Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-07
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Fix Election Date For Thursday Auy
gust First.

SpOnuence Oh tue New orleans DAILY
Picayune.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee, in regular session assem-
bled, persuant to call of Chairman
Lomax, to-day, with virtually no OPP
position, settled on Thursday, August
!, as the date for holding the first
nominating primary election. This
was taking advantage of the provis
ion of the law fixing the period be-
tween the first and the tenth of that
month, and the committee chose the
earlier day. Another matter that
seemed to be pretty well fixed in the
minds of majority of the members
present was that it should be not
only a Democratic, but a White
Democratic" primary, which would
exclude quite number of the negroes
who have registered from the priv
lege of the polls in that election.
The meeting of the executive com
mittee had the effect of breaking into
the routine monotony which for sew
eral days past has pervaded the state
house, and for several hours there
was an air of movement and hum of
voices of the gathering delegates or
representatives of the eight districts,
with several of the candidates for
Office moving among about among
them.
Mr.. Kincaunon moved that Thurs
day, the LIST of August, be chosen, as
it would be about the right time of
the week and would not interfere with
supervisors an I court sessions. Mr..
Quinn suggested Saturday, the Sd,
which he thought would suit the
farmers better than any other week
day.
1t was pointed out that the prin-
ciple objection to Saturday would be
that in some counties and precincts
it would carry the count right into
Sunday morning and that, moreover,
according to law, the County Execu
tive Committee is directed to meet on
the day following the primary in
order to canvas the return. This
cleared the way for the adoption of
the earlier date, and Thursday the
first day of the significant ten, was
agreed to without division.
After some delay as to the form Of
ballot to be used, committee of
three, at the suggestion of Mr.
George, was designated to have
charge Of this affair and report back.
This committee is composed of Chair
man LomaX, Secretary Haley and Mr.
George
The next question discussed was as
to the complexion of the election and
as to who should be allowed to vote
in the primary. Mr.. George thought
that it should be not only Demo
cratic, but white Democratic" as
well, which would eliminate those
negroes who have been reported to
have registered, from the polls. Mr.
Sterling moved that committee be
designated to frame q resolution GOV
ering this matter, which was adopted
and Messrs. FAINT, Roane, Kirk,
George and Sterling were named as
such commi ttee
After liberal exchange of views
on the subject of the arrangement OF
the ticket, and as to the complexion
of the voting personnel, the matter
wa| settled by the adoption of the
! following set of resolutions offered by
| the special committee selected for the
purpose
Resolved, That the primary cleo
! tion for the selection of the nominees
Of the Democratic party be held on
the first day of August, 1907, and
the second primary be held on Thurs
day, the 22nd day of August, 1907
Resolved, That in addition to the
qualifications prescribed by law for
the voters in said primary, all voters
therein shall be White Democrats.
Resolved, That all candidates for
state offices are hereby requested to
furnish the Secretary of the State
Executive Committee with their
names on or before the 10Th day of
July, 1907.
Resolved further, That candidates
for state offices are advised to furnish
their names to the County Executive
Committees on or before the date
above named.
The resolutions as adopted give a
sufficiently clear and distinct outline
of the policy that will be pursued in
carrying on the official end of the
present campaign and it is the desire
of the Executive Committee that the
candidates and their friends keep
themselves posted.
The arrangement of the names on
the ballots will be left to the Execu-
tive Committee at its next meeting,
and to the County Executive Com
mittees, which it is believed will be
the fairer and more satisfactory way
to all concerned and is quite certain
that the state candidates have friends
in each county who will see to it that
their names are on the ballots.