The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-21
Must File Ar-lications.


offices.
Must File AFFILIATIONS.
Such applications of all candidates
or county offices to have their names
printed upon the ballot shall be filed
with the chairman of the respective
executive committees in this State, on
or before the LIST day of April. A. d.
1912, and such application shall be
companied with the amount required
by the respective county committees
in this State as to each candidate for
any county Office. All candidates for
members of the Legislature and for
Office of State Senator shall be requir-
ed to file a similar application with
the chairman of the State Democrat
ic Executive Committee as that here
in provided to be filed with the Coun-
ty Democratic Executive Committee
on or before LIST day Of April. A. D.
1912, but the assessment required Of
such candidates for the Offices Of
member OF the Legislature and State
Senate shall be made, as herein pro-
vided, to the respective county en-
ecutive committees.
Congressional Committees.
Fourth-The Democratic Congress
sional committees in the State are
hereby respectfully invited to Coop
crate with the State Democratic En-
ecutive Committee, in the hold
ing of primary and the chairman Of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee shall, upon request OF any
chairman Of any Congressional COM
mittee, cause TO be published and GER
titled to the chairman OF the county
committees the names of all candi-
dates for nomination for Congress
which shall be certified to him b.
such Congressional committee.
Fifth-The chairman OF the State
Democratic Executive Committee
shall. Immediately after the LIST day
of April, a. ID. 1912, furnish to at
least one newspaper published in the
county list of all names which have
been so filed as candidates for all
State offices, as well as national, in
Guiding the names of candidates for
delegates to the national convention,
Presidential Electors and members OF
the national committee. and shall
certify to the chairman OF each
county committee a list of all such
candidates.
The chairman OF the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee shall al
SO cause to be printed in each county
within this State notice of the hold
ing of the primary elections set forth
in the call made by the State Demo-
Garlic Executive Committee, such no.
tice to be given by him as required
under the statutory law Of the State
OF Florida. Provided. that should
there be any county within the State
that has no newspaper published
therein, then. In such event, such no.
tice OF election shall be given by
causing to be posted In each precinct
within such county q notice Of the
holding OF such primary elections as
BY statute required.
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 1909. Said
ballots shall be printed and distrib.
uted under the directions Of the re.
spective county committees of the
several counties, and on said ballots
shall be printed only the names of
such candidates for State and nation.
al Office as may be certified by the
chairman of the State executive
committee, and the chairman of the
State Congressional Committees, ar.
ranged in alphabetical order; and
next in order shall be 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
Committee 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
by a majority vote for each county Of
flee. and in what cases a second pri.
mary will 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 commit
tee, and to the members of said com.
mittee, 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
said election as to delegates to the
National convention, presidential
electors. and National Democratic
Executive Committeeman. They shall
also certify the result Of the district
senatorial committees, where such
committees exist, within two days
from the date Of such canvass, as to
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