The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-08-08
Meeting of County Executive
Committee.


Brandon, August 2, 1907. Democratic
executive committee. of Rankin
county, met in Brandon. August 2.
1907, pursuant to adjournment; the
following members were present. to-
wit: District No. w. g. Ellis,
J. H. Scarborough, j. @. Williams
District No. pat Henry, ]. j.
Daniels; District No. 81. J. Whit
tington; District No. 40. A.
Rhodes. J. A. Spann, ST., which
being quorum, the committee pro-
ceeded to canvass the returns. when
the following candidates, having re-
csived q majority of the votes cast for
the respective offices, were declared
the nominees, to-wit:
For Representative G.. Norrell
and W. D. Heslep.
For Sheriff-G. W. White.
For Circuit Clerk-R. It. Brown
For superintendent of Education
s. r. Myers,
For Supervisor District No 3-R.
E. Knight.
For Justice of Peace District No.
2, subdivision No. w. M. Corley.
For Justice of the Peace District
No. Geo. Robinson and A. P.
White.
For Justice of the Peace District
No. 1-Jno. f. Williams.
For Justice of the Peace District
No. 5, subdivision No. Wv. II.
Walters.
| For Justice of the Peace Distric,
No. 5, subdivision No. 2-J. L.
Bass.
For Constable District No. d.
D. Robbins
For Justice of the Peace District
No. 81. S. Davis and Walter B
Smith.
The following candidates will run
over in the 2nd primary to be held
August %, to-wit:
For Chancery Clerk. A. Gay.
den and Carl Stingily.
For Treasured. B. Ward and
belmont Myers.
| For Supervisors in District No. l.
P B. Berry and j.. A. Lane; in Dis.
trict No. "A. B. Stnbblefield and
R. D. McRae: in district No. Sc
W. benson and D. T. Bilbro; in Dis
trict No. 5-Newt Nash and r. A
Kennedy.
| For Justice of the Peace in District
No. 10. W. Alliston and j. T.. Nc.
Donald.
For Constable District No. 3-M
B. Martin and ]. I. Holmes; District
No. Nv. T. Cdom and r L. Hun.
| ter.
From Cato, the affidavit Of j. f.
Norman was presented. and it appear.
ing that he had offered to pay his
tax in time, his vote was ordered
counted, the affidavit of L. L. Gray
of Pelahatchie, showing he was not
81 years of age in February '05. when
it was marked delinquent. was con.
sidered satisfactory, and his vote was
ordered counted. The affidavit of j.
W. Daniels, of Pelahatchie, YVES dis.
allowed.
Complaint being made before the
Committee and recount asked as tc
the boxes in district No. 2, as tc
supervisor, a recount was ordered by
the Committee and two sub-commit-
tees appointed to make the recount,
and afterwards reported that A. B.
Stubblefield and r. D. McRae had re.
ceived the same number Of votes,
whereupon the committee ordered
them to run the race over in the End
primary. The same managers were
appointed, and requested to act, in
the Eecond as were named in the
first primary. The first named will
be returning officer who was requested
to get out the boxes in due time.
Notice will be given next week when
the boxes will be ready. The chair
man was ordered to forward the
result as to state officers, and district
attorney to the chairman Of the state
executive committe at Jackson Gas the
District Executive Committee was
unknown.
There being no further business
before the committee, it adjourned
till August 23rd inst, when the vote
IN second primary will be canvassed
and result declared.
PAT HENRY, Chairman.
]. J. DANIELS, Secretary.