Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-07-07
MEET ING OF THE DEMO
CRATICE EXECUTIVE COM
MITTFE.

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NIT TEE.
At a meeting Of the Democratic
Executive Committee of the town
of Oxford, held on the 18th of
June 1904; it was resolved as fol-
lows:
1. That double primary elec-
tons for the nomination of Demo-
cratic candidates for the offices
of Mayor, Marshal, Treasurer
and five Aldermen for the town
of Oxford; to be voted for in the
December election, 1904, shall be
held as follows: The first primary
on Tuesday, the 9th day of Sept.
1904; and the second primary on
Tuesday, the 4th day of Oct. 1901.
2. That the Mayor, Marshal,
Treasurer and one Alderman
from the town at large, shall be
voted for in said primary by the
white Democratic qualified voters
of the town at large; and that one
alderman from each of the four
wards, shall be voted for by the
white Democratic qualified yo-I
ters of their respective wards.
3. That all candidates for mayor
marshal, treasurer and aldermen
for the town at large, shall be Pc
titioned to become candidates by
at least twenty-five white quail
! fed voters of said town, who shall
have the right to participate in
said primary; and that each can
didate for alderman from a ward
of the town, shall be petitioned
to become candidate by at least
ten qualified voters of his ward,
having the right to participate in
said primary. And that said Pc
tons shall be filed with the Sec
rotary of this committee on or be-
4 fore tbs 10th day of September
preceding said first primary. The
name of no candidate will be
placed on the tickets to be voted
for in either of said primaries,
unless said petitions as above re-
quired are filed with the Secreta-
ry as herein provided.
| 4. All candidates for mayor,
| marshal, treasurer and aldermen
at large, shall, on or before the
Goth day of September 1904, de-
post with the secretary of this
committee one dollar each; and
all candidates for Aldermen from
the several wards, shall, on Oh
before the same day, deposit the
sum of 90 cents each with the
secretary of this committee
which deposits shall constitute {
fund TO defray the expenses O.
said primaries.
5. Said primaries shall be held
in the Circuit Clerks office in The
court house in the town of Oxford
: between the hours of a. M, ant
} 5 p. M, on the respective days
and shall be conducted by Judge:
and clerks to be appointed by this
committee; and in each of sale
I primaries, all duly qualified white
Democratic electors of the towr
of Oxford shall have the right Il
vote; and none others.
6. Said primary elections shall
} be held and conducted in the
same manner as primary elec-
tons under the State primary
election laws; and if candidate
for any particular office shall re-
ceive majority of all the votes
cast for such office, then there
will be no second primary as to
that office; but in the event that
no candidate for any particular
office, receive such majority, then
the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for such
office will be the only candidates
who will be voted for in said Sec
ond primary, for such office. And
all matters not specified herein
shall be regulated and decided in
accordance with the State law on
primary elections.
! 7. The Democratic Executive
| Committee shall on the day fol-
10 wing each primary, meet and
canvass their returns, and declare
the result of said election; and
the persons declared by the ex-
ecutive committee to be elected
in such primaries, shall be the
Democratic nominees for the re-
spective offices so declared.
S. All candidates voted for in
either of said primaries, and all
voters participating in either of
said primaries, shall be pledged
to support the nominations de-
clared by said primary.
F. M. SHOWERS,
Chairman.
S. H. LOGAN,