The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
IFfLORf DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Met Wednesday, Appointed Election
officers and Assessed Candidates.

The Democratic Executive Committee
OF Lefinre coanty met this May Is, 1907,
pursuant TO call the following members
being present 10 person and by proxy:
T. r. Henderson, Chm'n; W. S. yarda-
man, sec'y; y. T. Sayre. r.. b. CLARK, ].
L. Gillespie; A. o. Peterson, by proxy:
]. l. Haley, by proxy; A. Henderson, by
proxy; Ben. l.. Jones, by proxy, n. n.
Bowles, by proxy; ", II. Prophet, by
proxy; Z. Ray, by proxy.
W. S. Nardaman, being a candidate for
Sheriff, rendered his resignation AS a
member Of the committee from Beat 9,
which was accepted.
On motion, J. l.. Gillespie was elected
permanent Secretary of the Executive
Committee.
On motion, Il, v. Hughston was elected
to succeed Mr.. Vardaman as a member
Of the committee from Beat ..
On motion, II. J.. Price was elected
successor 10 DIR. II. $. Oltenburg, de-
ceased, as a member of the Committee
from Beat ).
On motion, the Committee appointed
the following persons to hold the first
and second primary elections for State
and county officers in Leflore county on
the dates to be named by the Democrat
ic State Executive Committee:
Minter Citv-B, 7. Sayre, Eli Abbott,
r. B. Sims, inspectors; Jesse vause, W..
I. Young, clerks; W. S. Joiner, bailiG.
Sunny Side--H. L. Walton, Percy Ray,
J. ?. Joiner, inspectors; B. F. Jameson,
W. G. Ditto, clerks; Jacob Stahl, bailiff.
Schlater--G. W. Homes, J. NJ. Sykes,
G. r. Price, inspectors; A. Raft, W. 4.
Ethridge, clerks; W. E. Manahan, bailif.
Shell Mounds. A. ~Eggleston, VIM.
Wall, R. 5. Wingdeld, inspectors; O. F..
Bledsoe, Jr, Chas. Pigue, clerks; e. E,
Kersb, bailif.
Money-Oscar ~Bernander, A. 0. Peter
son, D. M. McGehee, inspectors; G. A.
.stancill, G. J. LiddelI, clerks; c. A.
Healey, bailih.
Greenwood-D. c. Peteet, S. G. Lenoir,
W.. X. Bell inspectors; W. A. Bell, Hannis
Sanders, clerks; Champ Taylor, bailif.
ltta Bena-Mallory Davis, L.. ]. Young,
J. W. Bradford, inspectors; ]. II. HolIo-
man, W. D. Halsell, clerks; F. II. Scott,
Rising Sum. B. Redditt, ]. S. Kent
W. W. Minyard, inspectors; II. p. Ore,
V. Flowers, clerks; r. P. Smith, bail.
III.
sidon-H. L. Price, Fl. H. Moore, R. B.
Blanchard, inspectors; W. II. Smith, P.
A. Parker, clerks; J.. S. Parker, bailif.
Morgan-W. G. Poindexter, W. J.. Dent,
P. Clark, inspectors; C. r. Meter, J..
!. Tharp, clerks; J. G. Scott, bailif.
SWIFT. II. Tapscott, W. a. Swift, G.
Mann, inspectors; W. NJ. Mays, V. H.
hughes, clerks; Harper Wigley, bailiff.
On motion, the expense of holding the
primary elections for State, District ana
officers was prorated as follows
candidates, S1.00 each; county
candidates, $500 each; District Attor-
and State Senator, $500 each; Sup
Justice Of the Peace and Con-
table $500 each.
On motion, the Secretary was in.
.tructed to place the names of the can
lidates for each office on the ticket in
he order received and paid for, and that
aid names shall be fled with the Secre-
airy OF this Committee 10 DAYS before
be date of the first primaries and that
he tickets for said elections be printed
y The Commonwealth and The Enter.
rise at $500 per name for each.
On motion, the Committee adjourned ,
0 meet again two weeks prior to the
ate of the first primary, to be fixed by
he State Executive Committee.
T. X. HENDERSON, Chairman.
j. l.. GILLESPIE, Secretary. !