The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-05-09
A STATE PRIMARY.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittce Orders One for June
21St.
Presidential Electors and Dele
gates to the Kansas City
Convention to be Chos-
en- by Popular
Vote.
Bryan's Name to be on the Primary Flee
ton Ballots.

their meeting in Jackson, April 3Oth'
with but one dissenting vote. The
only member who favored the Old Con
vention plan was Mr.. Roane, of Gre
NADIA:
"Whereas, The State Democratic Con
vention, at its session in 1892 incor-
porated in the platform of the party
declaration that the representatives
and nominees of the party should be
selected at 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 distinguished
| Chief Executive. In line with the an
nouncement of the State Democratic
platform last adopted, recommended
that legislation be enacted to effect
uate the holding of State primary
elections: and,
"Whereas. this committee are de
sirous without compulsion by law to
meet and carry into effect the plat
form of principles aforesaid touching
the choice of the presidential electors,
and delegates and alternates to the
National Democratic Convention, to
be held in Kansas City on July /, 1900;
| therefore, be it
"Resolyed, That State primary
election is hereby ordered to be held
-, al 10 onnntia., of tho Stata thp
Dist day of June, 1900.
"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, four delegates to the said ma
tional convention to be held at Kan
sas City, and four alternates from the
State at large to said convention.
"Resolved further, That the afore-
mentioned voters in each congress
| ional 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 said
respective districts to the said national
convention, so that there shall be
chosen from each of the seven con
gressional districts one presidential
elector and two delegates and two al
ternates to the said convention.
"Resolved further, That the Demo
cratic executive committee of the sew
eral counties of the State shall give no.
tice to their counties of the time of
holding the primary election aforesaid,
and shall provide for the holding of
said election in each election precinct
manner provided by law for holding
primary elections.
"Resolved further, That the said
county executive committees shall
canvass the returns of said election
within two days after holding the
same, and after 50 canvassing the said
returns they shall Immediately cause
to be forwarded to the chairman and
secretary of the committee at Jackson,
Miss, tabulated statement of the re-
suit thereof.
Resolved further, That this com
mittee be assembled in the Senate
Chamber at jackson at l. o'clock noon
on the 9th day of June, 1900, to can
vass the returns and declare the result
of said election, and that the two per-
sons receiving the highest number of
votes for presidential electors for the
State att large be declared nominees of
the party for said office; that the one
person receiving the highest number
of votes for elector in the several con-
gressional districts be declared the
nominee for the elector from the said
districts respectively; that the four
persons receiving the highest number
of votes throughout the State for del
egates at large to the said Kansas City
convention; that the four persons re
ceiving the highest number of votes
throughout the State for alternates,
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highest vote in each of the congress-
ional districts as'delegates from each
of said districts, aud the two persons
receiving the highest number of votes
in each of said congressional districts
as alternates, shall each and all be de-
clared the choice of the party for dele
gates and alternates at large and for
delegates and alternates from the sew
eral districts aforesaid to represent
the Democracy of the State of Missis,
sippi in the said national convention.
"Resolved further, That in order
that the party throughout the State
may have the privilege of expressing
their choice for the Democratic nom
inee of the party for President of the
United States, the Secretary of this
committee is directed to cause to be
placed upon the tickets to be voted in
said election the name of VIM. j. Bryan
and the names of any other persons
who may be candidates for said nom
ination.
"Resolved further, That all persons
who may desire to become candidates
for any of the positions above named
shall request the secretary of this
committee in writing to have their
names placed on said tickets for the
respective positions they desire to fill,
but all such requests shall be filed
with the Secretary of State at least
fifteen days before the holding of the
said election, and as soon as the time
shall expire for the filing of the names
or candidates the said Secretary shall