The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-05
The Proceedings Of the Meeting We're
Harmonious Throughout.
A MUNICIPAL DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE CHOSEN.
The Committee Organizes and Calls
Primary on Oct. %.
Mayors Office,
City of Brookhaven, Miss, ],

August 81, 1916.
Pursuant to call previously
published the mass meeting called
to consider the matter of holding
primary elections for municipal
officers, met at 6 p. NJ. this day.
The meeting was called to or
der by M. Mccullough, and after
the object of the meeting was
stated, on motion, PsZ. Jones was
elected chairman and M. McCuI-
Tough secretary, when by motion
the temporary organization was
made permanent.
The following resolutions were
offered by b. T. Hobbs, and
after discussion the same were
adopted unanimously:
Whereas, 1t is desirable and
becoming that the Democrats of
the municipality of Brookhaven
should place themselves in line
and in accord with their white fel-
low-citizens of this State and
County and of other municipal
tiles of Mississippi, by nomInat-
ing and electing their officials
without the aid or participation
of the negro in political affairs;
| Therefore, be it resolved by the
white citizens of the City of
Brookhayen, in mass meeting as
sembled:
1. That it is the sense of this
meeting that a white primary
election should be called before
every regular municipal election
hereafter for the purpose Of nom
mating candidates for all munich
pal Offices to be filled at such
regular municipal elections.
2. That for the proper carry
ing out of this object, the mem
bers of this meeting from the
several wards of the city, are re-
quested to get together, confer
and choose three persons from
their respective wards and report
their names tos this mosting, to
represent the said wards on a
Municipal Executive Committee.
8. That the members of the
Municipal Executive Committee
thus chosen are requested, and it
is made their duty to organize at
once by the election of chair
man and secretary, and as soon
thereafter as practicable take in
hand all matters of detail for the
holding of primary election,
adopting the necessary regula-
tions, appointing managers, ETC.,
to the end that every white resi-
dent within the corporate limits
of the city, entitled to partici-
pate, and every person submitting
his candidacy to the decision of
the primary, shall be on the same
footing and treated with the same
fairness and consideration accord
ed to any other person; that the
Executive Committee shall re-
ceive the returns and declare the
result Of the primary, and in gen
eral discharge all of the duties
and obligations properly devolv-
ing upon Executive Committees
under the State Primary law.
4. That at the Primary Elec-
tion ordered and held under the
direction of the committee chosen
at this meeting, one person shall
be elected from each ward of the
City and one from the City at
large to serve as a member of a
Democratic Municipal Executive
Committee for the ensuing two
years, as provided by law.
5. That all avowed candidates,
and all who may become candi
dates hereafter, for any elective
Office, together with their
friends, are cordially invited and
earnestly urged to join in the
movement TO eliminate the negro
from municipal politics, and work
jim harmony with their white fel-
loW-citizens in the carrying out Of
a policy that can but rebound to
the best interests Of our commu-
nifty at large and the future vel
fare Of our growing and. prosper
Gus little city.
By motion of Mr.. Cassidy, it
was declared the sense Of the
meeting that a Police Justice he
elected by the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen which succeeds the
present board, and that the mu-
Enicipal executive committee chos-
EN- in accordance with the resoIu-
Etions of this meeting be instruct
ed to provide for the nomination
of q candidate for Police Pustice
before such Board Of Aldermen at
the primary election, and that
such board be requested to elect
such candidate.
In accordance With resolution
No. 4 !, the chairman then request
ed the representatives Of each
ward of the city to assemble and
elect three persons as members Of
d Municipal Democratic Execn-
tive Committee and report the
names Of such persons as may be
elected, 10 this mass meeting.