Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-07
PRIMARY RESOLUTIONS.
The Full Text as Adopted by the
Democratic Executive
Committee.
The Democratic Executive Committee at
Its Meeting, Monday, June 6, 1852,
Adopted the Following Reso-

IeSOlVeu, lifSUi ludt " primary cicC-
ton be held in this county on July 2,
1892, for the purpose of ascertaining
the choice of tue Democrats of the
county for Governor.
Second, That the vote of this county
shall be cast as unit in the next CUB
ernatorial convention for the person
receiving the highest number of votes
for Governor in this primary.
Third, That each ticket used in this
primary shall have on it the name of
one of the candidates for Governor,
and shall contain also list of the del
egates to the gubernatorial convention
favorable to such candidate, SO that
the people in voting shall not only ex-
press preference for Governor but
shall at the same time select the per-
sons to carry out their will. Turney
delegates for the entire county shall be
on each Turney ticket, and Buchanan
delegates for the entire county shall
be ON each Buchanan ticket, and the
Democrats of the county shall deter
mine by their vote in the primary cleo
ton which set of dele gates shall be
sent to Nashville to represent the
county in the gubernatorial convea-
ton.
Fourth, That this committee shall
select for each civil district of the
county two judges and one clerk to
hold the primary election here order
ed. After the polls are closed the
judges from each district shall send
the returns from that district, certified
to by them as correct, to the chairman
of the county executive committee,
who shall submit the same to the
committe, which shall meet on the
following Tuesday.
Fifth, That subcommittee of four
be appointed who, with the assistance
of the chairman ofthis committee and
after consultation with the Democrats
of the various districts of the county,
shall prepare and distribute the tickets
to be used in the primary election,
and shall select and determine the
delegates whose names are to be placed
on each set of tickets. Should any
Judge or clerk appointed refuse to
serve ii shall be the duty of this SUBJ
committee to name another judge or
clerk in his stead, provided the matter
is brought to the notice of the sub.
committee in time. Should the fail
ure or refusal to serve not be known
until election day the committeeman
from any district may supply vacan-
cies in his district.
Sixth, No person shall be entitled to
vote in the primary here called except
genuine Democrats, who support in
good faith the platform and nominees
of the Democratic party, State and
national, this year. Should the judges
in any district differ as to whether one
shall be allowed to vote, the vote of
such person shall not be received but
a minute shall be made of his name
and of the ticket he wishes to vote and
the case shall be referred to this exec.
utive committe, which shall determine
whether or not his vote shall be count
ed. Two-thirds of the committee
shall constitute quorum for this pur-
pose.
This section is amended so as to
provide that in case a citizen proposes
to vote and both the judges decide
against his right to do so, he may re-
quire them to make a minute of his |
name and the ticket he desires to vote
and have the question referred to the
county committee when it meets as
herein provided.
Seventh, The primary election here
ordered shall be held between the
hours of a. m. and A p. m. in each of
the civil districts of the county, except |
the Twelfth district. In the Twelfth |
district the election shall be held be-
tween the hours of Q a. m. and 6 p. m. |
The primaries will be held at the
regular voting precincts in all the dis
tricts, except number 8, where the
vote is to be taken OF Omer, number
II, at the courthouse, and number
l6 at Collinsvilie and Louisa Furn-
ace.