The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-11

| 1 halltOh Toner,
Adjatant General,
State Chemist,
/ Ju 'ge of ,hs Circuit Court, Fig tn
Judicial ircuit;
! Members of the House of Rnpresen-
tatives,
COu' ty Judge,
| ! Sheriff.
Clerk of the Circuit Court,
County Assessor of Taxes,
l Tax Collector.
County Superini endent of Public In
struction,
Surveyor,
County Treasurer,
County Commi-sio ers,
Members Of the County Board Of
Public Instruction,
Justice of the Peace in and for the
several districts,
Constable in and for the several dis
tricts,
Presidential Electors,
Delegates at Larg1 TO National Con-
ventlon,
District Delegates,
IS Members at Large of State Com
mittee,
County Momber State Committee,
/ Member National Committee,
For State Convention,
Against State Convention.
!. A majority vote require in the
selection of any candidate.
2. A second primary shall be he d on
June7 1904, to select such candidates
IS are not selected in the first primary
3, That the precinct meetings shall be
held at 10 O'Clock a. m. for selecting
member of the executive committee In
county precincts The primary election
shall be he d from o'clock a. m. until
Snndown and the precinct meetings ut
p. m. in the city OF Palatka and P .latka
Heights to select committeeman
4. The officers of the election shall he
three inspectors and clerk, who shall
receive Sl.25 per day. Should ell her
person so appointed fail TO appear at the
polls to perform his duties for fifteen
minutes after the time to open, then the
Inspector or inspectors present shall fill
the vacancy from the bystanders Pro-
vided, no candidate shall be an inspector.
8. Tho g, and only those persons sha !
be permitted to become candidates he
9ore or to vote at or participate in the
management Of ary primary election
held by the Democratic party in Florid',
who are white Democratic electors, who
declare their adherence to the principles
and organ cation of the Democratic
party-nationaI, state and Countrywide
are by the laws OF the state lawful elec-
tors of the election listrct In which they
fer tu vote, who have paid their POI,
taxes legally due not less than ten days
before such primary election is held, and
who shall when challenged by an electOr
pledge In writing upon oath before an
inspector his honor to abide by and sup
port the result of such primary aid vote
for the nominees thereof. Democrats
who will become of age at the time Of
election shall be allowed to vote at said
primaries.
g. The inspectors shall keep poll list
of all persons voting and return same
with the ballots cast, to the secretary OF
the committee, on or before II o'clock
a m, on Thursday, May IL, 1904. At
the close of the polls they shall publicly
count the ballots cast and announce the
result and shall make duplicate certifi-
CATE Of tho result. one Of which shall be
retained by the clerk and the other de-
ivered to the member OF the executive
committee, who shall in person deliver
same to the secretary of the committee;
and in case Of the inability OF the COM
mitteeman to deliver, said returns he
shall appoint one OF the managers as his
proxy, who shall serve on the executive
committee on the canvass of the returns,
and in case the committeeman be not
present at the election one Of the mana
gers shall bring such returns. That In
all cases where vote is challenged the
managers shall decide as to the same,
and If said vote shall be refused, the
party so offering to vote shall have the
right to appeal to the executive commit
tee, aud if allowed to he cast, the party
challenging the same shall have SINH
liar right of appeal, and in all cases
where such an appeal Is made the dis
puted ballot shall, without examination,
be sealed In separate envelope, and the
name Of the person offering to vote, to-
gether with the objectiors offered there
to, endorsed thereon and returned to the
committee with the other ballots and
returns for final decisions.
T.. Ddlu 6ltCblOu Slldll Dc ny DullpLo
furnished by this committee. containing
he names of all persons to be voted for
who furnish their names to secretary of
the committee on or before April 81,
1904. The returns Of said election shall
be canvassed by this committee Thurs
day, May 10. 1904, at o'clock p. NJ
s. The secretary of the committee
shall send to the executive committee
man for each precinct, in due time, bal
lots, blank poll lists and certificates of
returns, and said committeeman shall de-
liver them to the inspectors at polls at
time of opening same. Candidates
wishing their names on the ballots shall
pay to the secretary Of this commit Q
by noon of April 81, 1904, the following
sums; Officers whose terms are four
years. $40; officers whose terms are two
years, $40; members of the Legislature,
$40; all minor offices, 81 to defray the
expenses of printing aud distributing
he ballots; and no ballots shall Re
counted for any person failing to pay
said fee. Each voter must vote in the
district In which he is registered.
That this rule shall be posted at each
polling place
JOSEPH PRICE,
Chairman Dem. Elk. Committee.
J. N. BLACKWELL,
Ganrafa