The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-04-15
ALL IN ONE DAY.
GENERAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
ON JUNE 9TH.
The People of Terrell County VIM Vote for
United States Senator, Congressman,
Representative aud County on
GERS on the Same DAY.
GERS on the Same Day.

The democratic executive committee
of Terrell county met last Wednes DAY
and ordered primary for everything on
June 9th from United States senator
down to coroner.
When called to at order 10 O'clock the
following members were present: O. b.
Stevens, c. NJ. Davidson, VIM. Kaigler,
E. L. Rainey, g. w. Warner, j. FL. Kel-
ly, John Holland, G. w, Gunnels, P. w.
Bridges, j. / Hitler, w. B. Oxford, j..
L. Lansford and S. Il. Roberts.
AS soon as the body was ready for
business, @. w. Gunnels, of Bronwood.
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, by The Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Terrell county
1st That pursuant to the instruc-
tons of the State Democratic Executive
Committee primary election be held
at the various voting precincts in this
county on June 6 b, next, for the selec-
ton of two delegates and two alternates
to the state convention to be held on
| June 25th next, for the nomination of
state house officers also to vote for dem
ocratic candidates for congress from the
second congressional district, for state
senator from the eleventh senatorial dis
tlict, for representative in the legisla
ture and all county officers to be elected
at the approaching October election.
End. That at said primary on June
9th, and on the same ballot, the demo-
cratic voters of Terrell county shall ex-
press their choice for United States
SEN tor to b. elected by the next gener |
ass en- ~.
3rd. That mass meeting of the dem
ocr; tic voters of Terrell county is called
to meet at the court house in Dawson on
Friday, August It'll, at 10 a. M, to select
| ANEW executive committee for said coun-
| ty and to transact such other business as
they may determine.
4th. That the candidate receiving
the highest number of votes for congress
and the one receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for state senator shall APP
point delegates to the respective conyen-
tons.
Captain VIM. Kaigler was opposed to
a congressional primary in June and
also to an expression of the people as to
| their choice for United States senator,
he resolutions be stricken out. He
failed to receive second, and the reso-
buttons as originally introduced were
adopted.
The following resolutions, offered by
Captain Kaigler, We're unanimously
sdopted
LIST. That all democratic voters who
will be qualified to vote at the general
election in October shall be entitled to
vote in the primary on June 9th.
End. That the said primary be held
by the executive committee of each dis
trict and be opened and closed as the
state law directs for holding elections.
Said managers shall meet at the court
house on Monday following at 10 a. m.
and consolidate the votes and declare the
result ANS
3rd. That we invite all persons who,
for one reason or another, have wander
ed from their fathers house, the grand
old democratic party, to come back and
renew their affiliations with us, and
participate in the primary, pledging
themselves to support the nominees OF
the party, both state and national.
There were two vacancies in the com
mittee, and they were filled by the cleo
ton of A. J. Lee and j. Nj. Wright.
There were thirteen members of the
committee present at Wednesdays
meeting, and all but one of them were
free silver nen.
Terrell county is practically solid for
the free coinage of both gold and silver
at 16 to /.