Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-13
CAMERON CO. TO
HAVE RUN-0FF
PRIMARY VOTE
County Executive Committees
Of Both Parties Meet to
Fill Several Vacancies

Candidates for the domination for Va
rious county offices in the coming de-
mocratic primary July - will not only
be assessed for that elcction.( but also
for the run-off primary 10 be hell
month later to name the majority nomI-
nees for the various Offices
County Chairman +. W. Seabury, fol
lowing yesterdays meeting Of the COIN
~ democratic executive committee. call
cd attention To the fact that the CON-
mittee last February voted To dctermin,
all results by majority vote. This poll
cy will be pursued in the primaries tk;s
summer he said.
Another important change in connoc-
tion with precinct conventions. which will
be held on the same day as the primary
election to name delegates To the county
convention a week later, was decided
upon by the committee yesterday. Here
tofore. Chairman Scabury said. il has
been the custom 10 permit primary .lgc-
tion officers TO call precinct conventions
Immediately after the closing Of the polls.
In the coming election the precinct
chairmcn are instructed to call their pre-
cinct conventions. 10 be held at the clec-
tion place. and which will select the dele
gates To the county convention.
The committee filled several vacancies
existing in its organization.
l.. &. Swami. Precinct No. :. Los
Persons. was elected to succeed +. w.
RoSenkoctter.
In Precinct Z. Encantada. V. J.. Nani.
diver was elected in place of Roman
Esparza removed from the precinct.
In Precinct \ Los Indios. a.. q.
Barron. Sr., was elected to succeed Ma
rion Cunningham. removed.
In Precinct 10. La Fcria, J. q l,avis
was elected Ia succeed Dr. 4. III. Ahl.
man. removed.
la Preci.ct l. East Ilarlinyan pre-
cinct. Finley Ewing was elected TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF 4. W. Cunningham.
There remains to be filled vacancy
in the committee from the Las Ycscas
precinct
The following information in regard
{" the forthcoming primaries j. given
out for the benefit Of candidate and tire
voters generally:
June 1T-On or before this day. car.
didaies far nomination for offices To b,
filled by the voters of single count,
or "a portion thereof. shall I'll, apl,I., -
tion for place on the primars ele..'ioB
ballot with county chairman. Ulioss
these filings are made before Ini-lniGht cf
that day. the names cannot appca- q.
the ticket.
June 19-County executive cu,h,n':.
tee meets to determine order % naines
on the primary election ballot. t. name
subcommittee 10 make up the ballot and
transact other business
June 2G-On or before this dly can.
didates in the primary election must 10Y
ballot ftcS
July SubcommittccS of the corI.
~ committee meets 10 make III the hi.
nsry election ballot
July 12-Not earlier than this DAY
Uen days before the primary election
day). or later than July 10 (thrce days
before such election day. qualified vnt.
crs who expect to be ont Of the corn-
~ or their residence ON the day of such
election NAV east their ballot with the
county clerk.
July 1I-On or before this Law per.
sons who have removed from ga, eIcc.
ticn precinct In another must re ,ar.
their poll tax receipt or certificate If
exemption to the county tax coll"c,or
for cc"rd of such removal Also IN tins
day the county tax collector shall fur
nish 10 the county election board supI.'e-
mental lists showing such removals
These provisions apply only to Cries II
10000 or more inhabitants
July 19-If presiding Judges y. c'cc.
tion have rot been furnished with ccrti.
fled lists of qualified vot.rS by .hi' time
they shall send for and procure ,hcm'
July 22-"P Primary election dav~ end
"prerinct convention day" Primars
election opens nj : n. ~. and closes nj
Z +. m. Every precinct should hail
convention on this day and elect a pre-
rin,t chairman 10 serve a n member IL
the executive committee FOR the next
two yea =.
July 26-Prcsiding Judges az election
shall make returns ON or before this day
to the county chairman.
July o9-County executive committee
canvasses returns Democratic cona'y
convention held.