The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-06-28
MISSISSIPPI
PRIMARY SET FOR
AUGUST Z ANlDep@
Democratic Committee Prescribes
Ballot Qualifications. Number of
Questions Came Before Them for
Consideration. Law of Party.

IucSudl, august 4, Illle leSs
than seven weeks from date, was
set by the State Executive Commit
tee as the date for holding the first
primary.
This was the most important mat
ter discussed by the committee. but
number Of other questions came
before the committee for considera-
tion. As is known the State EX-
ecutive Committee is the highest
authority in a Democratic primary
Whatever action it decides upon
becomes the law of the party, and
those who do not accept it in good
faith are not clasSed as good Demo
Gratis. OF course up until the decis-
ion every candidate and every in
dividual has a right to his own
opinion, and he has a right TO urge
his position upon the committee.
The ruling of Attorney General
Clayton Potter permitting women to
vote without paying their poll tax
was overruled by the State EXecu-
tive Committee.
r. II. Hardy appeared before the
committee on behalf of Ex-Governor
Bilbo and made a protest against
the committee OVerruling the at
torney general and he was joined in
his protest by e. G. Williams of
McCOmb.
Mrs Lizzie George Henderson, of
Greenwood; George Hill, of Tupelo,
and G. T.. GipSOn, of Mt. Olive, were
elected members to succeed Messrs.
j. l.. Gillespie, deceased; George t..
Blair. resigned, and G.. Wood Magee,
who is candidate for office.
The following resolutions were
passed by the State Executive Com
mittee:
BE it resolved by the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee of Mis-
Sissippi that,
First: A primary election is
hereby called to be held on Tuesday,
the 9TH day of August, 1923, and
Il second primary on the 2Sth day
of August, 1923, throughout the
State of Mississippi, for the purpose
of selecting candidates for the Dem
Ocratic party for the various offices
to be filled by election in November
of this year.
Second: That only white Demo
mary election.
Third: That no person shall par
ticipate in such primary unless he
or she will be qualified to vote in
the election for which the primaries
are held (Which qualifications in
cludeS the payment on or before
February 1, 1928, of all taxes for
which said voter, whether male or
female, was due, for two years
previous theretO) intends to support
the nomination in which he or she
participates, and has been in accord
with the Democratic party for two
years.
Fourth No person over 21 years
Of age and under so years of age
shall be elegible to vote who has not
paid poll taxes for the years 1921
and 1922. on or before February l,
1923. unless he or she is deaf and
dumb. or blind, or manned by the
loss of hand or foot, or became Il
years of age within the said two
years, and this regulation shall ap-
ply whether there has been an as
seSsment of poll tax by the county
authorities or not.
Fifth: That county executive
committees are hereby directed to
preserves the ballots of each and
every voting precinct in their coun-
ties. together with list of the
voters who vote at said primary i'll
the ballot boxes used at each dis
trict
sixth: County executive COM
mittees will take notice that the alb
sent voter law is in full force and
are hereby enjoined to take the
necessary steps to accommodate
those voters who expect to be alb
sent at either primary. Voters shall
mail absent voter ballots to the
circuit clerks of their respective
counties.
seventh: All Democrats are re-
queSted to report to this committee
any infractiOn or disregard of these
regulations.
Eighth: County executive COM
mitees are enjoined to see that these
rules and regulations are thoroughly
carried out and they are hereby en-
joined to promptly send in the re-
turns Of said election as required by
Section 1905, Code 1906, Hemlng-
ways Code, Section 6397.
ninth: Under the law, fifteen
days before any primary election
the names of all candidates to be
voted for in said election shall be
furnished to the proper executive
committee and where there shall be
but one candidate, the proper eX-
ecutive committe, when the time
has expired within which the names
of candidates shall be so furnished,
shall declare such candidate the
nominee; and the cost of printing
ballots and transmitting ballot boxes
and booths shall be fairly appor-
toned by the county executive com
mittee. where any candidate for an
office has been lawfully declared
the nominee by the state executive,
that such assessment, as has been
made for the cost of printing bal
lots and transmitting ballot boxes
and booths shall be returned to
such state candidate so declared the
nominee, if the same has thereto
fore been paid.
''Tenth: When a woman is as
sessed for taxes in her husbands
name, and is registered in her own
name or vice yersa-for example,
John Does wife is assessed Mrs.
John Doe but registers as Mrs. Mary
Doe-she shall not be denied the
exercise the right to vote merely
because of this seeming conflict. -
Clarion Ledger.