The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-09-20
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By request of the undersigned mem
bers of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Cobb county for the years
1899 and 1900, Col. E. w. Frey handed
us the following for publications:
GEoRGIA-Cobb coonty-Whereas, po-
litical corruption has become prevalent
in our democratic white primaries, and
Whereas, on April Sd 1900, the Demo-
cratic Eek. Com. of Cobb county, look
ing to the best interests of the party
and public generally, passed resolu-
ton, by unanimous vote, that no mon
ey, whisky or other under influences
should be used to secure votes and that
the candidate violating this resolution,
though he should receive the greatest
number of ballots, he should not be de-
clared the nominee of the party, and
Whereas, That on July 7, 1900, a pri-
mary election was held for county Off
GERS and representatives under said res
olution and
Whereas, said committee convened
only July 8, 1900, to consolidate the
vote and declare the result of the said
primary, when it was brought to the
notice of said committee that said res
olution had been grossly violated and
Whereas, Through misrepresentation
of several members of said committee,
said notices were tabled and,
Whereas, That Immediately after
wards more than a two-thirds nlajori-
ty of said committee petitioned their
:; airman to reconvene the committee
that they might reconsider their FORM
err action and do whatever was right
and proper in the premises, and
Whereas, Said chairman refused,
stating for his ground that the new
committee had been elected and he
didn't have power to do so; and
Whereas, The law, looking to the
protection of primaries, requires that
the returns of the managers, tally
sheets and all other papers connected
with said election shall all be filed in
the office of the clerk of the Superior
Court within four days after the result
of said election has been declared for
the inspection of the public" which
has not yet been done; and
Whereas, We believe in pure politics
and a free and untrammelled ballot;
therefore, be it resolved by the under
signed members of said committee,
lst, That said chairman did have
power to call said committee together
and that he should have done so.
2nd, That the term of Office of the
Democratic Executive Committeeman
for the years 1899 and 1900, does not
expire until the end of the year 1900.
3rd, That said committee should
have taken some definite action rela-
tive to said contests and the nomina-
ton have been refused anyone who
had used money or whiskey or any 9TH
er undue influence to get votes.
9Th, That those who had not used any
such under influences, should have
been declared the nominees of the par
ty.
9Th, Be it further resolved; that in
consequence of the aforesaid Irregular
tiles and inconsistencies, the aforesaid
primary was farce and is not binding
on the voters of this county as to any
candidates who used money, whiskey
or any other undue influence to get
votes and that the party has no homi-
inees for the offices to which such cam
didates aspired Sept. II, 1900.
J H Nix, CA Guyton, by proxy,
n E Williams. Y Daniel,
A ? McLain, PM Rice,
H. H. Kemp, by proxy,
j H Hicks, by proxy. John Tate,
J d CAN'T, by proxy. W F Jones.
Since the above was handed in for
publication six names have been with
drawn by request.