The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-07
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COMMITTEE Is ON RECORD,


Our State Executive Committee
has placed itself on record as being
opposed to the election of a new
committee and confirms the truth
of the charge that it proposed to
perpetuate itself. The action
taken yesterday settles the matter
beyond even the possibility of a
| aoqbt; and, furthermore, the reso-
lutions adopted by the committee
proves that the committee is to
be nothing but returning board
and to be supreme in all State
elections. According to the ac-
ton of this committee the Demo-
Gratis in the State of Mississippi
WILL have no voice in naming their
State officers. The committee has
demonstrated that it can handle
these matters with the greatest
ease. We can commend the com
mittee upon one thing-lts su-
preme self sufiiciency. How Il
body of men, in the face of unani-
nous condemnation and whole
sale reputation could have the
conscience to vote down q resolu-
ton providing for State conven-
ton to be held in September for
the purpose of electing new COM
mlttee or re-electing the present
committee beyond the pale of hu-
man connection. The events OF
the past several weeks have de-
monstrated beyond peradventure
that the resolution adopted by the
committee on April 30 was not
accepted by the Democrats of the
State. The prospective candi-
dates for national convention glory
failed to materiaIize. The Jack
son conference of June came to
the assistance of the committee
and plugged up q ticket to be
voted on June 81. The result of
that miserable excuse for an cleo
tion-the plurality primary
serves to show that the majority
If the democrats repudiated the
whole thing.
Compared to the number of
qualified electors in this State the
number voting in the plurality
primary failed to amount to more
han a coporal's guard. 1t is pref
y liberal to say that favored the {
plurality scheme. The majority a
If the Democrats in this State ]
prefer and demand a State conven- !
ion in all presidential years, as s.
veil as In those years when the
'arty nominees for State officers I
re named. The majority is I'M :
lterably opposed to the departure
rom the written and unwritten =
Tvs of the party In this and every Il
Their State in the Union. 1t IS v
to believe that the ~ y
laiority of the Democrats in this y
tate will submit to such shame. ~
SIS proposition, and we are CON o. =:
dent that the State committee u
Id its advisers will be brought to ~ ~
ok long before the next State y y
Impaign is on. The State COM Y
ittee has demonstrated that it -
opposes to be the whole Demo u
attic party in this State. Charges w
fraud in elections are laughed ~
ide and the committee will de- VI
are who has been elected and q
no has been defeated. Will the
of this State stand for 60
isl Ames was outsted and the IA,
embers OF the State executive &
will find that the Demo A
atic electors of this day are free pIs
m and and cannot be shackled len
enslaved by a set of Dema- for
CUES. The peace of the party bee
been DISTURBED by the action dul
his committee and the Demo the
is of this State will face the let
It for their independence. goo
nocrat and Courier. rec,