The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-06-27
PRIMARY ELECTION
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

man John E. Wells called the com
mittee to order with the following
members present:
District No. l, ]. w. Gates; 2,
(absent) 3, M. S. Marshall; A. L.
] Bonner, proxy for H. A. Wise; 5,
John White, proxy for P. w. Will
liams; E, F. J. Smith, secretary; \
John Stoval1; s, E. r. Bruce, proxy
for ]. L. Bingham; 9, H. c. David
son; 10, c. P. Caldwell; IL, DR.. P. N.
Matlock; II, (absent). 13, Jno. e.
Wells; IA, A. K. Wells; IS, E. J.
Green, proxy for J. T. Morris, 10,
w. M. Miles, proxy for w. W. Nor
ris.
The proceedings are embraced in
the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
Be and it is hereby resolved, or
dered and directed by the Demo
cratic Executive Committee OF
Obion County, Tenn, that a pri-
mary election be held at the va
rious voting places in said county
on Thursday, the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1902, between the hours of 9
o'clock am. and o'clock pm. for
the purpose of nominating a Demo
cratic candidate to be voted for in
the regular November election i'll
1902 to represent said county in the
next General Assembly of said
State; and that said primary cleo
ton be held pursuant to and in &C
cordance with the provisions of
Chapter 80 of the published Acts of
1901.
Second 1t is further ordered that
the candidate receiving the MAORI
ty of the votes cast in such said
primary election shall be and shall
be declared to be the nominee Of
the Democratic party for said office;
and in the event that no candidate
so voted for in said primary election
shall receive a ma iority OF all the
votes so cast in such election, then
tile matter OF said nomination shall
be determined by another primary
election to be held under the same
law ard within the same hours of
the day, on Saturday, the 10th day
of August, at which the two candi-
dates having the highest number of
votes in said primary election of
August 7 shall be voted for and the
one Of them receiving the majority
of the votes so cast in such election
shall be and shall be declared to be
the nominee of the Democratic par
ty of Obion County for said office.
Third. 1t is further ordered that
this committee meet at the court
house IN Union City, Tenn, on
Monday, the 18th day of August,
1902, at l o'clock pm, tor the pur-
pose OF canvassing the result of
said election and declaring the re-
suit thereof.
Fourth. 1t is further ordered that
in said primary election so to be
held on the 9Th day of August
aforesaid members of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee for said |
county for the ensuing two years
shall be voted for and elected for
each civil district and the same will |
be voted for on the same ballots
used for voting for candidate for
Fifth. It is further ordered that |
all Democrats who are legal voters
and who will be legal voters on the
day Of the regular Novem9ferehce
ton shall'have the right tol Ute in
n primary election accord ISg to
Y law in such cases.
.PSixth. 1t is ordered that ~. copy
If the election returns, tea@tb~
thrPoll list and tally sheep DEMO
AID properly certified by ths&ndAe
cas-, judges and clerks, shall be
foAFarded promptly to the chair
mar SSdf this committee, and that
the Br4,,e copy of such poll list and
tall. tF3ets shall be delivered to
the nraber of this committee for
the district and same brought by
him to said meeting of the commit
tee to be held on the 18th day of
August aforesaid.
Seventh. In the event of a second |
primary as herein provided this
will meet at the court
house in Union City on Tuesday,
he 10Th day of August, at l o'clock
}. M. to canvass the returns and
1eclare the result.