Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-14
R. R. DISTRICT
COMMITTEE.
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p. m. on Saturday. Aug. IL. 1911;
provided. however. in counties hav-
ing more than one legislative district
conventions shall be held in each
legislative district at such place as
may be designated by the Demo-
cratic chairman Of the respective
legislative districts. The representa-
tion of each county or legislative
district in said district convention
shall be one delegate vote for each
two hundred or fraction over one
hundred Democratic votes cast in
said county or legislative district in
the last general election held in the
State of Kentucky for the election
of presidential electors.
Resolved, (3) That any Democrat
desiring to become a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for said
Railroad Commissioner in said First
Commissioners District subject to
the action of the Democratic party,
shall do so by addressing letters to
the Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee, A. G Rhea.
Russellville. KY, and to the various
executive committeeman, to wit:
Harry Lazarus, Bowling Green. KY;
Henry Lawrence, Cadiz, KY; DR..
Joe Goodson, Dixon. KY; Mr.. Sam
1T. Spalding, Lebanon, KY, and Mr..
James R. Tuggle. Bsrbourville, KY,
prior to June 3rd, 1911. Said letter
shall state the age, residence and
postoffice address of the person de-
string to become a candidate, and
shall further state that he thereby
declares himself a candidate for the
| Democratic nomination for Rail.
road Commissioner in the First Rail-
road Commissioners District of Ken
lucky, subject to the action of the
Democratic party under this call,
and that he possesses the statutory
qualifications for said Office.
Resolved, (4) That said Executive
Committee shall this day adjourn tc
meet in Bowling Green, KY, at one
O'Clock p. m. on June 9, 1911, in the
parlors of the Mansard Hotel; anC
if, on the assembling of said com
mittee on said date, there is but one
candidate offering to submit hi
claims before said convention al
herein provided. then. and in tina
event, it shall be the duty of saiC
committee to call off said county AMI
legislative district conventions pro
vided for herein, and il shall be thu
duty of said committee to declare
said candidate the nominee of th'
Democratic party for Railroad Com
missioner in the First Railroad Com
missioner's District of Kentucky
And it shall further be the duty OF
said committee to then and there re-
solve itself into a Democratic district
convention in and for said First Rail-
road Commissioners District. elect
ing its chairman and secretary and
having the powers, duties and priv
Ileges of Democratic district con-
vention held in and for said Railroad
Commissioner District, except that
it shall be the duty of said commit
tee thus resolved into said convention
to then and there declare and nomi-
nae a candidate of the Democratic
party for Railroad Commissioner in
the First Railroad Commissioner
District Of Kentucky to be voted fol-
OF the general election. held in Nov
enber. 1911.
Resolved. (5) 1t shall be the duty
of the chairman of said district con
vention provided for herein, and the
secretary of said district convention,
as provided for herein, to certify
the name of said candidate to the
proper officers as provided by law as
the Democratic nominee for Railroad
Commissioner in the First Railroad
Commissioners District of Kentucky
to be voted for at the next general
election held in Kentucky on Novem-
Der 7th, 1911, and when so certified.
said candidate shall be entitled to
have his name printed in the Demo
cratic column under the Democratic
device, to-wit. a game cock in the
act of growing, as the Democratic
nominee for Railroad Commissioner
to be voted for at said regular cleo