The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-12

transmit same to the chairman of
this committee at once, except IN
case of contest as hereinafter
provided, in SO far SIS said result
relates 10 candidates fer governor,
United States senator, statehOuse
officials, supreme court justices,
appellate court judges, superior
court judges and solicitors general
and it shall be the duty of the
chairman of this committee to
present said returns to the con-
veption hereinafter called.
Is. Should any candidate de-
sire to contest the result of the
election in any county, he shall
file with the chairman of the coun-
ty executive committee in such
county notice of contest and the
grounds thereof, by noon on the
day following the holding of such
primary, and it shall be the duty
of said county executive committee
to proceed at once to hear and de-
tie, mine the same, and to deter
mine the same within no more
than two days time and such
county chairman shall certify the
returns and results in such county
as to governor and United States
senator and statehouse officers to
the chairman of this committee as
soon as such contest is determined,
in SO far as it relates to any of
SID last named officer.
LT16, No cand date in said pri-
mary election shall be declared
the nominee of the party for either
of the Offices named if it shall be
made satisfactorily to appear to
this committee that he has used
money, liquor or other thing of
value to employ workers at the
polls, or that he engaged in pur-
chasing votes to secure his nomi-
nation, or used money, Liquor or
other thing Of value illegally for
the purpose of securing votes in
his race, ard this provision shall
apply even where such improper
use Of money, liquor or ANYTHING
of value is made by the friends of
sucn candidate with his knowledge
and approval. Nor shall amy can
didate receive the nomination who
violates the provisions of the
statute of this state regulating the
holding of primary election.
II. The words statehouse ofic-
ers as used in this resolution in
clude governor, attorney general,
secretary of state, comptroller
general, treasurer, commissioner
of agriculture, state school super
intendent, pension commissioner,
railroad commissioners and COM
missioner of commerce and labor.
18. Any candidate who shall
enter the office for railroad COM
missioner, supreme court justice,
or Judge of the court of appeals,
shall specify on or before the time
of his assessment the Office to
which he aspires by naming the
incumbent now filling the office
and ticket shall be printed accord
ingly.
10. In each and every county
in this state, where any party
maintains an organization and runs
candidates in opposition to the
nominee Of she democratic party
for state senator, representative
or county officers; in such coun-
ties full power is hereby delegated
to the county democratic executive
committee to pass such rules ard
prescribe such regulations as will
prohibit anyone from voting ex-
cept white democrats.
20. A state democratic conven-
ton is hereby called to assemble
at 10 o'clock a. 10. in the auditori-
UNI in Macon, Ca, on the 28th
day of August, 1912, in which
convention each county shall be
entitled to twice the number Of
votes it has members in the lower