The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-03-21
A CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY |
COMMITTEE BY OVERWHELMING
VOTE FIXES 1T FOR MAY 10.
Opposition Did Not Amount to Much
Mr.. Frank Park of Worth Made
Permanent Chairman.

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Permanent Chairman.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Second congressional dis
trict met in Albany Thursday and fix
ed May 10th as the date of the pri-
mary to nominate congressman, and
prescribed rules under which it will be
held.
Judge Frank Park of Worth county
was placed in nomination by Mr..
Wilkinson of Terrell for permanent
chairman, vacancy having been
caused by the death of the late Cap
tain Hobbs. Judge Park was elected
unanimously, all of the committeeman
from the eighteen counties of the dis
trict voting for him.
Mr.. Mcintosh of Dougherty offered
the following resolutions:
Resolved, by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Second con-
gressional district:
"First, That primary election be
held in every county of this district in
accordance with the laws governing
same on Wednesday, May 10th, to
nominate a democratic candidate for
the sixtieth congress.
Second. That all white registered
voters, regardless of past political
affiliations, whoIdesire!to align them
selves with the democratic party, and
who, if challenged, will pledge them
selves to support the nominee OF
the democratic party, are cordially
invited to vote in said primary
election.
Third, That the democratic county
committees in the several counties
shall have charge of the election under
the law and the rules herein pre-
scribed, and they shall provide for the
holding of said elections and shall
meet at the court houses of the several
counties on Thursday, May 18th, at
noon and consolidate the votes cast
in the county. The chairman of each
county committee shall Immediately
certify and forward by mail to the
secretary of the committee aG Albany,
Georgia, the number of votes cast for
each candidate in said county.
Fourth, That on Thursday, May
oath, this committee shall meet in AL
bany, Georgia, at the court house at
noon for the purpose of consolidating
the vote, and declaring the result OF
said primary election, and the can
didate receiving the highest vote in
the district shall be declared the nom
inee of the party.
"Fifth, That the democratic execu-
tive committee of each county In the
district is authorized to assess the
candidates for sufficient sum, pro-
rata, to defray the actual legitimate
expenses, including the cost OF tickets,
and the chairman of each county com
mittee shall notify each candidate OF
the amount of such assessments IN
their respective counties at least two
weeks before the day appointed for the
primary, and no candidate who has
not been previously announced, and
who does not pay his assessment by
II O'Clock noon of Wednesday,, May
9th, shall be eligible as candidate In
said primary.
"Sixth, That in every county OF the
district a member of district execu-
tive committee, to succeed this com
mittee, shall be elected in said prl-
mary, the candidates names to be
printed on the same ticket, and GER
LITIGATION of the result to be sent up IN
the same manner and at the same time
as that of a candidate for congress;
and said new executive committee IS
hereby called to meet in Albany, Ca,
at the court house on Thursday, May
oath, at O'Clock o. M, for the pur-
pose of organizing.
The above resolutions preclpltated
considerable discussion, the only OBJ
lection offered being against the date
named for the primary.
Mr.. Halves of Decatur stated that
he had been instructed to vote that the
congressional primary be held on the
same date as the state primary: lie
further stated that he had been told by
Judge w. N. Spence, who had slgnl-
fed a willingness to enter the race,
that he would not have the opportunity
to properly canvass the district if The
primary was fixed at an earlier date
than that of the state primary. Mr..
Halves, therefore, moved to amend the
resolutions SO that the primary be
held on the same day as the state
primary.
! DR.. E. B. Bush of Miller spoke in
opposition to the amendment, urging
that the committee should consider
what was best for democracy and not
what was best for any one candidate.
He said that it would be decidedly OBJ
iectionable to the people in his county
to mix up the congressional and
county primary with the state
primary.
Mr.. Mcintosh of Dougherty and Mr..
Wilkinson of Terrell also spoke
against the amendment, while Mr..
Terrell of Grady spoke for Mr.. Halves
amendment.
When the question was called for
and the vote was put the amendment
was lost by large majority, and the
motion of Mr.. Bush of Miller. that the
resolution as submitted by Mr.. McIn-
tosh be adopted prevailed by vote
of IA to +.
The adoption of the resolutions Of
fered by Mr.. Mcintosh completed the
business for which the committee was
called together. and the meeting ad-