The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-03
GEORGIA PRIMARY
FOR STATE OFFICERS
WILL BE SEPT 10TH
.,,,1p DIST WAS FIXED AS THE
LOSING DATE FOR ENTRY
OF CANDIDATES.
MI ECATES UNDER OLD RULE
Will Be Appointed by Local Com
W." .;++ee and Instructed for Candi-
s.+ss Who Carry the County. Ses-
~, If Committee Harmonious.

-. If Committee Harmonious.
ATLANTA, Ga.-At harmonious
,.s,;np OF the state democratic execu-
1--WE committee the primary to nom
;ao+e United States senator and
.ats officials was set for September
~ with entries closing June Fl. A
,.o.e convention was called for Octo-
h.r 9Th in Macon, and a resolution
mas adopted requiring counties that
h,ro already nominated candidates for
the state senate and house OF repre-
sentatyes to hold another primary for
these Offices on Sept. ~.
The delegations will comprise two
\ delegates for each representative in
tIa Georgia house. The principal
change made in the old rules was a
soecifc provision that contests shall
he filed within ten days and heard by
the county executive committee, which
shall report to the state committee.
County Autonomy Recognized.
The resolution requires that the pri-
mary law be followed under all cir
crrstances. The rule which allowed
the successful candidate in the presl-
Dental primary to name all the dele
oates 70 the convention in all counties,
m matter which candidate was sue
cessful in the respective counties, was
snoDlanted by the old rule, which al
lows the county executive committee
to name the convention delegates from
tbe friends and supporters OF the sue
cessiul candidate in that particular
county. A provision also was made
that DELEGATES to the state convention
mist be selected from men or women
who voted for the successful cand1-
date.
The committee didn't leave any loop
hole for ribbing up political and cam
na;gn agitations after the legislature
meets The date for candidates to
qualify. pay their fee and be IN the
running was fixed on June 2lst, tour
DAYS before the legislature meets, and
we'll in advance OF the reported pro
posed Fourth Of July pow-wow which
was intended to get out opposition
all down the line"
Minority Rights Protected.
Moreover, the executive committee
has included a rule which will, here
alter insure representation in state
conventions of the minority, and winch
9 :, ,rt;cinatiop Of the identical in
tent OF the bill to be introduced and
passed in the Legislature this summer
by Representative Miner. That RUE
provides that the delegates to the state
convention shall be selected by the
county executive committee OF the
state from the friends and those who
voted for the successful candidate 1or
governor in that county.
Entrance fees for candidates Tor the
United States senate and the govern
orship were fixed at $Z5O, and lol
state house Offices and the supreme
and appellate courts at $3.50, 1t was
left to the county committees to NIX
fees for candidates for county oflceS
and senatorial and judicial district OF
fees. Entrance fees were provided LOT
in case a second primary may DC
necessary, but the amounts were NOT
fixed.
The resolution provides for meet
ings Of the various county committees
at noon on September 18th to canvass
the votes and declare the results, when
will be certified to the state executive
committee.
The rules provide that in case a
second primary is necessary 1t shal,
be run on October 1st If a second
primary is necessary the committee
will be held in Macon October 10th
The meeting of the committee last
ed Just fifty minutes and there was
no sort OF conflict.
Late "Unpleasantness.
That portion of the new rules when
will be most interesting to the state
as a whole, because of the late I'M
pleasantness" in the presidential CON
vention. is as follows: The county
democratic executive committee shall
select from the friends and voters tor
the successful candidate for governor
IN each county delegates to the state
convention in the ratio of two for each
OF said county's representatives in the
house OF representatives with alter
mates, said delegates to be chosen by
the respective county committees from
among the friends and supporters Of
the successful candidate for governor
IN such counties, and said delegates
snail be instructed to cast the vote o.
Such county for the successful candl'
cate tor United States senator, gov
erhor and state house officers, includ'
ing justices of the supreme court, etc
II shall be the duty of the county
lhairman, in advance of the conven'
uoh' to furnish the secretary OF thu:
committee with the names of the dele
eateS and alternates appointed, and i
snail also be the duty of said chair
tIlah to provide such delegates and al
'einates with written credentials"
Favorable to Walker.
i, Action of the committee in selecting
L EIe early date for closing the entry
ns'S was looked on as favorable to th'
~ of Governor Clifford Walk
I ~ Opponents of the governor hat
tanned to hold a conference at Ma
toh July 4th to select an entire stat,
~ The closing of the entry lis
81 : June list will cause the opponent