The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-23

one to which they are entitled
on the face Of the returns
! the following resolution, offered
|by Mr. Chas. Scott, was adopted
Ordered, That whereas, in tho
county OF Coahoma there appear
10 be two executive committees,
each of said committees claiming to
be, theIegularly constituted Demo,
cratic Executive Committee Of that
county, one of said committees
DESIGNATED as the "old Committee, -
having been chosen as the county
| executive committee in 1895, the
other committee designated as the
"New Committee. having been
chosen by the delegated convention
Of that county IN 1896; and it
further appears that each of said
committees ordered a primary in
said county to he held on the 18th
day of July, 1898, prescribing the
same qualifications for those Ell.
titled to participate therein; and
it further appearing that the voters
who participated in each Of these
primaries where white qualified
democratic electors, who voted at
their respective primaries fairly
and under the honest belief that
the primary in which they voted
was being legally held, now in the
interest of peace and harmony
within the democratic ranks, and
to avoid DISTINGUISHING democratic
electors, this committee will count
'he votes cast in both OF said pri.
maries, eliminating all double
votes, that is, all votes where the
e,e ors voted in both primaries,
ana The vote is declared to be as
foIlo"5 in said county to wit:
FoI Y, G. Catchings, 1888; For
Pat Il nrv, ia: For w G Yerger,
! NJ Ci#'Dn, / Marks, J c John
son, c il Blum, J X Vardaman,
" L Pea. Ian, votes each 2S3 for |
members Of the congressional |
committee.
For Geo Allerson, Frank Hlrsh, |
L P Smith. ! Il Peterson, P c |
Chapman, } l. Gillespie and J W
Cutrer for members of said COM |
mittee, votes eayl Ia.
And it is fur,aer resolved, in |
the interest of ! mony, R. n.
Harris Of Coahoma county, having |
signIfed his willingness thereto, |
that the following be declared
elected as members Of the Con
gressional Committee from said |
county: r L Ralston and E H
Lombard.
And, resolved second all obiec- !
tions having been withdrawn to the !
votes cast in the various counties !
as shown by the returns made to |
this committee, that Thos. G.
Catchings be, and is hereby unani-
mOusly declared to be the regular |
ly elected democratic nominee for |
from the Third Congress
sional District of Mississippi, he |
having received 1892 votes, and |
Hon. Pat Henry having received
1917 votes at the primary election
held in said district on July 18th, |
1898.
And the following are unani- |
declared the duly elected
members of the Democratic EIecu |
tiveCommittee of this Congressional |
District for the District at large |
to wit:
w G Yerger, J G Johnson, L |
Marks, J NJ Chiffon, G H Blum, |
w L Pearman and George Ander-
son. And the following are de. |
clared the members of SAID Execu- |
tive Committee from the several |
counties, tO-wit;
Tunica county-Leo Lesser and !
G G Bowen.
Quitman county-W B Clark |
and w T Coyngton.
From Coahoma the said as above |
declared, r. L Ralston and Z II
From Bolivar county, S NJ |
Seaton and Pole Knowlton.
From Washington county, Le-
roy Percy and J L Hebron, Jr.
Sunhower county, w c Bradley |
and W L Ringgold.
Lehore county, W r Prophet
and b L Jones.
Sharkey county, A Miller and
H l. Foote. (
Issaquena county, W S Parish
md ISadore Lucas.
Warren county, Harry Yoste
and ThoS Freeland.
After the adoption of this reso-
luton the committee, on motion
If Hon, Charles Scott, adjourned
sine die.
RD HE -