The leader., 1899-07-12
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The Committee Meets, Receives the Vote
from Fridays Primary and Declares
the Result.

The Committee Meets, Receives the Vote
from Fridays Primary and Declares
the Result.
The Executive Committee of the
Democratic party met Saturday, July
5, 1899, at the court house in the city
OF Brookhaven, to receive the returns
of the primary election and determine
the result. Wherefore, from the re-
turns, it was ascertained and deter
mined that the following persons re-
celved majority of all the votes cast
for the offices for which there were
candidates. viz:
A, }. McLaurin, U. S. Senator, long
term.
Wv. Sullivan, U. S. Senator, short
term.
Walter Trotter, attorney general.
A. Z. May, railroad commissioner.
A. NJ. Dodds, tioater representative.
), B. Greaves, district attorney.
4. 4; Applewhite, sheriff.
Il. W. McNair, chancery clerk.
3 +. Oliver, circuit clerk
Oeo' = Lambright, coroner and
ranger
Russell. surveyor.
w. f. Parsons, supervisor district
No. |.
&c, Bryant, supervisor district No.
Ii. ID. Lanier and f. +. Schuorren-
1erg' Justices of the peace district No.
'eo, I. Douglass and Hamilton
Smltl, Justices of the peace district No.
!. I'J. Gill and w. S. Summers. JUS
ticgS OF the peace district No. 3.
a.. NJ. King and r. r. Albritton,
Justices of the peace district No.4.
bartlett Smith and j. O. Fairman,
justice, Of the peace district No. 3.
No. >. wv
No 3. WI" ''"''o u''0iio'
=, Each of said persons was duly elect
W ior thcoc respective offices.
ror the offices of State Senator
S', ,eaoureF' assessor, representative and
noperlhtendent of education, no one
h'. hte.eIEed majority of the votes cast;
Ct. ~. .hat TOR State Senator, Charles
tHhnrlSman thn and p. u. Jones received
no sreateSt number of votes; and for
EeaSer ES;easurer ID. l.. EasterIing and T. w.
Of ot7pllan qua. received the greatest number
whites ;o'eS' and Tor assessor II. G. Apple
@.lat rn,'e ana j. Z. Cosnahan received the
- tstI'ateS. number of votes cast: and
rnat: rn AZ j. ", Chisholm and Edgar Green
ro, roteFed the greatest number of
noots 0oat? cast for Superintendent of Edu-
ma;' moa''on' none having received a
,nhna?orlty, it was directed that
on emeit names only be placed up
u th the tickets to be voted at
wie vde second primary, and it was like
wise wise ordered as to the following dis
trlct offices:
Nanstl district No. Constable, j. Hardy
'iagee and l.. j. Decell.
unsstrlct No. 4.-Constable, j. A.
''9ak % and I. M Lambripht.
Dacnii,r DSirlct No. constable, j. A.
Deeeil and r. G. Noble.
Will w;ns'rlct No. 3.-Superyisor, w. j.
nI,;iams Ma and W. p Boutwell,.
sa5ssrlct No 4.-Supervisor, Joseph
'ISset n' and 5. p. eagle.
wDmslrlct No. 5.-Supervisor, John
Er'Aef E and John Z. Decell.
tarn ar county representative it was de-
ha5 h5n'hed that none of the candidates
esst ieceived majority of the votes
TSast, out that two of the candidates, A.
ca; summers and W. r. Norton, re-
Will Will I, an equal number of votes;
anu ie v. b. Watts received more than
racoi vi his competitors, but did not
for fave Nv majority of all the votes cast
de.o5hat A., that office. 1t was therefore or
beroe oy the committee that the order
yote etore made requiring majority
ofHo1 W nominate be modified as to the
secoe SEQ oil county representative at the
namno primary election, and that the
and yS W Oh V: b. Watts, A. M. Summers
tieLa nl ". K, Norton be placed upon the
est tAe. and the one receiving the great
nr;,m humber of votes at the second
paa plary shall be declared the nomi-
rscs;, 4 candidate for governor having
s'seo majority Of the votes cast;