The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-08


turns of such primaries, as to the Of
! fee OF state senator, shall be certi-
] fed by the respective county execu-
tive committees in such district or
districts to the state committee,
which said committee shall canvass
4 the said returns SO made and shall
| declare, the result in like manner as
! the returns are canvassed and the re-
suit declared by it as to other state
| Offices.
Such applications of all candidates
| for county offices to have their names
printed upon the ballot shall be filed
with the chairmen of the respective
executive committee in this state, on
or before the LIST day of April, A. d.
1872 and such application shall be
accompanied with the amount requir-
ed by the respective county commit
tees in this state as to each candi-
date for any county office. All candi-
dates for members of the legislature
and for the office of state senator
shall be required to file similar ap-
plication with the chairman of the
state Democratic executive commit
tee as that herein provided to be filed
with the county Democratic executive
| committee on or before the list day
of April, A. D.. 1912, but the assess
ment required of such candidates for
the office of member of the legisla-
tlre and state senate shall be made,
as herein provided, to the respective
county executive committees.
Congressional Committees.
Fourth-The Democratic congress
sional committees in the state are
hereby respectfully invited to cooper
ate with the state Democratic execu-
tive committee in the holding of pri-
mary elections, and the chairman of
the state Democratic executive COM
mittee shall, upon the request of any
chairman of any congressional COM
mittee, cause to be published and GER
tified. to the chairman of the county
committees the names of all candi-
dates for nomination for congress,
which shall be certified to him by
such congressional committee.
Fifth-The chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee shall
Immediately after the LIST day of April,
A. D. 1912, furnish to at least one
newspaper published in the county
dist of all names which have been so
filed as candidates for all state of
fees, as we'll as national, including
the names of candidates for delegates
to the national convention, presiden-
| tial electors and members of the ma
tional committee, and shall certify
to the chairman of each county COM
mittee a list of all such candidates.
The chairman of the state Demo
cratic executive committee shall also
cause to be printed in each county
within this state a notice of the hold
ing of the primary elections set forth
in the call made by the state Demo
cratic executive committee, such no.
tice to be given by him as required
under the statutory law of the state
of Florida. Provided, that should
there be any county within the state
which has no newspaper published
therein, then in such event, such no.
tice of election shall be, given by
causing to be posted in each precinct
within such county a notice Of the
holding of such primary elections as
by statute required.
Form of Ballots.
Sixth-The voting in said primary
election shall be by ballot, in accord
ance with the provisions of the state
primary law as enacted in 1909. Said
ballots shall be printed and distribut-
ed under the direction of the respect
i've county committee of the several
counties, and on said ballots shall be
printed only the names of such candi
dates for state and national offices
as may be certified by the chairman
of the state executive committee and
| the chairmen of the state COMPRESSION
al committee, arranged in alphabet
cal order: and next in order shall
be printed the names of the county
candidates, and in such order as may
be prescribed by the respective coun-
ty committees.
Canvass of Returns.
The Democratic county executive
committees of the various counties
shall, at noon, on the sixth day after
each of said primaries are held, or
sooner, if the returns are in, meet at
| the county court house of the respect
i've counties in the state, and public
" canvass the returns, and declare
what candidates have been nominated
by a majority vote for each county
office, and in what cases a second
primary will have to be held; and the
chairman and secretary of each coun-
ty committee within the state shall,
within two days thereafter certify to
the chairman of the state committee
and to the members of said commit
tee, the result of said election as to
each office, state and national, ex-
cept as to candidates for congress,
and shall also certify the result of
said election as to delegates to the
national convention, presidential cleo
tors and national Democratic execu-
tive committeeman. They shall also
certify the result of the district sena-
torial committees, where such COM
mittees exist, within two days from
the date of such canvass, as to the
office of state senator, and in sena-
torial districts comprising more than
one county, where there are no sena-
torial committees, such certificates as
to results to the office of state sena-
tor, shah be made to the chairman