The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-25
POLITICIANS ARE
WAITING OPINION
OF SUPREME COURT
If PRIMARY LAW Is SUSTAINED
LEADERS MUST GET
BUSY.
FOUR DAYS ONLY TO QUALIFY
Ticket to Be Voted viii Be the Long
est Ever Seen in Maury County
Republicans Will Also Nominate on
the Same Day.

VINO keep TAP On events poIllCdi
| now centered in the action of the 81
rreme Court on the primary election
Z law. That the court will render it
opinion in this notable case on mex
Saturday is practically assured. In
formation from Nashville is to thu
effect that the court has intimat
ed that an opinion can be expected Oh
Saturday.
The whole state politically is on the
Qui vive awaiting this decision II
will determine when and how the bat
tie between the opposing factions OF
the Democratic party is to be fought
If the act is sustained a victory will
be proclaimed by the state wide ele-
ment; if the act is declared uncon-
stitutional the administration forces
will declare that the battle for them
is already won.
Local interest in the outcome is in
tense. Almost every day The Herald
receives numerous calls asking if any
/ information with reference to the
courts decision has been secured. The
two factions in this county are quiet
ly resting on their oars awaiting word
from the States highest judicial tri-
bunal.
Should the court uphold the act next
Saturday the factions in Maury as well
as in other counties must get busy and
qualify the candidates else they will
be deprived the privilege of making
the contest under the mandatory pri-
mary law. Candidates must qualify |
either with the State Primary Board |
at Nashville or with the election COM
missioners of the county in which they |
are to be candidates thirty days be- |
fore the primary. This means that |
the applications must be filed not later !
than Thursday of next week Under
the primary law candidates for Gov
ernor, Railroad Commissioner, Treas
urer, Secretary of State, Congress, the
Legislature. members of the County
Executive Committees and delegates
to the State convention will all be
nominated on Saturday, April 2,
which is the first Saturday in April
Hence it is apparent that if the law is
sustained Saturday the political lead
OF rot sri fn b |
ng up states for there will be just four
lays in which to file the list of candi-
lates with the proper authorities.
Under the new law the ticket in this
county will be voluminous docu-
nent 1t will contain the candidates
or Governor, Railroad Commissioner, t
Treasurer, Congress, Sen f
tor and Representatives. In addi- /
ion every Democrat in the county will '
ote for twenty-three delegates to the b
ext State convention and also for /
lembers of the County Democratic j
Committee 1t will be the first time
n history that the delegates to a
tate convention were ever elected I
y direct vote of the people. 1t !
ill also be the first time in this coun-
Y that the Democratic has ever been
lected as early as April, it being the
lmost universal precedent in this A
ounty to elect that body at the No
ember election
Shold the law in question be upheld
lie people of this county will for the
rst time witness a Republican prima-
7. For on the same day that the 9
emocrats all over the State are NOM l.
ating their candidates, electing men, &C
ers of the County Committees and d;
elegates to the State conventions, w
lie Republicans will be doing the
me thing. The primaries will be L.
I'D at the same time and at the same re
aces but the ballots must be printed 81
| different colored paper
The following blank form is being r;
ed to qualifying candidates for the ma
legislature: tn
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