The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-04
A PRIMARY
 ON MARCH 19 County Democrats Fix
 Date for Election. IA HARMONIOUS MEETING Congressional Candidate to Be
 Named at Same Time. E. M. Benbow and ]. G. Browder Eiec- ted as Committeeman to Succeed c. B. Teasley and ". C. Ray, Jr., Resigned.

The Democrats of Montgomery coun- ty will nominate candidates for county offices and a candidate for Congress in a primary election to be held in all of the beats ofsthe county on Mon day, March 19.
 This was the decision of the Demo- cratic Executive Committee of the county at a meeting held yesterday at 12 o'clock at the county court house Nearly all of the twenty-one members of the committee attended the meeting and much interest was manifested in the forthcoming election. While there was little discussion and the session was comparatively brief, the commit teemen went about their work with earnestness. Several candidates for county ofsccs were interested specta- | tors.
 Two New Committeeman. | Owing to the resignation of Charles B. Teasley, of Beat 12. and w. C. Ray, Jr., of Beat IT, two new members were Ichosen by the committee E. M Ben- bow succeeds MT. Teasley and J. C.. Browder was elected as successor to MT. Ray.
 When Chairman A. H. Arlington had called the meeting to order the roll call showed the presenee of the follow Ing members of the committee; Beat 1-W. A. Gunter, Jr. Beat "A. H. Arlington. | Beat 3--W. T. Seibels. | Beat 4-Charles P. Anderson. | Beat 5-John c. Crommelin. Beat 6-John J. Farley. Beat 7-H. s. Belser, Pike Road l Beat S-F. M Jones, Barachias. ! Beat 9-S. J. Pettus. Hope Hull. l Beat 10-A. B. CoIqutt, holding proxy for G. H. Shackleford, Hope
 Beat 11-J. A. Walters, sprague June | tion.
 | Beat 12-Not represented, owing to resignation of MT. Teasley.
 Beat 13-J. NJ. Townsend. 1 Beat 16-S. J. Guy, Davenport.
 Beat 17-Not represented, owing to resignation of Mir. Ray
 Beat 1S-John c. Carter. Chisholm.
 Beat 19-w. G. Henderson. Montgom-
 Beat 2o-T. W. Oliver. Montgomery.
 l. D. Collier. of Beat 14;,J. $. Naftel, of Beat IS, and L. M. Merriweather, of ! Beat 21. were absent.
 Chairman Arlington called attention to the resignations of MT. Teasley and Mir Ray and suggested that their sue cessors should be elected as the first business before the committee. He said that Mir. Teasley resigned because he had become candidate for State Senator.
 As a successor to MT. Teasley MT Gunter nominated F.. M. Benbow and he was elecLed without opposition. For committeeman to represent Bea, IT, Highland Park, Mir. Crommelir nominated J. G. Browder and MT. An derson nominated Carl Roemer. The vote was as follows:
 Browder-Gunter, Arlington. Seibels Crommelin. Farley, Jones, Guy. Carter Henderson and Oliver-10.
 Roemer-Anderson, Belser, Pettus Shackleford, Walters and Townsend-6
 And MT. Browder was declared to bt the choice of the committee.
 Mir. Crommelin presented resolution fixing April 16th as the date for tht primary election but the resolution wa: defeated by the committee. fl Mir. AmdersOn's Primary Plan. Il MT Anderson sent up a resolution covering the date and plan for the pri mary which. after minor amendments was adopted as follows with little dis cussion:
 Resolved, by the Democratic Exec utive Committee of Montgomery Coun
 "First: That a Democratic prmar! election shall be held in the severa election precincts in this County or Monday, March 18th, 1906, for the pur pose of nominating Democratic canal dates for Sheriff, State Senator, anC four Representatives in the Legislature from Montgomery County, and on' member of the Democratic County Ex ecutive Committee from each precinct
 'Second: That every white qualifie, elector possessing the qualifications fix
 ed by the Democratic State Executive Committee for the general primary t' be held August 27th. 1906, and who wil
 be by law entitled to vote in the mex
 general election in the precinct il which he then offers to vote shall hav the right to vote at said primary cleo tion.
 Third: That said primary election
 shall be held and conducted in all re snects in strict accordance with tn ] general primary election laws of tn
 State.
 f .'Fourth: That all persons desiring to become candidates for any off1c must notify the chairman of this com [ mittee of such fact not later thai
 March 1, 1906 and at the same tim
 pay to the Secretary of this committe
 such amount as may be assesse'
 against him.
 Assessment of Candidates.
 Fifth: That the candidates for tn . several offices are hereby assessed tn
 following amounts for the purpose , defraying expenses of said primary
 viz: .,,,..-.,, l