Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-07-24

AT a meeting of the Ninth District
Democratic Committee, held at Bris-
tol on July 7th., 1914, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED,
FIRST: That this Committee APP
proves the plan recommended by the
Postmaster General of settling, by
preferential primaries, the presiden-
tial postmasterships now vacant i'll
this district;
SECOND: All Democratic patrons,
including those on rural routes OF the
Offices ut Big stone Gap, Honaker.
Dante, Lebanon, North IaZeweli, Ora
hal and PocahOntas, respectively,
who voted for Wilson and Marsl!aii
In 1912 and who may now be qualiied
20 vote, and all Democrats VINO NAV
be quanlicd 10 vote iii ,hc next con-
gIe.slonai c.Cceion III this district,
siaii be allowed to participates;
1 HlRD: Inc county committees of
the counties OF Wise, Russell and
tazeweil, respectively, shall, as soon
as practlcabie, meet, fix dates and
prescribe all necessary details for
said preferential primaries. The cleo
tiol shall be by ballot, the ballots to
be furnished by the respective county
COMMITTEES. Each candidate SHAH.
when he iIies his name with the chair
man OF the county committee, as
hereinafter provided, submit the
names OF three men qualified to vote
IN said election, one of whom the
said committee shall name as one of
me judges; provided, in all cases,
lnere shall be at least three judges.
The Judges shall meet after the closc
OF the election, count the vote and
fA lao al.
county committee, who shall trans
init same to DR.. j ID. Buchanan. chair
man of this committee. ANY voter
VINO so desires may have assistance
IN preparing his ballot by judge of
lbs own choosing. In SO far as is con-
slstent herewith, the said elections
snail be IN accordance with the gene
ran law of Virginia governing eiec-
tons.
FOURTH: Any person desiring to
enter any contest shall, at least five
days before election, file his name
with his county chairman and agree
to abide by the result of The election.
AT meeting OF the Tazewell
county democratic committee, held at
Tazewell, Virginia, on July Ia, 1914,
The following action was unanimously
passed and adopted:
FIRST: That this committee
adopts and accepts the above resoiu-
ton of the Ninth District Democratic
Committee, as TO the holding of post
office primaries at North Tazewell.
Graham and Pocahcntas in Tazewell
county.
SECOND: That The date for the
! holding Of the said primaries in Taze-
well county is fixed for Tuesday July
%, 1914
THIRD: That all candidates must
file their notices of candidacy with
he county chairman on or before 6
o'c.oeH p. m, July -, 1914, and must
accompany their notices with the sum
OF $500, hereby fixed and assessed
for expenses and costs incident to
arranging and providing for said cleo
ton, but the judges thereof shall re-
ceivc no compensation and must serve
gratis.
FOURTH: That only those Demo-
cratic patrons specified in the above
resolution of the Ninth District Com
inittee shall be allowed to vote, and
the only voting places shall be at
North Tazewell, Graham and Poca-
! hontas.
FIFTH: That the county chairman
shall secure from the Registrars of
The rural precincts affected certified
lists OF the qualified Democratic vot-
ers and deliver same to the Judges
holding the elections at North Taze
well, Graham and Pocahontas, and
The county chairman will also appoint
and notify the judges, giving each
candidate one judge out of the three
names submitted by him, and will
also arrange for the poll books, bal
lots and other details necessary for
holding the elections.
A. S. HIGGINBOTHAM.
County Chairman.