The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-03-17
COUNTY PRIMARY
FIXED APRIL 20,
Full Proceedings of the
Meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee.

house this day, the following resolutions
were introduced:
]. L. Foster introduced the following
resolution to which was added an amend
ment offered by Geo. NJ. McElreath, and
accepted by said Foster, so as to include
State senator, which was adopted
WHEREAS, The State Democratic
committee having ordered democratic
primary to be held on the Goth
of April, 1904, for the nomination of
state house officers, chief justice and
one associate justice of Supreme Court
one PRISON commissioner judge of the
Superior Courts, solicitors general, etc,
Therefore, Be it resolved by the Dem
ocratc executive committee of Cobb
county that primary be held in said
county at said time for all county Off
GERS, representatives and senator for the
35th district, and member of congress
for the 9TH congressional district.
I'd. Said primary shall be held and
managed by the members of the execu-
tive committee i'll their respective pre-
cincts, except that where member of
said committee is himself candidate at
said primary, then his place shall be
filled by freebooter selected by ma
iority of the candidates for county offices
being voted for at said primary.
sd. All qualified white voters who have
registered i'll 1908, or within ten DAYS
before the primary i'll 1904 as prescribed
by the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, shall be entitled to vote at said
primary. A list of the registered voters
in each district, as above set forth, shall
be prepared by the registrars elected by
this committee and furnished to the
managers of the election in the different
precincts, and no one shall be entitled to
vote whose name does not appear on
such registration list.
4th. No one shall be entitled to vote
at said primary except i'll the district of
his residence.
5th No other ticket shall be voted at
said primary except the official form of
ballot furnished by the chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Committee
to the chairman of this committee, and
which shall contain the names of all the
to be voted for at said pri-
mary. These tickets shall be prepared
by this committee in accordance with
the said official form, and furnished to
to the managers of the different preCints.
9th. This committee shall also pre-
pare and furnish to the managers of the
different precincts for this primary all
tally-sheets and blank returns necessary
for the holding of said primary. Said
primary election shall be held under the
provisions of the general election law of
this state, except as is provided i'll para
graph fourth of these resolutions.
9TH. For the purpose of defraying
the expenses of said primary, each can
didate for the several offices shall be as
sessed as follows:
Congress, $40; Judge superior court,
SIS; senator 35th district, $40; solicitor
general, SIS; representatives, $40; ordi-
nary, $40; clerk and treasurer, $40; tax
receiver, $40; tax collector, $40; sheriff,
$40; coroner, IS; surveyor, S.
Such sums shall be paid to the secre-
tary of this committee fifteen days before
the date of this primary, and the name
of no candidate shall appear OH such
official ballot or be voted at said primary
who fails to comply with this section.
8th. The polls shall be open i'll the
precincts at s o o'clock, a. m, ex-
cept Austell and Coxes, which shall open
at a. M, and close at4 O'Clock, p. m,
and at the county seat they shall be open
at 7 o'clock, a. m, and close at 6p. III.
9th. The candidates receiving the
highest vote at said primary shall be de
clared the nominees for said office.
10th, This committee shall assemble |
i'll the city of Marietta on the 2Ist day
of April at 10 o'clock, a. m, and consoli-
date the returns of said election and de
clare the result.
ri, 'T,,,C E
cratic Executive Committee shall also
be elected i'll each precinct at said cleo
ton, who shall serve for term of two
years, or until their successors are elect
ed. Blank lines shall appear on such
official tickets, upon which shall be
written the names of the candidates for
the executive committee i'll their respect
i've districts.
The following members of the com
mittee were elected as registrars in per-
suanc. of the foregoing resolutions to
prepare list of the registered voters in
each district, of said county, and furnish
same to the managers of the election in
the different precincts, to-wit: Whit
Parker Rice and d. +. Nc
Jr.
Geo NJ. McElreath introduced the
resolution which was adopted.
Whereas, under the rotation system of
force i'll the 35th Senatorial District it
is now Cobbs time to present the Sena-
tor for the next term, and this is true
under the old and the new plans of ro-
tation; and
Whereas, Cobb county has always
been loyal to its agreement with other
counties and has kept them in good faith,
Therefore, be it Resolved: Ist. That
Cobb county relies upon and expects
Fulton county to stand by the compact
now existing between the counties Of
said district and under which Cobb is
entitled TO the Senator at the present
time-a rule that was made at the
of Fulton county, and the bene-
fits of which Fulton now enjoys. ANY
violation of this agreement at this time
by Fulton county cannot be construed as
less than AN act of bad faith to this
End. That in the general primary to
be held April goth, the voters of this
county vote directly for a candidate for
Senator for the 35th Senatorial District,
and that the tickets for said primary be
so printed;
3rd. That the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes for senator for