The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
CANDIDATES MUST
 QUALIFY IN WEEK
Aspirants For Presidency And For Congress Have
 Until January 1
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 22

Attention of persons with political ambitions who desire to obtain state or national office via the democra- tic nomination is called to the regu- lations governing candidates seeking democratic nominations such regula- tions having been adopted by the state democratic executive committee at 8 recent meeting. A statement giv- ing the regulations as adopted was issued Saturday under the signature of R. B. Evins, chairman of the state democratic executive committee, and Hugh White, secretary of the com mittee.
 It Is stated that candidates have been slow in complying with the pro- visions laid down by the committee, which wishes all interested parties to know just what regulations have been adopted.
 Regulations Made.
 In the statement referred to, the regulations are given as follows;
 T. The act of the legislature of Alabama approved September IS, 1923, and entitled 'an act to provide for the selection of delegates to any na- tional party convention whenever tcitizen of the state of Alabama Is candidate for nomination by any po- litical party as its candidate Tor election as President of the United States was adopted and primary election was called to be held on the second Tuesday in March, 1924 for the expression by the democratic party of it's preference for can didate for such nominee.
 2. All candidates for nomination as candidates of the democratic party for election as President of the United States in the next election are required to file their declaration of haf 1. 1924, which declaration shall be signed by the candidate in person. and acknowledged before some of ficer authorized by the laws of Ala bama to take acknowledgements ana which said declaration shall be f1led in the office of the secretary of state of the state of Alabama and with the chairman of the state democratic executive committee, not later than January 1. 1924.
 "All candidates qualified as pro vided in said act shall have tnelr names placed upon the ballot in such primary election, but no other name shall be placed on the said ballot No Second Choice Voting.
 There shall be no second choice voting in such election
 Said election shall be held, and the result thereof shall be ascertained. declared and certified as now re- ouired by law in the case of primary elections for the nomination of state offices.
 "3. All candidates for nomination for election toathe United States Sen ate and to the national House of Representative shall file their decla- rations of such candidacy in the man. ner now provided by law on, or be- fore January 1, 1924. and no can didates except those filing their declarations by such time shall have their names placed upon the ballot in the primary election.
 A. All candidates for other state offices shall file their declarations of such candidacy, in the manner now provided by law, and on, or before February 15. 1924.
 "5. All candidates, except can didates for President of the United States, are assessed at the rate of ? per cent of the annual salary of the office for which they are can didates.
 ''The amount of the assessment against such candidates must be paid to the chairman of this committee or to the secretary of this commit tee on or prior to the last day on which candidates are permitted un- der the resolutions of this committee to qualify as candidates.
 .No candidates for office who fails to conform to the provisions of this resolution shall be qualified to run in any primary held by the demo- cratic party and the name of such candidate so failing to qualify shall not be placed on the ticket.