The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
PLAN PROPOSED
 FOR THE PRIMARY Much Interest in Meeting of
 Committee Saturday RESOLUTION IS NOW READY Provide for Holding Primary on Mon- day, March IA, and Requires Voters
 Make Pledge That They
 Will Abide By Result.
RESOLUTION IS NOW READY

The meeting of the Jefferson county democratic executive committee at the court house Saturday continues to be much discussed. plan has been pro- posed for holding the county primary which will be submitted at the meeting in the form of a resolution.
 According to this resolution the pri- mary for the county will be held on March IA, 1904. The resolution which will be offered by a member of the committee is as follows:
 The Plan.
 Resolved, That a democratic primary election be held in Jefferson county on Monday, the 14th day of March, 1904, for the purpose of nominating the fol- lowing county officers
 "A senior judge, a first associate, sec ond associate and third associate judges of the circuit court of Jefferson county; one clerk of the law division and one register of the chancery division of the circuit court of Jefferson county; one probate judge, one county solicitor, one circuit solicitor, one county treasurer, one tax collector. one tax assessor one coun- ty superintendent of education, five mem- hers of the board of revenue and one coroner of Jefferson county.
 
 who are to be voted for by the demo- cratic voters of the entire county there shall be nominated by the democratic voters of the twelve Q2 precincts com prising the Bessemer division, one judge of the Bessemer city court, one clerk of the Bessemer city court and one so- licitor of the Bessemer city court.
 Will Pledge Support
 Resolved further, That each and every candidate shall, before his name is printed on the ticket, be required to file with the subcommittee. hereinafter provided for his pledge in writing to abide the result and to support the nominees of said pri- mary election.
 'In addition to the foregoing the can- didates for county solicitor shall pledge themselves, if nominated, to appoint as solicitor of the Bessemer city court who- ever may be nominated for said office in said primary election by the democrats of the twelve precincts composing the Bes- semer division.
 'In addition to the foregoing there shall be nominated in each precinct such pre- cinct officers as the law provides shall be elected at the general election in Mo- vember next and the subcommittee shall leave sufficient space on the ticket, so that the names of candidates for said pre- cinct office may be either written or print ed thereon.
 According to Primary Law.
 Resolved further That said primary election shall in all respects be held and conducted in accordance with the general primary election law of the state, and all qualified voters under the laws of the state of Alabama, who voted for and sup ported the nominees of the democratic party, state, county and congressional at the last election, or who would have voted for said nominees had they voted in said election, and who are willing to pledge themselves to support and vote for the nominees of said primary, shall be enti- tied to participate.
 Committee on Plan.
 Resolved, further, That the candidate who receives the highest number of votes cast in said election for the office for which he is a candidate shall be declared the nominee for said office. The chair man of this committee shall appoint a subcommittee consisting of seven mem bers of this committed, whose duty it shall be to provide and promulgate a plan under said law and to carry out the pri- mary election herein provided for, and they are hereby given all power and au- thority necessary for such purpose
 Provided, however, that if the state executive committee should at it's meet ing to be held during January next pre- scribe a different qualification for voters than provided herein, then in that event the subcommittee is hereby instructed to follow the qualifications prescribed by the state committee"