
Committee shall make arrangements
Tor the printing OF The names Of all
~,sinlitlaics for the county Offices OH Il
sufficient number Of tickets, and the !
voters shall erase The names us s, .cli
ns he docs not wish 10 vote for. before
leposiiinY his ballot. and each candi-
date before his name Is printed upon
his proraia part OF said expense.
On motion the Chairman of the
County Executive Committee was al.
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