The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-26
READY FOR THE. PRIMARIES.
CHAIRMAN DU BIGN0N WRITES TO
THE COUNTY CHAIRMEN.

Letters Instructing Them as to
The Primaries of June and
23-COpies of the Correct Form of
Ticket to He Used Also Sent Them.
One Primary for State Officers and
Another for Justices of the SUI
preme Court.
Chairman f. G. duBignon of the Demo
cratic state executive committee is max
ing early arrangements for the opening
of the campaign. He began sending out
yesterday letters to all of the chairmen or
| the county executive committees in the
state calling attention to the primaries Of
June and %. and with these letters he
sent copies of the correct forms of tickets
to be used in these primaries.
This action at this time will give the
county chairmen plenty of opportunity to
get ready for the work that is before
them. Chairman duBignons letters says.
Dear Sir: The Democratic state execu-
tive committee has called two conventions
one to meet June ., 1898, to nominate
candidates for Governor, secretary OF
state, controller general commissioner of
agriculture. state school commissioner. at
torney general, prison commissioner ana
state treasurer; the other 10 meet July
20, 1898. to nominate candidates for a cher
justice Of the Supreme Court, an associate
justice for full term of six years and an
other associate justice for the unexpire5
term of Justice Atkinson, viz, two years.
There are, under the call of the executive
committee, to be two distinct primaries,
one June for Governor and state house
| officers not judicial; the other. JuD&s p,
for Supreme Court justices only
At each primary the voters Will esst
their ballots directly for the Candidates .of
their choice for the various offices to be
filled, and the county Democratic execu-
tive committee are to appoint the dele
gates to the two state conventions, re-
spectively, from among the friends of the
successful candidates.
Your attention is called to the fact that
the three places to be filled in the Supreme
Court are separate and distinct Offices, as
above indicated and the ballots for these
places should be prepared accordingly /
send you inclosed correct form of ballot
| for each of the primaries, leaving blank
lines for the candidates names.
Permit me to suggest that for the gen
eral information of Democratic voters you
request the party papers published in your
county TO print this letter, and also the
two forms of ballots herewith sent In
this way, the action taken by the state
committee will be brought to the atten>
ton of all members of the party. ana
there need be no occasion for any mistake
or misrepresentation as TO the proper meth
cd of conducting the primaries. Respect
fully, F. G. duBignon.
Chairman Democratic State Executive
Committee
With this letter he sent to each chair
man copies of the following circulars.
showing the correct forms of tickets 10 be
used in the primaries, duly certified to by
himself as chairman of the state com
mittee:
Correct form of ballot to Be used in
Democratic primary, June 6, for Governor
and state house officers not judicial:
For Governor
For Secretary of State.
For Controller General
For Commissioner of Agriculture.
For State School Commissioner
For Attorney General.
For Prison Commissioner
For State Treasurer.
certify that the above is a correct form
| of ballot for the primary of June g. 1898
F. G. duBignon
Chairman Dem. State Elk. Com.
Correct form for ballot to be used in
Democratic primary sJune %. 1898, for
chief justice and two associate justices of
the Supreme Court:
For Chief Justice.
For Associate Justice for full term of six
years
For Associate Justice for unexpired term
of two years
1 certify that above Is a correct form
of ballot for the primary of June %, 1898.
F. G. duBignon,
Chairman Dem. State Elk. Com.