The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-15

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their majority, or white persons who
will be q years of age by Nov. 6, 1906,
and who desire to affiliate with che
Democratic party upon attaining
their majority, shall be eligible to
vote in said primary election. Pro-
vided, that where the eligibility of a
voter is a matter of doubt,
and is challenged. it shall be decided
by the officers of election after he has
upon honor, such interroga-
tories, addressed to him by the election
officials and representatives of the
Senatorial candidates as they may
deem necessary to determine his quail
itications.
1. Inasmuch as large proportion
Of the Democrats in the State will not
have registered at the time of the pri-
mary here called, many relying upon
the special registration days preceding
the August and November elections
to register; and it being manifestly
impracticable to secure special and
registration for this cleo
tion, it not being within the statute
applying to primaries, it is, therefore,
ordered that neither registration nor
the e.payment Of poll taxes shall be
requisite qualifications for voting 10
this primary; nor shall the Dortch law
apply, but the ballot to be used in
every ward and district shall be Of
plain white paper, inches long by 3
inches wide.
CUSTODY OF BALLOTS.
S. The returns from each precinct
shall be filed, duly certified, with the
Chairman and Secretary of the County
Executive Committee on or before
Tuesday, May Is, and said returns
shall be certified, sealed and filed by
the Chairman and Secretary of each
County Committee not later than
Monday, May 21, with the custodian
Of returns to be chosen as follows:
There shall be selected from the State
Executive Committee, not less than
sixty days before said primary cleo
tion, a subcommittee of four, two of
whom shall be designated by each of
the candidates for Senator; and this
subcommittee shall select a fifth per-
son, who shall not be member of the
State Executive Committee, who shall
be custodian of all the primary elec-
tion returns. In the event said sub
committee cannot agree on said custo-
dian the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall be designated as said Gus
todian.
Notice to the press and the officials
Of every County Executive Committee
of the name and address of said custo-
dian shall be made not later than
thirty days before the primary cleo
tion. The Chairman and Secretary Of
each commiJtee shall promptly certify
the returns, duly sealed, to this custo-
dian so that they may be in his pos
session on or before Monday, May p.
He shall scrupulously preserve same
unopened and deliver them sealed to
the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee at meeting hereby called for
noon, Monday, May 21, 1906.
And it is further ordered that the
original returns certified fsom every
county to the custodian hereinbefore
referred to shall be preserved by him,
in his own possession, for period Of
not less than ninety days after the re-
turns shall have been canvassed by
the State Executive Committee.
CANVASS OF RETURNS.
s. Ii shall be the duty Of the entire
State Executive Committee to open
and canvass said returns IN the pres
ence of the candidates for Senator or
their representatives, and to declare
the candidate receiving a plurality of
the votes to be the nominee of the
Democratic party for Senator, and
through It's proper officer to make
report of said election and its result
to the State convention.
7. That the Secretary Of this com
mittee shall furnish copy Of these
resolutions to every Democratic news
paper IN Tennessee, and request their
publication, and shall also transmit
copies to the Chairman and Secretary
of each County Executive Committee.
Being convinced by careful review
Of political conditions throughout the
State that the welfare Of the Demo-
cratic party requires that we make
certain the decision Of the pending
Senatorial contest by direct primary
held throughout the State upon a un-
form date; and, realizing that this
can be assured, under existing circum-
stances, only through the assumption
by this committee Of the responsibili-