Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-05-02
Saturday. is election day. Vote
against the bond Issue.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS.

GAAL0N aAaL AtNfNNat I'LL NAAh- Us
The Lafayette County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee met
ut the court house Tuesday and
John Falkuer, Jr.. was made ten
poray chairman and Wilmer Ken
ned temporary secretary.
The following resolution was
offered by Col. j. w. II. Fall,ner
and adopted by the committee:
Persuant to the call ofthe State
Democratic Executive COMMITTEE
a 4 meeting held at jackson an
election ia hereby ordered b. take
place at the different precincts 81.
Lafayette County on Tuesday.
May eth, for the purpose Of select
ing delegates 10 the National.
Democratic Convention to Doe held
az Baltimore in June and for an
expression Of the white Democrat
ic voters Of said county as t..
whom they prefer for president oil
the United States.
Ordered further that an election
shall be held at the different vot-
ing places in Il county on sa d
date and the polls shall be openeu
ut O'Clock am and close az g.
pm and the returns shall be made.
TO this committee on Wednesday.
May Sth, at the court house in
Oxford and for the purpose OF re-.
ceiving and counting tie vote ihe
committee IS hereby called L.
meet at 10 O'Clock on said date.
Ordered further that the cleo
ton shall be held under the Aus
tralian ballot system and on th,
ballots furnished by this commit
tee and prompt return shall be-
made 10 this committee as stated
in the above resolution.
Ordered further that each voter
shall be allowed TO vote for his
cloice for president and for four
delegates from the State-at-larpe
and two from the Second Com
gressional District Of Mississippi
and shall also vote for one Ma
tiunal Democratic Executive Com
mitteeman u serve for the ensu-
ing four years.
Resolved further. that notice as
r;quired by law of 10 days be and
the same is hereby given that Fri
day, Nay I0th. is hereby designa
ted as the date upon which the
qualified electors of each Beat in
Lafayette County shall meet al,
their respective voting precincts
at 10 O'Clock am and by secret
ballot proceed to elect delegateSi
20 the County Convention which
said county convention shall be
held at Oxford Saturday, May II
The delegates from each of said
Beats l. hereby equally appor-
toned among the Beats of said
county and each Beat shall elect
ave delegates 10 said county con-
vention.
In view OF the fact that It will
De difficult for each precinct to
nominate the same delegates to
the county delegate convention.
owing to the short available time
the committee suggests the follow
ing names 70 be voted on at tae
said precinct elections:
Beat I'D. L. Ross, c. \. Ne
Charen, ". J. Hill, Paul White.
b. 7. hurry.
Beat &C. W. Anderson, y. e.
Parks, j. ". Stone, B.. X. Collins
j. r. Barry.
Beat 3-W. VI. Huston. Joe
Anderson, ]. 7. Roden, 5. W.
Smith. VI. L. Childress.
Beat ID. T. Mitchell. W. y.
White, Jack Jones, W. K. Tatum.
W. NJ. Mills.
Beat Ill. L. Davis, J. NJ
Kelly, J. c. Eskridge, J. L. Cal
fee, y. \. Moore.
The chair appointed c. 4. Me-
Charen and G.. r. Bowles a COM
mittee to receive the ballots and
prepare the boxes and send them
10 the various precincts.
The judges and peace officers
were appointed to hold the presi-
dental primary Tuesday. The
following We're appointed to no.
ufy the Judges and peace officers
their appointments: Beat l.
X. Bowles, Beat &c. A. Nc
Charen, BeaT3-L. VI. Russell.
Beat i-P. E. Matthews, Beat 5 /
L. Davis.
The committee adjourned to
meet Wednesday, May Sth, at >
O'Clock to canvass the returns.