The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-06-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.
By J. L. POWER.

Primary Elcctions-County Conventions.
The editor of this department is in.
debted to the courtesy of the circuit
clerks for the data given below. Other
counties will be published as heard
| from. The information is not only use
full to the candidates, but to the public
generally:
CLARKE COUNTY.
First primary, August 10, for county Of.
| fcers, candidates for legislature, and United
States senate, and select delegates to state con-
vention. Second primary, August II. Can
didates for district attorney will be voted fol-
Julys.
CLAY COUNTY.
First primary, July 18th, for all county Of
hcers, members OF legislature, district attorney.
Candidates for United States senate will be voted
for September 7th. Second primary, July 2lst.
CoPIAH COUNTY.
First primary. July Is, for county officers,
legislature, United States senate. Second pri-
mary, July p. Convention to select delegates
to State convention, July 25th.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
First primary, July sth, for county officers,
members of legislature. district attorney, United
necessary.
JASPER COUNTY.
First primary, August 10. for all county Of
flcers, members OF legislature, United States
senate. For district attorney. July 8. Sec
ond primary, August IT, Primary election to
nominate State officers, date not given. Meet
ing to select delegates to State convention was
held May G.
JONES COUNTY.
First primary, July %, for county officers,
members of legislature, district attorney, United
States senate. Second primary. August .. Con-
vention TO nominate State officers and select
delegates to State convention, August9.
KINDS COUNTY.
Double primary, July and s. County officers
and members of legislature will be voted for.
At primary July s, United States senators and
delegates to county convention Will be voted for.
HOLMES COUNTY.
Double primary, July IL and 90 to nominate
county and district officers, and express choice
for United States senate. Convention to select
delegates TO State convention.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Double primary, July :, II. for all county Of
hcers, members of legislature and to express
choice for United States senate.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Double primary, July 4, -, for county Of
hcers members of legislature, district attorney,
United States senate. Convention TO select
delegates to State convention. July 10.
NEWTON COUNTY.
Double primary, July IL, 10, for county Of
ficers, members of legislature, governor, United
States senate. Convention to elect delegates to
State convention held May %.
NOXUBEE COUNTY.
Double primary, July H. Is, for all county
officers. members of legislature, district attor-
ney, United states senate. Convention to select
delegates to State convention, date not yet fixed
PERRY COUNTY.
Double primary, July Is, %, when all county,
district and State officers will be voted for, and
choice of United states senator expressed.
TATE COUNTY.
Double primary, July Is, g, when candidate s
for county offices, members OF legislature and
United States senator will be voted for. Dele
gates to county convention will be chosen at
July 20 primary. Delegates to State convention,
at county convention, July %. For district at
torney, time not stated.
PRENTIss COUNTY.
Single primary, August 8, for legislature and
all county officers. No order as yet to district
attorney Candidates for United States senate
will not be voted for. District meeting August
3 TO send delegates to convention. August 5, to
select delegates to State convention.
RANKIN COUNTY.
Double primary. July p, 20. for county Offices,
members of legislature and United States SEN
ate. On July "A the executive committee will,
arrange for selection OF delegates to the State
convention.
TIPPAH COUNTY.
Double primary, August g, 70, for all county
officers and legislature; for Utited States SEN
ate, August is; for district altos ney July H. 81
The primaries for all others may be moved to
July IA, p, and thus obylate the necessity for
four primaries.
SCOTT COUNT.
Double primary. August 8, Ii, for county on
GERS, members of legislature, district attorney.
and United States senate. State officers will be
nominated by convention to be held August II.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Double primary, July 10. 20. Candidates for
legislature will be voted for June Is.
WAYNE COUNTY.
First primary July g. when candidates for
legislature, county officers and district attor-
ney will be voted for. Second primary, July Is
At mass meeting May 6, choice was expressed
for State officers and United States senate.
WILKINSON COUNTY.
Primary July ]; no second primary. Candi.
dates for United States senate will be voted for.
Convention to select delegates to State conven-
ton July T.
YALoBUsHA COUNTY.
Primaries for district attorney. July IA, 81;
for legislature and county officers August and
u. Executive committee will meet July l to de-
termine as to State and senatorial elections.
fro BE coSTfSUED.l
The survivors of the Twenty-second
Mississippi regiment are invited to a re-
union at Stafford's Wells, three miles
from Winona, on June "a. Free trans
portation from Winona to the wells,
and free entertainment during the re-
union. to all members of the Twenty
second and their families. Ssdgc
Frank Valiant, of the supreme court
of Missouri, Maj I. C. Dockery, Col.
Reid. Capt. Say, and other survivors of
the regiment. have signiied their pur-
,,res n, he nrexent