The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-03-01

each ofnce, 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
mittess exist, within two days from
the date of such canvass, as to the
office Of state senator, and in soma
terial districts comprising more than
one county, whore there are no soma,
torial committees, such certificates rs
to results to the office of state sena.
tor, shall be made to the chairman
OF the state committee; and shall also
certify to the chairman of their re-
spective congressional committees
such results IS to the candidates for
members of congress; such certifi.
Gates from the chairman of said coun-
ty committees shall show the result
of said primary election in each and
every precinct within said county.
The state Democratic executive
committee shall meet in the city of
Jacksonville ON the 9Th day of May,
1912, at 10 o'clock a. M, and from the
consolidated returns from the various
counties of the state, shall decide and
declare what candidates have been
nominated, under the call for prima-
ries as hereinabove set forth, by a
majority vote, and in what cases, if
any, a second primary is necessary.
The decision as to canvass and rul-
ings Of the county committees shall
be final as to county candidates, in
Guiding members of the legislature,
before such primary.
Upon the final canvass of the votes
cast in said primary, if it shall ap-
pear that by. error or fraud more
votes have been cast in any county or
precinct for any state or national of
fee than could legitimately be cast in
such county or precinct, the state ex-
ecutive committee shall have power
to correct the returns from said coun-
ty or precinct as to such office, so as
to justly declare the result of said
election
Watchers Are Allowed.
Eighth-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 every county, which said watcher
and challenger shall be entitled to be
present during the entire time the
polls are open to challenge votes, and
also to witness the counting Of the
votes and certifying of the result af-
ter the polls are closed The ballots.
poll lists and returns and other REQ
ords of the election shall be preserv-
ed by the county executive committee
after the primary has been held.
Ninth-That the following blanks
are adopted as the form to be used
by all candidates for state offices,
and for candidates as delegates to the
national convention, presidential cleo
tors and candidates for national Dem
ocratic executive committeemen, viz:
Qualification of Electors.
Tsnth-Those, and only those per-
sons, shall be permitted to vote at or
participate in the management of said
primary election, who are white Dom
ocratic- electors, who declare their ad-
herence to the principles and organi-
cation of the Democratic party, ma
tional, 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 their poll taxes
legally due within the time required
by the law of the state regulating pFi.
mary elections, and who shall, whom
challenged by any elector, make in
writing his oath before an inspector
that he did not vote against the nom
inees of the last Democratic primaries
for national, state and county officers
and that he will support the nomi-
nees of this primary.
Time In Which to Pay Poll Taxes.
Eleventh-That whereas, under and
by virtue of the provisions of section
Is, chapter 1929, acts of the legisla-
ture, it is provided, THAT where the
payment of poll or capitation tax is
necessary to qualify voters for partic-
ipation in primaries herein provided
for, that such poll or capitation tax
shall be paid not later than the Sec
ond Saturday in the month preceding
the month in which such primary is
held and, whereas, some discussion
has arisen as to the correct construc-
ton of said provision of law. it is
deemed advisable by this committee
to express its view that under said
statute, in order for an elector to quail
ify SO as to participate in the prima-
ries heretofore called by the state
Democratic executive committee, he
must pay his poll taxes legally due on
or before the second Saturday in
March A. D. 1912, the same being the
eth day of said month.
To Be Published.
Publication of official call for pri-