The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 49, July 1945 - April, 1946 Page: 530
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New Prospect-Frank McAdoo, manager, H. F. Suber and W. F. Cox,
judges.
Lodi-J. K. Sellers, manager, E. S. Hooper and John Parr, judges.
Brooks School House-F. M. Taylor, manager, J. J. Hasty and J. A.
Sharp, judges.
Smithland-W. B. Stallcup, manager, M. M. Morgan and L. F. Hartzo,
judges.
T. H. Little's Place--T. H. Little, manager, Tump Little and Robert
Taylor, judges.
Roger's Place-Lee High, manager, F. M. Wood and N. A. Gatlin,
judges.
It was further agreed that managers of election shall make or cause
to be made triplicate returns of said Primary election one copy of which
shall be placed in the ballot box; one kept by the manager and the other
together with the ballot box containing all the ballots cast to be turned
over to the committeeman of that voting precinct by the manager as soon
as the ballots are counted and the said committeeman shall deliver the
same to the chairman of this committee by 2 o'clock P.M. on the day after
the primary.
It was further agreed that in case any candidate shall desire to contest
the election on the ground that the vote has not been fairly counted, shall
file his complaint with the chairman of this committee within ten days
after the said Primary when it shall at once be the duty of said Citizen's
County Executive Committee to assemble and open the ballot boxes and
recount the ballots in the presence of the said candidate at a time and
place to be designated by this committee.
It was further directed that all the officers of election shall take the
oath prescribed for officers of election under the election laws of the state
and that the executive committeeman of each voting precinct is authorized
to fill all vacancies in officers of election in their respective voting pre-
cincts should any occur. The following committees were appointed to-wit:
Finance, W. B. Ward, Printing, G. W. Brown; Ballot boxes, W. C. Jones.
Each executive committeeman was constituted a special committee to see
that the ballot box, tickets and stationery for his voting precinct is on
hand at the proper time. The chairman of this committee was directed to
give notice through the Jimplecute of the time and designation of voting
places for said primary election. The secretary was also directed to notify
each manager and judge of election of his election to act in the primaries.
Friday, July 22nd, 1898, was designated as the day for canvassing the
returns of said primary.
Every motion made was unanimously adopted and perfect harmony pre-
vailed in the committee.
On motion adjourned subject to call of the chairman.
WM. CLARK, Chairman
G. W. BROWN, Secretary
The sole purpose of the primary was to select a nominee to
go on the state ticket in July. The organization was without
legal status in the state political setup, and the elections were
purely elimination contests held within the county. Such con-
tests conflicted with no state election law. All white voters and530
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 49, July 1945 - April, 1946, periodical, 1946; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146056/m1/615/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.