The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10

chairman and acting secretary respec- lively of said county committee at the said meeting and at once forwarded by mail to the chairman of this commit- tee on or before the 7th day of September, 1906; and that a meeting of this con- mittee be and 1t is hereby called to as- semble in the city of Montgomery at l2 o'clock, noon, on the 7th day or Sep tember, 1906 at which time alI of said re- turns shall be canvassed and the results of said primary election for the nomina- tions of the democratic and conservative party of Alabama, for the various state offices. and of delegates to said state convention, voted for in said primary and of choice and instructions for election of United States senators, and or choice for appointment to the United States Sem ate, fin case of any vacancy or vacancies, as herein provided, be ascertained and declared by this committee. That any candidate for any of the respective state offices hereinbefore named Gin paragraph one), who shall have received the highest number of votes in said primary for nomination for such office, shall be de- clared the nominee of the democratic and conservative party of Alabama, for such office, in the next ensuing state election, and at such meeting this committee shall also, ascertain and declare from said re- turns, the results of such primary for
 
 of Representatives and Senate composing the legislature of Alabama, for candidates for election to the United States Senate, in each of the several counties and sem atorial districts of this state. as herein after provided for, and the two candidates for election to such office who shall have received the highest number of votes for election thereto In each several county or senatorial districts shall be declared as the choice for election to such office of the democrats of such respective coun- ty and senatorial district, and the mem- bers of the legislature from said county, and of the senate of Alabama from said senatorial district, respectively, be de- clared as instructed oy the democracy Of their county and senatorial district re- spectively to vote for such candidates in the. democratic legislature caucus for nominations for United States senator, or in case no caucus be held, for their election to the Senate of the United States by the legislature, as hereinafter provided, and also to ascertain and de- clare the delegates elected from the sev- eral counties to the state convention here inbesore called, the persons receiving the Nighest number of votes in such primary
 delegates to said convention up to
 number of delegates to which such
 ty is entitled, upon the oasis of rep
 ltation fixed by the last state con-
 .lon, shall be declared as prima facie elected as such delegates and entitled to seats as such in said state convention upon it's preliminary organization.
 Tenth Resolved Further, That said re- spective county committees at their meet ing on September 1, 1906, shall ascertain and declare the results of said primary in their respective counties from said returns, as to all county offices, mem- bers of the legislature from such county, the state senator for the district com posed of said county or of which it is a part. if said primary be adopted for nominating candidates for county offices, members of the legislature from such county 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 commit tee shall at once certify the result of said primary in theld said county as to candidates for nomination for state sena- tor, to the chairman of the democratic senatorial committee for such district, and the chairman of such senatorial dis trict committee shall before September 15, 1906, call meeting of his said com mittee to meet at such place in the district as he may name, not later than September 2l 1906, to canvass such returns as to the votes in such primary for can didates for state senator. and ascertain and declare the results thereof, and to take steps necessary and proper for cer- tifying any nominations to the state l senate.
 Eleventh Resolved Further, That in the event any of the congressional district | committees shall adopt the primary pro- vided for herein. the returns of the votes for candidates for the democratic nomlna- ton for Congress in such respective dis tricts shall be canvassed by the respective county committees Of the counties com posing said congressional districts, at their said meeting, and of the results cer- tifled by the chairman and acting sec retary of such committees to the chair man of the democratic congressional com mittee of said district who shall. within fifteen days after the receipt of said re- turns, call a meeting of such congress sional committee at such time and place as he deems proper. not exceeding thirty days from August H, 1906, to canvass such returns and to declare the result of said primary as to candidates for the demo- cratic nomination for Congress in such district provided further. that such con gressional committee may, if they see fit require a majority nomination, and pro- vide that a second primary in such con gressional district be held to determine such nomination as they may deem proper.
 Twelfth. Be 1t Further Resolved, That
 
 and conservative party herein called to meet in Montgomery, Ala, at l. o'clock noon, on Monday, September 10. 1906, shall nominate two candidates of the demo- cratic and conservative party for asso- ciate justices of the supreme court of Alabama, to be elected in November, 1906 and shall elect the members of the state executive committee of the democratic and conservative party to serve for the ensuing term of four years
 Thirteenth. Be it further resolved, Tha in all democratic primaries for nomination of democratic candidates for Congress anc any county office or for members of tho house of representatives and state senat, of Alabama. held during the current year the qualifications of democratic voters, il this primary as hereinbefore prescribed and defined shall govern. in all sucf democratic primaries or beat meetings and shall be adopted by all democratic congressional. senatorial, and county com mittee5 calling such primary or beai meeting, whether the same be held before or after the state primary herein called
 Fourteenth. Be 1t further resolved That, whereas the office of a Senator o the United States Is one of the most i'm portant in our government and Is posi- ton of great honor, dignity and power entitling the holder thereof to a seat il the most powerful legislative body in thu world; and is one in which the people feel an interest, second only to that o the office of President of the United States, it is the sense of this committed and we deem 1t but just, fair and proper that some means be afforded to the peopi, of Alabama of expressing their choice o candidates for this most important posi- | fiOn.