The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-02-10
the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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met al the court hq Pc in Greenwood
Miss. on Monday, Febnary 6, 1899 til,
following members answering to rol
call either in person or by proxy; Bea
l. Ben l., Juues; Beat 81, H. Fraiser
Beat 3-W. G. George, ]. L. Gillespie
Beat T. A, Henderson, w s Narda
man, proxy for J. L. Hailey) Beat y
w, r, Prophet; County lat large j. K
Bew, Walter Pillow.
On motion of w. c. George. A Hen,
derson was elected chairman pro TEN,
who called The meeting to order and
stated that the object of came was to
name date for and to prescribe rules
governing the nomination OF candidates
for county Offices,
On maNon Of j, l.. Gillespie, w. S.
Var0amau WIS seated ms proxy for j.
J.. Haley
J. T Gillespie offered the following
resolutions, which We're considered
separately and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That primary election is
hereby ordered to be held at the iffer-
ent election precincts in Leiore county
on Saturday. July |. 1899 to nominate
candidates for the several county offices
to be voted for at the general election
to be held i'll November, 1899.
Resolved, That in case it shall be
necessary to hold a second primary cleo
tion to decide between the two leading
candidates for any office, a second pri
mary election Is hereby ordered to be
held on Saturday, the 18th day of July,
1899 under the same rules and regula-
tions by which the first primary is
governed.
Resolved, That all legally qualified,
white Democratic electors, shall be al
lowed to vote in said primary eleciian;
provided that the removal from one
Beat to another, in the county within
twelve mouths previous 80 the election
shall not disfranchise any voter other
wise qualified
Resolved that two members of the
Democratic Executive Committee from
each Beat and thrsys from: slfe Courty
at-large be elected ut said primary elec-
ton in the same manner that other
candidates are elected.
Resolved, That the manner of vot-
ing in said primary election shall he by
ballot; the tickets to be made out in
election booths and voted in accordance
with the laws Of the state governing
the manner of voting at general cleo
tions; the polls shall be opened at 8
O'Clock a. IN. and closed at 8 p. m. Az
ter the polls are closed the Judges and
clerks of election shall count the votes
and declare the result. The ballots,
with list of voters and tally sheets. shall
then be returned to the ballot box and
be securely locked therein, and said
box shall remain in charge of said Judge
of election. and by them placed in the
hands of the Executive Committee on
the following Monday The Executive
Committee shall meet at 12 o'clock m.
on the following Monday and re.can-
vass the vote, and hear and decide any
or matters of contest that
may be brought before it regarding said
primary.
Resolved, That the candidates so
chosen receiving majority of the
votes cast in said primary shall be de
,lared the Democratic nominees for the
various county Offices
Resolved, That the following named
Iuaiified electors be and are hereby ap- |
pointed to hold said primary election
)rdered held on the 1st day Of july, |
1899.
Mintor city-B. T. suycrs Gllc, Avent. T. |
rowncs, cu.rt;s; y. p. Roxicr haiiiH.
sunny side u. y. Jamlson, Gcurg. Boddic |
J. T. JOINER managers; W. a. Harding. g. w. |
Irnes clerks; j. II. Mnuidin laiEif.
shellm0and u. ". McGohcr. III krarney. |
". =. Wlngfeld, managers; Lrc simpson Il |
!. Wingaeid. cierks; w. A, Hounds, bailiir.
Me- MeNut,rEIi Lthri,drcaa u, cpw>.ri; I'd.
CLERKS; j. N. sykes. tniliR.
Woodiand-J. u. Money; 9. 5, scprlock, A.
Peterson. managers, Jer Liddell. Oscar
'erna,der, nan, flerks Or; W =: Dickins, ballH.
}, q. Petcct. clerks; l. ". Parish. baiiiiif. ''
Roebuck, W, Harrison. J. b. Hendricks.
9anagers; ? !! !; + T: Mclpiyrc; Jesse Armstrong.
Rising SUM-. .. Kent. ). j. sutton, man
gers; John Erskine. r.. B. Mlnyard, clerks;
ar. Mcmillan. bailiK.
. ltta Dend- u. ". WHltenea0. Is. Norris,
;. Cohen. managers; J. J. Long. ii. b. Hen
Ill. clerks; =. >. Mitchell, bailiK.
sldon--H. =. Oltenburg. ]. J. Holman. W. A.
'rophet. managers; 3. II. Prophet, II, ii,
licks, Jr.. clerks; q. Il. Galley, bailifY.
Sheppardt0wn--D X. Martin, JEFF Clark, A.
!: Chiidress. managers; Percy Clark, Jim
iimbrough. blerks: Wash Cooley, baiIiiY.
Resolved, That the same officers 40
,ointed to hold the first primary cleo
ion be and they are hereby appointed to
lold the second primary election, il q
econd primary shall be necessary.
w. G. George offered the following
which were considered
eparatsly and unanimously adopted
Resolved. That no person not regis.
cred BY the 18th of june, 1Sv4. shall
= entitled 70 vota in the primary eiec.
ions to be held July lat and 18th, 1883.
Resolved. That Roy Bew and W. S. |
'ardaman be employed by this Com.
iittet TO prepare list for each yotingl