The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-10
PLAN FOR SELECTING CANDIDATES
 ADOPTED BY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

didates for county offices. members of the Legislature from such codnty or of the State Senate. And in the event said county be part of any State Senatorial District. the Chairman and acting Secretary of said County Com
 mittee shall at once certify the result County as to candidates for nomination for State Senator, to the Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Committee for such District, and the Chairman Of such Senatorial District Committee shall before September 18th, 1906. call a meeting of his said Com mittee to meet at such place in the District as he may name, not later than September 21st, 1906, to canvass such returns as to the votes in such primary for candidates for State Sena- | tor, and ascertain and declare the re- suits thereof, and to take steps neces- sary and proper for certifying any nomination to the State Senate.
 "Eleventh--Resolved further, That in | the event any of the Congressional Dis- | trict Committees shall adopt the pri- ! mary provided for herein. the returns | of the votes for candidates for the | Democratic nomination for Congress in | such respective County Committees of | the counties composing said Congress sional Districts, at their said meeting, and the results certified by the Chair
 man and acting Secretary Of such Com mittees to the Chairman of the Demo-
 cratic Congressional Committee of said | District, who shall within fifteen days | after the receipt of said returns, call
 a meeting of such Congressional Com | mittee at such time and place as he deems proper, not exceeding thirty days from August 27th, 1906, to canvass
 such returns and to declare the result of such primary as to candidates for the Democratic nominations for Con-
 gIess in such District, provided fur ther, that such Congressional Commit tee may, if they see fit, require a ma
 jority nomination, and provide that a second primary in such Congressional District be held to determine such nom-
 ination as they may deem proper.
 "Twelfth---Be it further resolved,
 That the State Convention of the Dem-
 ocratic and Conservative Party herein
 called to meet in Montgomery, Ala.
 at I2 o'clock, noon. on Monday, Sep
 tember 10th, 1906, shall nominate two
 candidates of the Democratic and Con-
 servative Party for Associate Justices
 of the Supreme Court of Alabama, to
 be elected in November, 1906, and shall elect the members of the State Exeou-
 tive Committee of the Democratic and
 Conservative Party to serve for the en-
 suing term of four years.
 "Thirteenth-Be 1t further resolved
 That in all Democratic primaries for
 nomination of Democratic candidates
 for Congress and any county office or for members of the House of Repre-
 sentatiyes and state Senate of Alabama,
 held during the current year. the quail
 ifications of Democratic voters, in this primary as hereinbefore prescribed and
 defined shall govern in all such Dem
 ocratic primaries or beat meetings; and
 shall be adopted by all Democratic
 Congressional, Senatorial and County
 Committees, calling such primary oi
 beat meeting, whether the same be held
 before or after the State primary here
 III called.
 "Fourteenth--Be 1t further resolved
 That, whereas, the office of a Senator
 of the United States Is one of the most
 important in our Government and Is a
 position of great honor, dignity and
 power, entitiing the holder thereof to
 seat in the most powerful legislative
 body In the world; and is one in which
 the people feel an interest. second only
 to that of the office of President ol the United States; 1t Is the sense oi I this Committee. and we deem 1t but just, fair and proper that some means be afforded to the people of Alabama . of expressing their choice of candidates for this most important position Therefore be it resolved, that, in thS primary herein ordered. all Democrai' i voters participating herein shall hav' } the right and they are hereby authortz ed to vote for two (2) candidates fo 1 the office of Senator of the United State 5 from the State of Alabama; and th' two (2) candidates for such office O | United States Senator, receiving th'
 highest number of votes in such pri mary for said office in any of the re 1 spective counties in this State. shal | stand and be considered as Having re ceived the endorsement and recommen I dation of the Democratic voters of tn 5 said county for election by the Legisla ture of Alabama to that office; and th members of the Legislature of the Stat 3 of Alabama from such respective coun 5 ties. who are elected as nominees of tn 2 Democratic party, shall be considered . as having been instructed by the Dem ocratic voters of thetr said respeetlV counties to vote for such candidates a the nominees of the Democratic ant v Conservative Party of the State of Ala . hama for such ofice of United State . Senator from the State of Alabama, Il any Democratic caucus of the next Leg islature of Alabama for the Democrats . nomination of a candidate or canal . dates for such office; and In the even
 that no such Democratic caucus shai T be het0 anu uO ~tS r by any such Democratic caucus, theI i and in that event, such Democrat f members of the Legislature Of Ala . hama shall stand as instructed by tn v Democratic voters of their respectiV z counties and he required as Democrat r to vote for the two (2) candidates To 1, such ofice so receiving the highes ' number of votes in their county | = said primary, In the election Of Cniie
 states Senators from the State or Ala hama, In any joint session Of the stat . senate and House of Representative composing the Legislature or AIaoams by the said Legislature.
 And also that the Democratic stat
 Senators in the Senate of Alaoam shall stand as being instructed | vote for United States Senator froI
 Alabama in like manner ana under tn same circumstances as members of tn House of Representatives are instruc
 ted as above provided, in accordanc
 with the vote in such primary eleetlo
 for candidates for election to the offic
 oG limited states Senator from Alabami
 tn tbafr respective Senatorial District "sc if further resolved. That in sal
 nr,rosrv election herein called, eac
 voter shall have the right to vote re
 two candidates for appointment to II
 anv vacancy in the office of Unite
 states Senator from Alabama by th E Governor of Alabama, or Lieutenar Ht Governor acting as GovernoE
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