Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-05-15
OFFICIAL CALL FOR PRIMARY
BY st. Lucie County Democratic
Executive Committee.

county OF the State on May ~, l9Oo
and a second primary, if necessary Oh
June l6. 1908 for the nomination OF al
Democratic candidates for office, state
and county, 70 be voted for by thG
Democrats electors at the genera
election to be held November ., l9OS
and to be appointed by the Democratic
Governor of the State between the date
of holding the said primary ana the
time for holding the primary elecuon
in 1910; 4ho,
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee for st. Lucie county, FIorl9a
hereby calls and provides for the mold
inc of Democratic primary election
to be held in conformity with the eau
by the State Democratic Executive
Committee, Said primary election snail
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 10th, 1908, in accordance
wish such instructions as are given oE
this committee 90 the inspectors ana
clerks of election at sid election ana
agreeable to the laws Of Florida, ana
the terms of the call issued by the
State Executive Committee,
The rules governing SAID primary
shall be the same as those adopted oy
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee for government OF state primary
elections so far as the same snail De
applicable to the county primary.
Each elector qualified TO vote IN SAID
urinary shall have the right TO vote
for the nomination of all Democratic
candidates, State, Congressional ana
county. to be voted for by the Demo-
cratic electors at the general election
to be held November 3, 1908, and TO be
appointed by the Democratic Governor
of the State between the date OF mold
inc 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 salo
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 commits
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 otregis-
tration
Four delegates at large to the nation
al convention from the second congress
sional district
A 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 precinct /
in ST, Lucie county shall have the right |
to vote for one member of the Demo |
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 Brevard, ST |
Lucie and Dade counties.)
Each such elector in the respective
county commissioners districts ia the
county shall have the right TO vote for
one county Commissioners.
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 shall
be permitted to become candidates be-
fore or to vote at OF participate in the
management 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
are by the laws of the state lawful cleo
tors of the district in which they
offer TO vote, who have paid their poll
taxes legally due not less than ten days
before such primary election is held,
and who shall when challenged by any
elector pledge in writing uBon oath be-
fore an inspector his honor to abide by
and support the results of such pri-
mary and vote for the nominees there
of.
The voting shall be by ballot on
fickats furnished hY the State AID