The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-23
RULES GOVERNING PRIMARY.

Resolved, by the Democratic Com.
mlttee Of the Thirteenth Congressional
District, as follows:
lst-That the method Of nomins-
ting the Democratic candidate for Con.
gress in said district shall be by q pri-
mary election.
2nd-Thst the date for holding said
primary election shall be on Saturday,
the 18th day of August, 1906, and
said primary election is hereby called
and liked for said date.
3rd--That any county in said dis
trict holding its primary election for
the purpose Of nominating its county
candidates, is Lereby empowered and
directed to place the names Of the
Democratic candidates for Congress on
its official ballot, along with its county
candidates, to be voted on at said
county primary election, subject to the
same rules and regulations as govern
said county candidates.
4th--That should any county in said
Congressional District determine upon
any other method than a primary cleo
ton to nominate its county candidates,
such county, by it's county central com
mittee, is hereby directed to cause TO
be held on Saturday, the 18th day OF
August, 1906. primary for the pur-
pose Of voting upon the candidate for
Congress from said district, under
such rules and regulations as said
county committee may direct, by and
with the approval OF the said con-
gressional committee.
5th---That at the primary election
herein before provided for by para
graphs Srd and 4tb, Democratic con-
gressional committeeman for each Of
the eleven counties OF said congressional
district shall be elected, under the
same rules and regulations as are herein
made and provided for the nomination
OF q candidate for Congress.
6th-That in any county holding q
primary election for nominating its
county candidates, the candidate for
Congress and for congressional com.
mitteeman shall pay whatever sum may
be necessary to have his name placed
on the official primary ballot, as may
be determined by the county central
committee OF said county.
1th--That in any county no; holding
a general primary election to uomi.
nate its county candidates, but holding
special primary election to vote on
candidates for Congress and con-
gressional committeeman, as herein
provided, the candidates shall pay
their proportionate part for defraying
the expenses Of said special primary,
as may be determined by the county
central committee Of said county.
sth--rhat the several Democratic
county central committees or executive
committees Of the same shall, when
opening aud canvasslng the vote for
their county candidates, also canvass
the vote Tor the candidates for Con-
gress and congressional committeeman
and shall Immediately certify the vote
SO reported aud counted TO the Demo.
cratic congressional committeeman of
said county.
Aud in any county not holding a
general primary election, but holding
a special primary election, as herein
provided, to vote on candidates for
Congress and congressional committee
men, shall, on the Monday after said
election is held, meet at the county
seat and open and canvass the vote for
congressional candidates and candi-
date for congressional committeeman
and Immediately certify the vote as re-
ported and counted to the Dem ocratio
committeeman from said |