The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-14
PRIMARY ELECTION
To NOMINATE
HON. W. n. sHANKs HAS NO oP.
POSITION AMONG DEMO
cRATs-J. N. MEME
rec JR., MAY
RUN.

At the meeting of tho Lincoln Coun
ty Democratic Committee held here
on July ith at the time of the can.
vassing of the vote in the state pri.
mary, call was issued for a legisla-
tive primary in this county on Aug.
18th at which Time the democrats
vii nominate n candidate TO succeed
Hon. William H. Shanks in the low.
er house OF the General Assembly.
SO far no opposition has appeared to
Mr. Shanks and his friends do not be.
lieye that he will have any. lie is a
candidate for Speaker OF the House
with a splendid chance of winning
the honor The republicans did not
give him opposition the last time he
made the race, out there is talk that
jobs ~ Menefee, Jr, may run this
time.
The official call for the primary
election as issued by the committee
s as follows:
A regular meeting Of the Demo
cratic Committee of Lincoln county
was held at the Court house in stan.
ford, Ky, on IN 9TH day OF July 1871
time and manner of selecting a nomi-
nee Tor the Democratic party for the
office of representative in tn Ken
tucky Legislature from Lincoln Coun.
IT, To be filled at the regular Novem-
Der Election In November 1871, and
upon motion made and seconded the
following resolutions were adopted.
THAT q primary election he held
in the County of Lincoln on Saturday
the 18th day Of August 1871 for the
purpose OF nominating candidate as
the party nominee for the democratic
party tor the Office of Representative
In the Kentucky Legislature, which
Office is to be filled at the regular
November election 1911. And for this
purpose all of the voting precincts
of tho county of Iincx'n shall be open
from . O'Clock a. m, lntil 4 O'Clock
y. m.
2.-All legal voters of the county
who affiliate with the Democratic par
". including al independent Demo
Gratis. and all minors who will be o.
legal age at the regular November
election are invited and requested "a
participate in said primary election
3.-That any person desiring to be
come a candidate for the Democratic
party nomination for the office of Re
preventative in the Kentucky Legis
lature. shall do so by giving the Char
man Of the Democratic Coglty com
mttee for Lincoln Couhty written no
tice OF the fact that h. desires to be
come such candidate and uennsIunl
with tho said chairmas the sum Of
500 As entrance fee to assist in de
/ fraying the expenses III said primary
| election. Said notice will BE-
given and said entrance fee
deposited as directed on or before
I August the 3rd 1871.
4.--ProvN.ed that ia the event thai
there l. not more than one Candidate
/ for said nomination at the date fixed
at the last day for Candidates to en-
I ter the primary. then the democratic
County Committee of Lincoln county
shall and will meet and call OFF sait
timarv election. and raSs''v' 'teu,
selves into convention and max,
the candidate the nominee of th'
democratic party for said office.
Witness our hands as Chairman
and Secretary of the Democratic couI
~ committee OF Lincoln comfy thi
July the 10th 1911. G.. l.. PENN
! Chairman, j. y. BAILEY, Secretary