The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-08
RAURf COUNTY DEMOCRACY
FOR GENERAL STATE PRIMARY
Confined HOm Flrst Pass
democratic candidates for sheriff
Trustee and Tax Assessor.
JESSE TOMUNc0N .

mittee take the oath and qualify under
me primary election law. Those not
previously sworn then took the pre.
scrioed oath before the County Court
Clerk.
There was no discussion Of the reso-
luton and the Secretary was directed
TO call the roll and the resolution was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes,
2S; noes, o.
There was long wait of some half
hour in order to give Secretary smi-
ser a chance to draft the following
resolutions governing the election:
Be is resolved. LIST. That the said
election be held at each regular legal
voting place or precinct in the county.
End. That the committeeman of the
respective districts name a list of
officers to hold the said election and
I report the same to the meeting of
this committee to meet the first Mon
! day in March, 1908, and that from said
list or from other names suggested to
the committee by any member thereof
the said committee as a whole shall
select the officers to hold said primary
election.
Srd. That all Of said officers hold
ing said primary election be required
to act without compensation.
Attn. That the funds necessary to
pay for the tickets and incidental ex-
penses and for the registration Of
voters be collected from the candi-
dates offering to run in said primary,
and that before any candidate can
qualify he shall show to chairman of
this committee receipt for his FRO rata
of said expense.
| That said candidates be assessed an
amount in proportion to the emolu-
ments of said Office and the number of
entries in the race for each office.
5th. That subcommittee of three
be appointed-by this committee to col
lect said fund and pay same out as
contemplated by this resolution.
9Th. In the event that any of the
election officers appointed to hold said
primary fail or refuse to accept said
appointment then the ex-committee-
men from said district shall appoint
some one to take the place of the
one failing or refusing to act
Z. That in holding said primary the
polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock a.
m. and be closed at 4 o'clock p. m.
on said date.
Sth. That the officers holding said
primary election shall make their re-
turns of said election 70 a meeting OF
this committee to be held at Columbia,
Tenn. at 10 o'clock a. m. on the Mon.
day following said primary, when
said committee as a whole, shall can
yass the votes, hear any contests and
declare the results.
Mr.. Brown objected to the selection
of the election officers by the Commit
tee as a whole, but thought that the
action of the District Committeeman
should be final
Mr.. Dew approved the resolution
saying that there could not be too
many safeguards thrown around the
appointment Of the election officials.
The resolutions were taken up and
seratin and adopted by sections.
Section one was adopted, likewise sec
ton two. Section three was unanim-
ousIy adopted. There was some dis
cussion Of the fourth section, but 1t
was adopted. Section I'VE was
amended and adopted. Section was
adopted az was section z. AS a whole
they were then adopted.
There was a long discussion over
the expenses of printing tickets in the
last election for members of the COM
mittee, some OF the members opposing
the payment of the bill, aothers Thoughts
the bill should be paid by the commit
tee.
The. Cammittees thensSpf seeded TO
elect the subcommittee of three to
hold the primary. The following were
elected: Chairman Ramon, Secre-
tary Smiser and Mr.. Nelson.
Mr.. Smiser offered the following
resolution:
Whereas the old convention plan
for nomination of candidates has
nroven wholly unsatisfactory, has
bred dissentions within the party. has
demoralized the organization and mas
created factions and promoted con-
tests in the ranks of Democracy as
was instanced in the last State con-
and
Whereas, no Democrat, who places
love for party above fealty for any
individual would favor any method
Of making nominations that might
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