Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-04
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.

| AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
At the meeting of the State Conven-
ton of the Peoples party of Mississippi
In jackson on June y, Hon. T. j. Gew-
en-, of Kemper, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted
"Resolved, That committee of
persons be appointed by the chair to
wait upon the State Board Of Election
Commissioners, and request that in
their appointment of Commissioners
of Election in each county of this
State, that one of said commissioners
be taken from the Peoples party; said
commissioners to be appointed as re-
commended by the county executive
committees of the Peoples party"
The committee of five appointed by
the chair for the purpose stated was
as follows: w. A. Reid, of -; T. j.
Millsaps, of Crystal Springs j. r. Bell,
of Bentonia; w. A. Gulledge, of Durant,
and j. d. Miller, of Hazlehurst.
Special attention is directed to the
fact that the resolution contemplates
that recommendation for appointment
by the State Board of Peoples party
commissioners, shall be made by the
Peoples party executive committees of
the several counties. The county COM
mittees should make note of this and
act promptly, as soon as the commit
tee appointed by the State Convention
has performed It's duty.
The LEADER copies the following see
tions of the new election law, which
will furnish information desired by
many at this juncture:
SECTION l. There shall be a State
Board of Election Commissioners to
consist of the Governor, the Secretary
of State and the Attorney General, any
two of whom may perform the duties
required of the board; board of cleo
ton commissioners in each county, to
consist of three discreet persons, who
are freeholders and electors in the
county in which they are to act, and
who shall not all be of the same politi-
cal party, if such men of different po
lltlcal parties, can be conveniently had
In the county; and a registrar in each
county, who shall be the circuit clerk,
unless shown to be an improper person,
to register the names of the electors
therein.
2. Two months before every general
| election of representatives in Congress
and of electors of President and Vice.
President of the United States, the
State board of election commissioners
shall appoint the commissioners of
election for each county, who shall
continue in Office for two years, unless
removed, and until successors are ap-
pointed, one of whom shall be desig-
mated in his commission to have the
"oficial ballot" printed and distributed.
Each of the commissioners, before act
ing, shall take and subscribe the oath
of office prescribed by the constitution
and file the same in the office of the
clerk of the chancery court, there to
remain. While engaged in their duties
the commissioners shall be conserva-
tors of the peace in the county, with all
the duties and powers of such.
40. Prior to every election the COM
missioners of election shall appoint
three persons for each election district
to be managers of the election, who
shall not all be of the same political
party, if suitable persons of different
political parties can be had in the dis
trict, and, If any person appointed shall
fail to attend and serve, the managers
present, if any, may designate one to
fill his place; and if the commissioners
of election fail to make the appoint
ments, or in case of the failure of all
those appointed to attend and serve,
any three qualified electors present
when the polls should be opened may
act as managers.
1t will be seen from this that the law
is plain and unequivocal on the vari-
GUS points covered. Neither commits
sioners nor managers shall all be of
same political party, if suitable persons
can be conveniently secured of differ
emit political faith.
The Republican party has scarcely a
nominal organization in the State 1t
certainly has no considerable number
of registered voters, as the table given
in another column of this paper demon
strates. The Peoples party, therefore,
which has both organization and voters,
is clearly entitled to representation in
the appointment of election commits
sioners and managers The Prohibi-
ton party contemplates having tick
ct for Presidential Electors, but as the
Peoples party and Prohibition party
men will be one in the election Of Con-
gressmen, Prohibitionists will be con-
tent with Peoples party election COM
missioners
The LEADER assumes that the reso-
luton of the State Convention Of the
Peoples party win be complied with
by the Board of Election Commissions.
when the subject is presented, and
hence win not anticipate anything to
the contrary
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