The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-15
ELECTION ECHOES.
An Interesting Batch Of Items
from the Capital.
Prewitt Wants to Contest Longi-
nos Election.
,pecial to the Tlmes .nemncraf !

nos Election.
Special to the Times democrat
JACKSON, Nov. 13.-Dr. r. X. Prewitt.
the defeated Populite candidate for
Governor and chairman of the State
Populite executive committee. has is
sued the following address to the mem
bers of the executive committee and
the remaining Populite candidates for
State offices:
"Dear Sir-The election is over, and
from what can gather | consider that
the people have been badly treated
throughout the State. In many in
stances the law has been set aside and
every prestige of right trampled under
foot. The Democrats are in hole
from the fact that they violated the
primary election law in reference to the
nomination of their State ticket. See
section 1853, Annotated Code. which
provides for the holding of mass
meetings in all the counties on the
same day when State elections are to
be held, and in the matter referred to
they held them on different days. as
the records will show, which made
their State ticket illegal Therefore.
If ever we expect to build up party
III Mississippi in opposition to the or
ganlZed Democracy, now is our oppor-
tunity. r. ate ticket was illegal,
and it seems that they willfully viola
ted the law IL order to allow the
machine politicians TO get in their
work, and if the proper steps are taken
they cannot legally hold the offices,
and if they set aside the law because
they have the power it will cause a
revolt of law abiding and liberty loving
people to the extent of building up a
law abiding party. See Constitution
of Mississippi. which provides for the
election of the Governor by the Leg
islature. | have been advised to call
our State executive committee togeth-
er in order that we may consider the
matter, etc. Please write me your opin-
inion at once. Yours truly,
"R X. PREWITT,
chairman Peoples Party Executive
Committee"
When asked for an opinion on the
subject tonight, Gov. McLaurin stated
that DR. Prewitt's remonstrance is i'll
founded, the Democratic ticket is of
ficially recognizedby the State Board
! of Election
to the various counties in due form,
and that the entire proceedings were
regular and in strict conformity with
the law. Prewitt was defeated by over
10000 votes.
The Noel amendment to the State
Constitution providing for an elective
Judiciary system, which was voted
upon at the election last Tuesday, will
probably go before the Supreme Court
In an interview tonight Senator F.. f.
Noel author of the measure, stated
that. if the Legislature failed to incor-
porate the amendment in the Constitu-
ton, he would bring the matter into
the courts. Senator Noel asserts that
the amendment has received majority
as required by section 273 of the Con
stitution, said section requiring only a
majority of the qualified electors vot-
ingfor and against the measure: but, on
the other hand, many constitutional
lawyers of prominence interpret the
section as meaning that the amend
ment must receive a majority of all the
voters participating in the election.
About 30 per cent of all the voters last
Tuesday failed to express any prefer
ence on the amendment, which. if the
! latter Interpretation is correct and the
majority required is based on the vote
| for Governor. insures its defeat by over
1900 votes. If Mr.. Noels interpreta-
| ton is correct however, the amend
ment has carried by majority of
nearly 1900. Mr.. Noel expresses con
| fidence that the Legislature will in
corporate the amendment. and if it
should do so it will then devolve upon
the opponents of the measure to bring
the Supreme Courts test, which they
promise to do.