The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-12-18
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY


eCutlye Committee of Benton County,
Tennessee ~
i. rhata primary election be now cali.
ed and held ON Saturday, tie l8gifday of ]
ureeallIer, 1903, lu all the Young pre- /
CuCt5 OF sald county, the polls opening /
al 9 %. M aud closing at p. IA. OF said |
day lUr the purpose ul nominating acan- |
dlaate Ion county trustee and a candidate |
for sheul
q That all male citizens OF Benton
County who are n years oi age, or who /
will be- at the regular August election,
/ 1904, aud uuu are known 10 be Demo
crafts, and are NOT known Republicans
or Pupuilsis, shall be entitled 20 vote lu
I SAID primary.
! 9. That said primary election bee held
/ in each precinct by three judges, two
clerks and an officer, to be appointed by
/ This COMMITTEES.
/ 4 That said officers shall provide bal
/ lot boxes into which the votes shall be
placed by said officers holding said cleo
lion, ana shall keep two poll lists Of all
/ parties voting in said election and two
tally sheets of all votes east IA same, and
after the close Of the polls and the couu-
/ ing of said vote certify To the same, seal
mp and deliver TO the chairman of this
committee not later than the 10Th day of
December, 1908, who shall keep the same
securely sealed until the first meeting of
this committee OH the first Monday in
January, 1904, when said returns shall
be opened and canyassed in the presence
OF tins committee.
b. That in said primary election the
D,
est number OF votes cast in said election
shall be declared the nominee of the
Democratic party for the Office for which
he received the highest number Of votes.
In case Of a tie vote, the committee shall
order another primary election, and let
the candidates 50 teing run the race off
and determine who shall be thenominee,
under such rules ami regulations as this
committee may adopt.
6. That before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties as officers Of said
election, they shall take an oath to hon
estly and faithfully discharge their duties
and make true return of the votes cast
in their respective precincts.
: Z. That no person, except candidates,
shall be permitted to vote in any precinct
except the one in which he lives.
s. That the tickets used in said cleo
ton shall be such as are required by law
. in legal elections, and the same to be
furnished by the candidates.
9. That when this committee meets to
) canvass the returns and it shall appear
to said committee that these rules have
been tiagrantly violated and parties per-
mitted to vote who are not entitled to
vote under these rules, the district in
which the said votes were cast may be
, excluded by this committee from the can
vass and not counted.
OFFICERS, JUDGES AND CLERKS.
= First district-M. A. Fry, officer
Judges-W. M. Ingram, ID. d. Byrd and j
. M. Whitfield.
Clerks-Ad Tippett, T. NJ. Johnson.
, Second district. 0. McAuley, officer.
t Judges-R Il. billiard, III, l., King and n
s Clerks-M. VI. Swindle, A. NJ Tucker.
Third distrct-Thomas johnson, officer
s Judges-A. " Hardin, j, G. HollingswOrtl
and j w. Saunders.
Clerks-John Furgerson, Jahugh Moore.
Fourth dstict-Bryant Pierce officer
Judges r. johnson, p. A. Bridges and A
= c. Cole.
Clerks -Gus Bridges, c. V. Kee.
e Fifth district-D. b. Thomas, officer
L |
I r.. w. AyTes.
Clerks-I. +, Watson N. j. Cuff
S Sixth district-James Bullock, officer
Judges-G. c. Camp, j. l.. Wright and Fran
Clerks~C. L. Hicks, Felix Wright.
Seventh district-W. II. Melton, officer.
s Judges-Jef Lowry, Manse Wilson and Tor
n ClerksNFranE Melton, Jesse Farmer.
4 Eighth district-G. w. Baker, officer.
III ,IUdgpS-J. G. Davis. s. w, Blackwell an
Dick WarmaCk.
Il Clerks-Eb Hicks M. c. Bowles.
Ninth district-Jack Mckenzie, officer
Judges-R. IL. Clement, viii Young and {
CIerks-Noah yanHuss, Edgar Clement.
st Tenth dstrict--W. Il. Hamer, officer.
Judges--J. G. Warrick, Horace Holland an
Clerks ", Maiden, H X. Parord.
Eleventh dstrict-Tom Smith, officer.
Y, Judges-W. G. carp, }. b. Bishop and iii
- Tippett.
Clerks-Harve Rice, j. L. Baker
Twelfth DISTRICT f Johnson. officer.
Judges-Berry Jordan, d, II, Carter and t
ye Clerks. w. Greer, Otis Cole
m Thirteenth district-Joe ode. officer.
Judges-Jim Ward, j. I Breyard and W..
CierRs-H. J. Odle, E. S. Cain.
Fourteenth-Lu Barnes, officer.
Judges II. w. Crabb, Jack Pierce and }, 4
r. GierKs.C. NJ. M. Harris, Dick FUR.
Fifteenth district-O p Lashee, officer
v Judges-W, r, SOmers, II. M. Utley and
! j johnson,
ne Clerks-W. b. Bvens, A. j. Utley.
nd Sixteenth district-W. II Lindsey, officer
IL Judges-Had Vester, Frank Akers and r.
Al Lindsey.
,le Clerks-R. G. Berry, John Hawkins.
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