Fort Pierce news., 1908-05-01
OFFICIAL CALL FOR PRIMARY
BY st. Lucie County Democratic
Executive Committee.

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county of the State on May l9, 1908
and second primary, if necessary OF
June l6. 1905 for the nomination of al
Democratic candidates for office, State
and county, TO be voted for by the
Democratic electors at the genera
election TO be held November 3, 1905
and to be appointed by the Democratic
Governor of the State between the date
of holding the said primary and the
time for holding the primary election
in 1910;
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee for st. Lucie county, Florida
hereby calls and provides for the hold
ing of Democratic primary election
to be held in conformity with the call
by the State Democratic Executive
Committee, Said primary election shall
be held in each voting precinct of St.
Lucie county on the 18th day of May,
1908, and a second primary, ii neces-
sary, on June l6th 1908, in accordance
wish such Instructions as are given 10y
this committee 20 the inspectors and
clerks of election at said election and
agreeable to the laws of Florida, and
the terms of the call issued by the
State Executive Committee,
The rules governing said primary
shall be the same as those adopted by
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee for government of State primary
elections so far as the same shall be
applicable to the county primary,
Each elector qualified TO vote in said
primary shall have the right to vote
Tor the nomination of all Democratic
candidates, State, Congressional and
county, to be voted for by the Demo-
cratic electors at the general election
TO be held November B. 1908, and TO be
appointed by the Democratic Governor
of the State between the date OF hold. |
Ing Of such primary and the holding |
OF the primary in 1910,
The following officers are to be NOM |
mated at said primary election, and |
each elector qualified to vote in said |
primary election shall have the right
TO vote for
One candidate for United States SEN
ator.
One candidate for Representative in
Congress.
Two candidates for Justice of the
Supreme Court.
One candidate for Governor.
One candidate for Secretary of State.
One candidate for attorney general.
One candidate for comptroller.
One candidate for superintendent OF
public instruction,
One candidate for commissioner of
agriculture.
One candidate for railroad commls-
sioner.
One candidate for adjutant general.
one candidate for State chemist.
One candidate for State Senator.
One candidate for States attorney for
seventh judicial circuit.
One candidate for member of the
House Of Representatives.
one candidate for county Judge.
One candidate for sheriff.
One candidate for clerk circuit court.
One candidate for assessor Of taxes.
One candidate for tax collector.
One candidate for county superinten-
dent Of public instruction,
One candidate for county surveyor.
One candidate for county treasurer
One candidate for supervisor Of regis
tration,
Four delegates at large to the nation.
al convention from the second congress
slonal district.
\ member Of the national committee
OF the party.
One member OF the state committee
from St, Lucie county.
Five presidential electors.
Each elector IN each election prectncl
in 81, Lucie county shall have the rgh,
Z n fr "a Df no n,
cratic county committee.
Each elector in St. Lucie county
shall have the right to vote for three
members of the Democratic Senatorial
committee composed Of Breyard, 81
Lucie and Dade counties,
Each such electo1 In the respective
county commissioners districts 10 the
county shall have the right 70 vote for
one county commissioner,
Each such elector IN the respective
county school board districts shall have
the right to vote for one member Of the
board of public instruction.
Each eleCtor in each precinct shall
have the right to vote for one justice
Of the peace and one constable for such
precinct.
Those and only those persons shnl'
be permitted TO become candidates be.
fore or to vote at or participate in the
of said primary election
who are white Democratic electors who
declare their adherence to the princi-
pies and organization of the Democratic
party, national, state and county, who
IRE by the laws OF the state lawful cleo
.ors of the district in which they
,ffer to vote, who have paid their poll
axes legally due not less than ten days
before such primary election is held,
md who shall when challenged by any
lector pledge in writing upon oath be-
ore an inspector his honor to abide by
nd support the results of such pri-
nary and vote for the nominees there
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The voting shall be by ballot on
ickets furnished by the State aid