Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-09

tion to be held in all of the Civil Dis
tricts of Putnam County, Tennessee
on the 9th day of October, 1917, fol-
the purpose of nominating candi
dates for the offices of Trustee, Sher.
iff, Circuit Court Clerk, County Court
Clerk and Register, County Attor
ney and County Judge.
l. The polls will be opened at the
voting places at o'clock a. N. and
close at D. M, the Eighth and Six
teenth Civil Districts voting together
if they SO desire.
election will be of plain white paper,
3x7 inches without any mark of iden-
| tification.
g. All Democrats who will be le-
gal voters in the August election of
1918 shall be qualified voters in this
primary. All persons voting in this
election shall be deemed and treated
as thereby having pledged themselv-
es to support the nominees of this
Primary Election.
4. The Dortch ballot, and registra-
ton, that applies to the First Civil
District, is waived, and the 3x7 ticket
will be used in said District.
5. No poll tax receipt will be re-
quired of any voter in this Primary
Election.
6. The Officers, Judges and Clerks
of said Primary Election shall, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of
their duties as such, take and sub
scribe to an oath that they will hon.
|estly, impartially and faithfully dis
charge their duties as such officer.
7. There shall be Board of seven
to conduct this primary in accord
ance with these Rules and Regula-
tions, said Board to be appointed by
the chairman of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. Said Board to
make such rules and regulations
governing the qualifications of can
didates as they may deem best. Said
Election Board will appoint all Off
GERS necessary to the holding of said
Primary Election, and provide for the
filling Of vacancies in the event any
one appointed fails to serve.
8. The Primary Election Board
will provide each voting place with
Poll Books, with copy Of these
Rules and Regulations. Said Pri-
mary Board will on the 18th day of
Oct. 1917, meet and canvass said
returns and declare the nominees.
8. In the event there is tie vote
for any one or more Of the Offices, as
between the leading, candidates, said
candidates so leading, shall be per-
mitted to run off said contest at
time to be fixed by said Primary
Board, not later than thirty days
after said date hereinbefore fixed for
the election and no other person
shall be eligible to enter said con-
test, provided the candidates receiv-
ing said tie vote shall consent to pull
off same in a way satisfactory to
said Primary Board.
TO- Any contestant may if he so
desires 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
regulations as said Board may estab-
lish, such rules and regulations to
be reasonable; otherwise, said con-
ecutive Committee for relief, and he
shall abide by and conform to the
judgment of said Board or Commit
tee.
Whereas, At a mass meeting of the
Democrats of Putnam county, pri-
mary Election was ordered to be
held at the various precincts in said
county on Saturday, Oct. 6, 1917, for
the purpose Of nominating Democrat
ic candidates for the offices of Sher-
riff, Trustee, Circuit Court Clerk,
County Court Clerk, Register, Coun-
ty Attorney and County Judge, to be
voted for in the regular August 1918
election; and
Whereas, said Executive Commit |
tee appointed the undersigned, ]. N.
Cox, D. c. Wilhite, A. A. Staley, w.
r. Carlen, A. p. Barnes, 3. G. Ad-
cock and w. E. Bockman as a Primary
Board, to hold said primary
election in accordance with the
Rules and Regulations as adopted by
said Executive Committee. Said rules
and Regulations provide that said