The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-06-26
Proceedings State Executive
Committee.

In order that our readers NAV
have a thorough understanding of
the doings of the Democratic State
executive committee last Monday
we reproduce the proceedings in
full as reported by telegraph TO
the New Orleans Times Democrat:
jackson. June >22.-The State
Democratic executive committee
met here today and fixed August
9Th as the date for holding the first
primary election for Senatorial.
State. district and county officers
The committee met little after
Ii o'clock in the Senate cham ber
of the old capitol. Soon after roll
call Hon. L. X. Maxwell took the
floor and rendered his resignation
He was a candidate for Auditor
and did not think he should par
ticipate in any action that might
remotely affect his candidacy. 1t
was accepted and James > Near
thy chosen in his stead. K. l..
Bradley, candidate for railroad
commissioner, resigned and Sid
ney McLaurin was elected to his
seat. George G. Myers, candidate
for supreme court clerk. resigned
and was succeeded by Lester G..
FAINT. 5. ID. McNair's resignation
made place for ID. NJ Miller. DR..
O. b. Quin presented the resigna-
ton of Judge Price which was &C
cepted and DIR. Quin was elected
to the seat.
Jordan Boone suggested that
the chairman read the answer the
answer he had received from the
supreme court to his request for
an unofficial opinion on the ques-
ton of how long voter had to be
registered to participate in the
primary election. Secretary Cor
don then read a follows:
Meridian. June ID. 1903.
Hon. A Ii. Whitfield, Chief Jus
tice; Hon. S. Calhoun and Hon.
j. II. Price. Justices of the SUI
preme Court, jackson. Miss;
Dear Sirs-l have been re-
quested by mem bers of the State
Democratic executive committee
to ask the judges of the supreme
court for their construction of that
part of the primary election la \
respecting the qualifications OF
persons offering to vote in the pri-
mary elections to be held in Au-
gust next. Inasmuch as the exec
utive committee will be asked and
required to pass upon the matter
involved, | would be glad if the
Judges of the supreme court, if
taey can with propriety do SO,
would give the committee their
opinion upon the following ques-
tons, involving the eligibility Of
voters at the primary election, to-
wit:
Does the act require that per
sons otherwise qualified. Offering
to vote, shall have been registered
four months before the date on
which the primary election is held.
in order to be eligible to vote al
said primary election, or will ev-
cry person otherwise qualified be
eligible to vote at the primary cleo
ton who shall have been registered
four months before the general
election in November. but not be-
fore the primary election.
&c. J. MILLER. Chmn, Etc"
jackson, June Is, 1903.
Hon. G.. j. Miller, Chairman, Meri-
dian, Miss:
Dear Strive were consulted
by the Attorney General in refer
ence to the matter which you in
quire about, before he gave out
his opinion. 1t is only necessary
to say that we think the opinion of
the Attorney General states the
law correctly.
"A. Fl. Whitfield. ). S Calhoun.
j. H. Price (per A. II. Whittield) !,
Judges of the Supreme Court"
This gave rise to a lively debate.
Mr.. Boone regretted that the Su-
preme Court had ever been asked
about the matter. He said he had
Gonna v,ponopoI 10 oil NIT tboSo ubo