The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET
Call for Primary and Assessment OF
Candidates.

met at the City OF Arcadia on the
2sth day Of March, A. d. 1908.
The meeting was called TO order
by the chairman.
The following members were pres
emit:
Lily, A. c. Albritton.
Pine Level, Judge Albritton, by
proxy.
Punta Gorda, ], G, Myrick, by
proxy.
Arcadia, T. B. King
Crewsville +. II. Williams.
Bowling Green, w. X, Minor
Owens, w. S. Morley.
w. X. Minor OF Bowling Green was
elected secretary,
Upon motion, duly made and sec
onded, the following resolutions were
adopted
Resolutions.
BE il resolved, That the attached
call for a Democratic County Pri-
mary is hereby made, the first pri-
mary election to be held Tuesday, the
roth day of May, A. D. 1903, and the
second primary election to be held,
II necessary, on Tuesday the 10th day
Of June, A. ID. 1908.
Be 1t resolved, That County Cam
paign Committee consisting OF the
chairman and secretary Of this COM
mittee, and one other, to be named
by the chairman, shall prepare and
ill the list of Offices in the call,
county, elective and appointiye, which
candidates are to be chosen at the
said primary election, and shall pre-
scribe all necessary rules and regu-
lations, and do and cause to be done
all things necessary and advisable to
be done in connection with such
county primary election and not in
consistent with the primary election
law.
Call for Primary Elections.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee OF the County OF DeSoto and
State Of Florida, hereby call and pro-
vide for the holding Of a Democratic
Primary election. TO be held IN com
pliance with the laws Of Florida, said
primary to be held in said county at
the regular polling place in each
election district during the hours
fixed by law for the holding OF cleo
tons, on Tuesday, the 10Th of May,
A. ID. 1908, for the nomination of all
Democratic candidates for Office,
State County and Precinct, to be vot-
ed for by the Democratic electors In
the general election to be held No
vember 3, 1908, and to be appointed
by the Democratic Governor OF the
State between the date of the hold
ing Of the said primary election and
the time for holding the primary
election in A. ID. 1910.
Provided, that second primary
election, where necessary, under the
provision of said law, shall be held
on Tuesday, the 10th day OF June,
A. ID. 1908, to choose between the
highest candidates where nomination
shall not have been made by ma
jority OF votes in the first primary
election, and at such second primary
election only such electors as have
been qualified to vote at the first
primary election shall be permitted
to vote.
The Democratic Committee calling
said primary election IN compliance
with laws, declare the terms and
conditions on which legal electors of
fering to become candidates for
County offices or to vote at such cleo
ton, shall be regarded and taken as
proper members of the Democratic
party, and therefore entitled TO par
ticipate in and be candidates for and
vote at such election, as follows:
Those and only those persons shall
be permitted to become candidates
for, or to vote at or participate in the
management of any primary election
held in said county by the Demo
cratic party, who are white Demo-
cratic electors; who declare their adj
herence to the rules and organization
of the Democratic party, national,
state and county; who are by the
laws OF the state lawful electors Of
the district in which they offer TO
vote; who have paid their poll tax
legally due not less than ten days
before such primary election is held,
and who shall, when challenged by
any elector, assert in writing upon
oath before the inspector, his honor
to abide by and support the results
OF said primary election, and vote for
the nominees thereof.
Each elector in said county quail
fed to vote at said primary election
shall have the right to vote for
I candidate for United Strates SEN
ator.
1 candidate for Representative in
Congress.
candidates for Justices OF the SUI
preme Court.
candidate for Governor.
I candidate for Secretary Of State.
candidate for Attorney General.
candidate for Comptroller. -
candidate for State Treasurer.
candidate for State Superintendent
OF of Public Instruction.
candidate for Commissioner of Ag-
riculture,
/ candidate for Railroad Commits
sioner.
candidate for Adjutant General,
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