The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-05
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i. !. ~ CLUDES WORK
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cast IN ,aid primary; ard. whereas. your
| COMMITTEES ascertain from the Official re-
tu. ms that tor 'the 4 flee OF super!ntend-
ent Of Education. Hon, Isaac william
Hill received 1.ss3 and Hon. John q. Har-
ris received q $40 and Hon. chappell Cory
received sls .07o, and Hon. Thomas L. Bull
ger rec:ived Rms: and. whereas. Ii APP
pears from ssid returns that. no candi-
date has received a majority Of all the
Hon. Isaae William Hi received 2.3es
votes, and Hon. John @. Harris received
n.slg votes Being the highest number CT
votes cast m faf1 primary. for the Of
nee ~. superintendent Of Education;
therefore, be- It 70.
Resolved, That q eeecnd primary cleo
tidn / . ordered, 70 be he'd on the 18th
day OF ssptembe-. 1874. In the same man.
nef az provided by the rules Of this ccm-
,m.ttes. as .heretofore. for the sovernms mt
Of said primary.
Resolved, further. That in the said
second primary. only the names Of Hon.
Carrier be voted for, for Attorney Cen
erak and only the mime, OF; Hon. Isaac
w. fifl and Hon. John q. Harris be
voted for faf Superintendent Of Educa-
ton. go.
The Same Inspector
Resolved. furthe.., That, said second
primary S'ecti d thai be hell in the va
rious election precincts, by the same in
spectors and In the same manner. as the
primary held on the 18Th day Of August,
1907 provlce1, that where. cohnti 8 hava
ordered county primaries for that day,
that the mans gers OF said county prima-
ries shalt hold such primary and make
returns in the manner provided by this
| committee.
-"Resolved. further, rhat the chairman
Of this committee H. authorized to make
such assessment on the candidates for
Attorney General and Superintendent OF
Education a. may he necessary to defray
| the expcpses Of the primary election to
be held on the 18th day Of, September
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Resolved, further. That this commit
tee hereby directs that the new Demo-
cratic state Executive Committee. elected
In said primary. of August 18th, 1902, shall
meet in the city OF Montgomery at the
time and place Of meeting Of the present
state Executive gCormitfee when the
vote of the second primary. shall be can
vatsed and the result declared by this
committee, to wit: on the 2th day OF
sentember, 1909, and that said new COM
mittee be, organized In the manner pre-
scribed In Section II Of the rules and reg
uls lions Of July H.. 1852, after the ad-
| journment Of this committee. as now COM
| posed, sine die. ~
Concerning Withdrawals.
Resolved, furthe-. That the assessment
her elm sAove provided for shall be paid
on or before five days after notice OF the
amount OF said assessment from the
chairman; and provided. further. thai
should any minority candidate withdraw
a. such candidate. or refuses to make
such second race, that the chairman OF
this committee Is hereby authorized, In
such event, to desiare the remaining can.
didate the nominee Of the Democratic and
Conservative Party Of Alabama for the
once for which he II a candidate"
ON motion Of Mr.. white. the report OF
the subcommittee was unanimously
adopted. - 49, *
Chairman Mallory Of the sub-commit !;
tee on contests then read the report ~
| !"Yonr. committee. to whom, was refor'
red the contested elections of OTIS versus
Tunstail, Miller versus Espy and Porter
| versus Hodges, beg leave to. report that
| they have cafefully investigated and con-
sidered each Of said contests ana ma "a
follows: s.,f -.s
''Ftrst--That IN the case OF Otss versus
Tunstaii Alfred M: runstalf received
majority of the legal votes cast IN tne
iateg Dehaocfatic primary election held In
Hale County for the nomination for Rep
resentatives, lin the Legislature. and Is
entitled to the. nomination for that ofhce
from said county: and. the action Of the
County Executive Commute Of; said
co,,ntyein declaring said Tunstali to be
i the nominee, from witch the appeal was
taken to- the State Committee, be and
the same Is hereby afirmeA.
.'Second-That In the case of Miller YER
sus Espy, from Henry County. no candi'
date received majority OF the votes cast
| at the! late Democratic primary election
for the ,rion,inati6n for the once OF Coun
| ~ superintendent Of Educetion for said
county; that said Espy resolved plural
| ity Of the votes cast for that nominatior
and the SAID Nfilyief Nreesived the next
| highest nuf1abef, that the County Execu
| tine Commute OF Henry County. provid
| ing for the nomtnation Of. d candidate FOL
said Office OF County Superintendent Of
| Education for said county. adopted the
rules and sregufa lions Of the state Com.
mittee providing; that 2 majerity vote
was necessary ID a nofninatfon; that the
| controversy arises out of the construction
| Of the Tuiss,ip the premises aud ifG undel
| these rules, a; plurality vote only was re-
quired, then the said Espy was nominatet
and the said Millers appeal should be dis.
| missed. on the other Hand. II. under tht
rules, q majority vote was NECESSARY to a
! nomination. there was no noptnation FOL
the said once Of Ce9rty Superintendent
OF Education in said county. H., ~.
! ~ Miller's, Appeal Sustained.
Your eemmitte is Of" the oplnion tina
the majority. rpie prevailed and that sale
appeal shbuld be aliowedapd sustained
and that there was no, noninatipn FOL
said once in said county under the rule.
adopted for said primary. ~, 80
I'VE recomnaend that the County Elk
ecutive Comnitte Of said county be di
rected TO assemble at. the earliest da,
prior to the. iseh day Of September, 1902
and provide for the nomination OF a can
4 didate for said ONCE at the primary. cleo
ton to be held ON the 18th inst, and tina,
the, names OF the said J. B. Espy and
r. w. Miller, and no. others, be placed
on the ballots as candidates to be voted
for. for the said nomination for the said
i once. ~ = 81. it.sss. :. IS
/ .Third-The appeal OF G.. w. Porter YER
sus Paul Hodges was taken from the &C.
tion' Of the County Committee Of Lauder
dale County declaring said Hodges the
| choice OF the Democratic voters Of the
| Florence beat at. said primary election for
the ONCE Of beat ooEnnHtteeman for
| that heat %~TPN' - : ,,,+,i
your committee is OF the opinion that
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