Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-25
|DATE FOR PRIMARIES FIXED.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MAKE PLANS.
THE. CONVENTION FOR JUNE 10Th.
Senator Clay Ia Succeeded "a Chairman by
Fleming DuBignon-Some Import
ant Resolutions Adopted.


Thursday the democratic state execu-
tive committee Of Georgia mapped out
campaign plans and arranged for the
holding of primary elections to nomi-
nate the next state and judicial tick
cts.
The committee met at the Kimball
house, and not only were nearly all
the candidates for nearly all the Offices
on the tickets present in person, but
they were accompanied by so many
friends that the hotel lobby was at
times too much crowded for comfort
Every congressional district in the
state was represented and nearly every
county.
The committee decided in favor Of
separate conventions to nominate state
and judicial officers, and in favor Of
uniform primaries for each. The dates
OF the two primaries and conventions
were fixed as follows:
For the State Ticket-Primary, June
9Th; convention, June Goth.
For the Supreme Court--Primary,
June esd; convention July Goth.
When Senator Clay, as chairman Of
the committee, assumed the gavel and
called the assembly to order he was
greeted by a generous round OF ap-
plause, and in response made n most
happy little speech. He thanked the
members for the hearty cooperation
they had given him in his work during
his four years administration as chair
man, and said that in retiring from
that position because of his duties at
Washington he wished it to be under
stood that in the future as in the past,
his time and his talents would always
be at the service of his party.
Hon. F. G.. duBignon was elected
chairman Of the committee to succeed
Senator Clay.
Some slight opposition was at first
manifested to his election to the chair.
manship, but it disappeared as soon as
Mr.. duBisnon, in q few manly and
straightforward words, assumed the
duties of his office. His speech. which
ELECTED hearty applause, was in part
as follows:
81 thank you for this evidence of
your confidence and esteem. During
the short period that I will hold this
important Office, by your favor, shall
endeavor to requite il by an unrelent-
ing devotion to it's arduous duties.
Believe me, that I would not accept il
were I not unconscious OF single
heartbeat that is not in accord with
the officially declared principles of the
democratic party. dedicate to the
service Of the democratic party today,
here in your presence, all the ability
and all the energy that 1 possess, ask
ing and expecting no other or higher
reward than the general good that
shall come TO all people"
The following resolutions concern
ing minor matters were adopted unan-
mously:
Resolved, That to both conven-
tions each county be entitled to twice
as many delegates as it has members
in the house of representatives, and
that credentials be issued by the re-
spective county committees TO no more
delegates than their respective coun-
ties are entitled to.
"Resolved farther, That no county
shall be represented by proxies held
by persons not citizens of said coun-
ties.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this committee that the primary for
statehouse officers be held at the
various precincts Of the several coun-
ties.
Resolved, That the qualifications
Of the voters in said primaries be left
to the executive committee Of each
county where they see fit to act, but
where they do not act, we recommend
that the qualification for voting at the
democratic primaries shall be that tho
voter be democrat and that he will
vote for the democratic nominees in
said election.
''This declaration not being intend
ed to prevent the participation of any
voter who has not heretofore been q
member Of the democratic party, but
who wishes now to become So"