The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-11-14
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
w. PRIMARY RULES
AND REGULATIONS

The Republican County ExecutlVe
COMMITTEES. in the session held IN the
county court room in the courthouse
WarfRurg. Morgan county, Tennessee,
IN Tuesday. Oct. 81, 1919, ordered
that a Republican County Primary Dc
held in Morgan county on oas az L'1'1rS
Dec. 20, 1919, for the purpose o. nc nom ! /.
mating candidates to be voteu ,o tul =
the regular August election, l01o' =
IN the following offices, to-Wit: =.
Sheriff, Trustee, Tax AssessoE' ~,
nerintendent Of Road Comfnlss!on' aiis'
two Associate Members OF saia c'ul.
mission, naming the undersigned as d
committee of three, to-Wlt:
D. w. Byrge, Chairman
w. 2. Stricklin, Secretary
T. A. Morris, Associate MemoeE.
10 supervise the holding OF sal1 ptl
1,,arv election and to formulate ais
adopt suitable rules and regulations
4o govern and control the same.
Said committee met at the ONCE .,
w Y Stricklin, at WartburS, Ell
on Saturday, Oct. 25, 1919, ana "a 93S-
ed the following Rules ana z'eS = -
''o Rnie THE officers, Judges ard
Clerks, hereinafter named and, ap,
,,ointed bv said committee, Wlll 81
}so+1rdav. Dec. O,'1919, open anu holu
an election. as herein directed, at az
t ir voting precincts Of the SAID CQ1-',
~ Of Morgan. Said officers, Juatsts
md clerks before entering upon t !...
J,lties will take and subscribe, bel2rS
eo 1o persons authorized to adn1i1ss ,
az. oeths. the same oath as PRESERVES
IN law in regular elections.
The nolls of said election shah De
cnonnd at a. m. and closed at p. M
P,7le 2-AH citizens entitled to vote
IN the regular August election, l92O
md who are known to the judges o. q
t1is election to be bona fide Repup3n-
cans shall be entitled to vote IN THIS
o7ection. provided their vote is ofeEeo
70 ha cast at the precinct, in the dls-
frict in which they reside, where tney
5ovn been accustomed to vote Al
candidates in said election may vote
in anv district, wherever they may Ne
81 the day Of the election. rms TO
include Young men who will be ~
wears of age On the date OF the sald
regular August election: -.
Rule 3-The judges of this election
shall have the right to challenge any
voter. if for any reason they douos
+he LOYALTY to the party of the person
Offering to vote; they may swear sucn
I,o+oy, and examine him under oath
and examine bystanders under oaIn as
to whether or not said voter IS oona
fide republican. If, however, IL ap-
pears to the judges that. sucn V9Ger
heretofore has been democrat anu IS
desires to renounce his allegiance Cc
that party and is willing to SUBSCRIBE
TO an oath that he will support ana
vote for all republican nominees al
any regular election to be held WlCnln
the year 1920 in this county, then they
NAV be permitted to vote in this prl-
mary election. Any young. man VINO
has never heretofore voted, and Wno
under these rules may be otherwise
entitled to vote in this election, may
vote in this election. if he pledges his
honor that he is a republican in poll.
ties, end will support the nominees of
ne election. The payment of poll
tax does not apply to this election:
Rule Amy bona fidc republican
desiring to become a candidate Tor
nv of the above named Offices may do
so bv filing with this committee on or
before noon of Nov. 20, 1919, his petl-
lion. stating the Office to which he
aspires, and at the same time filing
with this committee sum Of money
hereinafter fixed, to assist in bearing
he expenses of holding this election
% will also state in his said petition
that he obligates and binds himself
a his word of honor, to support the
=1inees Of this election, and that ne
will faithfully abide by these Ruler
and Regulations. :.
The amount assessed to each candi-
'ates is as follows:
Trustee, $500.
Sheriff, 5000.