The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
Meeting of County Executive Com
mittee.


tive committee of the democratic
party was held at the Court
House last Friday morning with
the following present: Capt w.
w. HUMPHREYS. chairman; z. 2.
Landrum. secretary; G. r. Cox,
Dist. No. /; G.. Y. Banks. t. Fl.
Sharp. Dist. No. ?: Joe Harris
and F. N. Vaughan, Dist. No. B.;
L. A. Vaughan. w. A. Love from
Dist. No. 4; 7. r. Evans and J.
G. Hackleman. Dist. No. ).
Capt. HUMPHREYS called the
committee to order and stated
the object of the meeting was to
formally order the county pri-
maries for the nomination of
State and county officers and to
dispose of such other matters
as incidentally came before the
session.
The date of holding the pri-
maries was considered and the
committee unanimously decided
to hold the county primaries up
on the dates decided upon by the
State executive committee, Tues
day, August 9th; second primary
TO occur on Tuesday. August
9th.
After fully discussing the mat
ter it was resolved and carried
that all white electors who will
be qualified to vote in the general
election in November shall be
allowed to vote in the August
primaries, the committee decid-
ing to follow the ruling of the
State executive com mittee in
this matter absolutely.
The question of cost assess
ment against candidates for the
printing Of tickets, distribution
of boxes etc. came up for candi-
dates and the following assess
ments were agreed upon and or
dered County candidates S1.00;
United States and State district
offices so cents: county beat Off
GERS so cents.
z. p. Landrum was elected to
receive the assessments of can
didates and to formally notify
the State executive committee s
action.
Upon motion, it was ordered
that the names of candidates be
printed upon the tickets in alpha
betical order.
Upon motion it was ordered
that the Column bus DISPATCH be
ordered to print the tickets and
furnish the same to the execu-
tive committee.
The following officers were ap-
pointed to conduct both prima-
rieS:
DISTRICT No. l.
Jim Caruthers, F. J. Ussery, A. G.
Hearon, Judges: J. r. Leary. A. L.
Myers, Clerks; \. p Presley, Peace
Officer.
DISTRICT No. ,.
E. r. Sherman. Walter Weaver, r.
c. Belts, Judges; /. H. Sykes, John
Beard Clerks; ~. p Mahon, Peace
Officer
DISTRICT No. ,.
LEBANON A. Stinson, J. H.
Bishop, NJ. N Franks, Judges; E. H.
Goyne, w. r. Phillips, Clerks; a. L.
Dawes, Peace Officer.
OLD ZION A. Salter, p NJ. Hal
bert, J. c. Golding. Judges; w. B.
Richey, H. L. Davis, Clerks; J. Hol-
loway, Peace Officer.
DISTRICT No. t.
CRAWFORD DIR. w. c. Lawrence,
w. A. Hartman, J. S. Nance, Judges;
Charles Kier. D. p Brooks, Clerks;
r. A. Barclay, Peace Officer.
TRINITY-R. b. Hardy, J. NJ. Bry-
an, Jack Cox. Judges: J. T. W.
Hairston, J. n. Bailey, Clerk: J. l..
Fancher. Peace officer.
DISTRICT No. ).
CoBB's SWITCH r. Thomas, G.
D. S. Bragg, W. G. Evans, Judges;
Jim Watson, ". r. Moody, Clerks:
Robert Sloan, Peace Officer.
MAYHEM. D. Burgin, S. D.
Thrower, Judges: w. H. Caster, L.
G. Anderson, Clerks: J. A Lamb,
Peace Officer.
ARrEsIA- r. Smith, F. A.
Rowan, J. n. Roberts, Judges; VIM.
Locke, Jim Harvey, Clerks; j. Y.
Mitchell, Peace Officer.
There being no further busl-
ness the committee adjourned to
meet on August 8th at Court
House for the purpose of can
the vote Of the first pri-