The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-05-07
State and Congressional
June 9TH.
COUNTY OFFICERS JULY 25TH'
United States Senator to be NOmina.
ted July 25th. Other Informa.
tiOn Given.

az d uectIug VI Tue NouD SOuuty Dem>
ocratic Executive Committee held at tie
court house in Marietta on the I'd day of
OF May. 1896, in pursuance TO the call of
the chairman, these were present from the
following dristricts:
Marietta, Acworth, Gritter, Post Oak,
Merritts, Smyrna. Coxss. Howells, Oregon
and Red Rock. two committeeman each,
and from Big Shanty, Powder Springs AID
Lemons, one committeeman each, making
total of % members.
The chairman and secretary of the COM
mittee both being absent. Orlando Awtrey
was elected chairman pro. tenn, and j. B.
Glover was elected secretary pro. tenn.
Tha following resolutions were read and
adopted:
Resolved, That on Saturday. June 9th,
1896. there be held at the precincts in the
different Militia Districts of Cobb county,
primary election for Governor, Attorney
General, Comptroller General, State Treas
urer, Secretary of State, Commissioner Of
Agriculture, and also for candidate to
represent the 7th Congressional District in
the next Congress and that the voters place
upon their ballots the name of the persons
whom they prefer for these offices.
Resolved further, That on Saturday July
18th, 1896, there be held at the precincts
in the various Militia Districts of Cobb
county, primary election to nominate
/ two members to represent Cobb county in
the next General Assembly and candidates
for the various county officers of Cobb
county and also to elect two members of
the Executive Committee in each District
to serve for the next two years, and also to
nominate candidate for United States
Senator.
Resolved, That at each said election
| known democrats who have heretofore ac>
ted with the party and who on being chal.
lenged will swear that they are under the
law entitled to register and will support
the Democratic nominees during this year
shall be entitled to vote. Each said cleo
ton SHALL be held by the members of the
Executive Committee for the par; ocular
district, or in the absence of one member
by the other member and one freebooter to
be chosen by the member present, or in the
absence of both said members by two free.
holders to be selected by a majority of the
qualified Democratic voters present st the
time of the opening of the polls. The said
election as to the opening and closing shall
be held under the law for the election of
members of the General Assembly.
Resolved further, That on June 9Th at
10 o'clock, a. m, the members of the Elk,
ecutve Committee of the county shall meet
in the Court House in Marietta and declare
the result. In declaring the result each
district shall lave an equal voice and shall
be represented by the member of the Ex>
ecutive Committee or by some resident of
the District under written proxy from the
member of the committee. The Executive
Committee shall at said time proceed to
elect delegates to the Gubernatorial Conc
venticn, to the Congressional convention
AND to The next Senatorial convention to
nominate State Senator for the 35th
Senatorial convention.
The committee then adjourned.
ORLANDO AwTREY, Chairman pro TEN.
}. GLOVER, Secreta ry pro tenn.