The age-herald., 1898-07-17
THE PLAN.

Whereas the convention of the demo- cratic and conservative party held In the city of Birmingham in the year lS96, Tor the purpose of nominating a candidate TOT congress from the Ninth district Of Ala bama, passed a resolution by which II m structed the executive committee or Saiu district to order a primary election for nominating a candidate for the flfty-slxth congress of the United States; therefore be 1t resolved by the democratic execu- tive committee of the Ninth congressional district of Alabama that there shall be. primary election in each precinct Of said district on the first Monday in August lSsS for the purpose of nominating democratic candidate for the Fifty-sixth congress Of the United States in said district, and for the further purpose of electing two mem bers of said executive committee in each county in said district; That the plan for holding said primary election and the quail ifcatons of the candidates and voters in said primary election shall be as follows:
 The Candidates
 First-That on or before the hour of noon on Monday, the 25th day of July, 1S9S, all persons desiring to become candidates for the democratic nomination. for congress in said district shall have the privilege of filing their applica tions in writing with the chairman of the executive committees; that said applications shall be accompanied by the money or a certified check for $20O pay able to the order of the chairman Of the committee, which shall be used to bear the expenses of said primary election, ana that the candidates for members of said committee in the several counties shall file their applications as candidates fn said county with the chairman of said district executive committee within the time nXed for the congressional candidates to hie their applications, and that no person or persons who have not so filed their appli- cations shall be voted for at said primary election nor shall any votes cast for per sons not filing their applications be counted nor shall their names appear on the ofil- cial ballot as hereinafter provided.
 Fl: ction Managers
 s,econd-That each candidate for con- gress shall have the privilege of selecting one fudge of the election and one clerk to represent him at each voting place, and in the event that the candidates fatil to se- Iect judges or clerks to represent them at the polls in the beats or precincts, the member of each county executive commit tee in such beat may appoint such person as he may select to conduct said ele' on at the voting place in the respective pre- cincts; and it shall be the duty of the sev- eral members of the county democratic ex- exutive committees in each county Cor in their failure to act) the judges of the elee- tion selected by the candidates to open the polls for said primary at or near the place where the general election is being held on the first Monday in August next for the purpose of receiving the ballots Of the democratic voters for congressman and ex- ecutive committeeman as hereinbefore provided. and the polls shall remain open during the time that the polls are kept open for the state election.
 The Returns
 Tbird-That after the ballots have been cast in said election and the polls are closed the beat or precinct executive com nitteemen or the judges of said election shall count the votes cast for congressman and executive committeeman and return the same to the chairman of this commit tee. who shall thereupon call this commit fee together to open the returns from the several precincts and declare the person receiving the plurality of votes cast Tn said primary election for congressman the dem ocratic nominee for congress in said dis trict. and the two persons in each county who have received the plurality of votes cast in that county for the two members of the executive committee in said county. the members of the district executive com mittee in said county for the two ensuing years. Each candidate is entitled to rep resentation at the court of the ballots cast.
 The Ballots
 Fourth-rhat as soon after the time fixed hereInabove for the filing of the candidates notice of their intention to become candl- dates in said election as is practicable, the chairman of the executive committee shall have printed an official ballot contalnlrS the name of the candidate or candidates for congress and for chairman of the ex- ec,,tiye committee and the candidates Tor the members of said committee in the seV- ral counties: provided, however, that the executive committeeman from each county shall be voted for only in the county which they are to represent and not throughout the district; that the voters snail aesis- nafe the person they desire to vote for by .,,o -,.sra. aa.-.itz. 4k> >As-aA >A Ah> >A--~--~