The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-13
PRIMARY FOR
U. S. SENATOR.
l.uv COUNTIES SELECT ELEc-
T,oN OFFICERS THIS WEEK.

Within the next week the county
omocratic committees of many coun-
g will meet for the purpose of Sc
,tng the officers to hold the Sena-
vial urinary. This brings to mind
near approach of the date for the
ootion-four weeks from next Satur-
- on that day will close the long
\ and probably the hardest-fought
0nnoign ever made for the Senate in
ornessee. The campaign may be
ola to have begun when the State
Eommittee met on Sept. 9 and called
be urinary for more than eight
months after that date. From that
Eme the work of organizing the oppos-
no forces and selecting the leaders
Aegan and there has been no let-up
This work from that time to this
ate Both Senator Carmack and ex-
low TAYLOR were announced candi-
hates for the Senate several months
before the meeting of the State Com.
nittee and counting the length of the
bampaign from the time of their an
bouncements it will be nearly. year
= n length and commenced nearly two
FEARS before the beginning of the Sen
ktorial term, for it must be remem
bered that the victor at the polls on
NAV u will not enter upon the dis
4harge Of the duties Of his Office until
zen months thereafter. And should
here be no extra session of the Six
ieth Congress the nominee of May 1:
will not take his oath as Senator unit
december of next year-nineteer
months after the primary.
Primary Rules.
In view of the fact that during the
coming week many of the county com
knittees will select the officers OF the
primary. a quotation from the rules
and restrictions governing the selec
tion of the officers is not out of place
k'The State Committee thereby com
4 nits directly to the Democratic Elk
secutve Committee of each county thu
sole obligation and responsibility t.
conduct said primary in its county, anc
sthis duty shall include the assumption
of liability for the expenses, if any, o
holding it.
In the appointment by County Elk
.ecutiye Committees of the judges
/ clerks and receivers to serve withil
their respective counties, said officer
shall be apportioned equally between
.the avowed adherents of the candi
| dates for United States Senator, AM
each candidate shall have the right t.
name the persons to be appointed a
his proportion among the election oil
|fcials at the polls. Not less than tel
|days before each County Executiy
Committee meets to select the cleo
|tion officers for it's county, the CHAN
man shall give notice in writing t
the candidates for Senator of the tim
and place of meeting and notify eac
ITO forward the list of adherents 10
appointment as election officials a
above provided"
It is not, of course, practicable or I
+. be assumed that the candidates 10
] the Senate will personally select tn
persons whom they desire to serve a
officials of the election, but this dut
4 vill doubtless be assigned to the Leaf
er or campaign manager for the cou1
4 " of each of the Senatorial candidates
HThe plans and rules governing tn
primary would almost be model 10
+ IA general election, as every effort wa
apparently made to secure fairnes
and impartiality in the conduct OF I'd
h election. 1t will be noted that sue
expenses of holding the election a
may be necessary are to be provide