Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-11-06
PRIMARY ELECTION RULES


ton to be held in all of the Civil Dis
tricts of Putnam County, Tennessee
on the 18th day of November, 1913, TO
the purpose of nominating candidates
for. the Offices of Trustee, Sheriff, CIR
cult Court Clerk, County Court Clerl
and Register:
1. The polls will be opened at tn,
voting places at 8 O'Clock a. m. ant
close at 4 p. M, the Eighth and Six
teenth Civil Districts voting together
if they so desire.
2. The tickets to be used in sale
election will be of plain white paper
3x7 inches without any mark of iden
tification.
8. All Democrats who will be legal
voters in the August election of 1914
shall be quaified voters in this Pri
mary. All persons voting in this elec.
ton shall be deemed and treated as
thereby having pledged themselves to
support the nominees of this Primary
Election
4. The Dorch ballot, and reeistra-
tion,- that applies to the First Civil Dis
trict, is waived, and the SKI ticket will
be used in said District.
5. No poll tax receipt will be re-
quired of any voter in this Primary
Election.
g. The Officers, Judges and Clerks
of said Primary Election shall, before
entering upon the discharge of their
duties as such, take and subscribe to
an oath that they honestly, i'm
partially and faithfully discharge their
duties as such oxcer
There shall be a Board of seven
to conduct this primary. in accordance
with these Rules and Regulations, said
Board to be appointedby the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. Said
Board to make such rules and regula-
tions governing the qualifications of
candidates as the may deem best.
Said Election Board will appoint all
officers necessary to the holding of
said Primary Eelction, and provide
for the filling of vacancies in the event
any one appointed fails to serve.
The Primary Election Board will
provide each voting place with Poll
looks, with copy of these Rules and
Regulations. Said Primary Board will
on the 22nd day Of November, 1913,
meet and canvass said returns and de-
clare the nominees.
8. In the event there is a tie vote
for any one or more of the Offices, as
between the leading candidates, said
candidates so leading, shall be permit
ted to run off said contest at time to
be fixed by said Primary Board, not
later than thirty days after said date
fixed for the election and
no other person shall be eligible to en-
ter said contest, provided the cand-
datesreceiving said tie vote shall con-
sent to pull off same in a way satisfac.
tory to said Primtry Board.
10. Any contestant may if he so de-
sires contest the nomination OF any
one of the nominees, if he can prove a
meritorious case to the said Primary
Board. under such rules and regula-
lions as said Board may establish,
such rules and regulations to be rea-
otherwise, said contestant
nay appeal to the whole Executive
Committee for relief, and he shall
abide by and perform the judgment of
,aid Board or Committee.
Whereas, At an executive session OF
he Putnam county Democrati" Exec
tive Committee, Primary Election |
vas ordered to be held at the various |
,recincts in said county on Saturday,
November 18th, 1913, for the purpose
# nominating Democratic candidates
or the Offices of Sheriff, Trustee, Cir
uit Court Clerk, County Court Clerk
nd Register, to be voted for III the
egular August, 1914, election; and
Whereas, said Executive Committee
ppointed the undersigned, J. N. Cox,
}. c. White, W.. r. Staley. H. D.
A. P. Barnes, B. @. Adcock
nd v. E. Bockman as a Primary Elec- +
ion Board, to hold said Primary Elec-
ion in accordance with the Rules aad
as adopted by said Exec
tive Committee. Said Rules and Reg
lations provide that said Board shall
ppoint the Officers, Clerks and Judges
o hold said Primary, and to prescribe
Methods as to the qualification of
etc.
1t is therefore ordered by said
board, That any Democrat may enter
aid contest upon making and signing