The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
PRIMARY ELECTION RULES.

ton be held in each civil district and
ward Of the several counties which com
pose the Eighth Congressional district of
Tennessee, on Thursday, August, z, 1902, |
for the purpose of nominating Democrat
ic candidate for Congress of said district,
TO be held at the November election, 1902 B
(2) That each candidate for Congress
be required to file with the chairman Of
the Congressional committee at his place
Of residence, on or before June, l5, 1902,
a written statement setting forth the Of
fee for which he is a candidate that he
is Democrat, and that he will support
and vote for the Democratic nominees for
the election to be held in November, 1902,
and further, that he will abide the results
OF said primary election; and further, to
deposit, within ten days after said fifteenth
of June, with said chairman, such an
amount as shall be decided to be his pro-
rata share of the expenses of said primary
election as apportioned by said chairman.
(3) In the event that not more than one
candidate for said Office shall file the state
ment required, and complies with the re-
quirements of the second section Of this
resolution, then it shall be the duty of the
on July, l, 1902, and said committee shall
declare the person who has so announced
his candidacy for ongress to be the only
candidate and to be the nominee of the
Democratic party for sal ! Congressional
district, and no primary election shall be
held as above provided, and the amount
30 deposited by said candidate shall be
returned to him.
(4) In the event there are more than
one candidate for said Office of Congress-
man who have complied with the second
section of the above, then the primary
election shall be as herein provided.
(5) The election shall be held in each
county by the officers, judges and clerks
appointed by the Congressional county
committeeman for the respective counties,
subject to the provisions OF the primary
election law; provided further that it is
the sense of the committee that the pro-
visions of the Dorch, registration and poll
tax law will not apply to said section.
(6) All persons known as Democrats or
otherwise qualified, or will be qualified to
vote in the said November election, who
resides in the civil district, or ward, in
which they attempt to vote, and who shall
pledge themselves to support and vote for
the nominees of said primary and other
nominees for the said November election,
shall be qualified voters in said election
I'd The returns of each county shall be
| sent to the respective county committee
man or or before August IA, 1902 and
the committee shall meet on Thursday,
| August, q 1902, atLexngton, Tenn, and
canvass the vote and declare the result
of said election.
(8) The candidate for said Office who
shall receive the greatest number of votes
in said primary, shall be declared the
nominee of the Democratic party for the
office of representative in Congress,
(9) That any candidate for Congress
before the primary election this day or
dered who shall use or expend any mon
ey or other thing of value, except for leg
| itimate purposes, in order to procure for
himself vote or votes in said primary
election, shall by such expenditures for
felt his right to- and shall not be declared
the nominee of said primary, and such
votes as may be cast for such candidate
shall not be counted by the committee
provided that the legitimate expenses
! herein referred to, shall consist alone of
newspaper announcements, notices, cor
respondence, travelling expences of the
candidate; necessary telephone and tele-
graph tolls, and such other expenditures,
or assessments as may be imposed by
| this committee. Provided further that
when the committee meets to canvass and
count the returns of said election, it shall
| be the duty of the committee to investi-
/ oh al, h l.
| filed with the chairman of the committee
against any candidate or candidates, of
violations Of the foregoing provisions, and
if such charge, or charges, are shown to
be true then, and IN that event, such can
didates so offending shall by said COM
mittee, be declared to have forfeited his
right to the nomination, and If he shall
have received the largest number Of votes
cast in said primary, then the candidate
receiving the next highest number OF
votes cast in said primary, shall be de-
clared the nomipee, subject to the other
provisions of this resolution.
(10) It is further ordered that the uni.
form SKI ballot shall be used in said pri.
mary, and that each candidate shall pro-
} vide his own tickets in the several cOun.
ties composing the Eighth Congressional
District, and that the cost Of advertising
, said primary in one newspaper in each
county shall be prorated among the sew.
eral candidates for Congress Further
Democratic papers of this district are re.
quested to publish returns of primary cleo
ton as soon as practicable thereafter
Said primary election shall open at
O'Clock a. m. and close at O'Clock p. m
Respectfully submitted,
FRED J. CARTER, of Perry,
j. j. WEATHRRLY. of Madison.