The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-06-09

S1all receive mdJOLILJ VI LIE FOtcs
cast In any county for the particular
Office for which he candidate shall
be entitled to the entire vote Of such
county.
But in the event no candidate for
governor, state house officers, su.
preme and appellate court judges, su.
perior court judges and solicitors
general has received majority OF
the total vote cast in said primary
in such county for the particular Office
| for which he is candidate, the coun.
| ty democratic executive committee
shall prorate the vote of such county
among the said candidates for the
particular Offices named in proportion
to the vote received respectively by
each, provided should any candidate
for any of the Offices named in this
paragraph receive in said primary
in given county an insufficient num-
Der of votes to entitle such candidate
to one-fourth Of vote in the demo
Gratis state convention, then the
same shall not be counted and the
delegates from such county shall be
apportioned among the other candi-
dates in the proportion above indicat-
ed In prorating the vote Of any
given county among the respective
candidates some unit or multiple shall
be adopted which will prevent any
fractional vote less than one-fourth
in the state convention.
Disposition of the Vote.
IS. AS respects the votes cast in
each county in said primary for coun-
ty offices and members of the legisla-
ture, the county democratic executive
committee shall declare the result il
accordance with the rules and regula-
lions adopted by it relative to the
same, and as respects the votes cast
for state senator and congressman it
shall be the duty of the chairman OF
the county democratic executive com
mittee to certify and transmit the con-
solidated vote of such county for state
senator to the chairman Of the sen
atorial district committee, and like
wise certify and transmit the sonsoli-
date vote of such county for congress-
man to the chairman of the congress
ional executive committee.
In the event the executive commit
tee Of any senatorial district shall or
der a convention nomination based
opon county representation, the chair
man of the county executive commit
tee shall appoint delegates to said
senatorial convention from among the
supporters of the successful candi-
date for state senator in said county
said delegates to be named from a
list of names furnished by the sue
cessful candidate.
Likewise, should the executive
committee of any congressional dis
trict order convention nomination
based upon county representation,
the said chairman of the county ex-
ecutive committee shall in the same
manner appoint delegates to said
congressional convention from among
the friends of the successful candi-
date for congressman in such county.
80. In the event any ticket is vot-
ed in said primary election having the
name Of any candidate for any OF the
aforesaid offices omitted. therefrom, or
inserted and Cancelled in the printing
thereof, such ticket or tickets shall
be declared invalid, and shall not be
counted.
Assessment of Candidates.
40. Each candidate for governor,
state house officer, supreme and APP
pelate court judges, shall be assess
ed $50, to be paid. to the secretary OF
this committee, to meet the expenses
of this committee, which sum shall
cover all assessments against such
candidate in said primary, and no adj
ditional assessment shall be levied or
collected from him. The county dem
ocratic executive committee shall
levy such assessment as to it may
seem proper on candidates for con-
gress, superior court judges, solici-
tors generals, state senator, members
of the house of representatives and
such county officers as are nominated
in such primary. The assessments
made by the county committee as
herein provided shall be paid to such
person as said county committee may
designate. The name of no candidate
shall appear on the official ballots who
fails to pay the assessment required
of him on or before the 2Srd of July
1910.
state Convention September I.
I'll. A state democratic convention
is hereby called to assemble at 10
o'clock a. M, in the auditorium in
Atlanta, Ca, on Thursday, September
/, 1870, in which convention each
county shall be entitled to twice the
number of votes that it has members
in the lower branch of the general
The majority rule shall
govern in all nominations in said con-
"12. No candidate at the approach
ing primary shall be declared the
fthe party for any Of the
offices named if it be- made to APP
pear that he has used money or other
things of value to employ workers