The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-06-13
STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETS
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS VOTE
UNRESTRICTED = DATE Is
NAMED FOR PRIMARIES.

NAMED FtK PRIMARIES.
jackson, Miss. June 9,-The Dera-
ocratic State Executive Committee
held a meeting in the Senate cham
Der today, with a rather small atten-
dance, seven regular members and
seven proxies, being present as fol-
lows:
Regular Members: S. w. Mullins.
Holly Springs, chairman.
JOS. Norwood, Magnolia, secretary.
o. f. Lawrence. Grenada.
Robert Powell, Jackson.
Fl. E. King, Okalona.
John Kurkendall, Charleston.
w. A. Williamson of fernando.
Proxies: Noel White. proxy for s.
G. KERN of TchuIa.
Friedrich Sullens for w. G. E. Ben
nett of Louisville.
A. B. Schauher for W. j. Pack of
Laurel
Robert Powell for S. D. Neill of In
dianola.
Robert Powell for E. G. Whitehead
of Winona.
A. S. Coody for ] W. P. Boggan of
Tupelo.
Robert Mays for A. J. Mcintyre, of
Bonneville.
Geo. w. May for c. H. Williams of
YazOo City.
Primary Elections Aug. and 26
The first matter to engage the at
tentiOn of the committee fixing dates
of the first and second primaries,
Judge Powell offered "a resolution
naming August 9th as first date,
which was adopted.
Joseph Norwood moved that the
day for the second primary be on
August 26, which was also adopted.
Soldiers to Vote.
o. F. Lawrence offering the follow
ing resolutions. which were adopted,
after free discussion:
Resolved, that only white Demo-
Gratis and duly qualified electors be
allowed to vote in the primaries,
except that all white soldiers.
sailors aid marines as defined by sec
ton g.. chapter lS4, laws of 1918,
who are twenty-one years of age. be
allossed to sase, III peisonsif iion9fa-
bly, discharged from the service, or
by mail if still in the military service.
regardless of whether they have regis
tered or paid poll taxes for the past
two years, providing they are bona
fide residents of the conties and cleo
tion precincts in which they offer to
vote"
IS Days Submit
Resolved, That it is the sense of
the Democratic Executive Committee
that the law allows the entrance of
state candidates up to within Is days
of the first primary, and that all such
entries up to that date shall be al
lowed to place their names on the
tickets in the different counties.
''Be it resolved, That all state can
didates who have no opposition on OF
before Is days before the first pri.
mary are ipso factO declared nomi-
nees as provided by law"
Attorney General Reserved
During the discussion Attorney
General Floyd gave it as his opinion
that the first Monday in May was the
last date that candidates could give
in their announcements to executive
committee.
Chairman Mullens did not agree
with the Attorney Generals opinion. |
Judge Robert Mayes examined the
two statutes and sustained the views |
Of Chairman Mullens.
Several members discussed the
natter and Judge Powell offered the
resolutions:
Resolved, That section 3715 of the
Code of 1906 has not been arsended
,r repealed. and is still in force"
Adopted by vote of / to 3.
A resolution was adopted declar-
ng as the Democratic nominees all
tate candidates who have no opposi-
ion fifteen days prior to the first
primary.
There being no other business Of
cred, the committee adjourned sine
lie.
Miss Mary V. Duval. a former