The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
MEETING OF COUNTY DEMO-
CRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
FIX Assessments Appoint inspectors
and Arrange for Primary
Election
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IL response TO the cali Of President
john NJ. Graham, the democratic ex-
ecuGye committee met in the court
house Monday morning at II o'clock
and when the roll was called the fol
lowing members answered present,
either in person or Dy proxy:
John Nj Graham, Ocaia; E. D. Rou,
Reddick; J. VI. Mathews, Pennington
,. L. 3. Hudgens, Martel; W. L. Jor-
dan, HeidUTille; J. NJ. Douglass, Shady
Grove; \. d. Mitchell, Summarized;
c. :. Smith, Lake Weir; J. T. Lewis.
Moss Bluff; W. T. Henderson, Lynne;
{. J. Mccartney, Higley; w. J. Cros-
by, Citra; w. T. Forbes, Anthony; w
s. Allsop, Weirsdale; S. J. McCuIIy,
Berlin; J. A. Freeman, Belleview;
P. 4. Snow, Pedro; T. E. Pritchett,
Gambler; d. L. Grantham, Spar; c.
K. Lucius, Levon: w. z. Nix, Ken
Irick: Mr.. Beck, Martel; D. R. Zet-
touer, Geiger.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman who stated the object
Of tn meeting TO be for the purpose
Of elecung officers, committees and
adopting rules for the coming pri-
mary.
II was moved by Mr.. J. T. Lewis
that all of the present officers be re-
elected for the coming campaign,
which was carried.
Ar. Beck was allowed to represent
NarteI as proxy for D. A Clark, and
Mr.. J. NJ. Mathews represented
Pennington as proxy for Mr.. ]. K.
Mixson.
1t was moved and seconded that the
chairman appoint all committees to
serve for the coming campaign.
Mr. S. j. McCully made a motion
that the registration books be kept
open in all of the precincts on
Saturday of each week, which
was carried. Mr.. J. L. B. Hudgens
.thereupon moved that Mr.. McCully's
motion be rescinded and that it B.
discretionary with the registration of
.ficer as to the date of the opening of
the registration books in the county
precincts, which motion was lost.
Mr. Graham RULED that each of the
committeeman hand into the secre-
tary the names of the deputy registra-
ton officers selected by them, and the
following we're appointed in the pre-
.cincts represented at the meeting:
&c. r. c. Douglass: s, J. w. Davis; 20.
w. f. Nix; Il, H. d. Forbes; 10, Alex.
Wynne; =, L. L. Hopkins; ?, Z. A.
MCCIaren; %. P. a Snow; 10. c. J.
Mccartney; 10. A. W. Fort: 26, David
L. Grantham: -, w. W. Geiger; 6. w.
/. Jordan; II. B. L. Hickman; 20. w.
n. Rawls; :. !. NJ. Douglas; -, J. L..
.Seckinger; 1, il. Beck: 4. J. L. B.
Fudgans: p. J. y. Marshall; 9. w. E
McGakagin
Chairman Graham appointed the fol
lowing committees:
Campaign Committee. D. ROu, J.
n. Lewis. W. T. Henderson, w. T.
Forbes and S. J. McCully.
Printing COmmittee-D. R. Zetrou-
er. T, E. Pritchett and w. S. AHsop.
II was upon motion ordered that the
county committee concur as far as
possible with the rules adopted by
the state democratic committee.
1t was ordered that the chairman
and secretary of the. committee be au-
thOrized TO make the Official call for
the holding of the primary.
Mr.. McCuIIy stated that the date
for the keeping open of the registra-
ton books in Ocala had not been set.
and it was upon motion ordered that
the books be kept open three days Of
each week for four weeks, of which
one day shall be Saturday.
1t was ordered that the roll of the
-pih tt-ltl'F bt NdiltN ana tIdI eacN
committeeman hand in the names Of
three inspectors and one clerk to act
in their precincts during the primary
election. The following appointments
were made by the committeeman
present: J. R. Wilder, B. H. Leitner
end Henry Lamb were appointed in
spectors and W. c. Creole was ap-
pointed clerk for precinct II; Moss
Bluff, precinct 10, A. w. Fort. J. c.
Pillans and N. V. Morrison were ap-
pointed inspectors and w. E Martin
was appointed clerk. Lake Weir, pre-
cinct 9, z. A. Scott, J. S. Driggers and
A. w. Young, inspectors, and Robert
Marshall, clerk; Linadale, precinct
Is, J. c. Mccartney, J. A. Mccartney
and B. J. Booth were appointed in
spectors and w. H. DurreIl, clerk: