The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-28
PROCEEDING OF DISTRICT Exc
CUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The Democratic Executive Committee was
called 10 order In the city hall last tuesday al
Ix'% p m. by It's chairman MT. Harry ioste
OF warren The roll call az mrmbers by
secretary Gillespie was made, when revealed
the met that only 10 regular members OF the
committee was present the rest being hlled by
proxy.
Hon, j, ID, Thames. of Warren offered reso-
milton asking for n plurality primary TO be
hold on the II day Of June lDl (only white
legally qualified vote ~ allowed TO participate
10 eject n cOngTessM ian and district executive
committee. The Committee 10 convene at
| Vlcksburg on June 10 TO canvass vote ana de-
care nominee and new committee rs sent In
| OF June.
There was o Substitute offered TO this resolu-
lion by Mr.. j. l.. Gillespie Of Lenore, asking
| for primary on 10 June and the candidate re-
ceiving majority OF the votes cast shall be the
choice OF the co auty In which election is held
| In these counties where no candidate receiving
q majority OF otes cast II second primary be-
| tween the two candidates receiving the hight
est number OF votes in first primary shall be
held on 23rd day of June 1900
Inc candidate who receives The majority of
votes OF county has the right to appoint dele
gates or county to District Convention to be
Delu---On ---the--0f--lOW AMI del
egates SO appointed shall cRst votes Of their
respective counties.
A motion was then made by Mr. Thames Of
warren TO table substitute The vote was
siar'ed when nj r lerger of Washington asked
That both be reread and after reading moved
thar the resolution OF Mr.. Thames be tabled,
Hon. II. n. Sudder of Nichsburg then arose
and made speech against the amendment on
grounds that the people wanted a primary
instead of convention and asked chairman to
decide motion before house. Chairman Yoste
declG cd that the vote was on tne tabllng the
substitute, and after the roll call by counties
the vote was announced a tie ID 10 49, Com
mitteeman Marks OF Quitman Then stated
he mad letter from Mr.. Clark the other dele
gate from Qutman addressed TO Hon. g. q.
Humphreys IN regard TO how his vote be cast
And asked that the Secretary read it.. This
was opposed us 1t was private correspondence.
Mr.. Humphreys was sent for and made his
appearance in the hail aud the letter re-
ferred TO was handed BIN by Mr.. Marks. Az
ter reading same Mr.. Hum bhreys stated 10
Committee that Dr.. Claf, had sent him his
proxy without any directions rs TO how it
should be vOted and wthout placing any re-
shictlons on lie holder thereof and that while
he and his friends favored The lime honoI ed
convention OF the Democratic party as a method
for nomlna ing candidates. he desired TO take
no advantage 0IDr Clark's absence and would
not have vote of Or Claiks cast contrary to his
wishes, as expressed in said letter. even ifin
so doing 1t woud insure TIE method of nomi-
nation, desired by him and his friends, nor
even If he knew that il would insure his nOmi-
nation and election TO Cong ess from this dis
hict He Therefore requested MI. Lark.n, the
holder of Dr. C.ark's proxy, TO change his vote
and cast it as directed in Dr. Clark S letter-as
was done,
Amendment was the declared lost by vote "A
to r. MIR. Carr of COahoma not voting,
Mr.. Percy then offered an amendment to re-
solution offered by Mr.. Thames asking for
majority primary June 26th, between two re-
ceiving highest number votes and Committee
declare result June 90
MIR. Thames moved to table amendment,
A vote was then taken which resulted in O tie
by chairmans vote 10 and l3, MIR Carr not
voting. Motion to table was lost.
Mr.. Percy then asked for vote on the
amendment which resulted IN its adoption by
good majority, and afterwards made unani-
nous
he meeting then on motion ado urned