The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-08-06
THE coAHoMA COMMITTEES.


vR D. A. SCOTT CHAIRMAN of one OF the TWO IoplVnE
/ committees in Coahoma county has gwen 70 INC , =
statement in which the history OF the TWO ''"nH','
nm ~ of the length of the communication and the lc'
@ If na. already been published in several papers,
. ~ fr a possible in the words OF MI oeo'' si
n lirrrftb the subject, Mr. Scott states la' ne Nus ~
I, An tbc record and gives, an apology lot again
before the public the reason that IL mas create" H
5rout the District and State and clear eNPo'l"on HAS
meeting of the them Democratic Executive Committee IN
@ s5 general county convention was called Tor the PnFl0s
full county ticket and for the election OF me-" Dgo
fxgfye Committee The committee by when TINS oo3len
Inn was called, presided over by a. l. bop3, @ h5 @ hecn
according to time-honored custom and usage OF le party
a of the last preceding general county convention SSeA
~ july e 9Th 1895, and appointed the committee now knoWG
ms a scott committee to continue IN ONCE Ea tne successors
What known Delegate Convention, Tor the purpose of
delegates to represent this county in the State Convention
16g performed the duty required of them, by theappoint
. s its IL tho said convention adjourned without IN any
manner undertaking to transcend hlT authority, IneIeor te
,rfar District Committee adopted at meeting regularly
7 resolution rcquirngali the Executive Committees Oh 1e
m tho party might determine, their choice for delegates 10 9en4
Convention to be held at Greenyie Miss, on May the
@ a Acting under this resolution the Scott committee assem-
~ Point ON April 23rd, 1896 and unanimously adopted
ordering the calling of County Delegate Convention On
s4 To- select delegates to the Congressional convention
held Mt tireenvie Accordingly the the said Scott committee
Nav ill., for the purpose of selecting delegates to the
w. m l Comfy Delegate County Convention, twenty-five
tay gycn to delegates selected to constitute the County
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they were to assemble. No notice OF any character was served up
marty that the delegates then selected would supersede e teh
Committee by the appointment OF new committee
ME only authority vested in the delegates OF the Supervisors
District Conventions cast the vote OF their respective diStc
I'm Tho interest of the candidate selected by them. The delegates from
he said Supervisors District Convention having assembled at trars
Point ON Nav after eXaung their authority by selecting
a t represent the County in the Congressional District Con
1n transcribed their authority and unurng the functions Of
the marty Oper proceeded select Executive Communicable
committee afterwards the Bobo COMMITTEE This action
resisted m number delegates present The Scott Committee
appointment of the Bobo Committee to be ultra wires
and contrary to party usage declined recognize the legality of said
committees undertook restore harmony in Democratic ranks by
the entire matter back to the people IN an election
called committees Jointly This propositions with many others
equally rejected by the Bobo Committee; and, notWt-
standing offered at the recent Congressional Convention
g BobO Committee regularly and legally constituted
convention of the Democratic party, called and held IN 1896 we
assert that no convention any kind has been held this coun-
call issued by the said BObo COMMITTEES and the further
~ I'M said resolution that the Bobo Committee recognized by
+o congressional Convention which assembled 1896 seating dele
o appointed the CoahOma County Convention in 1896, Is
equally nonded delegates referred in said recital the
eae- by the County Convention OF May th 1896, which
held under the auspices of the Scott Committee and
the Bo0 had nothing whatever to do with the selection
appointment of said delegates the latter committee not beng hen IN
We therefore submit this statement OF facts TO the pe
cent cons Iteration of the party. wherever dispersed.
section 25 Annotated Code cited in eutaton of any claim
THAT precedent established by the action of the last State Con
ventun i'm the appointment of Executive Committee
who constituted the OF May
M 1896 the Democratic party COahoma county They
were special agents of the party with to perform spe
fed du select delegates to the Congressional Convention
In Executive Committee they transcribed
their authority and perpeMed effect, fraud upon the party
The ~colt COMMITTEES as heretofore is ready and wiling and
c the Obo Committee submit Joint primary, the
questions difference between them to the vote of the qualified
Democratic of the county, and thus all cause for sub
-e1ucnt strife within the ranks