Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1907-09-06
PETITION REFUSED
Chairman Brown win Not Call Meeting
OF Committee,

more or less suppressed excitement
since the executive committee met
the next day after the last primary,
was again brought before the public
last Monday.
In order to tell connectedly the
proceedings of last Monday brief
synopsis of proceeding events must be
given. 1t was generally understood
by those present when the polls closed
that the vote for sheriff at Love in
the last primary was 20 for Bar
bee and 80 for Lauderdale. The bal
lots and tally sheet from that precinct
showed, however, that the vote was
13 for Barbee and 81 for Lauderdale.
With this evidence before them the
executive committee declared Mr..
Lauderdale the nominee.
Last week Mr.. Barbee secured afi-
davits from j. r. Gaines and J. L.
Aldridge, two of the managers of the
election at Love, and E. J. Mum, one
of the clerks, that the result was 90
and 80. J. d. McEroy, the other
manager, said he die not remember
the result, and L. Mosby, tie other
clerk, refused to sign statement of
any kind.
Last Monday number of citizens
assembled in the courthouse and after
hearing the above named affidavits
read, signed petition to the execu-
tive committee, in substance, asking
it to re-assemble and examiee the af-
fidavits and declare the result ac-
cordingly. Chairman j. N. Brown
refused to call the committee to-
gether, and gives below his reasons
for refusing.
What further action will be taken is
not known.
Chairman Browns Card.
To J. P. Walker, TT Dean, S. P.
Campbell and others:
Your petition to the Chairman and
Democratic Executive Dommittee of
DeSoto County, requesting the calling
of the Committee to meet on the 7th
inst. "to count the true returns of
Love box as voted on Aug. 22nd" has
been handed to me. On Aug. 22rd,
the committee assembled at Herman
do and at the request of counsel for
Mr.. Barbee, recounted the ballots of
said box and found, as you state in
your petition 81 votes for Lauderdale
and 13 for Barbee.
! was not present at this meeting,
and suppose the committee, with Mr..
Clark Holmes as chairman, thought,
and still believes, they were canvas
sing the true returns from the Love
box" and should be willing to stand
by their decision. None of them have
requested me to call meeting of the
Committee and I understand FIVE of
the members and the Chairman of
the Committee, were for Mr.. Barbee,
while only three were for Mr.. Lauder
dale. Now, since their decision
was unanimous in declaring Mr..
Lauderdale the nominee, it appears
to me that Mr.. Barbee should be salts
fed as his interests were certainly
looked after.
I think the action of Hon. Charles
Scott before the State Executive
Committee, after showing by numer-
GUS affidavits that he had actually
been cheated out of chance of the
nomination, should be practiced by
all Democrats. N
also think when man announces
himself for office, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic party, and
the party meets in primary election
and vote; the Executive Committee,
the highest tribunal and custodian of
Of the party's interest, meets and cam
vassases the returns that it should be
final and all candidates should ac-
quiesce in its decision.
Regretting that can't see my way
clear to issue the call, / remain.
Yours very truly,