The leader., 1900-06-13
County Democratic Executive
Meeting. Primary Election or""r"
June 81.

of the Democratic ENtCuiiNC Yum
mittee of Lincoln County. the Com
mittee met in the office of the Chalr-
man in Rrookhaven at 2:O O'Clock +.
NJ. June 2nd, 1900, The chairman
Hon. II. Cassidy. being unable TO at
tend the meeting of the committee
because of illness. Isaac Smith, Esq,
was elected temporary chairman OF
the Committee.
On motion the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Lincoln County, assembled
this the 2nd day of June i'll pursuance
TO notice by the Chairman, express
their unaltered allegiance to the party
and to its principles. They express
their faith in the patriotism and states
manship embodied and set forth III
the platform adopted by the National
Democratic convention held III Chi
ergo in ls.6 and they declare their
unaltered loyalty to the nominee of
that convention. The Committee de
clare their allegiance to the platform
Of principles adopted by the State
Democratic Convention which assem-
BLEED i'm jackson in 1899 and the action
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee in its honest and patriotic
effort to carry out the principles there
announced. and repudiate any sug-
10 ha nf
hat body to perpetuate itself i'll office,
and this committee expresses its con
tidence in the patriotism and integrity
of the members of that committee.
And whereas. the Democratic State
Executive Committee. i'll pursuance Of
the resolution of the State convention
held in 1899, having ordered primary
election for presidential electors and
delegates and alternates to the Demo
cratic National Convention at Kansas
City on July 4th 1900: therefore. be it
Resolved. That a Democratic pri-
mary election is hereby ordered to be
held in Lincoln County on the DIST
day of June. 1000, to select delegates
and alternates to the Democratic
National Convention at Kansas City.
and for candidates for presidential
electors:
Resolved further, That at said pri-
mary election each qualified white
Democratic voter shall be entitled to
express his choice for two nominees
for presidential electors for the State
at large and one presidential elector
for the 18th Congressional District,
four delegates to the National Con
vention to be held at Kansas City from
the State at large, and four alternates
from the State at large two delegates
and two alternateS from the 9TH Con
gresSiOnal District.
Be it further resolved. That this
Committee meet on the BIRD day of
June at II NJ. o'clock to canvass the
returns of said election
Whereas, The Democratic Executive
Committee of the 9TH Congressional
District, having called a convention to
select IA candidate for congress from
said district to be held ON Aug l4th,
1900, at Jackson, Miss, and having
fixed the time for the selection of del
egates to such convention on the llth
of august, 1900;
Therefore. be it Resolved That "A
mass meeting of the Democratic quail
fled white voters of said county is
hereby called to meet at the Court
House of Lincoln County at II NJ
o'clock on the 18th day of August, 1900,
to select delegates to the Congress
sional District Convention to be held
in Jackson Miss, as hereinbefore
stated.
On motion the following persons
were appointed to hold the primary
election on June Dist, 1900 to-wit:
BroOkhaven IT. A. Willoughby, |.
Abrams, and j. o. Boadwee. managers:
G.. G. Lyell, j. B. Hardy, Clerks; Hardy
Magee, Bailiff.
Montgomery j. Marion Case. John
Chandler, Hugh Nations, managers: h.
f. Furr, Albert Davis. Clerks: Floyd
Middleton, Bailiff.