The Punta Gorda herald., 1902-06-06
CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE
MEETS.
Minutes ofthe DeSotoCoun-
Campaign Commit
tee Meeting.

The committee met In the Office OF
the chairman pursuant TO the call nj
8 o'clock n. m. on "Wednesday the
| 2Sth day of May, A. ID. 1902 On call
of roll the following answered pres.
ent, & w Forester, chairman, j II
Hancock, B + Baldwin, and M i
Lanier Aquorum being present the
chairman announced the meeting
open for business.
J. III, Hancock was elected socre-
tary,
On motion, duly seconded II IL or
derod that the chairman publish an
additional call providing for the
nomination OF the following addition.
al officers to be nominated Mt the
Democratic Primaries to be hold In
said county on July 10Th aud August
18th nexti
One county surveyor ono Justice
of the peace In each OF the following
districts; No, liz, 8, 4, o, q, &, 10, IL,
10, II, 10, 10, ~, 2l and 22. One con.
stable In and for each Of the follow.
Ing districts; |, 2, o, 4, 3, O, 4, o. 10, IL,
IL, 10, IA, 10, 10, II, 1s, 10, 2O,2l and ~.
On motion duly seconded, John w,
Burton was elected treasurer for the
campaign fund.
On, motion duly seconded, II Is
ordered that tho following assess.
ments be- and the same are hereby
made against the candidates for the
several offices named, the basis OF
the assessment being as near ms pos.
sible to ascertain o per cent Of the
annual income Of tho office, to.wit.
Each candidate for;
Representative tlS, county survey
or $40, tax assessor 800, tax collector
500, county treasurer S75, county
commissioner So, member school
board $3.50, justice of tho pence ~,
constable ~, supervisor of registra-
tlon S6.
II Is further ordered that In the
event more money IL paid In under
these assessments than Is necessary
to pay tho expenses OF tho primaries
the surplus Is hereby ordered to be
returned 10 the candidates pro rata
to the amount each shall pay In,
but no return OF any such surplus
shall be made until after the entire
expense Of both primary elections
are first paid. II Ia further ordered
that 10 candidates name DO placed
on the primary election ballot unless
those who desire 10 become such
candidate file with tho chairman OF
this committee written notice Of his
intention to become such on or be.
fore July lst, 1902, nor unless his as
sessnent be paid to ]. w, Burton,
treasurer, on or before said date.
On motion, duly seconded, It IL Or
dered that each inspector and clerk
be paid 81 per day for holding said
election and that the inspector who
properly, safely and securely de-
llyers to the chairman OF this COM
mittee the returns OF the primary be
allowed III pet day and B cents per
mile each way by the nearest and
most direct route while performing
such service.
The following deputy district regis
tration officers are appointed to reg
lister oil white democratic persons
otherwise qualified TO vote and each
will be allowed u per day for three
days they are required to keep the
books open for registration, to-wit,
No. TT. Green w. A. Hendry,
" Wauchula J q McEwen,
Z" Billy M II Albrltton,
/" 4Pine Loyel, NJ II w Albritton,
4" 5Charlotte II John Hagan,
" 8Grove City William Goff,
" 7Punta Gorda w b Hardee,
L" SIT Ogden. A $ Johnson,
+" 9Arcadia, II A Ellis,
- 10 Crewsyille, CC Crews,
/" II Zolfo, Henry Smith,
4" ~ Venus, J w Bayley,
I" 10 TT. passenger, Dock Pearce,
IA Avon Park, II + West,
" 10 Bowling Green @ II Jones IT,,
4" 10 Gardner, w J Taylor,
" II Nocatee, Il Il Carlton,
+" IL Owens, Carl Holmer,
" 10 Cleveland, Il III Aull,
4" 20 Oak Hill, = ii Read,
2l Lake Sterns, James Johnson,
Z" ~ Horse Greek, II Il Harris.
The several district registration
officers will be at some convenient
place In his election district on the
IL, Is and IA days OF June 1902 for the
purpose of registering all qualified
white democrats who desire to par
ticipate In the coming primaries.
On motion, duly seconded, the
committee adjourned to convene mt