Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-24
PRIMARY ELECTION
JUNE q, 1918
To Select A Candidate For the Demo-
Ocratic Party To BE Voted For At the
Special Election To Be Held August
2. 1919. In the Eighth Congressional
District of Kentucky.

At meeting of the Dennocratic Ex-
ecutive Committee foi the Eighth Con-
gressional District OF Kentucky. held
at Danviile. Ky, on Wednesday. May
IA. 1919, quorum being present in |
person or by proxy, the following reso- |
lutions were adopted:
Whereas, a vacancy in the Office OF |
representative in Congress from the
Eighth District of Kentucky has been
caused by the death of Hon. Harvey |
Helm, who had been elected and COM
missioned for the term, ending March, |
8, 1921, and
Whereas, the Governor of Kentucky |
special election for August 2. 1919, for |
the election of a representative in Con- |
gress from the said Eighth District of
Kentucky, to fill the foreSaid vacancy, |
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That a primary |
election is hereby called to be held in
the several voting places of precincts /
Jessamine, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison,
composing the Eighth Congressional
bd1 Of Ct apS Ne oe satur
day. June 21st, 1919. for the purpose |
of nominating a democratic candidate |
for Congress, in said district, to be
voted for at the special election called
By the Governor for August 2, 1913.
CD The right to vote in said pri- |
mary election shall be limited and re
affiliate with the democratic party |
and who possess the qualifications for
election, pledge themselves to support
the nominee of said primary election,
and who posses the qualifications for
voters prescribed by the law.
tS) An assessment of three thou
100000 is hereby fixed for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses of said
primary. election. said assessment toi
be paid by the candidates, and any per-
SON desiring to become a candidate shall
not later than noon, Wednesday,, May
| Fl. 1919. ESQ days prior to said primary
Ee writ5e e n9t fsa in
| Committee at his office in Nlcholasvlle,
KY, and pay to said chairman: in cash,
$3.50 to cover his portion of the ex-
pense of holding said primary election.
| Provided, however, that if more than
| two persons shall qualify as candidates
| by complying with the foregoing pro-
visions of this section. the chairman
shall return to each of said candidates
| the sum he shall have paid in excess of
his proportion of the said Thirty three
| Hundred Dollars. In the event that the
| assessment herein provided for is in
sufficient to defray the expenses OF
this election. the defieig shall be paid
| by the successful candidate.
| (4). The Sub Committee OF the DEM
ocratic Executive Committee for the
said Eighth Congressional District,
| the Court House at Nicholasville, KY,
| at noon on Thursday June 5th, 1919,
and if it then appears that only one
| candidate shall have complied with the
requirements of Section 8, before the
| expiration of time therein provided,
| then no primary shall be held. but the
upon declare to be the democratic
nominee for the office sought that per-
| son who is the only candidate and
shall refund to said candidate the en-
accrued for advertising and otherwise
preparing for said primary election.
| 60. The Democratic County Com
mittee and the Chairman thereof for
each county in the district shall see to
| it that the polls are opened in each and
every precinct of al! the counties in
said Congressional District, in the usu-
al and regular voting places between
the hours already herein provided.
| (6). Each candidate shall be entit1-
ed to designate by written notice to
the Chairman of each county commit
tee in the district not less than ten
days before the 21st day of June, ~
the name of one person for each voting
precinct in each county to act as chal-
lenger and inspector for said candidate
at said primary election.
90. No candidate in sara primary
the device of the democratic party.
And the order in which the names OF
the candidates shall appear on the bal
lots shall be determined by lot, in the
manner determined upon by the said
subcommittee hereinafter provided for
(8). The officers of election shall be
selected from lists offered by the can
didates in accordance with the provi-
sions of the primary election law, an6
by the subcommittee hereinafter pro-
vided for.
(s). Upon the closing of the polls
the officers shall proceed to count the
ballots and to make returns, and in sc
doing, shall be governed by the pro.
| visions of the general election laws OF
the State of Kentucky, and the returns
shall be made to the chairman of the
respective county committees of the
district, who will deliver the stut
books, the questioned ballots and the
certificates of the results to this com
mittee. =
(10). On the third day after the re
turns shall have been made to tn,
county chairman of the district, tn,
Committee shall meet at Nicholasville
and issue the certificate of nomination
as required by law. and shall certif.
Immediately to the Secretary of Stat
Name t he VEN certify tn he
county clerks of the district as tn
nominee entitled to place on the bat
lot to be be- used in the special election
Old. The subcommittee hereinafte
provided for. is directed to employ tn
z clerks of the county courts to cop,
Ill from the regular registration book
made in Lawrenceburg, Danville, Rich
mond, Harrodsburg,f Nicholasvil1e an
Shelbyville. in 1918, the names of al
ed shall cause these lists to be deliv
cred to the officers of the election.
| CID. The Chairman of this Commit
Tee Snati cause copies OF this call an
these resolutions certified to by him
III self and the secretary or this commit
| tee to be posted at the court hous
II door in each county composing tn
said Congressional District, and in 9th
III er conspicuous places in the district 70
II not less than 80 days prior to the 21s
day of June. 1919, and said notice shal
be published at least once in five o
more democratic newspapers of tn
III district.
(13). In order that the provisions o
III this call may be carried into full fore
and effect. q subcommittee compose
Of the Chairman and Secretary of thi
III Committee and of one other membe
to be appointed by the chairman, i
! hereby appointed, empowered and di
rected to cause to be printed the re
III quisite number and kind of ballots
which shall bear the fac simile of tn
cfcr ~ obi