The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-02-04


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arianna Ela.
Dear Sirs
would respectfully inFite yooF e.
tnliou 20 TIE Following SEXTON p %
ts Platform - adopted By The Demo
cratic Convention 81 June 1900:
eve believe that true DemocEatlc
principles require tbat the people -
consulted in an matters where prac.
tln1|e and that they. 81 directly a.
possible he permitted 90 make known
ttelf wishes We therefore favor The
nomination 81 hil candidates for 0fIlce.
both State ana county, and Of United
States senator's, b. n majority vote in
white Democratic primary elections,
held under the provisions Of law, which
shall provide al possible protection
against fraud. bribery, intimidation
ana other vicious influences. said pri-
mnriea 20 De uniform and held through
ont the State Oh the same day, and
We pledge the Democracy 20 the passage
81 an laws 10 that end, and instruct
the Democratic State Committee 10 pro-
vide for and superintend the holding
Of ard declare and certify the results
"a such primary elections. whenever AZ
shall become necessary By end OF term.
death, resignation or otherwise, 20 elect
o. appoint any such oficer."
Section SO Of said platform request
ed three Democrats to prepare and
present for passage BY the legislature
a proper primary law
Section 255 Of the General Statutes,
taken from Section Of Chapter 00l4,
Acts Of 1901, provides:
Whenever the State Executive o.
standing committee OF any political
party IA this State or any congressional
district or county Of this State, shan
decide 30 take by primary election the
sense Of the members Of said party a.
20 the proper persons b be made dele
gates % any convention 30 be held for
the purposes 81 that party, Of 30 take
the sense 81 the members 81 said party
81 b their choice Tor Uaitcd States
senator. or 90 20 the proper person OF
persons 90 be presented on behalf 81
that party 20 the voters Of tie State,
congressional district OF county, ~ the
Gaze may be. 20 any election 20 Be held
~ the several counties under the laws
81 thi8 state, at ieast thirty (o0) days
notics shall Be given 81 some newspaper
published in the town or counties in
E~nf..t .s..a. nfs,..tf... a. - ~. nrlH - -.
posting q notice % such primary cleo
Alton in each ward or precinct Of the
Noanty. II there Be no Newspaper pub
Ii8bed Ga said county, of the place where
the voters belonging to that party are
requested 20 meet for the purpose Of
acting IN relation % the nomination Of
delegates OF candidates as herein above
stated
Section Is OF Chapter 1923 Of the
Acts Of 1909 provides:
''That where the payment Of poll
or capitati0n tax Ia necessary 10 quail
~ voters for participation IN the pri-
maries herein provided for. that such
poll o. capitation tax shall be paid not
later than the second Saturday IN the
month in which such primary h held"
Al q meeting Of the State Democratic
COMMITTEES held 10 Jacksonville Janu-
airy 18th. the following was adopted
''The DemOcrntic state Committee or
the state Of Florida hereby call and
provide for the holding Of q Demo
cratic primary election. 10 be held IN
compliance with the laws Of Florida.
said primary 20 be 20 held in each
county % the State u E'lorida. at the
legal polling place IN each election dis
tFict during the hours fxed By law
FOR the holding Of elections, on Tuesday.
the 10th day Of May, A. ID. 1910. for
the nomination Of an Democratic can
didates for once, State and county, %
be voted FOR BY the Democratic electors
at the general election 30 be held Now
ember s. 1910. and % be appointed By
the Democratic Governor Of the State
for the ensuing two years, including
the state auditor, and excepting Cir
cult Judges ~ The respective judicial
circuits and States attorneys for said
have paid their poll taxes legally due.
not less than ten days before such pr.
mary electl0n fs held"
Examining Section rs OF the Goner-
~ Statutes allows quoted a win appear
that this ~ Intended e. a limitation
uDon the notice 60 be given. It aleD
REFERS % TIE action 81 any political
party IN TIE State 10 also refers 20
the estate Executive OF stand commit
tee az any political party Ia this state.
or any congressional district nF conn.