The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-04-26

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Resolved: That primary election is
ordered for the State of Mississippi to
take place on Tuesday, the s7th day of
May, 1912 for the purpose OF selecting
the delegates to the National Demo-
/ cratic Convention at Baltimore, and
| for an expression of the white Demo-
Gratis of Mississippi as to whom they
prefer for President. That no one shall
| be permitted to vote in said primary
election except white Democrats who
are qualified electors. That the candi-
dates of the Democratic party for nomi
| nation for President who desire to have
| their names placed upon the ticket in
| this State In said election shall pay
| $50. 90 and shall have their names placed
| upon the ticket at least ten days before
said election, and the candidates for
delegates from the State ut large to
the Baltimore Democratic Convention
shall also have their names placed upon
the ticket by furnishing their name to
the secretary of this committee at least
ten days before the election and shall
pay the sum of $4,000 for said purpose.
The candidate for delegate from each
Congressional District shall place his
name with the secretary of this COM
mittee at least ten days before the cleo
tlon, and shall pay the sum of $500
for placing mis- name. on the ticket, and
said amount shall be expended for print
ing and distributing the tickets. That
the secretary of this committee shall
cause to be printed the ballots contain
ing the names of all candidates who
contribute the amount necessary to
Democratic nomination for President,
and shall place the names of, the candi-
dates for the position of delegates to the
National Conyention from the State at
large who comply with this resolution
upon, said ticket Or ballot, sand from.
each Congressional District of the State
the name of the candidate for delegate
from the district shall be printed on
the ballots, who comply with terms of
this resolution, all within the time
named. And that the primary election
shall be held under the Australian bal
lot system and shall be conducted in the
manner and form as regular election.
The voter at the polls shall vote for
his choice for President and for his
choice for delegates from the State al
large, voting for four delegates from
the State at large and tor his choice
for delegate from his Congressional
District, and shall vote for two from
his Congressional District, and every
ballot east that does not vote for his
choice for President and for four dele
gates from the State at large and two
from the Congressional District, shall
not be counted. That the money paid
by the candidates for Democratic nom-
ination for President and for delegates
to the Convention, shall be paid to the
secretary of this committee, and out of
this amount he shall cause the ballots
to be printed as aboye proved. and
furnish to the chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee of each of the respect
i've counties, four days before The cleo
ton.
All the Democratic executive COM
mitteemen of the counties of the State
are requested to meet In their counties
four days before this election and re-
ceive the ballots and haye them dis
tributed at the respective, precincts,
and shall appoint the officers to hold
the election in each precinct OF their
county, and the officer of the election,
being patriotic member of the party,
shall serve without compensation, and
shall return the ballot boxes to the ex-
ecutive committee of the county, who
shall meet the next day after the elect
ion is held and canvass the returns, and
certify to the secretary of this COM
mittee Immediately the result of the
vote, in their respective counties, and
this committee shall meet on the 14th
day of May, 1912. and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result of the elec-
tion.
Resolved further, That on the 18th
day of May, 1912. a convention is called
to meet of the Democratic party at
jackson to which the delegates from
each county shall be selected as reauir-
ed by law for holding their conventions
in this State, and select the delegates