Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-06
Meeting Of Dem. Ex. Committee.
MACON, Miss April %. ,eQ

MACON, Miss, April 80, '9l
Rooms OF Elk. Con-. OF NoxuBEE I
COUNTY.
'" Committee met pursuant to call
chairman. Present. R. Hauensteil
chairman. F. H. Dantler, J.. L. Patt,
j. E. Wyatt, D. W. Dent, J. E. Sparl
man, W. B. Augustus, j. T. Cook,
On motion W. E. Stokes was electe
secretary of committee.
r DIR. j, L. Patty offered the followin
t resolutions, which were unanimousl
adopted:
tbs hereby ordered by the Executiy
Committee of the Democla attic Party G
Noxubee County that a double primar
election be held on the 18th and 18th days O
July 1899, at all election precincts of sal
county for the nominations OF candidate
Tor the offices of Noxubes County.
That the candidate for any office, excep
member OF the house of Representatives
receiving a majority Of the votes east fol
that Office at the first primary shall be de
clared nominated. If there should fail "a
be a nomination for any office at the first
primary. then the two candidates receiy.
ing the largest number of votes at said nj.
mary for each office, shall run owe. in the
second primary, and the one receiving A
majority OF the votes cast at that primary
shall be declare the nominee.
For members of the House OF Represent.
atives, the three candidates receiving the
largest majority Of the votes cast at the
nrst primary provided they do receive
more than one half of the popular vote
polledl shall be declared nominated,
And II iour should receive such majority.
and Two Of them should tie for the third or
last place as Representative, then in such
case TWO shall run in the second primary.
And if five should receive such majority.
and three of them should tie for third or
last place then in such event the thrae sb.u
iun IN the second primary, and the one re-.
celving the highest vote shall be d. declared
nominated as the third Representative.
lfonly one candidate for R~epreseptat,v.
shall receive majority of the total vote
polled In the first primary, then he shall b,
nominated an the four receivino
the next highest votes shall run over IN tho
second primary, and the two of tlos. 70.
the highest vote shall be declared
ii Two candidates only should receive n
majority ofall the votes polled in the first
primary, then they shall be declared pomi.
mated and the two receiving the next
highest vote shall go into the second nri-
nary, and the one OF those receiving th.
''ghest vote in such second primary shall
declared nominated as the third R.nrs.
tentative,
ii nHe of the candidates for the House of
representatives should receive a majority
the vote polled in the first primary and
III tie. then In such case, those five and
nose alone shall go into the second urinary
nu The three receiving the highest yot.
nefeIn shall be declared nominated.
IL no candidate for Representative sbould
ecelve a majority of the popular vote polIe
! 'he hrst primary. then in such case the
AecutiVe committee will declare that M
ohihatlon has been made and order that :
SIX candidates receiving the highest ,
o'e IN SAID first primary shall be voted
pom in the second primary (unless. by req.
ID 81 a tie, more than six are forced into !.
lie second primary and then the three I
securing the highest ponul.r
In such said second primary shall h. \
sclared nominated.
III case there should be such a tie or tics
u representatives as to require too narv
run over in the second primary for the
coma er third place. or second and third v
aces, nevertheless those in sucb II. or j
es snail all run over in the second nri. Il
arS' AMI he or they receiving the b,,best ,
''es IN the second primary shall be de- u
area the nominee or nominees. ii
IN case there is a tie in the second nri- L
ary 1or Representative, tho .yecntiv.
mmittee shall settle tho nominal NV ~,
ballot for the office of Repre,ent.tiv. II
all be counted for any candidate unl.ss ST
{ 'o.ei cast Il luil vote for Representa-. :.
e. That is to say, the voter must y.to Is
tnfee candidates for R~epreseptativ. in HI
c hrst primary. and for as many as thar. n,
e places to be filled in the second mi. Q
.ry' But a failure on the part Of III. y III
IN this regard shall only invalidate bis sc
.e lof representative and not for otb.r II
ices. oluer II
l nat at such primary of July LIST, 1ssa u
'e nrs' primary the voters OF Novuh.. fiji
an'y shal vote for their choice FIR ~.
iiteu states Senate for the long and n.
'rt term the result of such vote to hs Of
as instructions to the membrrs q, tbs III
''se and the Senator from Noxpbae IN D,
election of United Senators by the loo. Nv
''ore oil Mississippi. If no choice ia oS-
'ss'd ny a majority of the votes east n, if'
n primary, then the two candidates w. IN