The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-05
A GREAT
Made by the State Democratic Exccu-
tive Committee ia Ordering
a Primary.

last Monday to provide for the nomiua-
tion of Democratic Presidential cleo
tors and of delegates to the National
Democratic Convention. There are to
be two Presidential electors from the
state-at-large and n Presidential
elector from each Congressional dis
trict in the State. There r 20 be
four delegates to the National Conveu-
tion and four a%lternates elected from
the state-at-large and two delegates
aud two alternates to the National
convention selected from each congress
ional district.
The State Executive Committee, TO
the establishment OF the Democratic
party OF the State, provided that this
multitude OF selections to positions
largely honorary should be made by
the unprecedented and expensive pro-
cedure of a general state primary cleo
ton. Heretofore the usual and time
honored method OF elections was by a
state convention, called on due notice
aud attended by delegates from the
several counties. These conventions
met at their W expense, adopted
ringing resolutions declaring the views
and policies OF the state Democracy
elected the delegates and electors,
provided a new State Executive Com
mittee, and adjourned.
Now what do We have. a state prim-
airy required to be held in accordance
with the primary election law and
possibly requiring an aggregate Of
many thousand dollars Of expense to
the tax payers Of the state.
A cumbersome and uudemocratic
plurality election, which will not be
attended by half the voters of the party
who will know little and care less
about the many gentlemen desiring the
position Of delegates and alternative
delegates to the National Convention.
The former and presently acting
Executive Committee continued in
power indefiuitely--for no provision is
made for the election of a new commit
tee,!fresh from the people and reflect
ing their wishes and convictions; no
provision for an expression by the
representative OF the people on the new
and vital issues of the day. IL is true
the Executive Committee adopted in
connection with the order for the state
primary election, some very good resol-
utions. But these resolutions are not
adequate to the issues of the times, and
moreover and above all, it is not in the
province Of a State Executive Commit
tee to speak for the Democratic party
of the state. By what right can an
Executive Committee make platforms
for the party OF the state? The Com
mittee refers an endorsement to the
Chicago platform, and incidentally in a
favoring way to w. J.Bryan, but where
is there an expression on the two
great issues on which that great and
distinguished American is now focuss-
ing his craftsmanship aand: burning
eloquence, the imperialistic Tenderness
of the Republican party and the NIGH
ty combinations of capital which only
in recent months have assumed new
and horrid proportions. These are
things or novel development Of cid
elements. 1t is provided that the
names Of any person who may be pre-
sented as a candidate for the Democra>
tic nomination for President may be
printed Cd the ticket with that of Hon.
w. j. Bryan, but the SENTINEL be-
lieves that the brilliant young leader,
who in the former conflict won the
majority of popular votes and who is
today stronger in the United States
than ever is the unanimous choice Of
the Democracy Of the State.
The people do o wish the primary
lection system to be made farcical.
Very soon, we will be having State pri-
maries to elect beat consta bles.
There is no journal in Mississippi
which has favored The primary election
system more positively than has the
SENTINEL, but this plan of the Ex-
e~cutive Committee is the principle run
riot and mad. There is but one thing to
do and for the Committee to do,-to
Immediately reassemble and undo this
cumbersome, expensive and ~unnecess.
airy foolishness and to go back to the
wise, simple and inexpensive system
used so long and efficiently. Hon. S,
M. Roaue, Of Clay county, was the only
member recorded as voting iu oppcsi.
ton to the change. He is to be prais-
ed for his common sense and clear,
~sightedness, and the SENTINEL is pleas
ed to accord him full credit.
The State Board of Health of Missjs
sippi will convene at jackson Tuesday
May sth, for the purpose of examining
applicants who intend 70 practic,
medicine in the State.