Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-08
For Democratic Primary Adopt
ed By Committee.
win be field on May Q Under the
State Primary Election
Law.

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pointed to arrange for the details of
the primary election, called for the
purpose of nominating Democratic
candidates for all State offices to be
filled at the November election,
1908, would most respectfully re-
port as follows:
First-That primary election
be held for the purpose sbove desig
mated in each and every voting pre-
cinct throughout the Commonwealth
on the 9th day of May, 1908, be-
tween the hours of a. m. and 4 p.
m, standard time, and that said
election be held under the State
primary election law
Second-That IN said primary all
known Democrats Of lawful age and
all Democratic youths who will be
of lawful age on the Sd day Novem-
Der, 1908. shall be entitled to vote.
Third-That in cities where reg
istration Is required the registra-
tion used at the last general cleo
ton shall be used in this primary,
and all those registered as Demo-
Gratis shall be entitled to vote in this
primary, and IN addition to those
registered Democrats residing in
the precinct, who for any cause
failed to register It the last general
registration, and all Democrats
who have moved into the precinct
since the last registration, and all
Democratic youths who will be of
lawful age on November 3. 1908,
shall be entitled to register with the
officers of the election in their re
spective districts, and upon taking
an oath that they will be legal vo-
tiers in said precinct at the Novem-
Der election, 1908, shall be entitled
to vote in this primary, and the Of
6cers of election in each precinct in
cities where registra alton is required
shall preserve the record of all
voters who have registered with
them as above provided.
Fourth-That the officers of cleo
ton shall be appointed by the Dem
ocratic county committees through
out the Commonwealth, and shall in
each county be appointed among
the contestiDg candidates as nearly
equal as can be done In case the
local committee in any county fails
or refuses to act and appoint the
officers of election as above provided,
or 10 the event that complaint is
made to the committee that the Of
fcers of election as appointed by
the said local county committee are
not apportioned among the contest
ing candidates as above provided,
or are not suitable for fair officers,
then the committee has the right to
hear and determine said complaint,
and if it is well well founded, then
this committee has the right to take
charge of and appoint the officers
of election in all such counties
where the local Democratic commit
tee fails or refuses to act, or where
complaint made is found to be well
founded, and appoint the officers Of
election as above provided for.
Fifth-That upon the application
to the local county committee by
any candidate or his friends, he
shall be permitted to have chal-
lenger at the polls in each precinct,
and an inspector Of the count of the
ballots in each precinct in said
county; but said committee shall
not be required to appoint more
than five inspectors of the count for
any one precinct.
Six,h-It shall be the duty OF the
officers of election in each and eve
ry voting precinct throughout the
State, at the close OF the polls, TO
count the ballots cast in their re-
spective precincts, and to certify to
the Democratic county committee
of their county the result OF the
vote in detail, giving to each can.
didate the number of votes received
by him in their precinct and to
transmit with their certificate and
the ballot stubs, all questioned bal
lots as the law directs, to the ceun-
ty committee.
Seventh-It shall be the duty OF
the Democratic County Committee
to meet at the county seat in their
respective counties on the 18th day