The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-07-14
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMM. ORGANIZES
Officers of Election Named and Can.
didates Assessed for COmig Pri.
mary Those Entitled to Vote.

The Democratic Executive Committee
of Grenada county met in Grenada.
Wednesday, July S. 1916, pursuant to a
call duly and properly issued. The
meeting was called to order by 0. F.
Lawrence, whereup0n 0. F. Lawrence
was elected chairman and V. A. Bridgers
secretary. There were present: o. F.
Lawrence, J. A. Blount and A. T. Nc
Elwrath, district /; w. P Blakesley,
G. l.. Pollard and DR.. R. A. Clanton,
district Q; Ed Mccormick and Lee
Clark, district 3; V. A. Bridgers and
w. A. Winter, district a; j. w. Wood,
Walter Crump and K. D. Williams,
district 5.
The chairman stated the object of
the meeting.
On motion a primary election was or
dered for Tuesday, August Is. for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
congress from this the fourth congress
si0nal district, and candidate for as
sociate justice of the State Supreme
Court from this Supreme Court district;
in the event of no nominations in the
first primary. second primary is here
by ordered for Tuesday, Sept 5.
On motion it is ordered that only
white Democrats who are duly and le-
gally qualified electors shall be allowed
to vote in said primaries.
On motion the following election Of
ficers are appointed to hold said pri-
maries, the first officer named in each
case to come for the ballot box and re-
turn same:
Grenada-Judges: H. B. Peacock,
W. B. Rush, S. S. Bell. Clerks: F. E.
Lawrence, Lawrence Yearger Bailiff
D. T. Farrell
Elliott Judges: ]. H Bull, A. Olson.
A. s. Heath. Clerks: w. A. Nail,
= Cant. Bailtf, g. Horton.
Providence Judges: w. z. Abes,
J. I. Spears. II. c. Childs. Clerks
M. Minafore. R. F. Carpenter. Bailiff.
R. w. Caffey
Graysport-Judges: R. H. Willis,
Wm Fenner, Claude Shaw. Clerks,
W. B. Parker, S. D. Johnson. Bailiff.
Vester Spears.
Spears Judges: NJ, o. Gray, C. M.
Anderson. W. D. Merritt. Clerks: J.
H. Clark, A. A. Henson. Bailiff, Her.
man Clark.
Enon Judges: Jas. Pritchard. E. L.
Sanderson, A. J. Mccormick. Clerks
L. l.. Pritchard. F. H. Horton. Bailiff
B. V. M. Mccormick.
| Hardy Judges: c. E. Smith, K. B
Thomson, J. A. Martin, Sr Clerks
Hurd Horton, j. A. Martin, Jr. Bail
iff, j. 7. Purdy.
Pea Ridge-Judges E. C. Wright
W. R. Baker. G. E. Thomas. Clerks
ira Rounsaville, A. J. Thomason. Bail
iff, J. G. Thomas.
Oxberry Judges: T. E. Smith. ]. l.
Tribble, R. Massey. Clerks: C. H.
Winter, E. Tribble. Baliff, j. D
Emmons.
Holcomb Judges; J. W. Hayden, W
C. Mullin. T. T. Hightower. Clerks
w. B. Crump. W. c. Curl. Bailiff, T
j. Kelly
1t was ordered that the three cand
dates for Congress and the three can
didates for Associate Justice of the
State Supreme Court of this district
each be assessed twelve dollars anc
fifty cents for the purpose of defrayine
the expenses of the two primary elec
tions.
On motion chairman and secretary
were appointed to look after the print
ing of the ballots and it was ordered
that the candidates have their name:
appear on the ballot in the order ir
which they pay for same.
On motion the request of S. S. Bel
that he be relieved of serving on tn,
congressional cOmmitte was granted
and his father was named to serve il
his stead.
On motion the nominations made by
the county convention of o. +. Bledsot
and Volney Mason for membership or
| congressional committee are hereby rat
flied and confirmed and the nominations
of V. A. Bridgers, A. NJ. Carother.
and w. V. Horton for service on tn,
judicial executive committee of thi.
district be and are hereby confirmed.
On motion committee adjourned sub
ject to call. o. F. Lawrence.
Chairman.
V. A. Bridgers. Secy