The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-19
IN SECOND DISTRICT
FIFE CoMMITTnE ORDERS A PRI-
 MARY FOR AUGUST 25.
on the same Day of the State Fri maries-Ray Rushton Elected Chairmancol. Wiley is to
 Have No Opposition,


 Congressional District met in this city yesterday.
 A primary election was ! ordered for nominating a candidate for Congress on the same day that the State primaries are to be held.
 Hon. Ray Rushten was elected Chair man of the Committee and Mir. Leopold Strauss. Secretary. Two Vacancies were fiIled on the Committee. and the proceed ings were most harmonious.
 The Democratic Executive Committee If the Second Congressional District met in the parlors of the Exchange Hotel yesterday morning at Il a m. in accord ance with the call of the Chairman and Hxed the tirne~of holding a general pri- mary for d candidate for Representative from said District to the Fifty-eiehth Congress, on the 18th of August next, be- Ing the same time fixed by the State Committee for the State primaries.
 There were present J. Lee Long of Butler. Chairman.
 Hand. lI1 ..5 :.
 ButIer--J. H. Porteraeld.
 conecuh-w. c. crumpton. proxy for . crsnshav-G. W. L smith. proxy for c. O. Dickey.
 Escambia-c. S. Lee.
 Montgomery-charles T. Pollard. proxy forsF. c. Caffey.
 Pike--O. c. Wiley
 Wilcox-William Bonner proxy for J. D. s. Pickett
 A Primary.
 Mr. W. c. Crumpton offered the follow ,ng resolutions, which were unanimously
 Resolved. by the Democratic Executive Committee of tho sceond Congressional District:
 t CD That a Democratic primary shall be held In the several election precincts in the Second Congressional District of Ala bama on Monday, August g. 1902. for the purpose of nominating Democratic can didate for Representative in the Fifty eighth Congress, and also members of the Democratic Executive Committee for said District, to consist of one member from each County. to be voted for. respective ly. In each County in said District; and the person receiving the highest vote in each County for such committeeman shall be selected from such County as a mem Der of said Executive Committee 2
 t2) That said primary election shall be held and managed at each voting place throughout the several counties of said District as provided by the rules and regulations of the Democratic State Ex- eeutive Committee; and said election shall De conducted by the inspectors appointed by the Democratic Executive Commit tees of the several counties in said Dis trict Any candidate for Congress may name a friend to be present at each poll Ing place to observe the casting and counting of the votes. All persons wish ing to become candidates in such primary election shall file their applications in writing with the Chairman of the Exec utive Committee by August 1, 1s12. No person not complying with the provision can be voted for.
 (3) That all the qualifications and re- strictions incorporated in Section F of a resolution adopted by the State Demo- cratic Executive Committee July ii. 1902. are adopted for the government of said Congressional primary election.
 @ That the inspectors of said cleo ton in each County shall. immediately after the polls are closed, count the votes cast at said primary and make not less than two certificates of the result of said primary electfon one of which shah be forwarded to the Chairman of the Second District. Democratic Executive Commit- tee, and one shall be filed with the Chair man eff the Democratic Executive Com mittee of each County in said District both WithlH tWSuty-ioNt AiOuiS dAeoA SoNt election. C5) That the several persons In each of the several counties of said District re- ceiving the highest vote for commit teeman therein shall be declared a mem ber of the Congressional Committee for said District; and said committeeman thus selected shall have authority to elect the Chairman and Secretary of said Committee outside and independent of the members of the Committee thus se- lected. (6) That on Thursday following the | primary election. herein provided for, the Executive Committee of said District shall convene and canvass the | returns from the several counties of said | District, and the person receiving the | highest vote fin said primary from the several counties of said District shall be declared the nominee of the party for in the Fifty-eighth Con | zress, and that at such time the me n- 1 berg of the newly elected Congressional I Executive Committee for said District | yhall meet and elect Chairman and | Secretary in accordance with the fore 1 zoing resolutions.
 Vacancies Filled. 1mmittee for Montgomery. County, hav- Ing removed from the State, tendered his ! resignation as 4 member of the Commit lee for said County and MT. c. w. Jones was elected to i'll the vacancy
 Hon. c. S. Lee having removed from