The Tupelo journal., 1912-04-26
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY Democratic State Executive
Committee at jackson, Mis-
sissippi, April Is, 1912.

sissippi, April Is, 1912.
Resolved: That q primary election is
ordered for the State of Mississippi to
take place on Tuesday, the 7th 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 as to who they prefer for Presi.
dent. That no one shall be permitted
to vote IN said primary election except
white Democrats who are qualified cleo
tors That the candidates of the DEM
ocratic party for nomination for presi-
dent who desire to have their names
placed upon the ticket in this state shall
paw $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 at large
to the Baltimore Democratic Conven-
ton 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 $50 90 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
ton, and shall pay the sum of $25.oo
for placing his name on the ticket, and
said amount shall be expended for
printing and distributing the tickets.
That the secretary of this committee
shall cause to be printed the ballots
containing the names of all candidates
who contribute the amount necessary
20 place their names. on said ticket for
the Democratic nomination for Presl-
dent, and shall place the names of the
candidates for the position of delegates
to the National Convention from the
State at large who comply with this
resolution upon said ticket, or ballot,
and 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
the terms of this resolution, and with
in the time named. And that the pri-
mary election shall be held under the
Australian ballot system and shall be
conducted in the and form as a
regular election.
The voter at the polls shall vote for
his choice for President and for his
choice for delegates from the State at
large, voting for four delegates from
the State at large and for his choice for
delegate from his Congressional DIS
trict. and shall vote for two from his
Congressional District, and every bal
lot cast 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
nv the candidates for Democratic pomi-
nation 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 above provided, and
furnish to the chairman of the execu-
tive committee of each of the respec-
tive counties, four days before the cleo
ton.
All the Democratic executive commit
teemen of the counties of the State are
requested to meet in their counties four
DAYS before this election and receive the
ballots and have them distributed at
the respective precincts, and shall ap-
point the officers to hold the election in
each precinct of the county, and the
officer of the election, being a patriotic
member, of the party, shall serve with
out compensation, and shall return the
ballot boxes to the executive committee
of the county. who shall meet the next
day after the election is held and a
wass the returns. and certify to the Sec
rotary of this committee Immediately
the result of the vote, in their respec-
tive counties, and this committee shall
meet on the l4th day of May, 1912, and
canva the returns and declare the re-
suit of the election.
Resolved, further: That or the 18th
day of May, 1912, a conventions called
to meet of the Democratic party at
Jackson to which the delegates from
each county shall be selected as 1e-
4auired by law for holding their W.
tions in this State, and select the dele
gates to the National Convention, and
the delegates receiving the highest
number of votes cast in the election
shall be selected by the Convention as
delegates to the National Convention,
and the candidate for Democratic NOM
ination for President receiving the
highest number of votes cast in the
State at the election, the delegates
from the State. of Mississippi shall be
instructed to cast their votes in the
National Convention for said candidate
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