The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-07-09
cIaIborne Co. Il. conn. Meeting.

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Claiborne Co. Ex. Com. Meeting.
The Democratic Executive committel
Of Claiborne Co Miss, met at the cour
house In Port Gibson at ago O'Clock D
m. on Monday, July 9Th. 1908. and wal
called to order by chairman II. c
MOunger.
The following named members were
present:
From District I-E, ]. Smith. M. A
Fisher. R. A. Owen, II B. Pegram.
From District &c. c. GOA
From District 81 A Regan, S Bag
nell. J. B. Benton.
From District &c. L. VIII, @. w
Robertson.
From District ST. o. Mckay. 7. P
Martin.
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas II Is the sense of this com
mittee that our primary election Law
contempIates that primary elections are
TO be held according 10 the rules govern
ing general elections, and
Whereas in general elections we have
only one voting place in each supervis.
or's district,
Therefore be it resolved, That provis.
ions be made for holding primary elec-
;ions al the followed named places:
In District AT Port Gibson.
IN District PAT Iugleside.
In District 3-At Rocky Springs.
In District 4-At HermanviIle.
In District Sat Martin.
On motion, il was ordered that the
FIRST primary be held on August sixth,
and that the second be held on August
27th, 1908.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed to hold both primaries
AT Port Gibson-Iohn Kelley, John
NJ. Euglesiug, 7. ?. Magruder, judges
]. P. Magruder, custodian OF tickets
Herman Marx, John d. Annette, clerks
NJ. 9. Herman, bailiH.
Al ngleside-Sessions Morehead, d.
Humphreys, DR.. N. A. GuIce, judges
Sessions Morehead. custodian Of tickets.
Ben Morehead. c. c. Goza, clerks T.
d. Willis. bsihf.
Al Rocky Springs-J. K. Highlander,
]. Z. Hutchius. Sr., c. II. Flood, judges
J. K. Highlander. custodian OF tickets
W. L Parker. E " Haring. clerks; W
L Mccay, bailif.
At Hermanville-W. L. Short, A. J.
Cameron. F. R. Holloway, judges A
]. Cameron, custodian of tickets John
Gradick, c. w. Moore, clerks; I. b
limerick. bailif.
At Martin-c. B. Darden, A. J. Chap.
man, B. f. Hynum, judges A. 7. Chap
man. custodian of tickets; W. L. Allen,
Thomas Hartley, clerks; J. R. Hening-
ton, bailif.
Secretary ]. N. Brashear was desig.
mated as the one to receive all remit
lauces FROM candidates.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That all candidates for state
off Is, state district Offices, county off,
ces, state senate. and fioater representa-
tive he charged one dollar each, and
that candidates for beat Offices be
charged 6fly cents each.
It was moved and carried that the
chair appoint a committee Of one from
each district to see that the poll book,
ballot box, aud booths are carried 10 bis
voting place aud returned.
In accordance with the above the fol-
lowing named gentlemen were appoint
ed:
From District IL. ] Smith.
From District &c. c. Goza.
From District 3-W. c. Hicks.
From District 4-C. L. Will.
From District 81. Z. Mckay.
On motion the chair appointed E. J.
Smith, c. c. Goza and c. L. VIII a COM
mittee Of three to meet a similar com
mittee to be appointed by the executive
committee Of Jefferson county to canvass
the votes cast in the two counties for
state senator and foaler representative,
and make returns thei eof
It was moved aud carried that this
committee fill all vacancies caused by
resignation of any Of its members.
The following members then rendered
their designations which were accepted /:
H.B. Pegram. S. Baguell, J. A. Re.
gan, 9. w. Robertson aud J. P. Martin.
R. c. Valentine was elected to the
place made vacant By Mr.. Pegram's res
ignation Harry Mccarthy was elected
to succeed ]. A. Regau; R. c. Lum was
elected to succeed S. Sagneli w. L.
Short was elected to succeed G. W. Rob
ertsou; il. Msrler was elected to sue
ceed ]. P. Martin.
There being no further business. the
meeting adjourned.
H. c. MoUNGER. Chm.
7. N. BRASHEAR, Sec'y.
Night Was Her Terror.