The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-10

laws of our state require that each holder of public office shall be a qualified elector, and,
 Whereas, The rules and regula- tions of the democratic party per init only known democrats to vote in said election,
 Therefore, be it resolved by the democratic central committee of Greene county Arkansas, that at the primary to be held for the nom- ination of candidates for the vari- ous county offices to be held on March 29, 1916, the time fixed by the democratic state central com mittee, that at such election that no one except known democrats shall be required to vote and that no one but known democrats shall be allowed to become candidate before said democratic primary
 Be it further resolved, That all persons who may vote in said pri- y shall not be counted, and that the
 voting of persons other than known democrats shall be a ground of contest, and in such contest the democratic central committee shall throw out all votes cast by others than by known democrats, and that no person shall be certified as a nominee of the democratic party except a known democrat, and that no votes shall be counted as hay ing voted for any person other than la known democrat.
 That all candidates sign state ment, stating that he is a demo- crat, and that he will endorse and support the platform of the demo- crat party from president down.
 The matter of fixing the fees of the candidates was next given con- sideration.
 G. T. Breckenridge insisted the committee should not fix the fees at this time because some of the candidates were not present, and others who might decide to be- come candidates had not yet fully made up their minds. He said if the committee fixed the fees now it would give an advantage to the candidates present because they could immediately pay the fees to the secretary and get their names at the top of the list of candidates for the respective offices.
 c. w. Highfill, secretary, said the candidates had been besieging him in their desire to pay the en- try fees and that no matter at what time the committee might fix the amounts some candidates would be late in depositing the fees. He insisted there was no particular advantage in getting ones name on the ticket first, that it had been customary to settle the matter of fees at this meeting and the con- mittee should dispose of the mat ter now.
 MT. HighfilI suggested the plan followed in other counties be here, that of assessing a certain amount against each office and permitting the candidates to divide the amount among them.
 Geo. o. Light opposed this plan as being unfair, because in some races there might be small num- Der of candidates while in others a large number, and in the latter case the proportionate amount for each candidate would be much smaller than in the former case.
 He estimated it would cost ap s425 or $450 to pay the expenses of holding the cleo ton. He had prepared statement giving the estimated number of for each office and the amount each candidate should pay, and according to his estimate about $47O would be raised, leaving a margin over the esti- mated expenses. His estimate fol- lows:
 For representative, each ....$ 500 For county judge, each. =. 1000 For sheriff, each ..... 500 For tax collector, each. .... 1000 For tax assessor, each .... 800 For county clerk, each. 1000 For circuit clerk, each. h.... 15.00 For treasurer, each ....... 15.O0 For surveyor, each ..... 2.5O For coroner, each ........ 2.50 For township offices, each. 100 For prosecuting atty, each 800 For circuit judge, each .... 500 A