The Dawson news., 1924-02-26
or,oN OF COMMITTEE PRO
| -,InING FOR SECOND ELEC-
r1oN IS BIG SURPRISE.
| pECISTRATION CLOSES MAR. 8
,,s.+ss Cannot Enter After March
ail4' IN, and Assessments Must Be Paio
n r'@ That Date. Many Candidates III
~ and Interest Is Growing.

Rv That DdlS'
Field. and Interest Is Growing
,,r;ng that the successful candidates
Terrell county Offices in the COM
T. democratic white primary must
s..e.;re a majority OF the votes actual
49,. tor each office the democratic
..;ra committee has fixed March
4 ~ 49,. fine date for a second primary
.b;ch the two candidates receiving
b;obc,t number OF votes for an
g.. shall make a second race for
NV l,o,,,ination. Assessments to be
"a Nv the various candidates were
S'u sd and it was decided that the
l1ct 1;-trat;on books shall close on Mar.
L III. order for a turnover" pri-
-, took many OF the candidates by
-nr;so and has caused much COM
oat throughout the county.
Rules Governing Primary.
The date for the primary proper IS
for March 10Th. which is the date
tbe presidential primary for the
10 REGULATIONS for the manage
e9t of the primary, as adopted by
executive committee, are as tol-
Re # resolved by the democratic
errtfvc committee of Terrell coun-
that the white democratic primary
county officers shall be held on
rcb 10. 1924. and at the same time
ed for the presidential primary for
state of Georgia the same to be
under the following rules and
guatons:
Rules and regulations fixed by law
holding primary elections, quail
ton of voters, managers, returns
managers, consolidation and filing
urn, shall apply, unless otherwise
|uded
The candidates for office in said
mary. for the purpose of paying
enses Of the same, are assessed as
ows: County commissioners, $3.50
h: county surveyor, $3.50 each:
oner Sl00 each; treasurer; $500
b.: clerk superior court $3.50
h, county school commissioner,
50 each; ordinary, $1,000 each;
riff. $1,000 each; tax collector,
90 each: tax receiver. $1,000 each.
Said sums shall be paid to the sec
bry of the executive committee by
candidate on or before March /,
at which time the entries terml-
after which date the official bal
shall be prepared by the secretary
this committee, upon which shall
Ear only the names OF those can
les who have qualified on or be
the date named by the payment
bis assessment and only such bal
Fhall be authorized or accepted by
agers of the election, or counted
laking UP the returns.
he registration books for the
@ ose OF the county primary shall
March s, 1924.
Rngle shoting is prohibited as to
ty commissioners, as three are to
dominated; three must be voted
else managers will not count the
ior that office.
Second Primary.
here there are more than two
aldates tor one office the success
andldate must receive a majority
e votes actually cast for that of
Upon failure of this there shall
second primary the same to be
on March 26 1924, with the same
and regulations as are here or
hereafter be prescibed. in which
lwo candidates who receive the
votes in the first primary
be voted for in the second, and
'erSon receiving the majority OF
otes cast in the second primary
ne Office in question shall be de-
the nominee"
action OF the committee order
turnover primary, fixing as
ehts and date for the close of
Tston was taken at a meeting
hursday on call issued by the
nan Judge NJ. c. Edwards. The
llertS must be paid to H. A.
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