The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-06

| Commissioner of Agriculture.
l Railroa Commissioner,
l Adintant General,
State Chemist,
| Ju 'ge Of the Circuit Count, Eighth
Judicial Circuit;
2 Members of the House of Represcn-
tatives,
| County Judge,
Sheriff,
l Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
l County Assessor Of Taxes,
l Tax Collector,
l County Superintendent of Public IN
structiOn,
| Surveyor,
l County Treasurer,
| Supervisor Registration.
8 County Commissioners,
3 Members Of the County Board OF
Public Instruction,
l Justice of the Peace in and for the
several districts,
l Constable in and for the several dis.
tricts,
) Presidential Electors,
4 Delegates at Large to National Con
vention,
2 District Delegates,
l3 Members at Large of State Com
mlttee,
l County Mcmber State Committee,
l Member National Committee,
For a State Convention,
Against a State COnv, ntlOn.
/. A majority vote S require in the
selection of any candi ate.
2. A second primary shall be held on
June Z, 1904, to select such andidatas
is are not selected in the first primary
s, That the pre- ;inct meetings shall be
held at 10 o'clock a m. for selecting IL
member of the executive committee In
county precincts The primary election
shall be he'd from o'clock a. m. until
shutdown and the precinct meetings at Z
p. IN. in the city of PalatkH and Pdlatka
Heights to select Committeeman
4. The officers OF the election shall be
three inspectors and clerk, who shall
receive $l.25 per day. Should either
person so appointed fail TO appear at the
polls to perform his duties for fifteen
minutes after the tine to open, then the
inspector or inspectors present shall fill
the vacancy from the bystanders Pro-
vided, no candidate shall be an Inspector.
5. Tho e, and only those persons shall
be permitted to become candidates be-
fore or to vote at or participate in the
management of any primary election
held by the Democratic party in Florida,
who are white Democratic electors, who
declare their adherence to the principles
ind organization of the Democratic
party-national, state and Countrywide
are by the laws of the state lawful cleo
tors of the election district in which they
offer to vote, who have paid their poll
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 d vote
for the nominees thereof. Democrats
who will become of age at the time of
election shall be allowed TO vote at said
primaries.
6. 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 | O'Clock
IA m. on Thursday, May II, 1904. AT
the close of the polls they sha publicly
count the ballots cas- and announce the
result and shall maze duplica'e certiii-
catt S of the result, one of which shall be
retained by the CLERK and the other de-
liycred 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 "f the mana
GERS shall bring such returns That In
nil eases where vote is challenged the
managers shall deci lie us to the same,
and if said vote sh Ill be rcfus d, the
marty so Offering to W shall have the
right to appeal to the executive commit
tee and ii 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
nnted ballot shall, without examination
he sealed in a separate envelope, and the
name of the person Offering to vote, to-
rether with the objections offered there
TO- endorsed thereon and returned to the
committee with the other ballots and
returns for final decisions.
7. Said election shall he by ballots
furnished by this committee, containing
The names of all persons to be voted tol
who furnish their names to secretary o.
the committee on or before April Il
I0n4 The returns of said election shall
be canyassed by this committee THUR
dav. Nav -, 1904, at o'clock p. NJ
The secretary of the committee
shall send to the executive committee
man for each precinct, In due time. bal.
ints blank poll lists and certificates Of
returns, and said committeeman snail de-
liver them to the inspecto at polls al
time of opening same. Candidates
wishing their names on the ballots shall
now 10 the secretary of this commit tet
bv noon of April 81, 1904, the following
C,r1e. Officers whose terms are foul
,.oare $40 officers whose terms are two
So"rs S1O: members of the Legislature
| S1O. all minor offices, 81 ; to defray I'M
eT ZT OF printing and Distributing
he ballots; and no ballots shall b'
c on for any person failing to pa!
said fee. Each voter must vote IN th'
district in which he Is registerei !.
That this rule shall be posted at eac!
polling place. ,oopD,, np1CE
Chairman Dem. Elk. Committee
in, BLACKWELL,
Secretary.