Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-15
Primary Election Called.
Senatorial Committee Meeting.

Pursuant to call the Democratic
Senatorial Committee of the Oath
Senatorial District met at Ironton,
Mo-, March Sd, at o'clock P. NJ.
The following committeeman were
present: B. H. Newman, Craw-
ford county; M. F. Brown, Dent
county, Secretary; Frank P. AXE,
Iron county, Chairman; F. H.
Farris, proxy for G. H. Fulbright,
Phelps county; A. P. Farris, Rey-
nolds county; John o. Long,
Washington county. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, By the Democratic Senatorial
Committee OF the oath Senatorial District OF
Missouri, that General Primary Election be
called LOT the purpose M oi terminating the
district as follows, to-wit: The said Primary
Election be held on Saturday the 18th day OF
August, 1906, and in all counties on said day,
Primary Election FOR the nomination OF
county officers at an earlier date, in which
event such counties will hold their election
for State Senator on the same date as their
General Primary for the nomination OF coun-
ty officers. None but legally qualified DEM
ocrat voters shall participate in said cleo
tion. The Senatorial Committeeman from
each county shall select the Judges and
Clerks OF said Primary Election, and see to
the printing and distribution OF the ticket to
be used in said election as hereinafter mem
toned. All candidates for the nomination
for State Senator who desire to submit their
man OF the Senatorial Committee the sum OF
$50 to defray the expenses OF said election,
and no person who has not paid said assess
ment shall have his name certified and
placed upon the tickets to be voted at said
Primary Election. And no votes cast for
persons other than those whose names ap-
pear regularly on the ticket shall be counted
by the Judges and Clerks or by the members
Said assessment must be paid on or before
| the 18th day OF April, 1906, and when so paid
the Chairman OF the Senatorial Committee
shall certify said fact to the Senatorial Com
mitteeman OF each county. who shall see that
his name as a candidate Is placed upon the
| ballots to be used in said Primary, which
tickets shall contain the words 'FOR STATE
SENATOR" under which shall be printed
the names OF al candidates Tor such office
who have complied with the terms and con-
ditions OF this resolution. The Judges and
Clerks shall certify to the Senatorial Com
mitteeman OF their county the number OF
votes cast for each candidate for said office
in the voting precinct OF which they were
Judges and clerks, which certificate must be
delivered to said Committeeman within ten
days after said Primary Election in such
counties. The certificate before mentioned
shall be made and delivered by the Chair
man and Secretary OF the County Committee
OF the counties in which the Primary fol
Senator Is held in connection with the Pri'
maries for county offices, which said certifi.
cate shall be prima facie evidence OF the facts
| therein recited. The several members OF the
Senatorial Committee shall meet on the Isl
day OF September, 1906, at Cuba, Mo-, at one
O'Clock p. M, and present to the full com
| mittee the certificates Aforesaid, which saiC
| committee shall from said certificates cast uI
the returns and the candidate receiving the
greatest number OF votes in the entire dis
| trict, as shown by said certificates, shall be
| by said committee declared the regular
nominee OF said district, and said committee
| shall SO certify the fact to the Secretary O.
| State. The Judges and Clerks OF said cleo
| ton, and the Chairman and Secretary OF the
| County Committee shall retain and hold pol
books, ballots and tally sheets used in sai(
Primary for the use OF the Senatorial Com
complaint OF any candidate Of any illegalit.
in said election, or fraud as to its return, will
open said poll books, tally sheets and ballot
and compare and recount the same and cor
rect any mistakes as to the vote cast ant
shown by said returns and certificates, ant
| the action of said committee with referenc,
to such dispute and complaint shall be fina
and conclusive on the parties. Be it furthe
Resolved, That at the aforesaid Primar.
Election there shall be elected from eacl
county member OF the Senatorial Com
mttee whose names shall be submitted anC
voted upon as herelnbefore provided TO
State Senator, and the result OF such elec
ton and the certificates OF the returns shal
be made and delivered and the returns cas-
up by. the full committee as hereinbefor
provided for the election OF Senator, and tn
new committee shall meet on the same da,
that the, present committee shall meet t
|ganize FRANK P. AXE, Chairman.
| NJ F, BROWN Secretary,