Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-24
PROCEEDINGS
OF CONGRESS
SIGNAL COM.
Democratic Committee Meet and
Names Date For Primary Aug. 20.

Democratic Committee Meet and
Names Date For Primary Aug. 90
The congressional committee of
the Sitxh District of Mississippi
met pursuant to call, in the court
house in Hattiebsurg, July 10.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman, Hon. j. NJ. Shiv-
ers, of Lamar County, who stated
the object of the meeting to be the
settling of the time of holding the
congressional primary.
Secretary F. H. Lewis of Jackson
county, was present to keep the
records.
The following counties were rep
represented by delegates or by
proxy for J. H. Harrington.
Pearl River-Col. JIM. Shivers.
Lamar-C. G Mayson.
Forrest-F. C. Hathorn.
Jones-N. C. Hill, proxy for j.
F. Parker and A. T. Wallace.
Harrison-J. H. Mize, proxy for
G. P. Hewes.
Hancock-F. C. Hathorn, proxy
for j. F. Cazeneuve.
Covington-Devan SCARBOROUGH,
proxy for j. S. WEIGH and Presley
Watts.
Jackson-F. H. Lewis and F. H.
Is Lewis as proxy for H. F. Russell.
The following counties were not
represented: jefferson Davis, Sim
pson. Perry, Marion, Wayne, and
: Greene.
The following resolutions were
offered by F. H. Lewis and were
adopted:
Whereas, under Chapter No. III
of the Code of 1906, it becomes the
duty of this committee to order a
primary election for the purpose
of nominating a candidate of the
Democratic party for congress i'll
the Sixth Congressional District Of
the state of Mississippi; therefore
be it
Resolved, First: that all county
Democratic executive committees in
said district are hereby requested
to order a white Democratic pri-
mary election to be held in their
respective counties throughout the
district on August 20, 1908, at the
several voting precincts of said
counties, at which none but quail
flied white Democratic electors
y shall be permitted to vote. And
it shall be the duty of the various
county Democratic executive COM
mittees to appoint the necessary
managers and clerks to conduct
said primary election.
Second. That it shall be the
duty of the diffe ent county exc
cutive committees to meet at the
courthouse in the said counties on
the 22nd day of August 1908, TO
canvass the returns from the var
ious voting precincts, tabulate by
precincts, the votes poled at said
election, certify to, and transmit
to j. M. Shiveres, chairman of the
Sixth Congressional District Dem
ocratic Executive committee. Such
returns to be mailed or sent by am
safe mode of transportation within
thirty-six hours after the returns
are canvassed and the result ascer-
tanned.
Third. That this district execu-
tive committee shall meet at Gulf
port on the first day of September
1908, canvass the returns from e
several counties composing the
Sixth Congressional District and
declare the result, and if it is
found that any one candidate has
received majority of all the
votes cast in said primary election
held on the 10th day of August.
1908, it shall be the duty of the
chairman of this the sitxh District
Executive Committee, to declare
and certify the same to the secre-
tary of the state as required by
said chapter of the Code of 1906.
Fourth. That the county execu-
tive committees throughout the
district are requested to have the
tickets printed and forwarded to
the various election managers and
clerks, to be used in said election
The cost of printing ballots and
transmitting ballot boxes and
booths shall be fairly apportioned
by the said county executive COM
mittees among all the candidates
voted for in said primaries. The
county executive committees shall
three weeks before the date of the
primary give to the district COM
mltteemen the names and addresses
of the county executive committee
men to whom remittances are to be
made by district candidates and
the amount of such remittances.
Fifth. That the various news
papers in the Sitxh District be re-
quested to publish these resolutions.
j. M. SHIVERS, Chairman.
F. H. LEWIS, Secretary Pro Tenn.