The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-01-23
COUNTY PRIMARY
CALLED MARCH 10Th.
MARIETTA, GA, Jan. 18th, 1908.

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee for Cobb county, in obedience to
call previously made by five Of its
members, met at the court house in
Marietta, Ca, this day. w. E. Will
lisms, retiring chairman of the COM
mittee of 1905 and 1908, called the meet
ing to order.
Motion made and carried to elect ].
H. Cantrell temporary chairman; mo-
ton made and carried to elect Geo. L.
Lemon temporary secretary.
On motion, roll was called.
j. H, Cantrell, temporary chairman,
appointed committee to examine Gre
dentials of parties holding proxies.
Committee reported all proxies regu-
lar.
On motion, J. H. Cantrell was elected
permanent chairman; on motion, Geo.
L. Lemon was elected permanent Sec
rotary.
Election to fill vacancy caused by re-
moval of DR.. G. H. Field from Marietta
district, resulted in John Awtrey being
elected. Election to fill vacancy in Red
Rock district, caused by removal of w.
II. Kemp, resulted in d. W. Dixon be-
ing elected. Election to supply men,
bers for Cox's district resulted in Robt.
Mable and o. d. Gam being elected.
Election to fill vacancy in Gritter dis
trict, caused by removal of Homer Nc
Cleskey, resulted in NJ. T. McClsekey
being elected,
The following resolutions, offered by
Geo l.. Lemon, were adopted:
1t is hereby ordered by the Demo-
cratic. Executive Committee OF Cobb
county this day assembled, that a
Democratic primary for the nomination
of county officers, representatives in
the general assembly of Georgia, and
county commissioners, be held IN the
different districts of said county, on
the goth day of March, 1908, under the
following rules and regulations and the
law governing primary elections:
l. The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of each district shall have the
right to hold said election in their re-
spective districts.
2. In the event that the committee
men of any district shall fail or refuse
to meet on the day and hour appointed
and open and superintend said primary
election, any freeholders present de-
string, may open and hold said election
according to same rules and regulations
that are made to govern SAID primary,
3. All white male citizens of said
county who are 1twenty-one years old
or will be twenty one years old by the
next October election, and who have
registered with the tax collector of
said county, as provided by law, shall
be entitled to participate.
4. Each road district of the county,
at said primary, shall vote for county
commissioner, and the candidate re-
ceiving the highest vote in the militia
districts forming said road district,
will be the nominee for commissioners
from the road district for which he was
voted.
5. The tickets used in said primary
shall be uniform, and shall contain the
names of all candidates for the differ.
ent county offices; and further. the
tickets for each separate road district
shall contain the names of the candi-
dates for county commissioner from
said road district.
.. The use of money or whiskev to
influence votes is hereby prohibited,
and any candidate violating this rule,
and it is shown TO this body, shall for
felt his nomination should he be other
wise entitled to the same.
Z. the person receiving the highest
vote cast for the office for which he is a
candidate will be declared the nominee
for said office.
8. A copy of the registration Of each
district taken from the tax collectors
| registration books shall be furnished
| each committee of the districts Of the
county, and this will govern the man
ayers OF said. election as to who is en-
titled to vote, provided the voter must
! attend district precinct to vote where
| he lives.
9. The hours for opening and closing
| said election shall be the same as now
provided by law for general elections.
10. committee of three shall be
| appointed to contract for tickets, return
blanks, and for the copying of the regis
| tration books, and arrange for the send
ing OF the same to the managers of said
| election in the different districts.
IL. For the purpose of defraying the
expenses of said primary election and
| copying registration lists. blank returns
and tickets, the following assessment
on each candidate for office in said pri-
mary is hereby ordered, the same to be
paid to the committee appointed in Ar
ticle 10 of these rules, and any candi-
date who fails to pay said assessment
ten days before the date fixed for said
primary. Will not be entitled to have
his name on the tickets prepared:
| Ordinary ..................... $40 90
Clerk Superior Court ..,....... 10 90
| Tax Collector .............,.. .. 10 90
| Tax Receiver. Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
| County Treasurer ,.....,......... 10 90
| Sheriff ....,....,........ 10 90
Representatives in Gen Assembly 10 90
County Surveyor. ....... -. 90
| Coroner ......... .............. 5 90
| County Commissioners. ........ 100
II. A new Executive Committee will
be elected in the several districts of the
county on the day of the State primary
for the years 1909 and 1910.
Is. The managers of said primary
| will send the returns of said election
By one of their number, on the day fol-
| lowing said primary, to the court house
| in Marietta, for the consolidation OF the
| same.
This January 18th, 1908.
On motion, John Awtrey was elected