The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-06-24

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Electors. Each county shall be en-
titled, in the State convention, to a
number of votes equal to double its
representation in the House of Repre-
sentatives. The delegates are to be
selected by county delegate conven-
tions, to be held in each county. Del
egates shall be apportioned equally
among the supervisors districts of the
county, or each precinct in the county
Shall have representation in the coun-
ty delegate convention of its party in
proportion to the votes cast at the
preceding Presidential election for it's
party candidates. The delegate con-
vention of each county shall choose a
county executive committee, consist
ing of three members from each super
viSor'S district, us above provided, who
shall hold for four years, unless their
successors shall be sooner chosen in II
primary election to be held in the
county. In the event of an executive
committee being so elected or named,
in primary election, it shall hold for
four years from that time District
executive committees shall hold until
the next succeeding district election
year after they are appointed. All the
present executive committees now act
ing shall continue until their sue
cesSorS are chosen, as herein provided.
Executive committees for judicial and
congressional districts, having none,
may be appointed by the various
executive committees of the counties
composing such district.
Election to be Held for Executive Com
mittee.
SEC. 4 Whenever there are two
executive committees in any county
claiming recognition as the regular
executive committee of the same poIiti
Cal party, the State Executive Com
mittee of that party may, after giving
thirty days notice, order Il primary
election, to be held under the Primary
Election Law. GU such date as it. may
name, for the purpose of selecting Il
new executive committee of that party
for that county, and may appoint Il
sub committee from its own member
ship to appoint the election officers, to
receive the returns, and TO conliuct the
primary election. Each faction shall
have fair representation at each pre-
cinct. The conclusion of the State
Executive Committee as to the result
or The election shall be hual.
Dates for Holding Primaries.
SEC. 5. The first primary shall not
be held earlier than the 1st day and
not later than the 10th day of August
on ii date to be fixed by the State
Executive @ mmittee, and the second
primary shall be h-id three weeks after
the date of the first primary, except
that the first primary election for the
nomination of Congressman shall be
held not earlier than the Goth day OF
August and not later than the lSt day
of September, on II date to be fixed by
the respective district executive com
mittees, and the second primary shall
be held three weeks after the date OF
the first primary; provided, it becomes
necessary, under the provisions of this
Act, to hold second primary
Majority of Popular Vote to Nominate
Nomination where no Candidate
Receives Majority.
Any candidate who receives major
ity of the popular vote cast for the
office for which he is a candidate. il
the first primary, shall be the nominee
of the party for such office. In CASE
of a State, or of a district office, if nc
candidates receive a majority of such
popular vote i'll the first primary, then
if the candidate who received the high
est popular vote for such office, re
ceived majority of the electoral vote
by giving to each county the same
electoral vote that it has representa-
ton on the district executive com
mittee, and by giving the electoral vote
of the county to the candidate having
the highest popular vote in the coun
ty, he shall be declared the nominee
Names to be Submitted to Second Primary
For those offices, if any, for which