Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-06-22
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
On motion the chairman a~ppointod
L l.. Cole J. T. Cook aud c. Br Dol.
ron to draft resolutions. Tho CON.
milte retired and upon ito return re-
ported the following, which after some
lively discussion, worc unanimously
adopted. u y
Resolved thai tor. the purpose Of
nominating county DID beat Officers
for the Democratic party Of Noxubcs'
county, scouble primary election be
held at the various voting precincts
on Wednesday. July s. 1895, and Wed.
nesday, July 10, 1895, in which all who
wll'sign the club rolls and promise TO
support in good faith tho Democratic
nominees, shall be allowed tospartfci-
pate, provided they are registered on
or before July 3rd, 1895. That said
primaries shall be governed by the
general state law for elections, so far
40 the aame Ia applicable and by the
Chupter on Primary meetings and E.
lcctions No 1O5. -. ~
2+Any person desiring 10 have lis
name placed npon the ticket for the
first primary. may do SO by handing
one dollar TO the scc'y Of this CON
mittec, whose duty it shall be 10 have
all tickets printed. aud the money so
raised shall be equally divided be
tween the three. newspapers in tho
town Of Macon, and the work shall be
adjusted between them, aud they shall
print the tickets Of both primaries.
No names shall bc printed on the tick.
cts for the second primary which was
not on those for the first.
That any candidate receiving a
majority Of the votes pollcd in the
first primary Tor tho Office for which
he may be a candidate. shall, be de-
clarcd the nominee OF the purity Tor
Office.
If no nomination is made tor any
Office iii The first primary. in The sec.
ond the vote shall be taken between
the two persons having n highcst
vote in the FIRST. unless II shall with.
draw thus leaving the other no. oppo-
nent, in which case tho remaining
one shall be declared the nominee
and HE name shall nut then be placed
upon the ticket for the second pri-
mary. ~! L.
5 lhis committee will meet at the
Court House in Macon on Jnly 4th
aud July llth, 10 declare tho results of
the respective primaries anil for the
transaction OF any other husines.
which may come before il.
8 In tho first primary on July Srd. a
county Democratic Executive Com
mittee ehall be chosen - required by
acc. S257 Of the Code Of 1892, which
committee shall be the Executive Com
mittec of the party after the nomin 4.
tionS are modo tor county officers and
said committee will meet al the Cour
House In Macon on July 18th, 1895 for
the purpose Of efiectiDy an otyaniza
ton
On August lat, 1896. a primary Q
lection shall DO held in the county at
tho several voting precincts for the
purpose Of electing delegates 10 the
State and District Convention to be
held at Tockson August TIL, 1925.
Signed
i. l.. COLE,
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On Motion the committee adjourned
until Q o'clock pm
c, u. AMEs, l.. HAuENsTEIN,
Secy. Pros.
AFIEtNOON SESSION.
Committee met pursuant 10 adjourn.
mcnt. II. Haucnstein, PresAt in, tho
chair. Minutes OF morning session
were read aud approved.
Motion 10 reconsider section 7, OF
the resolutions sdoptod q, tho morn
lug session and substitute thereof the
following: ..
Sec, 7 Resolved rhat.en Adyaats is,,
1895, primary cftdfioh 10 hsJ
throyuhous thu county for tho elcsiio,
Of six delegates and six altcrnaies- 10
the state convention 10 DO hell on
Aug. z. 1895. in Jackson, Miss, one Of
said delegates aud III Of said alter
mates to he elected from each Super
visor's beat o fthe county, aud, one ol
each from tho county at largo, eacl
man 10 vote for six delegates aud sis
alteruales TO be selcclsd from the Ter,
%ritorial dfstricts as above provided.
Motion 10 reconsider prevailed anl
said substitute was adopted.
Notion made and carried to submit
the elaine Of the various candida,cl
for the U. s. Senate 10 the voters Of
the county IN the y imary election
II no candidate shall receive a major
ity of the votes cast IN the first pri
mary, then the two receiving the high
est number Of votes shall have theil
names placed upon tho ticket for ID,
second primary to be there decided.
Motion made aud carried that Il
case there shall DO failure 10 uomi, at
three candidates Tor the Legislature |,