Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-07-26
PRIaaRY ELECTIONS
Matters q Importance to Both
Democrats and Republicans

cratic voters and to officers who are
to hold the coming August primaries,
same having been prepared by Allen
S. Eason Of the County Democratic
Primary Board.
1st- The democratic and republic
can primaries viii Be held separately
and By separate officers Date for
primaries Is Thursday, August list,
1918.
End The democratic primary will
be under the supervision Of the
County Democratic Primary Board,
which is composed Of Allen S. Eason
Chairman, Jno. T. Moore, Secretary,
j. M. Thomas, Chas. M. Watson and
E. M. Moore.
Srd- The republican primary viii
be under the supervision Of the
County Republican Primary Board,
composed Of G. M. Woods, chairman,
D. A. Gardner, secretary; G. M.
Bowers, S. J. Below and W. E. G..
Sparks.
4th-There will be no run-off. The
person receiving the highest number
of votes will be declared the party
nominee.
9Th Should any judge clerk or
officer appointed to hold the primary
of either party in any district fail to
be present at the opening hour of
primary the remaining officers Of such
party present shall select another
person, or persons, of the same poll
teal faith to take such person, or
persons place. Should all officers
appointed in any district fail to be
present at time for holding primary,
then the voters Of such party present
shall select a full set of officers to
conduct primary. such officers to be
selected from supporters Of the var
lous candidates rnariag as near as
possible.
6th-Before the primary precinct
officers shall enter upon the discharge
Of their duties they shall subscribe
to an oath to faithfully, impartially
and honestly hold and conduct the
said primary election, according to
the laws Of the State and without
fear, favor or Partially to any can
didate. All primary officers will re-
ceive pay from the county same as
in regular elections.
7th-Any act or deed declared by
the general laws Of the State an Of
Tense in the case Of the officers of
general election is made an offense in
case Of officers holding these primar-
les, and is punishable in same form
and manner as now prescribed by law.
8th-T The ballots will be furnished
by the county, through the Primary
Boards, and shall be between and
91a inches in width and as long as
may be necessary to contain names
Of all candidates, whose names shall
appear in alphabetical order and un-
der heads of offices for which they
are candidates. Each set Of officers
will be provided with a duplicate
set Of poll lists and tally sheets,
upon which the name of each voter
is to be recorded and each tally sheet
shall have printed or written the
names Of all candidates to be voted
for by voters Of party for which it
is provided, which names shall be
arranged in alphabetical order, un-
der the names Of the Offices for which
they are candidates.
9th-The ballots shall be counted
and the poll lists and tally sheets
certified to, and ALL ballots, poll
lists and tally sheets used in said
elections shall be delivered to the
respective Chairmen Of the County
Primary Boards not later than 10
o'clock, noon, on Monday following
said primary. The chairman Of the
Democratic County Primary Board is
Allen s. Eason, and the chairman Of
the Republican County Primary
Board is George M. Woods, and both
live at Huntingdon where all primary
returns shall be delivered.
10th--No person shall be eligible
to vote in primary Of any party
unless he be a bona fide member Of
such party and affiliated Herewith or
unless he shall at the time declare
his allegiance to the political party
in whose primary he offers to vote
and states upon oath, if challenged,
that he expects to affiliate with such
party. No person shall vote in pri-
mary who shall not be qualified to
vote in the next general election to
be held next November and if subject
to poll tax shall be required to pro-
duce evidence Of having paid his poll
tax for the year 1917 and in the
Huntingdon (11th) district shall also
be required to show that he has duly