The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-21
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
First to Be Held Between August
1St and 10th.

In0 N0W6 ID III ToOolp6 OF B 10tt0r
from W. G.. Cooper, candidate for
supervisor from beat 1, urging
the county executive committee to
hold the primaries at the earliest date
possible, IN order that they will not
conflict with the protracted meetings
and other public gatherings that are
usually held in July and August, and
also in order to make the campaign az
short as possible. Mr.. Cooper's sug-
gestion is good one, but as will be
seen from section S700, Of the code of
1906, which follows, the fixing Of the
dates for the primaries is preroga-
tive exercised alone by the state ex-
ecutive committee, that body naming
date for the first primary between
the 1st and 10th day Of August, and
the second primary three weeks later
After the dates for holding the pri-
maries have been fixed by the state
executive committee, the county COM
mittee simply conours, and makes the
necessary arrangements for holding the
same.
Section S7OO is as follows:
Section S70o. Dates Of primaries; what
required to make nominations; Sec
ond primary in certain cases.
The first primary shall not be held
earlier than the first day nor later
than the tenth day of August, pre-.
csding any regular election, on date
to be fixed by the state executive com.
mittee; and the second primary shall
be held three weeks after the first
primary; but the first primary cleo
tion for congressman shall be held not
enrlier than the Goth day Of August,
and not later than the first day Of
September, on date to be fixed by
the respective congressional executive
committees; and, when necessary, a
second primary shall be held three
weeks later. Any candidate who re-
ceives the highest popular vote cast
for the Office which he seeks in the
first primary shall thereby become the
nominee Of his party for such Office !;
provided, also, it be q majority Of all
the votes cast for that office. II no
candidate receive such majority Of
popular votes In the first primary,
then the two candidates who receive
the highest popular vote for such Office
shall have their names submitted 90
suoh candidates to second primary,
and the candidate who leads in such
second primary shall be entitled to
the nomination. When there is q tie
in the first primary as to who receives
the next highest vote, these two and
the one receiving the highest vote,
none having received majority, shall
go into the second primary, and who
ever leads in such second primary
shall be entitled to the nomination.
Section 3707 Of the code, provides
that "The county executive committee
shall meet two weeks to day before
the date Of any primary election and
appoint the managers for same; and
in making such appointments the
managers shall be distributed, as far
as practicable, between the supporters
OF the candidates for those offices
about which there are the leading
contests, and if there be doubt as to
which are the leading contested ones,
then among the supporters Of the can
didates competing for the highest
Offices. The refusal to make in good
faith such distribution of precinct
officers among the different competing
candidates, when practicable, shall
be . misdemeanor, and punishable as
such; provided, that such meeting
may be held one week before any
special election; provided, that If
they fail to meet on the day named.
further notice shall be given Of the
time and place Of meeting
Section 3714 says: ''Ca ndidates
may agree to plurality election-If
all the candidates for election as
nominees for legislative, county or
any county district Office shall sign a
written agreement to that effect, and
file 1t with the county executive COM
mittee, the candidate receiving the
plurality Of the votes cast shall be
declared the nominee -
Section 8729 says: Candidates not
to promise appointments. No person
shall, In order to aid or promote his
own election to be the nominee Of his
party for . public office, directly OF
indirectly, himself or through another
person, promise to appoint, or promise
to secure or assist In securing the ap.
pointment, nomination or election 81
another person to public position OF
employment, or to position Of honor,
trust or emolument, except that be
may announce or define what il his
choice or purpose in relation to an