Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-07-23
THREE SEPARATE
ELECTIONS AUG. 5
Regular August Election and
Democratic and Republican
Primaries. Three Boxes.
Vote early, but not often

Voters at the August election will
find in all the districts three dis
tinct and separate sets of election
officers and three ballot boxes
four in those districts where special
elections are to be held for school
directors, as is the case in the Dres-
den district.
First and foremost, there will be
the regular August election, in which
voters of all parties will participate
for the election Of sheriff, trustee,
circuit court clerk, county tax as
SCISSOR, county boards of education,
district advisory boards, and road
commissioners and constables for
each civil district. Then in the
special school districts there will be
the directors elections. Also in
three districts-Nos. l, IL and %
there are to be magistrates elected
to take the places of members hav-
ing resigned. In this election the
regulation 3x7 ballot will be used
in all the civil districts, excepting
those districts where the Dortch bal
lot is voted. These are Nos. 2, and
9-Martin, Dresden and Greenfield.
This, mind you, is the regular Au-
gust election, and may be partici-
pated in by all legal voters.
At another place at the voting
precinct will be a democratic prima-
ry election. In this democratic vot-
ers alone will participate for the
nomination of democratic candi-
dates for governor, railroad COM
missioner, state senator, represen-
tative and state committeeman. No
candidate Off Congress nor flo
terial representative in this county
will be voted for. Mr.. Garrett fir
congress, nor Mr.. Weldon, for float
Fl, have have opponents and have
been declared the respective nOmi-
nees by the committee. There are A
candidates on the democratic ticket
for governor, two for railroad COM
missioner, two for state senator,
three for direct representative and
three for state committeeman, only
2 to be voted for. The ballot used
will contain all the names of all the
candidates and the voter will simp-
ly indicate his choice by making a
cross Ky mark opposite the name
of his choice. For instance: If you
wish to vote for Mr.. Writ for gov
ernor you would simply indicate it
do SO by voting thus:
E. L. Writ x
The same IN other instances, but
do not vote for more than one per
son under the same caption. To do
so invalidates the votes.
In the republican primary, which
also will be a separate box, there are
five candidates seeking the nomina-
ton for governor, one for railroad
commissioner and two for state
committeeman, and voters in this
election will follow the rule as laid
down above to govern democratic
voters in the primary. For instance:
If you wish to cast your vote for
A. A. Taylor on the republican pri-
mary ballet for governor you would
do SO by voting thus.
Governor
A. A. Taylor x
making the cross Ky mark OppO-
site the name Of your choice.
These are the rules as best we I'M
derstand them. The ballots to be
used in both the democratic and re-
publican primaries are large and
win contain all the names OF all
candidates for all offices, and the
same laws govern in the conduct Of
the primaries as in the regular cleo
ton, primary elections being legal
lied in this state and are held under
the laws. Heavy penalties for fraud
ulent voting are provided. So be
careful how you vote.
The color of the democratic
primary ballots viii be white and