The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-17
REPRESENTATIVE PRl.
MARY SEPTEMBER 7.

l u" county DtmOcFatic E1eru'
tlv C1mf1:sIse met at the Court.
house in DlCksOn last Saturday.
Tbli zen out of seventeen ol the
committee were present, II was
decided 10 have a Democratic mass,
meeting at the Courthouse iHDick-
son Saturday. March 18th, at which
time delegates 10 the State Guberna.
torlaI Convention will be selected
Chas. Taylor wss endorsed for the
Chief Clerkship Of the Senate ofthe
next General Assembly,
L. vas decided to nave a County
Democratic Primary on September
:, 10 nominate Il candidate for the
Legislature aud 10 elect County
Commitleemen from each district
OF the county.
The following plan ana rules were
adopted to govern the Primary:
Be it resolved by the Demo.
cratic Executive Committe Of Dick
son County. that Democratic
i4t~ary he held On Thursday, tept:,,'
TIN, 1916, Tor the purpose OF nomi
mating a Democratic candidate for
the Legislature. from Dickson Coun-
ty, and OF eIecting members OF the
County Executive Committee from
each district Of the County.
BE it res lyed, that the candi,
date Of this primary, receiving the
largest number OF votes. shall be-
declared the Democratic nominee
Be it resolved, that one Democrat
be elected from each Civil District
Of the County. except the 9Th aud
9th Districts. where two ARE to be
elected from each Of these districts,
and the commltteemen receiving
the largest number Of yotes, shall be /
the committeemen Tor the next two |
years. or until their successors are
elected
BE it resolved, that three Demo.
eratr hold the election at each vot
lng precinct Of the county. These
three shall aci as Judges two shall |
act as Clerk. and one as Receiver.
Each candidate for the Legislature
before the Primary, is requested to
submit to the Chairman of the
Primary Committee, list of two
Democrats from each voting pre-
ClnGt ul the county, and the Prl.
mary CorInl,tee IL instructed to
selected officers Of the election
from the list presented by ths can
dldates ten days before the primary.
and ;hat the officers for the Primary
shall he selected rs near equally as
possible from the different lists
submitted by each candidate Is
days before the Primary
Should hut one candidate qualify
before the Primary or by noon Aug
ust Is, 1916, then the committee ls
10 declare the one can.
dldate who is qualified ~ the
Democratic GSninee. aud then no
Primary Is to be held on Sept. 1th, i
aud money paid IN as entrance fee
BY the one candidate shall be re-
turned to him.
lh''e officers Of the primary ,
sh at muI the turns from their
voting arrDNetS tN Chair
III "a " t, hanotri ,umrdately
st,aF the primary tpd ihlt com.
u,ttee e5uppsyd 1t u J johnson.
I'm District N II Baker, l.t
District, Sill Hicks, 6A District; II
Il Il CnllirC, IN District, and
Geo, Wright, llih District, shtl ! I
canvas the returns the first Monday |
after the primary, and declare the ,
nominee. No one hu, white demo. I
Gratis who voted for Woodrow Wi. II
son = electors for President in 1912. Il
Or would have voted for them ha3 /
they have voted, shah be qualified
10 vote IN tins primary. II
BE il Resolved, That the
for the Legislature shah L
pay so % 10 the Chairman Of this
COMMITTEE twenty days before the