Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-11
Monday JANUARY 19
kTE FIXED FOR HOLCiNc CITY
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
Viii Nominate Attorney, CLERK and
One Alderman From Each
Ward.
II Nominate Attorney, CLERK and
APPLICATIONS OF VOTERS

M Ia meeting Of the Democratic central
Hpmmittee was held Friday afternoon
= the offices of w. 7. Young ana it was
xecded to hold the next Democratic
&ty primaries Monday, January 19.
khe committee met at 2:30 O'Clock and
he session was continued until after 8
Rclock, too late for a mention to be
bade in the Graphic. Mr.. W. B. Alex
hder called the meeting to order and
rool call showed the following pres
BIT: J. A. Frazier, w. T. Young, w. B.
llexander, Drew White. d. C. Bell,
imon Bloom (proxy) and J. A. Glen.
bit. The following resolution was Of
bred and adopted:
Be it resolved by the Democratic CEN
tal committee of the city OF Pine Bluff
rk.:
First That Democratic primary
lection is hereby ordered to be held
the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on
be 10Th day of January, 1904, for the
|urpose of electing the following Of
(cers: One city attorney, one city
lerk and one alderman each fer the
FIRST, Second, Third and Fourth wards.
Second. The polls shall open at a.
b. and close at 5 p. m.
| Third Th Of nn1v re-
thall be allowed to vote at said pri-
harry election, who have paid their
poll taxes prior to January I, 1904 and
who in all other respects are legal
Rnd qualified electors in said city.
k<Eourth. That said primary be held
Under the Australian ballot system
regulating the manner of voting.
Fifth. The sheriff of Jeffson county
IS requested to appoint one deputy
for each of the wards of the city, to
be paid by the committee, whose duty
It shall be to preserve order at and
about the polls and while so en-
gagged shall refrain from any attempt
10 influence any elector in casting his
vote; keep the polling places clear Of
Pill persons except the judges and
elerks, admit the voters one or more
ht a time, as ordered by the judge,
pthers to be kept at not less than twen-
fy-tive feet from the judges and gener-
Plly to preserve order 1t shall be the
DUTY of the committee to generally su-
peryise the election, provide for the
Comfort of the ojcers thereof, and
ht the conclusion of said elections i'm
Pmediately after the counting of the
pallots and the announcement of the
Feturns, said judges in each ward shall
feliver the ballot boxes, pollbooks and
Fally sheets to this committee at the
Pffice of J. H. Talbot and company.
Sixth. Preparation Encouragement
for the election, the preparation and
printing IF the ballots, and the imposi-
fA Va IOCo upOn Cu0 cdnulOdIoS snail
Pc and the same is hereby left to and
vested in the executive committee.
Seventh. That all candidates be and
re hereby required to furnish their
Pames to the secretary Of this COM
nlttee on or before January 10, 1904, in
Prder that their names may be placed
Pm the tickets.
IL was moved and carried that the
pa executive committee of 1903 be re-
ained for the Forthcoming primary.
on motion the committee adjourned
p meet January II at 2 p. m. at the
NICE OF w. T. Young for the purpose
selecting election judges anu for the
transaction Of such other business as
pay come before it.
I w. B. ALEXANDER, Chairman,
J. A. FRAZIER, Secretary.