The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-05-04
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE EXEC
UTlvE COMMITTEE.


"
The State Democratic Executive
Committee met last Monday in jack
sou, and after a stormy session re-
fused 10 order IA State Convention, and
instead ordered II primary. The az
tiun of the Committee in abandoning
the convention system Is severely crit
icised.
The resolutions. affirm the allegi-
ance Of the Committee to the princi.
pies which have controlled the Demo-
cratic party, express their conviction
in the patriotism and craftsmanship
Of the Chicago platform and declare
unaltered loyalty TO William ]. Bryan,
and then continue as follows:
Whereas, the State Democratic
Convention, at It's session In 1899. In
cOrpOrated In the platform a declar.
alton that the representatives ana
nominees OF the party should be ST.
lccted ut all times in primary cleo
tiOns, as the surest and best way to
ascertain the popular will on all mat.
tiers affecting party nominations; and
whereas, our present distln'
guished Chief Executive, In line with
the announcements Of the State Dem.
Ocratic platform last adopted, recon.
mended that legislation be enacted 10
etfectuate the holding Of State pri'
mary elections and
Whereas, this committee are de-
sirOus, without c0mpulSiDp by law, u.
meet and carry. into effect the pratt
form Of principles aforesaid, touching
the choice Of electors. aud delegates
and a~lternates to the National demo-
cratic Convention, to be held In Kan
sas City on July 4, 1900; therefore, he
"Resolved, That n State primary
election he held In all the counties Of
the State on the 2lst Of June, 1900.
Resolved further, That at said
primary election each qualified white
Democratic voter shall be entitled TO
express his choice for two nominees
for presidential electors for the State
ut large, four delegates to the said
national convention To he held at
Kansas City, and four a~lternates from
the state at large to said convention.
Resolved further, That the afOre-
mentioned voters In each congress
sinnal district express their choice for
one presidential electOr from and for
the congressional districts in which
they shall reside and two delegates
and two alternates from the same sale
respective districts to the said nation
al convention, 50 that there shall bt
chosen from each OF the seven con
gressi0nal districts n presidential
electOr and two delegates and two al
ternateS tn the said convention.
"ResOlved further, That the Dem
Ocratic executive committees OF tn
! several counties Of the State shall Civ
notice to 10 their counties of the tim
' of holding the primary election af0re
said, and shall provide for the holdin'
OF said election In each election pre-
/ cinct in their respective counties II
, the manner provided by law for hold
ing primary elections. .
Resolved further. That the salt
county executive committees shall
1 canvass the returns OF said election
within two days after holding tn
same, and after so canvassing the sal,
0 retut ns they shall Immediately cau>
TO be forwarded to the chairman an
J. secretary Of the committee at Jack
son, Miss, a tabulatcd statement o
the result thereof.
Resolved further, That this com
mittee be assembled in the Senat
6 Chamber in Jackson at IL o'clock, noon
= on the 9th day Of June, 1900, tn can
vass the returns and declare the re
o suit Of said election, and that the tw'
3 persons receiving the highest numbe
. Of votes for presidential electors fo
3 the State at large be declared n0ml
' nees Of the party for said uffice; tha
4 the one person receiving the higheS
number Of votes for electUr in the sey
0 eral congressional districts be declare'
the nominee for the electOr from TIL
7 said districts respectively that tn
four person receiving the highes
0 number Of votes throughout the Stat
. for delegates at large to the said Kan
: sas City convention; that the fou
! persons throughout the State for al
/, ternates, and that the two persons re
ceiving the highest number OF vote
y in each OF said congressional district
as delegates from each Of said dis
g tricts, and the two persons reccivin
!, the highest number Of votes as alteI
u mates, shall each and all be declare
the choice OF the party for delegate
and alternates at large aud for altel
mates from the several districts afOrt
= said to represent the Democracy G
the State OF Mississippi In the sal
national convention.
Resolved further, That in OrdC
% that the party throughout the Stat
y may have the privilege of expressin
their choice for the Democratic nom
nee Of the party for President Of I'll
G United States, the Secretary Of tn
committee IL directed to- cause to b
PLACED upon the tickets tn be voted |
said election the name OF William
Bryan and the name Of any other pc
G sons who may be candidates for sal
y nomination. -
y Resolved further. That all person
who may desire to become candidate
for any III the positions above name
shall request the secretary Of til
committee In writing tn have the
y names placed on said tickets for sue
respective positions rs they desire I
Is fiji, but all such requests shall tie tle
with the Secretary uf State at leas
d fifteen days before tlie holding OF u
said election and Us soon as the tin
shall expire for the filing VI candidate
y the said secretary shall certify TO Il
chairmcn 1T all county executive con
mittees sucl, names al shall have bee
10 presented IT, him aforesaid, aud tier
:. upon the said executive COMMITTEES
shall cause tickets t. be printed AZ
n distributed containing the names
p such candidates for the positions
n which they desire election, and u
:. tickets so provided shall be thU
r used In the holding Of the afOresa
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