The Marlin Democrat
Fifteenth Year Number 11
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, May 12, 1904
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING.
Arrangements Made For Convention
And Primary.
The democratic county executive committee met at the court house Tuesday, May
10th, Chairman John R. Southwell presiding.
There were very few present outside of the committee
members and a few candidates. Of the thirty six members of the committee there
were present the chairman and fourteen members, including those appointed to
fill vacancies. The following members were present:
John R. Southwell chairman
North Marlin - N. J. Lewellyn.
Stranger - T. F. Brothers.
Otto - F. B. Bratton, vice J. C. Lewis.
Mustang - E. L. Kay, vice W. L. Brown.
Reagan - T. G. Fountain, vice D. H. Boyles.
Lott - G. A. Hodges, vice A. F. Furguson.
Bell Falls - W. G. Bryant.
Westphalia - A. J. Hoelscher.
Stallworth Store - F. W. Stallworth.
Chilton - Gordon Gaither.
Dot - J. F. Hackett.
Travis - W. W. Priest, vice O. C. Johns.
Norris Gin - C. T. Marricle.
Cego - W. T. Moore, vice A. L. Coyle
Other vacancies were filled by the following
appointments, who were not present:
Rocky Hill - Tom Lyttle.
Woodland - Jim Williams, vice J. P. Swinnea.
Liberty - R. O. Peacock.
Rosebud - J. S. Watson, vice Eugene Winkelman.
Cedar Springs - Tom Settle, vice B. E. Selman.
Wilson - Ben McClelland.
There are yet a number of vacancies to be filled.
PROCEEDINGS.
The committee was called to order by
Chairman. John R. Southwell, J. W. Spivey, secretary at the desk.
N. J. Lewellyn was chosen sergeant at arms.
Roll call, absentees noted and appointments to fill
vacancies, caused by removal from precinct, resignation, etc., announced as
noted.
Some financial matters pertaining to last campaign were
discussed and on motion Secretary authorized to arrange same by assessing county
officers sufficient to liquidate small indebtedness existing.
On motion of Gordon Gaither, a subcommittee of five was
appointed by chair to draft and submit rules and regulations for holding
convention to send delegates to national state convention as follows: N.
J. Lewellyn, Gordon Gaither, T. G. Fountain, Geo. A. Hodges, F. B. Bratton,
Secretary added.
Motion made by N. J. Lewellyn that delegates to be
selected to county conventions be selected by box conventions. Point
raised by Gaither that that would be covered by committee. Lewellyn motion
withdrawn.
COMMITTEE REPORT.
1st. Be it resolved by the county democratic
executive committee of Falls county of this committee is hereby authorized and
instructed to call a democratic county convention to assemble in the town of
Marlin, on Saturday, June 11th, 1904, for the purpose of electing delegates to
the state convention which meets at San Antonio to send delegates to the
national convention.
2nd. The chairman shall call precinct conventions to be
held at the various voting boxes f throughout the county, on Saturday, June 4th,
1904 at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of electing delegates to the county
convention to meet at Marlin on June 11th, 1904, to send delegates to the, state
convention at San Antonio.
3rd. The member of the county executive committee at
each voting box shall act as temporary chairman of said precinct meetings, and
he shall designate some public and convenient place for holding the precinct
meeting in his precinct and give ample public notice of same.
4th. That the chairman of this committee is hereby
instructed to call a democratic county convention to assemble in the town of
Marlin on Saturday, July 16, 1904, for the purpose of electing delegates to the
state convention which meets at Houston August 2nd, 1904, and to all district
conventions; and to ratify and declare the nominees of the democratic primary
election, and for such other business as might properly come before it.
5th. The county chairman is instructed to call a
democratic primary election on Saturday, July 9th, 1904, at which all democratic
candidates for all state, district and county officers are to be voted upon by
qualified democratic voters.
6th. The member of this committee for each voting
box shall call a meeting of the democratic voters at each voting box throughout
the county on the day of the primary election, at 2 o'clock, p. m. for the
purpose of sending delegates to the county convention which meets at Marlin on
July 16th.
7th. That the plurality rule shall govern in the
primary election on all district, county and precinct candidates; and a
candidate receiving a plurality of the votes cast for the office for which his
name is on the democratic ticket, shall be declared the nominee.
8th. None but white qualified voters of Falls
county shall be allowed to vote in said primary election; and the tickets used
in the primary election shall have printed at the top the test, "I hereby pledge
myself to support all the nominees of the democratic party at the general
election."
9th. That the printing and procuring of the
tickets and blacks and other things necessary to be used in the primary election
shall be under the supervision of the county chairman and secretary of this
committee and one other to be appointed by the chairman and they together shall
ascertain the cost of procuring said tickets and any other expense necessary for
holding the primary election. And in order to raise money to pay the above
expenses, they are hereby instructed to determine the probable amount necessary
and to assess the county and precinct candidates with amount sufficient to cover
same. And any candidate refusing to pay amount assessed against him by the
above committee shall not be allowed to have his name placed on the ticket.
10th. That the said expenses of this election be
apportioned to candidates in the proportion used by campaign committee of last
general election.
T. G. FOUNTAIN.
Chairman
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