The leader., 1899-05-03
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
mary for July 9TH and I4th for all
Candidates.

mary for July eth and 14th for all
Candidates.
BRooKHAvEN, MISS, April %, 1899.
Pursuant to the call of thechairman,
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Lincoln county met this day, all the
members thereof being present, and
the object of the meeting being ex-
planned by the chairman, the following
proceedings we're had:
That for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the various county and
district offices, senatorial candidates
for this and Lawrence county and a
Pictorial representative for this and
Franklin county, and to express a
choice for United States senators and
the various candidates for state Of
fees, and for District Attorney for
this judicial district, double primary
election be held in accordance with
Chapter 105 of the Annotated Code of
1892 the first primary election to be
held on Friday, July 9TH, 1899, and the
second on Friday, July 14th, 1899.
AS to those entitled to participate in
such elections, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolved, That all legally qualified
white voters of the county, who voted
the Democratic ticket at the last State
election, or who in good faith intend
to vote and will pledge themselves to
vote in the general election for the
persons who are nominated by the
Democratic party at the primary cleo
ton this day ordered, shall be entitled
to vote at the said primary election.
1t was further ordered by the com
mittee that Democratic county con-
vention be held ut The court house of
the county on Saturday, the 18th day
of August, 1899, to be composed OF del
egates elected at the second primary
election by the voters of the several
election precincts, the numbe, of del
egates to be so elected from each pre-
cinct according to the apportionment
made by the last Democratic Conven-
ton in 1895: that said convention,
when convened, shall have full power
and authority to elect delegates to the
Democratic State Convention to be
held at Jackson on the 23rd of August,
1899, and to send delegates to any sena-
torial, Pictorial or judicial District Con
vention as may be necessary, and to
elect a new Democratic Executive
Committee.
On motion, the Chairman of this Com
mittee was directed to appoint COM
mittee of five members of this com
mittee to select the officers to
conduct and return the primary
election herein provided for when the
| following committee was appointed:
District, No. /, W. F. Parsons; Dist.
No. 2, Isaac Smith; Dist. No, 3, w. Z,
Summers; Dist. No. 4, J. f. M. Evans:
Dist No. 5, Thomas w. East; which
Committee was directed to report to
the full committee at its regular meet
ing to be held id Brookhaven on the
9th day of May next.
The Chairman of the Committee
was directed to make provision for the
tickets to be voted at said primary
election and to require the various
county, district, Pictorial and State
oeHdUOIltl DlolllCU CdIuiudteo W uithC
deposit of the necessary sum to
secure the printing of their names on
the tickets and to sign a written pledge
to support the nominee of the pri-
mary elections, and that no name be
placed upon the tickets that does not
comply with this provision, and the
Chairman shall also see to the distribu-
ton of the tickets to the various cleo
ton precincts.
The following vacancies in the Elk
ecutive Committee were filed as fol
lows: In place of R. Fl. Thompson,
from the County at large, resigned,
Thomas Brady, Jr., was elected: in
place of Isaac Smith, from Dist. No. l,
deceased, Harry A. Tibbs was elected;
in the place of d. B. Easterling, Dis
No. 5, removed from the County,
Owen Easterling was elected
On motion, County papers were re-
quested to publish the proceedings
of this meeting. On Motion the Com
mittee adjourned to meet May 9th. at
the office of the Chairman.
H. CASSIDY,
Chairman.
w. G.. SUMMERS,
Secretary.