The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
RULES ADOPTED GOVERNING
PRIMARY ON AUGUST 23RD.
Each County to Assess Candidates AS
1t Sees Fit. Members of Com
mittee to Be Elected.

Each County to Assess Candidates AS
1t Sees Fit. Members of Com
mittee to Be Elected.
In response to a call announced
by Hon. H. M. Mcintosh, acting for
Hon. D. w. Scott, chairman of the
democratic executive committee of
| the Second district, who is absent
from the state, the committee met
tuesday in Albany and provided
rules governing the primary for the
nomination of a congressman to be
/ held in connection with the state
democratic primary on August %,
! 1910.
After passing a resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Mcintosh expressing
dlsapproval of that portion of para
: graph of the state primary rules
and regulations, which as interpreted
/ by Chairman Hall, prohibits single
Shooting, the committee took up the
business for which it was called, and
adopted the following resolutions:
lst. That for the purpose of nom
mating a candidate for the sixty-sec-
Ond congress and electing members
Of the district democratic executive
committee to serve for the next two
years, a democratic primary be held
at each voting precinct in all the
counties of the district, in connec-
ton with the state primary ordered
by the state democratic committee
| for the 23rd day of August, 1910,
and in accordance with the rules and
regulations laid down by said state
democratic committee at it's meet
ing June 4th, 1910.
End. That the same managers ap-
pointed by the county executive COM
mlttees for the state primary shall
be managers for this congressional
primary, and upon the consolidation
of returns at the respective county
seats at noon on Wednesday, August
oath, the county committees shall
certify and forward to the secretary
of this committee on that day duly
certified returns showing the number
of votes cast and for whom cast for
congressman and for members of the
district committee
3rd. That for the purpose of de-
fraying the expense of this primary
the county democratic committees be
authorized to assess each candidate
for congress such sum as may in their
discretion seem reasonable and fair
in an apportionment between all the
candidates. 1t shall be the duty of
the chairman of each county COM
mittee to notify each candidate for
congress of the amount of such as
sessment, and no other assessment
shall be levied or collected from him.
The assessments made by the county
committee as herein provided shall
be paid to such persons as the sew
eral county committees may respect
lively designate, not later than July
%, 1910. The name of each candi-
date for congress paying his assess
ment as herein provided shall appear
on the official ballots, and failure of
candidate to pay such assessments
shall forfeit his right to have his
name so appear.
4th. That this district executive
committee is hereby called to meet
at the city hall in Albany at noon
on Thursday, August 25th, for the
purpose of receiving the returns from
the primary for congressman and de-
claring the result, and the candidate
for congress receiving the highest
number of votes in the district shall
be declared the nominee.
5th. The members-elect of the ex-
ecutive committee to serve for the
next ensuing two years are hereby
called to assemble at the City Hall
in Albany at 1890 o'clock p. m,
on Thursday, August 25th, for the
purpose of organizing and taking
charge of the party's affairs in the
district.
In the absence of Chairman Scotia
Mr.. H NJ. Mcintosh was elected vice
chairman of the committee.
Judge S. A. Roddenbery, present
congressman, who was elected to fill
the unexpired term of the late Con-
! gresham Griggs, will be a candidate
| for reelection. So far no other name
has been mentioned in this connec-
ton, and in all probability Mr. Rod
denbery will be reelected without
opposition.