Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20

I At the close Of the polls at O'Clock
p. m, the election officers aforesaid,
shall count the votes cast for each can
didate and certify the result of said
election for the precinct in which they
are acting, to the chairman OF the Exec
utive committee in said county, on or
before Tuesday following; and, on Thurs
day thereafter 10Th day of May, 1902,
the county chairman Of the respective
counties in said congressional district
shall re-convene at Paducah, KY, at the
Palmer House in said city, at 2 o'clock,
p. M, and count the votes cast in said
primary election, as appears from the
returns of the precinct election officers,
and the candidate receiving the plural.
ty of votes cast at said election, shall be
declared the Democratic nominee for
congress in the said Congressional dis
trict, to be voted for at the November
election, 1902.
All persons who voted for Bryan cleo
tors in 1900, and for j. @. w. Beckham
for governor, shall have the right to
participate in said primary election, as
well as such Democratic youths as may
attain the age of II years before the
November election.
And, be it further provided that the
expense of holding said primary election
shall be paid by the candidates for said
nomination, and same shall be assessed
ratably and proportionately against said
candidates. The chairman Of the res
pective counties are hereby directed to
ascertain the least possible expense of
holding such election, and it Is hoped
that there can be found sufficient num-
Der of loyal Democrats in each county
who will make capable election officers
to hold said primary without charge for
their services. Each chairman to re-
port on his own county to the chairman
of this committee on or before oath day
of April, 1902. And the candidates for
said nomination are hereby requested to
report their candidacy TO the said dis
trict chairman, Colonel Mott Ayers, on
or before said date, first day OF May
1902. And the said Mott Ayers, the
chairman of this committee, is hereby
directed, at once, upon the report Of the
committeeman to him Of the expense,
to notify the candidates who have repor-
ted their candidacy to him, thel amount
of their respective apportionment Of said
expenses due TO each county. And the
candidates for said nomination shall
then be expected and required to remit
to the chairman of this committee on or
before May 1st, the amount necessary to
hold said primary, as shown by the re-
port of each county chairman, and the
cost of printing, etc. And the chair
man of this committee shall then remit
to the county chairman the amount
reported by them as necessary for the
holding of said election. But, il on the
LIST day of May, 1902, 1t shall appear that
there is not more than one candidate for
the nomination, and but one candidate
has reported his candidacy to the dis
trict chairman, and made his remittance
as herein provided, OF his proportional
part of the expense, then, in that event,
the said chairman shall at once, recon
| vene the committee at the Palmer
House, in the city of Paducah, within
five days thereafter, and announce no
primary will be held, aud to declare the
said candidate, whoever he may be, the
Democratic nominee for congress in said
district.
And, be it further provided, that this
primary election Is called, not under the
laws OF Kentucky, but under Demo-
cratic usages and customs.
Mort AYERS, Chmn.
In, E Donp. Secy