The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-04-26
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEC-
TIONS.
To be Held in Putnam County, Florida,
April 80, 1912, and May 20, 1912.

call and provide Tor the holding OF a
Democratic Primary Election, said Pri-
mary Election 10 be SO held in said
County on Tuesday, the 3Olh day of
April, 1912, at the legal polling place, in
each election district, in said County,
during the hours fixed by law, Tor the
nomination OF the Democratic Cand-
dates for County Offices TO be voted for
by the Democratic Electors, at The cleo,
ton to be held November 3, 1912 and 10
be appointed by the Democratic Cover
nor OF the State between The holding of
said Primary Election and the time for
holding the Primary election in 1914 and
also for.the purpose Of voting for mem.
bers of State, Congressional and County
Democratic Executive Committees, re.
spectively.
Second Primary.
Provided that a second primary, when
necessary under the provisions of the
laws Of Florida, shall be held on Tues
day, the 2Sth day of May, 1912, to choose
between the highest candidates where
nominations shall moi have been made
by majority vote in the first primary
election, and at such second primary
election only such electors as were quail.
fled to vote at the first primary election
shall be permitted 10 vote.
The Democratic Committee calling
said primary election in compliance
with the laws, hereby declares the terms
and conditions on which legal electors
offering TO become candidates, or to
vote at such election, shall be regarded
and taken as proper members of the
Democratic party, and therefore entitled
to participate and be candidates before,
and vote at such elections, as follows:
Each person desiring his name printed
on the primary election ballot for any
county office, shall file with the chair
man of this committee, on or before the
3Oth day of March, A. D. 1912, his no.
tice. of candidacy and application to
have his name so printed upon blank
10 be furnished by the said chairman,
and accompanied by an amount OF
money equal to per cent. of the annual
compensation of the office for which
he is candidate, and no name of any
such candidate shall not be printed
upon, or counted, or returned, if printed
upon such ballot, unless this provision
shall have been complied with. Said
chairman shall Immediately thereafter
furnish to each newspaper published in
said county list of all names which
have been filed as candidates for such
offices.
Qualifications as Candidates.
Those, and only those, persons shall
De permitted to become candidates be.
ore, or TO vote at, or participate in the
of any primary election
leld by the Democratic party in said
county who are white Democratic cleo
ors, who declare their adherence to the
principles and organizations of the
Democratic party, National, State and
County, who are by the laws of the
State lawful electors of the district in
which they offer to vote, who have paid
heir poll taxes legally due not less than
en-. days before such primary election is
leld, and who shall, when challenged
oy any elector, pledge in writing upon
bath before an inspector, his honor to
lbide by and support the result of such
primary and vote for the nominees
hereof.
Offices to be Filled.
Each elector in said county qualified
o vote in said primary elections shall
nave the right to vote for one candidate
or the State senate to fill vacancy, two
of the house OF Representatives,
,ne candidate for clerk, one candidate
or TAX assessor, one candidate for tax
one candidate for sheriff, one
candidate for county judge, one candi-
late for county treasurer, one candidate
or superintendent of public instruction,
,ne candidate for supervisor of registra
ion, one candidate for member of State
committee. and one candidate
or member of congressional committee.
Each such elector in the county COM
niSsioners' districts, numbered from
me to five inclusive, shall have the
light 10 vote Tor one candidate for coun-
Y commissioner in his respective dis
riot.
Each such elector in the school dis
rict, numbered from one to three inclu-
i've, shall have the right TO vote for one
candidate for member of school board
n his respective district.
Each such elector in the Justices OF
he peace district, numbered from one
o thirteen inclusive, shall have the right
o vote for one candidate for the office
Of Justice of the peace and one candi-
late for the office OF constable, in his
district.
Each such elector in the voting pre-.
,incts, numbered from one to Is
inclusive, shall have the right TO vote
or one candidate for member of county
executive committee iu his respective
district.
Notice of Candidacy-Form of Ballot.
The voting in said primary election
shall be by ballot, prepared and used in
with the provisions OF said
election law, and shall be printed and
distributed under the direction OF this
and on said ballot shall be
printed the names of all candidates for
county offices arranged in alphabetical
order as fixed by the campaign COM
mittee, all substantially in conformity
with the ballot used in general elections
Canvass of Returns.
The said committee shall at noon on
the 9th day after such primary, or sooner
II all the returns are in, meet at the
court house and publicly canvass
the returns and declare what candidates
for county offices have been named by
a majority vote for each county office,
and in what cases the second primary
will have to be held.
Watchers are Allowed.
Each candidate for office being voted
for shall have the right TO place one
watcher and challenger in the polling
place at each precinct in the county,
which said watcher and challenger shall
be entitled TO be present during the en-
tire time the polls are open 10 challenge
voters, and also TO witness the counting
of the votes and certifying to the result
after the polls are closed. The polls,
poll lists, returns and other records OF
the election shall be preserved by the
Democratic Executive Committee after
the primary has been held.
By order of the Democratic Executive