The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-30
ADOPTED BY DEMOCRATS
GOVERNING COMING PRIMARY ELECTION

man and secretary will have built at
the various voting precincts Of the
county so as to conform with the
requirements Of the laws to the loca-
ton thereof, and a reasonable com
pensation to the secretary thereof
for his services in connection with
said primary, pro rata distribution
thereof shall be made to the re-
spective candidates
Fifth-That said election officers
shall have prepared ballot boxes for
their respective precincts, into which
the votes shall be placed by the Of
ficer holding the election, and they
shall keep a poll list showing the
names Of all the Democrats voting in
said election and shall keep two tally
sheets of all the votes cast in the
same, and after the closing of the
polls and the counting of the votes
cast, which shall be counted in the
presence of any voter who may be
designated in writing by any candi-
date to represent him in such pre-
cinct and the signing Of the returns
by the officer, judges and clerks,
said officer shall securely seal the
returns and the ballot boxes in the
presence of the judges and clerks
and shall deliver the same, or cause
the same to be delivered, to the chair
man and secretary of the committee
at the earliest practicable moment,who
shall keep the same securely sealed
until the 18th day of September,
1921, when they shall be opened in
the presence Of the various candi-
dates for offices in said primary or
any representatives of such candi-
dates, or any of them that may be
designated as the representatives Of
a candidate on that occasion, and
canvassed and counted by said chair
man and secretary; provided, how
ever, that in case of a contest, the
chairman shall call the full commit
tee together, and in that event
the committee shall canvass the
returns and declare the nominee;
otherwise the chairman and the sec
rotary shall, after canvassing the re-
turns, declare such candidates as re-
ceive a plurality Of the votes for the
respective offices for which they are
candidates, the Democratic nominees
for such offices. In case Of a contest
or notice of contest the committee,
when called together, shall adopt
such. rules and regulations for the
hearing of the proof as will insure a
full, speedy and prompt hearing of
the matters involved in such a con-
test. In case Of a contest, the re-
turns shall not be canvassed for any
office, whether affected or not BY
the contest, till the meeting of the
as herein provided. Any
notice of contest, in order to be con-
sidered shall be in writing and
shall state the grounds upon which
said contest are instituted.
Sixth before entering upon the
discharge of their duties, said elect
ion officials shall take oath to well
and faithfully discharge their duties
and make a true return of the votes
cast in their precinct in which they
serve.
Seventh-That any candidate shall
have the right to appoint in writing
a watcher, who shall at all times
have access to the polling places and
the right to be present and witness
the counting Of the votes and the
sealing of the returns.
Eighth-That in case Of a tie be-
tween the two highest candidates for
any office the chairman and the sec
rotary hereof shall order another pri-
mary for such office, said primary
to be held within not exceeding
twenty days from the date of the
canvass Of such vote and the rules
and regulations herein adopted shall
also govern said run-off primary in
case of a tie between such candidates.
Be it further resolved that we UNI
qualifiedly condemn the of money
or whiskey which may be used az
rectly or indirectly by any candidate
or any other person for him to in
fluence voters in said election, not
only because such use of same is IL
legal and will subject the offender
to indictment, but because such ex-
ercises a corrupting influence upon
the citizens Of the county and tends
to bring public office into disrepute.
The use of such unlawful means prior
to or on the date Of such primary
will prevent any candidate from par
therein and being declared
the nominee thereof. This committee
calls upon all good citizens Of the
county to cooperate with this COM
mittee in securing an absolutely
clean campaign and election in this
county. Be it further
Resolved, That for the purpose Of
giving force and effect to the fore
going paragraph in regard to such
use Of unlawful means that the chair
man and secretary of this committee,
lpon petition Of five reputable white
be, and they are hereby au-
to require each candidate
to file with them an itemized state