The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-08-04
LATE PRIMARY ELECTION.
The Frauds of Warren, C,ahoma and
Issaquena Discussed.
The Carthagenian Does Not Mince
Words In Referring to Thence
Strong and Ringing Edi-
toriaI

Under the heading, II, rseoI
Evil" the Carthagenian made tht
following Indictment against thu
State Executive Committee anC
the ballot box suffers of the Deltt
counties:
When the State Democratic exc
cutive committee, by its its de-
parturc from established party
precedents and its violation of the
primary election law, perpetuated
itself IN power, il was suggested
by various papers that the pur-
poses underlying its extraordinary
action was not of character to
commend itselef to the people of
the Stale when the nature thereof
came to be properly understood.
The assiduity with which certain
men sought proxies from the
regular members of that com
mlttee, when taken in connection
with 4he usurpation of power in
appointing an executive commit
tee for the eighth judicial district
when that district had a commit
tee already named by the several
counties which composed it Just
lifted the belief that the commit
tee in perpetuating itself ia power
had an eye to the control OF the
election OF the judges, which at
the time OF its May meeting, it
was generally supposed would oc-
cur in 1902. What advantage the
committee would have derived
from its continuance IN power
may be readily inferred when it
is remembered that any DISPUTES
or contested nomination in the
several districts would have come
before the State committee for
final determination.
But there was another reason
which might have impeIled the
proxy State committee to adopt
the course 1t did. 1t may have !
wanted to control the party ma
ohinery in the general State cleo
ton fl 7 State and county officials
in 1908.
Yet another motive appears to
have actuated the jealous proxies
md members who took part in
the extraordinary performance in
May, and this had reference to the
delegates to The National Demo-
cratic convention, just why the
honorary position of delegate
should have been sought with such
lyidlty we cannot conceive I'M
ess it be that some men wanted
% go to that convention nninstruc-
ed and for the purpose of trading
md to accomplish some purely
selfish ends. lhe prompt and in
lignant action OF the Democracy
is voiced in the convention of
June 9TH seems to have cast
Hamper upon the ardor of the
self seeking politicians, and large
y paralyzed their lnlquitous de-
signs. Those who aspired to 90
% the National convention were
'fraid to face the storm of popu-
ar disapprobation which their
peculiar methods had evoked, and
senator Sullivan was the only
nan whose name was commonly II
connected with the action of the
State executive committee, and
Who defended the action of that
who had the gall to Of
er as Il candidate for delegate.
Recent developments indicate
hat wholesale frauds were per-
,etrated in the efforts to elect
sullivan, and to defeat Col. Hi
1enry, who SO calamity fought
he usurpation of power by the
State committee. In Warren
ounty the primary election is
,nown to have been fraudulenly ,
onducted for the purpose of elect q
ng Sullivan and beating Henry. t
n .lssaquena county, where but 1859 t
White voters are registered, Sui. a
wan was reported as receiving d
81 votes and Henry but 4. In b
'oahoma county, where if any
lection at al was held not above V
0 votes were cast, the secretary
f the county executive committee
ertlfed that Sullivan received
10 votes and Henry but 0.
This is remarkable showing. Z
hat Senator Sullivan should have A
'celved yl9 votes out of total
less than so votes polled proves
9yond question that he is strong
the matter of primary votes.
e has certainly achieved distinc- IL
had it thrust upon him te
1t these things can be done in 81
imary, affecting an honorary
lce, Inen Jney can Oe uOne IN any
her primary for the selection of =.
" other officer, from governor 81
wn to constable. A primary in,
,ction IN Mississippi practically
cides who shall fill tn office to pc
itch it relates. ". W.
If the State executive commit t tl,'
takes no steps to investigate The
frauds IN issaquena and Goa q
ne, il VIII bY such refusal be- ne ne
ne q party thereto, The per- {
rators of the frauds should be OF
It to the penitentiary ifpossibIe. =,
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Bankrupt Notice.
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