The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-12
mo. L. HEBRON,
County Executive Committee Meeting


ocratic party. Election November 19C
County Executive COMMITTEES Meetin
The Democratic Executive Commi
zee OF washington county Mississippi
met. pursuant to call of the Chairma
tnereof, at the Office of Leroy Percy
IN the city Of Greenville, at lively
o'clock M. on May 9Th 1900.
Fresent: LeRoy Percy, Chairman
=. II. Yerger and Jno L. Hebron Jr.
10y proxy members for the county a
large: For first district, Jno. H. Gage
" D. Winter, proxy; second distric
=. ). Henry, by proxy; third distric
yam B. Boddie; fouth district G. G
johnson; fifth district E. w. Scott anc
B. q. Winter.
The Chairman stated that the object
OF the meeting of the committee was tc
take action on order of the State Exc.
cutlve Committee calling a primary
election to be held on the 21st of June,
70 nominate delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Kansas
City, &c.
IhereupOn, the following resolution
was offered by Mr.. Van B. Boddie, and
unanimously adopted.
Resolved that this committee does
not deem it advisable at this time, to
appoint officers to hold the primary
election ordered by the State Executive
committee for the purpose of electing
delegates to the Democratic National
convention and Democratic electors,
Tor the following reasons:
The order OF the State Executive
rommittee Is violative of Section 1862
OF the Annotated Code, which reads as
follows:
1882. Nominations of Presidential
Electors and Delegates to National
Convention. The State Executive
Committee of any political party, de-
siring to place an ELECTORAL ticket in |
the field, or to send delegates to |
national convention, shall give IS days
notice to county organizations of the |
Time and place OF holding the state con-
vention, and shall name day on which
al the counties of the state shall select
delegates"
Inc order OF the committee is unpre-
cedented in the history of the Demo-
cratic party OF this state, this section
uniting the power of the state execu-
tive committee to ordering a statecon-
vention for the selection of these
Omcers, and leaves the method of Sc
Letting delegates to the said conven- +
Con to be determined by the county
executive committees; it is violative Of
the fundamental principles of Democ- I
racy, In that it infringes upon the right
OF local party government through t
county organization; In affording no
opportunity to the Democracy of Mis-
sissippi to express itself in Convention C
assembled on the current and burn ~
ing issues of the day; in depriving such
Democracy of its time-honored right a
d stamping with it's approval or dis /;
approval the acts of its servant. the -
state Executive Committee. The Com Y
nlttee, In its order, recognizes the +,
light OF the Democracy of Mississippi 70
o express its wishes as to who shall be b.
Is leader in the approaching political w
truggie, but fails to recognize the "
till more inviolate right of that Dem er
Grey to express itself as to the princi- ~,
les and platform upon which that *
cruggle shall be made; it fails to recog-
lie that the battles of Democracy ~
ave ever been fought for principles, "
OF for men, de
,at we resnectni ne =. l1r..eI resolved fa
ian OF the State Executive Committee to
reconvene said Committee in order
lat proper steps may be taken in ac- LII
,rdance with statute law and party blu
lstom, so that the State of Mississippi
ay not be the only state in the conven-
On to assemble at Kansas City, whose Use
emocracy shall have had no opportun- 49,
OF voicing its sentiments on the vital pu
Ieetions to be considered by that con- his
ntion, and We earnestly urge the Ex. a.
ut1ve Committees of the counties tns
roughout the State to join with us in gOt
Is request.
RESOLVED further, That the secretary WI
this committee is hereby instructed fac
send copy OF these resolutions to +o,
Y. Miller, Chairman of the State Ex- W
1tiye Committee. .... ain
IN motion the committee adjourned. nov
The action of the Wash1ngtt5a:9 CIV
unity Executive COMMITTEES: last felt
esday will no douht;f3celHeSt he sVin
lsure of some of oirSstate fjG. war
cal editors and potiHciaas gia,t BIZ: i i
refusal to call the jlf;iiiinary leellsty
ctiOn in this colhty>$Sb0t | futl
every kicker there viii BE- TWO fpe0]
'porters. Gold-bugism Wifi colt
doubt, be their cry, but we clotI
IT the fact that this committee man
Oh decided that question > had peoI
one out-spoken gold-bpg IN two
Will choke them off before they cite
r
nst their sheet or voice in their factC
mpt to bring prejudice against ter I
Democratic action. The inter- NJ
Of the party in Mississippi isl citzt
convention where the party 81. 90
ers and Democrats can get to- in a
or and by uniting on a plat Such
!, strengthen the party in the mean
}. The fight of four years citize
g not the fight Of today. Sill. 4 Mr.
the leading issue then is set cottoI
by Imperialism and Trusts factor
:. Democracy, by the cali that {
+ this convention has moth, Mr..
lose but ali to gain, and we lest CT
the committee viii get to- the SUI
I and'gjve the State Demo this 70
Convention. an ope
- doing Q
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