The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
Rules for the Election of Democratic
Committeeman on Nov. 81.

On Saturday, Novebmer q, commit.
teemen from every precinct in the
State of Kentucky will be chosen by
the Democrtic voters of their respec-
tive precincts and a complete re-Or-
ganizatiOn by counties made.
At the last Democratic StateConven-
ton, held in Lexington last June, new
rules regarding the election of commit
of next week will be held under these
rules thus giving every voter voice
in the matter. The State Committee,
desiring that all shall know the method
by which the committeeman must be
elected, deires the rules published:
PRECINCT Committeeman
SELECTED.
In the voting precincts of all coun-
ties there shall be elected by the Dem.
Ocratic voters in such precincts COM
mittee of one member, who shall con-
stitute the precinct committeeman of
such precinct
In all State. district, legislative or
county mass conventions, the proceed
ing and election of delegates, or cleo
ton of committeeman shall be null and
void If the chairman of said mass con-
vention refuses to give tellers and have
a count of the vote of those Democrats
present. if said request for tellers land
count is made, and the refusal of said
chairman to give tellers and count,
the chairman so refusing shall be re-
moved from his Office by the State Cen
trail Committeeman upon proper proof
so made to him.
WHEN ELECTED OR APPOINTED.
Said precinct committeeman shall be
elected on the Enthusiastically inNovem-
Der, 1903, and shall be residents of their
respective precincts. The Democrats
of this State shall meet at their var
lous voting precincts at the hour of 2
O'Clock p. m. and proceed to the cleo
ton of committeeman to serve until
his successor shall be elected by order
of succeeding State convention. The
retiring precinct committeeman shall
call their respective precinct mass
meetings to order and shall preside I'M
Til the mass meeting shall elect chair
man. Where there is vacancy in the
Office of precinct committeeman, the
chairman of the county committee
shall designate some qualified Demo-
crat living In the precinct to call said
meeting to order and preside until the
election of chairman.
MEETING - ORGANIZATION RE
MOVAL OF CHAIRMAN OR
SECRETARY.
On the Monday following such cleo
tion, sucn precinct committeeman shall
meet at their various county seats in
counties having not more than one leg
islatlve district. and in counties hav-
ing more than one legislative district
they shall meet at some convenient
place in their said legislative districts,
to be designated by the respective
county or legislative district chairman,
then IN office, who shall preside, and
organize by electing a chairman and
secretary to said county or legislative
district committee, VINO may or may
not be member of said committee.
! The chairman or secretay may he re-
moved at the will OF majority of said
committee. In counties containing
cities of the first class the meetings,
and all other meetings of the precInct
committeeman in the legislative dis
trlct embracing that part Of the county
outside the city shall be held at the
county courthouse, or at some conven-
lent place designated by the chairman
of the legislative district committee,
OF which due notice shall be given.