The Bolivar County Democrat., 1923-07-28
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Exc u 1--WE COMMITTEE
officers Named to HID tie Pr;n ary
Election in Bolivar County.

Be it Ramanbered That a meetinf
o. the Bolivar Couatv Democratic w
ecltive Committee vas held in the
Court House in Cleveland, Mississippi
on the 2i5h 6ay Of July. 1923, 1t :
o'cloc', 2. H., the following members
being present in person or by proxy:
II. y, Todd Chairman. and presiding;
l.. @. Strong, Secretary; Frank Wynne,
l. H. Crimes, o. o. Walker, w. f,
Litton, II. Fl. McGowen.. Walter Sill
lers. j. A. .Fddins, Jr., H. L. Cocker
ham, j. p West and G. w. Harden.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman and the following pro
ceedings were had, to-wit:
Mr. F. II. Dever, candidate for State
Senator. appearing before the Com
mittee, by H. H. Elmore, his attorney,
and presenting to the Committee a
letter from the Attorney General of
the State. setting forth that in the
opinion Of the Attorney General, undf r
the state of facts set forth in said let
ter. that the absent voter ballots print
ed by this Committee heretofore were
Illegal and should not be counted; and
the said f. H. Dever requesting that
all of the absent voter ballots hereto
fore voted and in the hands of the
Registrar be cancelled and new ballots
printed with his name on same and sent
to the absent voters who had already
voted, as we'll as all electors applying
for ballots hereafter; Charles Clark,
holding the proxy of Mr.. j. P. West,
made motion that, Mr.. Dever having
refused to withdraw any protest CT
would have new ballots printed and
sent out from this date hencefolth to
those electors desiring absent voter
ballots. this Committee stand by its
former ruling that the ballots hereto
fore printe by it We're properly printed
and were in every respect legal and IN
full compliance with the law, and that
the Registrar send all such ballots to
the different managers of election as
bv law directed, and that such ballots
Be counted as legal ballots in every re-
spect. Further, that the Secretary of
this Committee have stamp prepared
with the name of F. H. Dever thereon,
and that his name be stamped on each
absent voter ballot hereafter sent out
from the Registrar s office, and that
the. Registrar be requested to write the
name of f. H. Dever on each ballot
sent out by him until such stamp is
furnished him. This motion was sec
onded by l.. Q. Strong, and, upon roll
call, there were ten (10) votes in favor
of the motion; one 0D vote against the
motion, and four (4) members absent
and not voting.
The Committee, on motion duly made
and seconded, declared that all candi-
dates having heretofore announced and
having no opponent for the office for
which they have heretofore announced,
are hereby declared to be the nominee
of the Democratic party in the general
election to be held in November of this
year.
The following persons were named
and elected by the Committee to serve
as judges at the primary elections to
be held this year at the follow ng vot-
ing precincts in Bolivar County, Missis-
sippi, to-wit:
Round Lake Precinct-J. d. Dorrah,
j. C. West, Jr., and Mrs. C. M. West.
Deeson Precinct R. c. Love, G. P.
Busick and Hyn4ie Fisher.
Gunnison Precinct-J. E. Davis, B.
F. Morton and j. B. Smith.
Rosedale Precinct-L. c. Brown, Fl.
C. Ogden and r. A. Linnel
. Beulah Precinct Fl, H. MeGowen,
R. l.. Ammons and w. l.. Dossett.
Benoit Precinct-E. A. Buford, j. Fl.
Law and w. B. Barry.
Scott Precinct - Frank Quinn, c. P.
Darden and T. r. Walton.
Tuppers Precinct-J. C. Kizah, M. D..
Buckles and E. H. Smith.
Shaw Precinct w. B. King, M. C..
Goodwin and j. 7. Pentecost.
Litton Precinct-G. w. Litton, Gusta
Hutchinson and c. Norris.
Skene Precinct-Lester Gamble, c..
M. Woodruff and Johnnie Howarth.
Boyle Precinct. A. Lemons, j. II.
Kellogg and j. r. Collins.
Cleveland Precinct Sam Montgom-
cry, P. A. Howell and w. l.. Short.
Harlow Precinct-G, r. Mcknight,
P H. BagwelI and w E. Kent.
Smith Precinct Roy Lampard, Sam
Morgan and D. K. Mcmahon.
Merigold Precinct-J. B. Lee, James
Thomas and j. H. Fincher.
Shelby Precinct-V. w. Holoman,
Geo. Roberts and August Martin.
Duncan Plecinct-John Dinkins. O.
0. Wolfe, Jr., and C. w. Erwin.
Alligator Precinct Robert Kaplan
Geo. L. Renfro and d. II. McCraney
Pace Precinct-D. C. Shepherd, F. NJ
OFT and H. C. Bizzell.
On motion made and seconded, it was
ordered by the Committee that the
ballots are to be used at the precincts
located in the First Judicial District OF