The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-03


quired.
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 1908. Said
ballots shall be printed and distribut-
ed under the direction Of the respec-
tive 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 congress
sional committee, arranged in alpha
betical order; and next in order shall
re Printed the names Of the county
candidates. and in such order as may
be prescribed by the respective county
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 respec-
tive counties In the state, and public
ly canvass the returns, and declare
what candidates have been nominated
Ly a aiority vote for each county
Office and in what cases a second
primary win 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
sdId election as to delegates to the
nstiona: 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
Hjittees exist, within two days from
the date Of such canvass. as to the
office CT state senator, and in sena-
torial districts comprising more than
one county, where Their are no sena-
torial committees, such certificates as
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 as to the candidates for
members Of congress; such certif
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
najOrity vote, and in what cases II
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The decision as to canvass and rulings
of the county committees shall be
hnai as to county candidates, including
members Of the legislature, before such
primary.
Upon the final canvass of the votes
cast in said primary. If Il shall ap-
pear that by error or fraud more votes
have been cast in any county or IRE
ctnct for any state or national office
than could legitimately be cast in such
county or precinct. the state executive
committee shall have power to correct
the returns from said county or pre-
cinCt IS 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
ia 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 results af-
ter the polls are closed. The ballots
Poll lists and returns and other rec
ords Of the election shall be preserved
0y the county executive committee az
ter the primary has been held.
Ninth-That the following blanks
are adopted as the form 10 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 committeeman. viz:
Qualification OF Elsctors.
Tenth-Those, and on Y those per
sons, shall be permitted to vote at OF
participate In the management OF said
primary election, who are white Dem
ocratic electors, who declare their sd-
hereuce TO the principle and organi-