The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-26
REFLECT COUNTY PRIMARY OFFICIALS .TOSERVE AGAIN MARCH 25 COUNTY COMMITTEE ALSO RE ADOPTS SAME RULES FOR
 STATE PRIMARY.

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 Re-electing the same judges and clerks who served on January and re- adopting the resolutions under which the county primary was held, the Faulkner County Democratic Gen. .tral Committee met this afternoon and made provisions for the state Demo- cratic primary to be held in this coun- ty on March 9. Although there were some differences over points of minor the committee meeting as a whole was a harmonious one and all of the resolutions were adopted by practically unanimous votes.
 The meeting was presided over by Chairman A. L. Nichols of Union township, Secretary George Shaw al- so being present and serving. With two or three exceptions, the places of the remaining committeeman were fill led with proxies, three townships not being represented.
 The resolutions provide that the committeeman in each township shall serve as one of the judges, the other two judges and the clerks being the same as those elected to serve when fho hA county primary. Each election official was allowed S1 for his services and the question of fixing the fees for hav- ing names printed on the ticket was left to the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the committee.
 The following are the resolutions .governin gthe state Democratic pri- mary to be held in this county March 25. adopted by the Faulkner County Democratic Central Committee and, the list of judges and clerks who were appointed to serve at the election. Both the resolutions and the list of election officials are the same as those for the county Democratic primary he'd on January 6:
 Be it resolved by the Democratic Central Committee of Faulkner county that a pri- mary election is hereby ordered held in each of the political townships throughout the coun- ty on Wednesday, the 25th day of January, 1914, for the purpose of nominating persons to become candidates for all state and district offices to be voted for at the general election held in September, 1914. and at said election all white Democrats who have paid their poll taxes for the year 1912, otherwise legal voters, as provided by law shall be elig- ble to vote at said election so ordered. and one of the committeeman from each township shall serve as of the judges of said cleo tion and the other two judges and clerks shall be the those elected by this committee to serve at the county primary cleo tion held on January 6, 1914 provided that if any of said judges clerks shall fail or re fuse to serve, such vacancy shall be filled by the township committeeman. Said judges and clerks shall, before entering upon their du- ties such judges and clerks. take the same oath of office and subscribe to said oath, as is provided by law for officers holding a general election, and the vote of any township shall not be received by this committee, whose cleo ton officers have failed to take and subscribe to such oath required by law, but such returns shall not be counted for any candidate at said election Said judges and clerks shall open the polls at the various different pre- cincts at o'clock a. m. of said day and shall keep the same open until 6 80 o'clock D. m. of said day, and immediately after the closing IL III. z11 rknn aX once proceed to count the ballots and shall continue to count said ballots until all ballots are counted without adjourning, and upon the final count being completed said judges and clerks shall make certificate of the total num- Der of votes received by each candidate and shall immediately post such certificate of the votes cast and received by each candidate the front door of the polling place where said election was held and said certificate shah be signed by each judge and clerk holding said election. Said judges and clerks shall also on the 2sth day of March, 1914, return all poll books. tally sheets, ballots to the chair man of the County Central Committee at Con- way, Arkansas, where on said day the commit tee shall meet and declare the result of said election. And for the purpose of defraying the expenses of said election there is hereby assessed each candidate who shall pay such fees as may be fixed by the chairman, secretary and treasurer of this committee. Said sums shall be paid to the treasurer of the County Central Committee, who shall issue receipt to the party paying the and such ceipt shall authorize the secretary to have printed the name of the party candidate for the office to which he aspires on the official ballot, but said sums shall be paid not less than 10 days before said primary election, at which time the ticket shall be closed The chairman and secretary shall make the most favorable contracts for the furnishing of all poll books, tally sheets and ballots with some reliable company offering to furnishing same at the lowest price, and shall pay for the
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