The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-31
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY.
Rules and Regulations to GoU-
eYn Same.

The following resolutions were
passed by the congressional Demo.
cratic Executive committee on Tues.
day. July 2lst.
Whereas, The committee of the
Tenth Congressional District, real.
zing the responsibility of its position
and the necessity for conducting a
primary between Democratic candi-
dates for Congress with absolute
fairness and in accordance with
such regulations as are most nearly
In accord with the prevailing senti-
ment among Democrats, and believ-
ing that the resolutions offered and
unanimously adopted in the con-
gresslonol convention Of 1890, which
provided that it was the sense of the
Democracy of the Tenth Congress
ional District that the method of Sc
Letting candidate for congress by
direct vote should in future. be en-
ployed; and bearing in mind that
this resolution was carried into eff
feet IA the nomination of 1894, and
believing, further that a direct vote
OF the people, so that their choice
may be expressed without the agen-
cles of delegates and convention. is
more nearly in consonance with the
popular Democratic will, as we'll as
the ARREST method of procedure;
therefore be 1t
Resolved lst. That a primary,
by direct vote, be ordered by the
committee to select a Democratic
for congress for the Tenth
Congressional District, composed of
Shelby, Upton, Hardeman and Fay-
cite counties, to be held on Wednes-
day, the 18th day of October, 1896.
Be it
Resolved 2nd. That the time for
said election shall be between
the hours of II and in the cOun-
try districts, and from u to s in all
wards and the Fifth, Fourteeth and
Fifteenth Civil Districts of Shelby
County. BE it
Resolved 3rd. That the conores.
ilonal committee shall appoint one
democrat for each ward and
'ivil district, Of recognized integrity
md fairness, who shall be termed a
ub-committeeman, or officer of the
lection, whose duty it shall be to
lold the election in the ward or dis
riot for which he is appointed. Be it
Resolved 4th. That the other
Ulcers of the election shall con-
ist of two judges and two clerks
or each ward and district, to be
elected by the committee from
SITS to be furnished by the candi
ates, said judges and clerks to be
elected without discrimination as !
etween the candidates, in order to ;
lsure fairness in the ballots and the
'turns, said lists to be furnished bv ,
ne candidates not later than the 26th !
September, 1896. Be it
Resolved 5th. That in all cases of
saSreement between the judges to !.
appointed in each ward and dis =
let, as to the right of any suffra- y
IN to vote in said election, the sub. n
holding the election h
.all have the right and is hereby au- Il
orized to decide the question in ac y
rdance with the rule herein estab- =
shed. '
Resolved 9th. That none but
-own democrats shall be entitled to
rticipate or vote in said election. II
Resolved eth. That each candi- G
tie voted for at said election shall W
entitled to one representative for as
ID ward or district, to see the vote 1t
lnted after the polls shall have af
IN closed. ba
Resolved Sth. That the votes ca
III be counted at the places of IoI
elton where cast, and the returns II
each ward and district shall be DC
ned in duplicate by the commit MI
man, judges and clerks, and the ties
1mltteeman shall Immediately an,
ward same, under separate cover, VIII
ect to the secretary of the con- orc
sslonal committee, to be opened rem
he presence of the committee
shall canvass the returns and de. br;,
e that candidate who receives ;no''
largest number of votes the duly He,
lina'e" Denocratlc candidate has
for the Tenth Congress 81
al District. cleo
esolved 9th. That the expenses for