The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-26
TO PLAN FOR PRIMARY
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WILL
 MEET TODAY.
Democrats Will Gather in City Coun- ell Chamber ct Noon-Impor- tant Matters are to be
 Decided.

l The State Campaign Committee of the Democratic party will meet at noon today in the Montgomery City Council cham Der.
 of the state Executive Committee, as well as of the Campaign Committee. stated last night that the object of the meeting is to carry into effect the primary plan
 adopted by the State Executive Commit tee at It's meeting in this city January 6. | A number of important matters will come before the Committee, including the
 settlement of the day for the Congress
 sional primary. the printing and distri-
 that are to be voted in the primary, the cost of the primary, and the amount each candidate should be assessed.
 Tho State Campaign Committee is com
 posed of a representative from each of the Nine Congressional Districts. It was created by resolution passed by the State Executive Committee. The resolu-
 ton authorized Chairman Mallory to ap- point the members of the Committee and l at the head of the Committee.
 I The Comnsittee Is as follows: Chairman, H. s. D. Mallory, Dallas County: John F. Proctor. Jackson County; George A.
 Moore of Jefferson County, John J. King
 of Marengo County, George w. Jones of Montgomery, David M. White of Coosa
 County and R. H. Arlington of Coffee The Committee is in fact central body | to whom Is delegated the power of doing the work of the Executive Committee.
 The Executive Committee was considered too large and unwieldy to be called to-
 gether upon the occasion that party ac- ton might be needed. For. this reason the smaller and more compact commit ! tee was created. committee which may be summoned together when needed. The Committee has received from the | Nine Alabama Congressman a communi- | ca ton in reference to the comiag pri-
 mary. This communication. it is under stood, although its contents have not been | made public requests the State Campaign Committee to name the Congressional
 primaries for the same date on which the State primary is tO be held, April Il. Il Is thought that the Campaign Committee
 will recommend to the Congressional Dis l trict Committees that the Congressional | primaries be held Apan II.
 Probably the most important question
 be voted in the primary. The number | may be as high as five or as low as two It is to be borne in mind that public
 officers for five political divisions are tc
 In the primary will name State offlci Is
 Congressional candidates, Chancellors Circuit Judges and Solicitors and County officials. In other words in one primary
 primary for the Congressional Districts
 a primary for the Judicial Circuits. prf.
 mary for the Chancery divisions and q
 primary for the counties.
 A member of the Committee pointed
 out last night that it would be mos
 awkward arrangement for five tickets tC
 be cast by each voter.
 l Moreover he said, it would open tht
 way for fraud. Suppose there are hvs
 tickets all white, and very near the same size A voter interested in one candidatt
 or one set of candidates, could, by folding | his five papers alike, cast five single sho ballots for his favorite.''
 l It will be proposed fin the Committe,
 that only two tickets be voted. one con | taining the State. Congressional, Judicia
 and Chancery candidates, the other tht County candidates. It Is suggested tha these two tickets be of different colors
 the big ticket, for instance, white ant
 the County ticket rcd or blue. In thii
 way the opportunity for fraud would b,
 minimiZed. The Committee will in al
 probability. adopt the proposed plan. l It will devolve upon the Committee t, estimate the cost of the primary and t,
 make arrangements to meet 1t.
 l Only three members of the Committe, were in the city last night. They wer,
 H. s. D. Mallory of Dallas County
 George A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa County
 and George w. Jones of MontEomer,
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