Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-24
DELEGATE PRIMARY MAY 2.
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee Has Fixed the Time for the
Election Of Delegates at Large
TO Denver.


TO Denver.
The State democratic executive com
mittee held n meeting at TT. Worth
Saturday and after considerable con.
tention, and the submission of majori
" and minority reports, the following
majority report resolution was adopted
providing for primary TO select four
delegates at large TO the national con.
vention at Denver. The matter IN.
wolves the candidacy OF Senator Bailey
for delegate and will mark the first
opportunity the democrats of the
State have had 90 pass Judgment at
the polls upon his course since the
Bailey controversy reached the acute
stage The fun text OF the resolution
Is as follows:
Resolved, by the Democratic Exec.
utlve Committee of Texas, THAT a gen.
eral primary is hereby called and d.
rected TO be held In all the voting
boxes of this state on Saturday May
2, 1908, for the purpose OF electing
delegates and alternates at large 10
the national convention to be held IN
Denver in July. 1908. and that said
primary shall be held az far ms practi.
cal IN the manner and I'm accordance
with the rules and regulations govern.
ing primary elections for state officers
provided I'm the laws of Texas. provid.
ed. that the presiding officer OF each
voting box shall appoint two judges
and two clerks TO assist I'm holding
the primary, one Judge and one clerk
being appointed by him for each com.
hiuation Of candidates for delegates
at large and aiternatcs. and from the
names furnished him by the repre-.
sentatiyes of each such combination.
The return of each such voting box
shall be made by the presiding officer
thereof to the county chairman of the
respective county. and the returns OF
the county shall be made by the coun.
ty chairman 10 the State Executive
Committee in the manner provided by
the primary election law for state OF.
hcers.
THE executive committees Of tho va.
rious counties are hereby directed TO
hold the primary election herein pro.
vlded IN accordance with these resom
tons and to provide for the expense
Of so doing
IAN qualified voters under the pri
mary election law of Texas except
those OF negro descent who shall take !
the following test shall be entitled !
to vote IN such primary IN the voting
precinct In which he resides The
test shall be printed upon the ballot !
and Is as follows;
a am a Democrat and pledge my.
self TO support the Democratic presl. |
dental electors nominated by the /
Democratic PARTY In 1908, and the |
nominees Of the Democratic party 10 be /
nominated In the primary election 70 /
be held In Texas In July, 1905"
"The names Of the candidates for |
delegates at large and alterates nc |
mated by the Waco mass meeting held |
March Z, 1908. and those TO be nomi. |
mated at the Fort Worth meeting TO be |
held March is. 1908. shall be placed |
upon the ballot In parallel columns, |
and shall be numbered as follows; No, !
namel No. 2 (name). No 3 (name) /
and no . namel. and in the order |
certified by the chairman OF the re-. /
spective mass meetings and which |
shall be done by April 10. 1908, TO tho,
chairman of the State Executive Com
mittee.
In case any nominee shall refuse