Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-07-12
Democratic Committee Meeting
Monday

Democratic COMMITTEE Meeting
Monday
Pursuant to a call Of the chair
man, a meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Rock
bridge was held at the Courthouse
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
There were present Messrs. Frank
Moore, chairman, Daniel Teaford,
John L. Teaford, A. M. Anderson,
John W. Burger, G. G. Tribbett,
John L. Barger, J. J. L. Kinnear,
John H. Stoner, John T. Sale and
w. j. Tardy. Mr.. R. c. Rucker,
representing Buena Yieta, was
also present.
The resignation of Mr.. r. R.
Witt as secretary of the committee
was accepted, and Mr.. Kent E.
Peery was elected to fill out his
unexpired term.
The following resolution regu-
lAting the holding of the primary
election was adopted:
"Resolved, LIST. That D.mo.
cratic primary election for the
nomination of a Circuit Court
clerk, delegates to the General AS
sembly from districts composed of
County of Rockbridge and City of
Buena Vista and from Counties of
Rockbridge, Bath, Highland and
City of Buena Vista, and pre-
clnct committeeman, to be held at |
the, various precincts in Rock
bridge County August %, 1906, |
between sunrise and sunset, (same |
date as State and Senatorial pri.
maries) and that the election shall |
be conducted by and be under the
control of three Democratic |
judges, one of whom shall act as
clerk.
"2nd. That two of the said |
judges shall be the two regular
Democratic judges of election, who
are hereby appointed for the pur.
pose and that they and the pre-.
cinct committeeman from each pre-
cinct shall select the third judge
not more than two of the said
three judges to be favorable to
any one Senatorial or Guberna.
torial candidate If practicable and
possible, if not, then they shall
appoint third judge"
The chairman was ordered to
appoint one member from each {
district who, with the chairman,
'hall draft the plan for the prl- 1
nary, 80 as to carry out in detail /
he action taken by the Executive
Committee. The following COM /
niVtee was appointed: Colonel i
Robert Catlett, Lexington;Me
Iohn w. Burger, Natural Bridge 1
J. G. Tribbett, Buffalo; Daniel
reaford, Kerr's Creek; r. L. G
Patterson, Walkers Greek; ]. j.
4, Kinnear, South River.
1t was also ordered that all can a
Iidates for office, wishing to sub s
nit their claims to this primary, {
aust notify the chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee
n writing accompanied by the
mount of the assessment required,
n or before Wednesday, August 9,
0O5, at 9 O'Clock p, m. lin order
hat their names may be pls ced en-
he official tickets. Unless the
office of candidacy is given and :
he assessment required is paid in ;,
be manner and at the time named :
bove, such candidates names will -
OF be placed on the ticket. Notice
candidacy must be addressed to Fl
he chairman of the committee, b
ut may be left, together with the .
equlred assessment with either v
he chairman or secretary of the d,
p
For the purpose of helping to s Il,
efray the expenses of the pri- K
lary, each candidate for the fol- a.
wing Offices will be assessed as e.
blows; 2
For Circnit Court Clerk, $500. +
For House of Delegates from re
ockbridge County and Clty,of re
uena Vista, $500. W
For House of Delegates from b
Bath, Highland and
ity of Buena Vista, $1,000. F