Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-01-14
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
TO Be HELD MAR 70
Rules Adopted to Govern Primary Two
Voting Precincts Dropped and
One Added Harmoy
Pre,.ns In the Party


I The county republican executive
committee met in the county court
clerk 8 office Monday at one O'Clock
according to the call issue last week.
OF the "a committeeman ten only
were present and one of them by
proxy. As the rule had been adopted
two years ago that five should con-
stitute a quorum for doing business,
arrangements for nominating officers
for the August election were carried
out in the utmost harmony.
Those present we're: A. l.. GarrI-
son, Chairman; s. c. Bishop, Secrc-
tary; j. l.. Anderson, Jere Morrow,
M. s. Bristow, F. L. Handy, A. L.
Potter, F. W. Meyers, j. ID. Wyatt,
R. F. Rose, by proxy in the hands of
G. W. Manning, Sampson DeRossett.
1t was decided by the committee that
primary election would be held to name
candidates. A Committee on Rules
was named consisting of Jere Morrow,
Sampson DeRossett and j. l.. Anderson.
The committee recommended that the
rules of two years ago be used, with
the proper changes IN date.
A petition was presented signed by
20 republicans asking that voting
precinct for the coming primary be
made at Waldensia, which was ap-
proved by the committee as whole.
On motion and second the COR mittee
decided to hold no primary election at
Clifty or Pugh, but any republican,
who would be entitled to vote at either
of said precincts. should be allowed to
vote at any other precinct in the county.
On motion the chairman and secre-
tary were empowered to name three
committeeman to assist in canvasing
the vote and Sampson DeRossett, M.
S. Bristow and Jere Morrow were |
named by the chair.
The chairman was authorized to call
q mass convention for selecting dele
gates to the state convention. The
call to Re issued at such time as the
chairman deemed advisable, under
instructions to be received from the
state committee. Following are the
PRIMARY RULES.
|. The polls shall be opened at all the
voting precincts in the county at
a. m and shall close at p. m.
,. All known republicans who would
be entitled to vote In the August,
1920, election, shall be entitled to
vote IN said primary; provided, the
person thus offering to vote shall
pledge himself to support the nomi-
nee of said primary; and provided,
further, that the RIGHT to challenge
the vote of any person under these
rules shall be given to any republi-
can who is entitled to vote, but when
said challenge is made, the judges
shall at once hear complaints and de-
terumine whether or not said voter is
entitled to vote in said primary.
That all persons desiring to become
candidates for any office under these !
rules shall signify their intention by &,
notifying the Chairman or Secretary !
of the Executive Committee in writ
Ing at least ten days botore the date
of said primary, and>paying the en-
trance fee hereinafter provided for. q
The expenses for holding the pr- +
mary shall be estimated and made up l.
ten days before March 20, 1920, and q
shall be paid by the candidates II
equally, and any candidate failing or p
refusing to pay his part of the ex- o
penses on or before the date fixed
herein, shall be barred from entering il
SAID primary as candidate under r
these rules. Said expenses to be Fl
estimated and made up by the Char
man and Secretary of the executive !,
committee. a
The returns of said primary shall y
be forwarded or sent to the Chair
man, A. L. Garrison, or Secretary, y
s. e. Bishop, as soon as possible af-
ter said primary, but in any event W
they must be sent in so as to reach d