The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-12
TIME EXTENDED.
Legislative Candidates have BntiI 10Th
Inst to oBaIify by Payment OF
Assessments.

Some confusion has resulted in this
county from the fact that under the call
OF the county executive committee o.
published all candidates have until June
oath In which to pay the amounts asses.
sed against them. Under the coil issu-
ed by the State committee the time 10
which Legislative candidates bave TO
pay assessments is limited TO the 10th
inst.-last Tuesday, All other county
candidates have until the oath.
Desiring to get the matter straighten.
ed out for the benefit Of the Legislative
candidates Of this county the New En-
terprise man called on Judge Il. J. Vann
chairman Of the county committee
Tuesday morning and from him learned
that the call Of the State committee is
the law and must govern this matter.
Paragraph II oil that call as II originally
stands, reads In part az follows:
"Each person desiring to have bis
name printed on the Primary Election
Ballots as candidate for any State
Office, including members Of the Legis.
lature, shall fle with the chairman oil
bis commi tee on or before the 10th day
Of June, A. d. 1902, bis notice Of
candidacy" etc.
Al a meeting Of the State campaign
committee on May 9th the matter Of
the amount Of assessments was placed
entirely In the hands Of the county
committee, and this, therefore, settled
the matter both as to time and amounts.
Because Of the misunderstanding upon
The part Of the county committee as to
the time allowed Legislative candidates
some Of them, perhaps, would have
waited until the Oath inst, TO qualify
which would have been too late.
On Monday last the campaign com.
mittee met again in Jacksonville and
tue following procee lings, which we
copy from the Metropolis, we're hs and
Immediately certified TO the various
county Committees, Judge Vsnu, a
chairman Of our county Committe, having
received the notice Tuesday morning!
chairman Williams state that tue. q
was some Misunderstanding through thC
State as to the time within which candi
dates for the Legislature sh uld file with
the chairman Of the State committed
their applications to have their namel
printed on the official election ballot
and that many were under the impress
sion that the, had until the oath o
June to file their applications, wherea
the time fixed in the call was the 10tl
inst. (to.morrow), and that unless som,
action was taken to day to relieve th
situation some persons who are bonn
ade candidates would be cut out by al
innocent misunderstanding.
"The campaign committee was unanl
nous in their desire to give all such
candidates for the Legislature fair op
portuplty, and unanimously adopted 1
reso luton, presented by Mr.. Galloway
az follows;
"ResOlved, That the chairman Of thi
committee shall certify to the chairman
Of the various county committees, o
candidates for the Legislature the nam
of all persons whose applications, witt
receipts OF the county chairman TO
their assessments, are received by him
on or before the 10th. Provided, tina
where the assessments are paid 20 tn
county chairman after June 10th, tt
said chairman shall certify at the ap
plicant was announced publicly as
candidate in the county on or befor
June 10th, 1902"
Thus, It will be seen that all legisla
tive candidates must qualify on or be
fore next Monday, 10th inst. Neglect :
do this will operate to prevent the
candidate having his name placed o.