The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-06-04
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
The District Executive Commit
tee Orders a Primary for
July II,

The Congressional Democratic
Executive Committee convened
at Greenville on Monday, May 30,
at 1870, d. A. Scott, chairman;
N. Goldstein, secretary. Present.
District at Large--D, A. Scott,
X. II. Harris, Leroy Percy, G. 0.
Willis, by +. M. Andrews, proxy;
j. X. Vardaman, by DR.. Hen
derson, proxy; +. N. Scudder.
Bolivar-J, l.. Murrell, W l.
Pearman.
Sunfower-J. Holmes Baker,
Jno. r. Baird.
Quitman L. Marks, j. W.
Mack by L. Marks, Proxy,
Coahoma-M. j. Boulden.
Warren-Pat Henry, by j. ID,
Thames, proxy; Murray F. Smith,
Sharkey-C. II. Blum.
Issaquena-S. b. Duncan, by
w. G. Yerger, proxy; John M.
Chiffon.
LeFlore-J. l.. Haley, by w,
I. Rush, proxy; j. D. Money, by
II. t. Crosby, proxy.
Washington-N. Goldstein; E.
N. Thomas.
The following were absent:
At Large J, W. Eldridge,
j. l.. Alcorn.
Tunica- Henry Durfey, r. N.
Matthews.
Sharkey-B. Goodman.
All proxys having been pre-
sented in due form in writing,
were received and the bearers
seated.
The object of the meeting be-
ing well understood, the chair
requested that it at once proceed
to business, and the following res
olution was offered by W. L.
Rush, seconded by K. N. Thomas;
ORDERED, That the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress from
this District and the Democratic
District Executive Committee be
selected in the following manner,
to wit. BY a primary election
throughout the District, said cleo
ton to be held on MondaJ, the
fffth- day Of July, 1898; and ii
voting for their choice in said elec
tion the voters snail vote direct.
ly for their choice for a Congress
sional Representative and shall
also vote for seven members of the
Executive Committee from the
District at large, and in each coun-
ty for two members Of the Com
mittee from that county White
and legally qualified democratic
electors willing to abide by the
result of the nomination and sup
port the nominee shall be entitled
to participate in such primary,
and the fact that a person offers
to vote therein shall be taken as
prima facie evidence that
he is willing to abide by the re,
suit and support the nominee OF
the primary. The officers in
charge of the voting precincts IN
each county shall ascertain the re-
suit at each precinct and forward
same with the list of persons Vot.
ing at their respective precincts
and the ballots cast to their re
spective County Executive Com
mittees, and the County Execu'
tive Committees shall ascertain the
result in their respective coun'
ties and forward a statement ol
the results so ascertalned, together
with the original lists OF voters
and bollots cast at each precinct tc
N. Goldstein, Secretary of this
Committee, at Greenville, Miss,
and on Wednesday the 2Oth day
of July at II o'clock m, this Com
mittee shall convene IN Greenville,
examine the returns from the va
rious counties in the District and
ascertain who has received the
greatest number of votes for Re
preventative from this District.and
who have received the greatest
number of votes for members Of
the District Executive Committee
and the person so ascertalned t(
have received the greatest number
of votes for representative shall h'
declared to be the nominee OF thu
Democratic Party in the District
/ and the persons so ascertalned Il
have received the greatest numbe
of votes for members OF the Exc
cutive Committee shall be declared
to constitute the District ExecutiW
Committee. The two person
whose names head the list on tn
greatest number of tickets in vot
ing for members of the Executiv
Committee from the District a
Large shall be respectively th
Chairman and Secretary OF sal,
Committee.
1t is suggested that the Execq
tive Committee for each count
meet on Thursday the 14th day
July 1898, and canvass the vote
and tally sheets and certify the II
suit as above provided to the See
retary of this Committee. I'll
, attention of County Committees