Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
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v~uss~r
As the n~~sinT af C~ntral n-ruorr.sie
ciuh. ia Iarzsan. an tAr Tth iassAns.
the following was unaniusuuslr ssis5ptsd.
rsshs C-ntrai n-snn~rsfir Club
Your cummitt-~ "a caa.sai-r the very
small popular rai- az <-n~ral sisctiau.
IN this ~ta;s ansg ~ Suggest hsx and
why she same -haald - .aar~a-sl bog
leave a r-part that we have c.rvfaiiy
lnquirvd .nt.s tals very irnp.r*Anf mat.
Tor ansi snbnit frsv facts an,i figures.
this ul~rv statement IT xhirh. e .
hsp~'i, will tsSnnnssrste th., proprirty
af this aesioa "a the Csufrai Clab.
The ustal rrxisservsf vats ~ tho
Seventh Congressional district IN iSss
vas is.st-. The essal wsts for cssagr~s@
N that district IN i~s- was AsaG The
registered rute - all the disfrirts n
i-ea was Eza5-t, u whish Iua 81 we're
Nhits. ta "a esiorwsl The total vote
a a. sHs ilstricts elr rrassrthers ~ esa-
rr~~= ia t-e- vas 7.E-s. % shirh q. III
we're for the n.maeratie candidates.
A. the sam~ ei.vtisa there T-re only
=. - VOTES cs<t oa the eisstiv- iss,li''i-
arr amendment.
A earvfaliY prepared sabaiatiau %
the entlr- r-gister-.i vote in f-1a sh.syvs
a total n rsa -pt tn. 5aT white. f>rsu
-niar.sL The total vote h,r governor
a. the eis.rsion the same year was 9. p
s7n. sxhich was the highest vute east
t1r any - thr state Offices The pri-
mary vote flr gas-ruur in ssvrute.n
cunntir~ was ~ s1G The primary vote
for Enitsd ~tatrs ssnator IN affy-two
enunties xlas 81 80 The total rruis-
t~r-si vot~ f,rhis~i % Hiads county IN
isau wa. sa--I The total rute flr sJv-
ernur as the xru-ral eiectioa in His.is
euuasy n. same year was only 51N or
!. Sd votes Ie~s than was cast ia ths
primary Cor county ofice-
II there sre sg-s white registered
vsiter~ IN Hints and 500 af these ver-
! cslrt IN a primary. - it not unfortunate
that the vote that must BE- ofiiciali
tabaiafet aad that gs..S into the -v-ar,is
u the country n that cast az the gru-
cral eiertiou.f ID there arr =. - rs.g.
isterrd rufers IN the seventh distract.
why shauld She certified r-suit 90 Hon.
G.. Z. liuoaers eis-fion be a tntai -
a.oau or iessr n C.s- Hsilsrr 'vas the
primary whT shouid not tilas cAaic- ns
rat4firsi "a tae x-a.ral -lssrtionf n the
primary election i~ - GOVERN in the
SELECTION ~ s-ant4dat.ss ffr pahiiu -
tis--, why ssnuld not tbs. iass b. amended
81 A. - require chat the PRIMARY vnss
Ne tabaiafrsi with The sasnr ears A. the
cote az the seneral eirsflnn. and -
acially published, ~ A. "a siiov the gu
tire voting strength II the Sgafs' Why
shnuld u b- matter n continuous
eunment aad inquiry ant explanation
that our rysprrsssn fsstiv yes ssIise their sssaf.
IN congress with only onr-sixth ~ the
Registered sot-e
That tine Derus~sr.fic candidates IN
/ the seven districts will bs. elected lf,l.s
without saying but that they would be
/ pruusi IA reeeive . popular instead % q
ffagmentsary vote all must admit -.
Iet as IA isoa make a new departure
/ frnm the usage that has obtained n our
general elections. and let every quail
ted voter who can % N the polls give
/ expression to his choice of candidates.
[ This Is the more important IN prrsl-
Dental year. when not only the elee-
u8raI vute de4.ids.s. but when there il
uIneh stress land upon the popular vot.
/ Of the whole country. IN the prrsissssn-
tial election of us9s there were Ia.9tt.-
gas votes east for all the candidates.
OF these Mr. Mckinley r-reivei :. 100.
sga. and VI Bryan & sgs.s.s. Had Tn.
more rhan "a. n0a whire Democratic OF
/ Mississippi who stayed away from IN.
/ polls that gear. with propartionat~ non-
voters in all 20 the southern States.
dune their full dutv. Mr. Bryan would
have received the largest popular vote
in ts8a, and the moral effect Of such a
fart wsuid be felt in the present con-
test
We snbmit that it should be our sp--
eial aim. an Dcmoeratic clubs. and a.
/ inaiviliuais. ~ bring out a falI vote. so
L that Nr. BRYAN may know that Missis-
sippi Is for him. first. last and AL th.,
time, that eur eungressmen may not
have 10 spend any ~ their Valuable
time in explaining why their eonatitu-
suts don't vote. and that there may be
a full expression On the two anend-
inents ~ the constitutions that are ta be
a part Of the ballot in November Re-
spestfaIly submitted.