The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-27

deposited in convenient and safe re-
ceptacle for that purpose, and the can.
didAte receiving the highest number oi
votes cast in any county in the state
shall be entitled to the full vote and
strength of the county, and the support
OF the delegates to the state convention
hereinafter called, to which the county
may be entitled according to the basis
of representation hereinafter fixed for
said state convention.
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
All known white democrats who are
qualified to vote for members of the
general assembly Of this state and who
voted for all the democratic nominees
at the November election, 1906, or who
would so voted had they been qualified
to vote, or attended said election, and
who will pledge their honor to support
in good faith the nominees of the state
convention hereinafter called, nominat-
ed as herein provided, are hereby de-
clared eligible to vote for the candi-
dates for the various Offices herein be-
fore referred to, but. no person shall be
eligible to vote who did not support all
of the democratic nominees at the No
vember election, 1906, or who would
have done so had he been qualified to
vote and attended said election, and
who will not pledge his honor to sup.
port the nominees of the convention
hereinafter called, as above provided.
Neither registration nor poll tax re-
ceipt shall be required as a right to
vote, except in the cities of Memphis,
. Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Jackson, in which cities the legal reg
istration certificate shall be required.
BALLOTS.
The ballots to be used shall be of
plain white paper, three inches wide
and seven inches long, on which shall
be printed or written the office and the
names of the candidates to be voted
for, so that the voter may be enabled
to express his choice for the nomina-
tion Of candidates for the various Of
fees above referred to, thereby giving
direct and specific instructions to the
delegates to the state convention, to be
selected as hereinafter provided to cars
ry out the will of the people in the va.
rious counties.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
These shall consist of one officer,
three judges and two clerks for each
voting place in the several counties,
who are to be named and selected by o
sub committee of three mem bers of the
state committee to be selected as here
matter provided, from lists furnished
by the candidates to be voted for, to
the end that there shall be fair and
just division between the candidates,
and in no case shall either candidate
have all of the judges, or all of the
clerks; and said sub committee ia here
by instructed if the other candidates to
be voted for shall agree, to divide the
officers, judges and clerks between the
candidates for governor, and that in
this event the offers, judges and clerks
shall be selected by said sub committee
from lists furnished by the candidates
for governor, in such manner as will
give fair representation to each.
The list of names from which said
officers, judges and clerks are to be se-
lected by said sub committee, shall be
furnished to the chairman thereof at
least fifteen days before the 9th day of
June, 1908, and if said lists are not SO
furnished, then said subcommittee
shall select as officers, judges and
clerks, democrats of we'll known integ-
rity and character, without discrimi-
mating in favor of any candidate.
In case any officer, Judge or clerk
appointed by said b-committee shall
refuse or fail to act, then his place shall
be supplied by those who do serve
That before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties all officers, judges
and clerks shall take the oath prescrib.
ed by law for officers of regular elec.
tions.
Watchers.
That each candidate to be voted for
shall have the right to name q watcher
at each voting place in the various