The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-04

day throughout the State:-FOr dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton: 4. II. Longino. II. ID. Money,
w. ID. Cameron and X. II. Henry. All
the delegates from the congressional
districts named by the convention held
in jackson. June 9TH, were elected. The
following are the presidential electors:
From the State-at large, J. f. McCool
and T. T. Sisson. First district, Z. p.
Landrum: second district. c. NJ. Thur
mOnd third district J. T. Lowe: fourth
district, +. ID. Stone; fifth district,
Press Groves: sixth district, E. NJ. Bar
Der, seventh district, Edward Mayes.
The interesting race between r. H.
Henry and Senator Sullivan for the
fourth place on the national delega
ton, was decided in favor of Mr. Hen
ry, his vote being 552 more than his
opponent. The vote for the national
delegates were as follows: LOngino,
,2i6: Money, 10,1l1; Cameron, 9,151:
Henry, 1888. and Sullivan, 6,9S3 Only
fifty-nine counties were represented in
the election. Ten failed to make re
turns and six reported no election.
The committee met in the senate
chamber at | o'clock for the purpose
of counting and declaring the vote cast
in the recent primary election.
Chairman Miller called the commit
tee to order The roll call showed the
following members present: G. c. Mil
Ter, l.. +. Conner. j. II. Price, S. d. Nc
Nair. f. O. Sykes, Jr, Il. l.. Bradley, j.
T. Lowe, 5. NJ. Smith. l.. NJ. South
worth and c. y. Gordon. Six of the
other members we're represented by
proxies. Mr.. Thames, of Warren, who
held "A proxy, offered motion
that a subcommittee of three be ap
pointed who should retire and open
the returns and count the vote. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Dulaney
Smith, of Holmes, proposed as al
amendment that the committee in opeI
session count the vote. Southwortl
made a motion to table the amend
ment and after rather protracted de
bate the amendment was tabled by {
vote of ID to ). Smith then offered as
a substitute to the original motion the
following resolutions:
Whereas, as it is common talk ant
the public prints are full of the same
that gross Irregularities and fraud,
were practiced in several counties OF
the State, notably in the city of Vicks
burg, at the primary election held las
Thursday to select delegates to the
Kansas City convention: and
Whereas, fraud and ballot box stuff
fling is abhorrent to the Democracy o
Mississippi; therefore be it
"Resolved, That the votes of the sew
eral counties of the State be canvasseC
by this committee and certificates o
the election be given out, that full
investigation may be had of irregular
tiles and frauds charged or minated.
| Mr. Thames, of Vicksburg, replied tt
the resolution. He said that the peo
pie of his county had not heard of any
fraud being practiced in the election
over there and that the only informa
ton they had of such irregularity came
from outside sources. He objected tC
going behind the returns which were
submitted to the committee by the
regular Democratic organizations OF
the counties themselves.
Mr.. Bradley, of Kinds, said he was
opposed to taking any notice of the
charges of irresponsible newspapers
He wanted somebody to come forward
with specific charges of fraud. He OPP
posed paying any attention to rumOrs
which lacked the elements of genuine
ness.
Mr. Dulaney made "A motion to table
the substitute offered by Mr.. Smith
and on call for an aye and nay vote
the substitute was tabled.
The chair then appointed Smith, of
Holmes: Thames, of Warren, and Price,
of Pike, the committee of three to tab
tee took a recess until three o'clock.
The committee reconvened at >
o'clock. The subcommittee having
completed a tabulation of the vote, an
nounced the result as given above A
motion was adopted instructing the
secretary to issue certificates of cleo
ton to those receiving the highest vote,
Smith, of Holmes, introduced a resO-
luton authorizing the committee to
call State convention in jackson,
Sept. 18th, for the purpose of electinG
a new executive committee. The reSO-
luton precipitated lively discussion
Chairman Miller spoke against adOp-
ton. He said the present committee
had been elected for four years and
that individually he proposed to retain
his membership in the committee for
the full term, unless the Democracy
of the State demands his resignation
Mr.. Smith, of Holmes, supported the
resolution. He said the Democratic
party of the State had repudiated the
committee and that the people should
be given an opportunity to elect theil
successors.
Mr.. Bradley, of Kinds, offered sub
stitute for the Smith resolution, eX
pressing it as the sense of the commit
tee that in remaining in office they
were but obeying the voice of the con
vention which elected them and that il
was their purpose to serve out theil
term.
All the members joined in the de
bate, which became rather acrimonious
The Bradley substitute was adopted
| bv a vote of II tn The committee