The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-02-11
THE PLAN
For Democratic Primary
Adopted by Committee.

ooraJio primary or MAY o, whicf
was issued Saturday by the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee
: To the Democratic Executive
{ Committee: Your subcommittee
2 appointed to arrange for the details
of the primary election, called for
the purpose of nominating Demo-
, cratic candidates for all State offices
to be filed at the November election,
1908, would most respectfully re-
port as follows.
First-That a primary election
, be held for the purpose above des-
ignated in each and every voting
precinct throughout the Common
wealth on the 9th day of May, 1908,
between 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 of
November, 1908, shall be entitled
to vote.
Third-rhat 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
tiiis primary, and in addition to
those registered all Democrats re-
siding in the precinct, who for any
cause failed to register at the last
general registration, and all Dem
ocrats 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 respective districts, and upon
taking an oath that they will be le-
gal voters in said precinct at the
November election, 1903, shall be
entitled to vote in this primary, and
the officers of election in each pre-
cinct in cities where registration 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 Committee through
out the Commonwealth, and shall
in each county be spportioned
among the contesting 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 in the event that
complaint is made to this committee
that the officers of election as APP
pointed by the said local County
Committee are not apportioned
among the contesting candidates as
above provided, or are not suitable
or fair officers, then this committee
has the right to hear and detrmine
said complaint, and if it is well
founded, then this committee has
the right to take charge of and APP
point the officers of election in all
such counties where the local Dem
ocraIic Committee fails or refuses
to act, or where complaint made is
found to be well founded, and APP
point 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.
Sixth-It shall be the duty of the
officers of election in each and every
voting precinct throughout the
State, at the close of the polls, to