The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-06-09
RULES THAT WILL GOVERN
STATE PRIMARY
FOR 1910.

Following are the rules in full gov
erning the state democratic primary
Of 1910. as adopted yesterday by the
state democratic executive committee
in session in Atlanta:
THE state democratic executive
committee in regular meeting assem-
bled, hereby calls a democratic
primary election to be held on Tues
day, the 23d day of August, 1910, in
each county Of the state and hereby
adopts the following rules and regu.
lations, by and under which said
primary election shall be held.
H. That in said democratic prima-
ry election, candidates for the follow
ing Offices shall be nominated to-wit:
Governor secretary of state, comp
troller general, treasurer attorney
general, commissioner of agriculture,
state school commissioner one prison
commissioner, three railroad commits
sioners, pension commissioner, chief
justice of the supreme court, one as-1
sociate justice of the supreme court,
one Justice Of the court of appeals,
members of congress, and such judges
Of the superior court, solicitor gener-
al, end members Of the general as
.sembly, and sue h other officers may
be nominated as are required by law
to be elected at the next general cleo
ton.
For All White Electors.
20. All white electors, who have
duly registered according to law, ir-
respective of past political affiliations,
and who intend in good faith to abide
the result of the party primary AMI
support the nominations thereby, are
hereby declared qualified, and are In
yited to participate in said primary
election.
20. The county democratic execu,
tive committee of esSh county shah
furnish to the election managers OF
each district and polling precinct a
list of all white registered and Legal
" qualified voters in the respective
districts and polling precincts of the
county.
"A. The democratic executive COM
mittee OF the several counties shall
make all necessary provisions for
holding such primary election in their
respective counties, and 1t may estab-,
lisn in any particular district as many
polling places as it may deem prope:
and necessary, subject to the general
primary law
As To the Ballot.
SO. The state democratic executive
committee shall prepare and furnish
to the county democratic executive
a form of ballot on which
shall appear the names of all candi-
dates for the offices to be filed, ex-
cept local, district or county offices,
which shall be supplied by the coun-
ty democratic executice committees
No person shall be deemed a candi
date so as to entitle his name to be
placed on said official ballot unless
entered by himself and the assess
ment paid by his authority The coun-
ty democratic committee shall have
printed and distributed to the various
polling precincts, in accordance wit
the official ballot so furnished, a sutfi-
cient number of tickets for use in
said primary in said county. The Vot-
er shall erase from said ballot the
names OF those candidates for whom
he does not desire to vote, leaving
on said ballot only the names of those
candidates for whom he wishes TO
vote; provided that in cases where
more than one candidate Is to be
nominated for a particular office he
shall vote for as many candidates as
there are nominations to be made.
&c. The county democratic execu-
tive committee in selectinf managers
for the various polling precincts shall
as far as practicable, give recognition
to contesting candidates.
Consolidation Of Vot.
~. That on Wednesday, the oath
day OF August, 1910, at noon, the
county democratic executive commit
tee Of each county shall assemble at
the court house of said county and
consolidate the vote and declare tae
result. The chairman of such coun-
ty committee shall appoint from the
friends OF the successful candidates
for governor, state house officers,
supreme and appellate court judges,
superior court judges and solicitors