The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-17
FORM OF THE BALLOT.
Construction Placed on It BY the
Executive Committee.
DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO BE COUNTED
Who're the Voter Has Substantially COM
piled With the RESOLUTION In Rcin-
tion to Financial pueaiion.

Headquarters Democratic Executive
Committee OF Texas, Paris, Texas, April
le.--On the seth OF February last. in
letter written to Hon. A. 8. Walker, Jr,.
OF Austin, gave my constructions Of
the resolutions adopted by the state exc
cutive committee in reference to the
tickets to be voted at tho primary cleo
tons 10 be held June g. to the effect,that
tho resolutions OF the committee con-
templated substantial compliance only.
so that the vote of every democrat might
be counted. stated that the law In refer
ence to elections Is wei understood ~
require only a substantial compliance.
Herewith. ard that The same liDerulity
In constructing the resolutions Of tnv eAe-
cutive committee would De expected.
1t has been frequently heiG ~ our
preuae court tnet AL ballots which tairly
and Substantially eumply wyh taa -
Quirameats OK the statute ana trogn @hlch
IL can be fairly ascertl.ned ulw nc r1ft
casting the ballot intended % vote. vii
be hoid "a substantial conlp lance wttA Ine
law ard must De counted. "a -e24s. = u,
Is TeAaS p Ss3.l
The county executive committees n
counting the vote 81 me June primaries
would scarcely ADOPT rlle .aoce ,isce-
Gus Than The rules Of Law, ABOVE referred
that hts vote would rpy h. counted. A.
cordlng to my conEtrLc don. the essential
feature OF lle resolutions 2lalfstrl - ti4-
executive committee At Austin IL that =
primary election shall be held n every
county In TINS state N Stse e1h d3y q
June, al which the peopis shan b Ess-a
an oppoT. unity TO vote 81 me question
submitted As said by CHEZ Justice ROD
eris In tie case citel Ia ID Texas. u 3
essential that the election To held at the
time and place PROVE 3 ~ Law. eIt tsAt
the people deposit tleir E..lers IN tr8
ballot box, the form Of th7 ballot Is ~
recIory aad must b. CO med, ~ j cs-. as
fairly aEcertaAleI from u LaItIls
Having Received so NAM letters - IN
curry on the subject @, -. bsiiog wi-t-a
the past few weeks, d-y- rirlae'l % SUB
NIT the matter 10 el-h member Of the
executive committee .ar an antaorisativs
construction, y MEN | have ic1s hJ !e; or.
In doing this / had no intention u dong
more than 10 obtain al ci.i tai c3rsTrlc-
ton OF the resolution ~ r@-eFenes 20 the
form of the ballot.
The committee will 10. he called '7-
gether.
volingl l am ins,rnctci - ISSUE 70 zoe
lowing as Inc construction OF sic e9A'-
10 the Democracy, al he I)iGs-er, ps---
ocra;ic County Executive unar-.itess g.
whereas. There seems . be RI ar-
prehens.on on the past az ErIs 6,
brother detuorrlts 70 tae -if-tt fh.1
ballots in the exact l5rrl mi t-'.- -. ....s-
guHge provide So me r ns
adopted by the committee AZ A.-t ~iA
be recognized ami counted az 10 primary
elections 10 be- hsi. on II0' a." r's'-
bitiops q ~ s,srtif't-r7 80 20 tae form
81 .fse iaRas4 iF iff+ cot efl2i ~ f
g saibstanffa MY - tf2i trc
vote % f.ssery rsiAy hr 4q..-to +.
y TIER fore fi} bat sich ;alrlr sfa-e
ss ia, q sllrrf;a 90 rr &c n fhe man .i4
slueSsioa 10 ns vote ,N1, aid ~ WIZ p
II ear be saiF ~ sseeFf = how me PARTY
caxiff7.y the ballot . J - Tn'e -nqn
The ruestiur at Issue. A-ili % l".4 O. '-
substantial complain w''h -he ras g..
tions adopted by the committee. lri v'.
al nv H o.
Ynittpcs in determining 'hf resol' = stta
yees@w. II. Drlar-. y j. i. J =.
Young. II. 4. Finch s. sor jr,
/, /, MrInnis. !. n WHrrrr. J. ~ I91tts-
Ton. s. A. McMears. Jo-suh Eans' = II
Fielder. J; y Harpeg y . y 1ssf,nr y
Linn, c. l.. Ltnderdale. J. O. Nicholson,
G. W. barefoot
NsysEII. l. Aiosley. II. 2. Marsh. j. c.
nn, 'votine-r. J.. Dunlan II. r. Ifill ~
Gainesville. G. 4 Garden. J. s K-aghey
G. d Neal. r. II. Buruey, Arch irinnan.
y r. r. HUFF
Chairman Democratic Executive Commit
tee OF Texas.