The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-31
PRIMARY MARCH 26
DALLAS COUNTY COMMITTEE HOLDS
 MEETING.
Resolution Adopted Endorsing the Con- didacy of Senators Morgan and Pettus for Reelection to the
 Offices They Hold.
Advertiser Bureau,

| of Dallas County met in the office oi
 the Register in Chancery in the Court
 House here at noon today for the pur-
 pose of setting a date on which to hold { the primaries of this county The f meeting was largely attended by mem- bers of the committee from all over | the county and the business before the | body was disposed of in half an hour ! The meeting was called to order by 1 Chairman J. B. Ellis. Secretary R. l., | l.. Mel then introduced a set of reso- | The date for the holding of the election
 in the resolutions was left blank and ' the matter of filling in this date was | the cause of several motions. The date finally adopted is March c6. | This places the election only fifty-six | days from today and gives those who | propose to offer themselves before the voters of the county for the different | offices ample time to see every voter ! in the county.
 Committeeman Mullen, after the read l ing of the resolutions moved that the date for holding the primary be set for Monday. March 5th. Chairman El- lis called Committeeman Johnson to the chair and moved as a substitute that the primary be set for Monday, March 26th, saying that the candidates should have two months time for the cam paIgn. Secretary Mel moved that the primary be set for Monday March 18th. Finally Mir. NiePs motion was put and was lost. The motion made by Mir. Ellis was then put and was voted for almost unanimously.
 The resolutions offered by Secretary Mel were then taken up and were pass ed seriatim. The resolutions were adopted as follows:
 ak hxy ecutive Committee of the Democratic and Conservative Party of Dallas Coun- ty:
 "First-That a primary election shall be held in the several wards and pre- cincts of Dallas County, Monday, March 26th, 1906, for the purpose of nominate ing candidates for the Democratic Par ty for Sheriff, Senator and Represent atives in the Legislature of Alabama from Dallas County: four Commission CTS of the Court of County Revenues. and member of the County Executive Committee from each ward and pre- cinct.
 "Second-That such primary election shal be held under the laws governing primary elections in this State and in conformity with the rules and regula- tions of the State Democratic Executive Committee and of this committee.
 "Third-That all white voters who are qualified electors under the laws of this State. and who are Democrats, shall have the right to vote In such primary election; provided, however that no person who opposed the nomi~ nees of the Democratic Party in the last State and Congressional elections or voted against any of them, shall have the right to vote in said primary.
 'Fourth-That each and every person voting in such primary election shall by the act of so voting and participat- ing therein stand as pledged and In honor bound, to support all the nomi- nees of such primary in the election and for the offices for which such nom inees are nominated therein.
 Fifth-That i'll such primary election the candidates receiving the largest number of aggregate votes cast shall be declared the nominee of the party for the respective offices for which they are candidates.
 Sixth-That each candidate to be voted for at said primary election de- sirinK his name printed on the ticket shall at least fifteen days prior to the date of such primary file win the secre- tary of this committee his declaration in writing of his candidacy and pay the assessment hereinafter provided for with which tc pay the expenses of said primary.
 Seventh-on the ballots to be used in said primary election there shall be printed in alphabetical order the names of candidates to be voted for, in the following manner, to wit:
 (a) Candidate for Sheriff.
 (b) Candidates for Commissioner re- siding in the City District
 Co Candidates for Commissioner re- siding in the Fork District.
 (d) Candidates for Commissioner re- siding in the West District.
 (e) Candidates for Commissioner re- siding in the South District.
 CD Candidates for Senator from the Thirtieth Senatorial District
 (h) Candidates for Representatives from Dallas County.
 CD Space for candidates for Execu- tive Committeeman eff no names are certifsd).
 Elghth-That in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved Febru- ary Sth, 1901. amending an act en- titled an act to establish the Court of County Revenues of Dallas County" Section 6, each candidate for Commis- sioner of the Court of County Revenues at the time of the certihcation of hls candidacy, shall be a bona fde resident and voter" of the district for which he offers and the person who shall re- ceive more votes than any other person in the district, shall be duly declared "the nominee as Commissioner from said district: provided, that all of said Commissioners shall be nominated by all Of the qualified voters of Dallas County" .."..- " :... --.-4
 Ninth-That a committee consisting of the chairman and secretary of his committee and five others to be named by the committee at this meeting, be designated to assess the candidates such amount as in their judgment will pay all the expenses of said primary and to appoint the inspectors clerks and returning officers to hold the elec- tions In the several precincts of the county, said committee selecting such election officers from lists furnished by the various candidates ten days prior to said election. dividing the same as nearly equal as possible as to in- spectors, clerks and returning officers among the various candidates In ac- cordance with Section II of the act regulating primary elections in this State.
 Tenth-That any candidate or ais friend may name q watcher who shall be permitted to be present at the place the ballots are cast from the time the polls are opened until the ballots are counted and certificates of the result of the election signed by the inspectors, said watchers being permitted to h@e the ballots as they are called during the count.
 Eleventh-That the secretary of this committee shall prepare the ballots, poll lists, certificates, etc, to be used in said election, as provided for by law, the State Executive Committee and thls committee and forward the same to the precinct committeeman or election t,,I I1fa fTAp said election