The leader., 1900-05-16
A VIGOROUS PROTEST.
The Washington County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee
Rebels.

cratic Executive Committee
Rebels.
A Resolution Adopted Declaring That the
state Committee Order Is Un-Demo-
cratic, Illegal and Expensive.
A special dispatch from Greenville,
brings the news that at the meeting
of the Democratic executive commit
tee of Washington county, held on the
Sth inst, the committee refused to or
der the primary to select delegates to
the national convention, and select
Presidential electors, on the ground
that such an action would be "un- Dem
ocratic, illegal and expensive" Nine
of the thirteen members Of the COM
mittee we're present when the action
was taken.
The following is copy of the reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted
by the Washington county committee:
Resolved, That this committee does
not deem it advisable at this time, to
appoint officers to hold the primary
election ordered by the State execu-
tive committee for the purpose of
electing delegates to the Democratic
National Convention, and Democratic
electors, for the following reasons:
The order of the State executive COM
mittee is violative of Section 1862 of
the Annotated Code, which reads as
follows:
"3262. Nominations of Presidential
Electors and Delegates to National
Convention-The State executive COM
mittee of any political party, desiring
to place an electoral ticket in the field,
or to send delegates to a national con-
vention, shall give 30 days notice to
county organizations of the time and
place of holding the State convention,
and shall name day on which all the
counties, of the State shall select del
egates.
This order of the committee is un.
precedented in the history Of the Dem.
ocratic party of this State, this section
limiting the power of the State execu-
tive committee to ordering a State
convention for the selection of these
officers, and leaves the method of Sc
lecting delegates to the said conven,
ton to be determined by the county
executive committee; it is violative OF
the fundamental principles of Democ
racy, In that 1t infripges upon the
right of local party government
through county organization; in afford
ing no opportunity to the Democracy
of Mississippi to express itself in con
venti6n assembled ON the current ant
burning issues of the day. in deprivinl
such Democracy of it's time. honoreC
right of stamping with it's approval OIL
disapproval the acts of it's servants
the State executive committee.
The committee, In its order, recog
niZes the right Of the Democracy Of
Mississippi to express its wishes as tt
who shall be its leader in the approach
ing political struggle, but fails to rec
ognize the still more inviolate right OF
that Democracy to express itself as tc
the principles and platform opor
WHICH that struggle shall be made; il
fails to recognize that the battles OF
Democracy have ever been fought fol-
principles, not for men; and therefore
be it further
"Resolved, That we respectfully re
quest the chairman of the State exec
utive committee to reconvene sale
committee. In order that proper steps
may be taken in accordance with stat
ute law and party custom, so that the
State of Mississippi may not be the
only State in the convention to assem-.
BILE at Kansas City, whose Democracy
shall have had no opportunity of voic.
ing its sentiments on the vital ques
tions to be considered by that conyea:
ton, and we earnestly urge the execu
tive committees of the counties
throughout the State to join with us
in this request.
"Resolved further, That the secre
tary of this committee is hereby in
structed 10 send copy of these reso-
lutions to c. G. Miller, chairman of
the State executive commlttae,