Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-03
IdER1cus. ga. APRIL 3, 1902.
RULES GOVERNING THE STATE
PRIMARY.

RULES GOVERNING THE STATE
PRIMARY.
Every candidate and voter in this
section will be interested in the follow
ing rules laid down by the state demo
cratic executive committee for holding
the primary election this year:
Eat ameeting of the state democratic
executive committee, held in the city
of Atlanta, this Goth, day of March,
1902, called for the purpose of taking
action Where6yEthe white democrats OF
this state may give expression of their
choice for state officers to be filed by
the vote of the people at the ensuing
election, it is ordered:
81. That q general primary election
to be held on the 9Th day of June, next
in every county in the state, at which
all qualified white democrats, voters
Who'll have registered in 1901 or within
ten days before the primary in 1922
shall be given an opportunity to cast
their votes for the following officers, to
wit: Governor, attorney general, comp
troller-general, treasurer, commission
or of agriculture, state school commits
sloner, two Justices of the supreme
court, one prison commissioner, and
the democratic executive committee in
each county is hereby directed to pre-
pare and furnish to the managers of
such Eprimary list of such qualified
registered voters under the terms here
in provided for.
''2. Tt is ordered that all the officers
above named shall be voted for directly
by the peopla and that the respee-
tive county committees shall, when
Ath6y compile and declare The re-
suit of said vote, select from
among the active supporters of the
candidate receiving the highest vote,
delegates to the convention, each conn
~ through lis delegates to have double
the number of votes in said convention
than il has representatives in the lower
. house in the next legislature No del
egate in said convention shall give his
proxy to any but bona fide resident
OF his county, and the proxy so named
- he chosen from among the sup
porters of the sVlsCessful candidate.
"3. It is ordered that the state con-
vsntIon shall assemble in Atlanta on
the End day of July, 1902, noon, in the
hall of the house of representatives to
nominate q state ticket of the above
named officers and further to nominate
candidates for the offices of Judge and
solicitor general in each judicial circuit
OF the state where these officers are to
be elected under the law.
"4, 1t is ordered that in each judi
cial circuit where a indge or solicitor
!, general is to be elected the white dem
Aocratic voters in each county of the sew
raj circuits shall express their choice
the same ballotas heretofore provid-
ed for, and under tie same terms as to
qualification of electors.
Tits further ordered that the vote If
the several counties in each circuit for
Judge and solicitor general shall be
consolidated by the county executive
committee of each county and certified
by said committee, and forwarded to
the chairman of the state democratic
committee, whose duty it shall be to
consolidate the votes of the several
counties in each circuit for Judge and
solicitor and to report the result ofsuch
consolidated vote to the state conven-
ton. which shall in turn declare the
result and make nominations accord
ingIy for the several circuits, and all
candidates for judge and solicitor gen.
eraI receiving the highest vote IN their
respective circuits shall be placed on
the same ticket as the democratic |
nominees for said Office.
IS. It isalsc ordered that in said pri-
nary election and on the same. ballot
the voters in each county shall be given
an opportunity to express their choice
for United States senator
g. This committee leaves to the ex-
ssnsaxs 9'tteea of the several coun
and manner of nomina
members of the general assem-
County officers.
~. Its ordered that the respective
county committees shall consolidate /
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