The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-12
State Democratic Primary August Fl.

Monday July 8 held III the city of
Atlanta, hereby adopts the follow
ing rules and regulations to govern
the party primary election to nomi-
nate candidate for the office of
governor, United States senator
and other candidates herein after
named, to-wH:
l. Ordered that democratic
primary election be held on the
21st day of August, 1912, in each
of the counties of this state for
the purpose of nominating demo-
cratic candidates for the following
Offices, to-wit: Governor, United
States senator, attorney general,
secretary of state, comptroller
general, treasurer, commissioner
OF agriculture, state superintend-
ent Of education, prison commits
sioner, two candidates for railroad
commissioner to succeed Hon.
George HI. w. Hill, now being
filled by Hon. Paul B. Trammell
under appointment; two candidates
for full term of supreme court
justices to succeed Justices Lump
kin and Atkinson and one candi-
date for supreme court justice to
fill the unexpired term of Justice
Holden, now being filled by jus
tice Hill under appointment; a
candidate for judge of the court of
appeals for full term to succeed
Judge B. H. Hill ard one for the
unexpired term of Judge Arthur
Powell now being filed BY Judge
Pottle under appointment; demo-
cratic candidates for congress
from the various congressional
districts in this state auo such
candidates for Judge of the superb
or court and solicitor general, as
are required by law to be elected
at the next general October cleo
ton; state senators from the vari-
Gus senatorial districts in this state
and members of the lower branch
of the general assembly and candi-
dates for such other Offices as are
to filled in the said next general
election.
2. All white electors who are
democrats and duly registered ac-
cording to law and qualified to
vote in the general election who
in good faith will pledge them
selves to support the democratic
nominee of said primary as we'll as
the democratic nominee for coun-
ty offices and for president and
vice president of the United States
are hereby declared qualified to
vote in said primary election.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the
county democratic executive COM
mlttees of the several counties and
especially the chairmen thereof to
furnish to the election managers
of each district or voting precinct
list of all white registered and
legally qualified voters in the re-
spectlve districts OF such managers;
to see to printing and the proper
distribution OF all necessary blanks
and tickets and to make all neces-
sary provisions for holding such
primary election in their respective
counties, including the appoint
ment of election managers at the
various voting precincts.
4. The chairman of this COM
mittee shall prepare an official bal
lot with the names OF all candidates
thereon, except local candid ties,
and forward a copy of same to the
chairman of each county demo-
cratic executive committee at least
10 DAYS before the date of said
primary.
No person shall be deemed
candidate so as to entitle his name
to be placed on said official 6allot
unless the assessment hereinafter
prescribed shall be paid by him by
the time hereinafter named. The
voter shall Grace from said ballot
the names of those Candidates for
whom he does not desire to vote,
leaving on said ballot only the