The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-11
ROddenbery.


the Second Congressional District
Gentlemen AS one of the candi-
dates for congress before the people
of the Second district in the APP
| preaching primary you will permit
me to give emphatic endorsement to
the urgent recommendation of the
State Executive Committee adopted
at its recent meeting in the follow
ing language:
go. Resolved further, that we
urge that the congressional commit
tees adopt suitable resolutions call
! ing upon the candidates for congress
to file a sworn itemiZed statement,
showing the amount of money spent
in his campaign, and from whom pro-
cured and how and through whom
expended, on or before the result OF
the respective elections shall have
| been declared; no man to be declared
nominated who fails or refuses to
comply Herewith"
! Let me urge upon you the adop-
| ton of rule in conformity with the
above.
| Months before either of the fore
going rules were adopted, as the
members of your honorable commit
tee are aware, | made public declara-
| ton OF the purpose to conduct my
campaign upon the lines and after
the method subsequently set forth
in the rules above quoted. | con-
! fidently hope that your honorable
committee may deem it wise public
and party policy to draft a rule in
conformity with these views.
Trusting that impartial justice,
wisdom and harmony may attend
your important deliberations, | have
| the honor to be, with great respect,
your truly, S. A. RODDENBERY.
Referred to Committee.
The letter was referred to the
committee on resolutions, which had
already been appointed, and of
which Mr.. Yeomans of Terrell county
was chairman.
The committee Immediately retired
! for consultation, and later reported
the following resolutions and rules
and regulations for the government
of the primary:
| The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Second congressional dis
trict in regular meeting assembled
at Albany, Ca, March 4th, 1908,
hereby adopts the following rules
governing the democratic congress
ional primary to be held by the party
| in the Second congressional district
in the year 1908:
I First That primary election be
held in every county of this district
| in accordance with the laws govern
! ing the same on Thursday, the 4th
day of June, 1908, to nominate a
democratic candidate for the sixty
| first congress.
Second. That all white registered
voters, regardless of past political
| affiliations, who in good faith desire
to align themselves with the dem
ocratic party, and who intend TO
abide by the result of the party pri-
mary and support the party nominee,
are cordially invited to vote in said
primary election.
| Third. That the democratic coun-
ty committees in the several counties
shall have charge of the election I'M
der the law and the rules herein pre-
scribed, and they shall provide Tor
| the holding of said election and snail
meet at the court houses OF the sew
eral counties of this district on Fri
day, June 5th, 1908, and consolidate
the votes cast for congressman IN
the county. The chairman of each
county committee shall Immediately
certify and forward by mail to the
/ secretary of this committee at Al
! bany. Georgia, the number OF votes
cast for each candidate for congress
man in asid county.
Fourth. That on Thursday, June
18th, 1908, this committee shall meet
at the court house in Albany, Geor-
gia. at noon for the purpose OF con-
solidating the vote and declaring the
result of said primary election, ana
the candidate receiving the hlghest
number of votes in the district snail
| he declared the nominee OF the party.
Fifth. That each candidate for
| congressman shall be assessed SlOO
to meet all the expenses of said dem
ocratic primary herein provided for,
which sum shall cover all assess
ments against said candidate, and
the name of no candidate shall APP
near on the official ballot who fails
| to nav this assessment to the sec
retary of this committee on or De-
| fore Thursday, May 1st, 1913, ana
it shall be the duty of the secretary
| of this committee, after paying the
necessary expenses incurred by this
committee, to prorate the remainder
of the amount thus received TO the
various county chairnen and certliy
to them what candidates have PAID
/ their assessments.
Sixth. At the same time IN every
county of this district a democratic
committeeman shall be elected to
i serve for the ensuing two years, the
! names of such committeeman to be