The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-31

The following call was made by the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, at recent meeting held by it in
Jacksonville, on the 18th day Of No
Vember. A. D. 1910. towit:
That the Democratic Executive
Committee Of the State Of Florida
hereby makes the following call for
the holding Of a Democratic primary
election TO be held in compliance with
the laws of Florida, in each county
of the State Of Florida at the legal
polling place in each election district.
during the hours fixed by law for the
holding of an election Oh Tuesday, the
10th day of January, 1911. for the
nomination of a Democratic candidate
to be voted for by the Democratic
members of the Legislature OF the
State of Florida, to be held in the
year 1911.
Provided, that a second primary, if
necessary under the provisions of
said laws, shall be held ON Tuesday,
the 31st day Of January. 1911, to
choose between the two highest can
didates, if nomination shall not
have been made by u majority vote
in the first primary election, and at
such primary election only such cleo
tors as were qualified to vote at the
first primary election shall be permit
ted to vote
The Democratic Committee calling
said primary election, in compliance
| with the laws OF the State of Florida.
hereby declares the terms and condi-
tions on which legal electors offer
ing TO become candidates or to vote
at such election shall be regarded and
taken as proper members of the
Democratic party, and therefore en-
titled to participate in and become
candidates before and vote at such
election, as follows:
Those, and only those persons shall
! be permitted to become candidates be-
fore, or to vote at, or participate in
the management Of any primary cleo
! ton held by the Democratic party in
| Florida, who are white Democratic
electors, who declare their adherence
to the principles and organization OF
| the Democratic party. National, State
and County, and who are by the laws
Of the state lawful electors of the
| district in which they offer to vote.
Each elector in the State qualified
| to vote in said elections shall have
| the right to vote for one United
| That all Democratic white electors,
who have paid their poll taxes, and
| have qualified to vote in the election
held on November Sth. 1910, and are
| otherwise qualified as herein provid-
| ed, shall be allowed to vote in the
primaries held in January, 1911, and
no poll tax shall be required to be
! paid for the year 1910, as prerequis.
| tie to vote IN the said primaries. and
the registration books for the election
held on November Sth, 1910, shall be
accepted as correct registration books
| for said primaries.
| The Democratic County Executive
Committee of the various counties
| shall at noon. on the first Saturday
after such primary, or sooner, if all
the returns are in, meet a the county
| court house and publicly canvass the
returns, and the chairman and secre
tary Of said committee, within two
| days thereafter, shall certify to the
/ Chairman Of the State Executive Com
Inictee, and to the members Of the
State Executive Committee from their
respective counties, the result Of SAID
primary election N their respective
counties, showing the res alt Of each
precinct and from the consolidated
returns from the various counties the
State Executive Committee shall, a.
IL O'Clock noon. on the 18th day OF
January, meet in the city Of Jack
sonviIIe and decide and declare what
candidate has been nominated, if any
and whether or not d second primary
IS necessary.
Watchers.
Each candidate for Office beIns