The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Calls Democratic Primaries for
May 10th and June 7th.
Office Seekers Will Now Get Busy.


The state democratic executive com
mittee met in Jacksonville on Tuesday
in response to call by Chairman VIM.
H. Price, with 46 of the AZ counties of
the state represented.
Hon. VIM. B. Crawford OF Escumbia
county offered set OF resolutions fixing
the date of the spring primaries on May
10th and June 7th, and eliminating cir
cult judges and states attorneys from the
plan requiring selection by the primary
system.
The resolutions caused spirited de-
bate, in which many members of the
committee participated. There was
strong objection to excepting circuit
Judges from the primary system OF nom
ination. Amendments to the resolutions
were offered, but were rejected. The
original resolutions were finally passed,
and are as follows:
"Be it resolved, That the attached call
for a democratic state primary is hereby
made, the first primary election to be
held Tuesday, the 10th day of May, A, D.
1910, and the second primary to be held
Tuesday, the 7th day of June, A. D. 1910.
''Be it further resolved, That cam
paign committee, consisting of the chair
man and secretary of this committee and
five others heretofore appointed, shall
prepare and fill the list OF officers in the
call, state and county, elective and ap-
pointive, candidates for which are to be
chosen at said primary election, and
shall prescribe all necessary forms and
blanks, rules and regulations, and do and
cause TO be done all things necessary or
advisable to be done in connection with
such primary elections not inconsistent
with said primary election laws.
Call for Primary Elections.
"The democratic state committee OF
the state of Florida hereby call and pro
vide for the holding of democratic
primary election, TO be held in compli-
ance with the laws of Florida, said pri-
mary to be SO held 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 elections, on Tuesday, the 10th day
of May, A. D. 1910, for the nomination
of all democratic candidates for office,
state and county, TO be voted lor by the
democratic electors at the general cleo
tion to be held November Sth, 1910, and
to be appointed by the democratic gov
ernor OF the state for the ensuing two
years, including the state auditor and eX-
cepting circuit judges of the respective
judicial circuits and states attorneys for
said circuits.
Second Primary.
provided, That a second primary,
where necessary under the provisions OF
said laws, shall be held on Tuesday, the
9Th day of June, 1910, TO choose between
the highest candidates where nomina-
tionS shall not have been made by ma
jority vote in the first primary election,
and at such second primary election only
such electors as were qualified TO vote al
the first primary election shall be per
mitted TO vote.
"The democratic committee calling
said primary election in compliance with
laws hereby declares the terms and con
ditionS on which legal electors offering
to become candidates, or TO vote at such
election, shall be regarded and taken as
proper members of the democratic party,
and therefore entitled TO participate and
be candidates before and vote at such
elections as follows:
Qualifications of Candidates.
"ThoSe, and ONLY those, persons
shall be permitted to become candidates
before or TO vote at or participate in the
management of any primary election
held by the democratic party, who are
white democratic electors, who declare
their adherence TO the principles 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 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 upon
oath before an inspector his honor to
abide and support the results of such pri-
mary and vote for the nominees thereof -
The committee by vote of n TO de
cided to submit the question OF holding
a state convention TO the people.