The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1956 Page: 32 of 37
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The o it h Legislature
met i ttie law to pi <•
t candidates for justice
! '»V *ej I' . ,.{ civil' a p-
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he treated the same as
■s- for state wide : of
1 -th.it they pay-the 5
1'Itnet t also fixed
andidates tor lieu
not i i $**«>. There
•rie doubt as to the
iob 1*1 ~~l|e assessed
■v »»f* the variable
<«* - dl :• »* For ex
' 'he lieutenant
v *■>.' as j‘>\ ornor in
It! »ni t hi* state 'of
t. he is paid at the
o\ et no.r’s salary
ts County Demo-
nii!i Presley VVer-
*ugge>ied that it
vsthle to reduce rhe
ft hr or fees if
minded citizens
rhuite to a fund
to help defray the
tnn’u! it s t its \ eat
<-•" •! !i>- proposal
4.01* N oluntt
u .m ! ’ rr! v
■initiate hy
tiling fres
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t w rkeis
, Mill) MI'
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T’l i ■ ;' • ■ i-V »|>; i >.; .f i;' * p.-\v
Election Code in I Hoi. there
was no ui:ifr.rrn filing i<■ i-ilino
for • primary ele*.ttan ii
dates
1
Tile state Teoisiatu; > last
year jamende<j the I nv with
. respect to the t is.t day f m pa\-
ment of the filing fees hv pri-
mary ejection candidates 1’
formerly was provided that the
county exeriitive committee
met on the third Monday -in
.Tone to apportion the cost of
the primary election.. amor. 4
the candidates. Tli >-e wh 1 had
filed applications for plices on
the ballot before the M iV deal
line had until the 'Saturday he
. f-re tiie fourth Monday 'in
June to pa\ the assessments
l M)l 1C I III I
ment. the 'county • >-mmit-tee
,;ow ma-C.tr.eet t 1 tix tit - till;;,;
fee.-, for candidates on the s'e-
ond Mot.daV in M..i> May 11
this year. The deadline for pay-
‘‘. 'e assessments wi-
ehange.-j • the Satin d i\ !.ef ,re
tiie third Monday in May
May If* this year Those eandi
dates permitted to file is l it,'
-is June 1 In* tenia, e d - easel
Candidates must pay hy June
11. ■ ' ' '
Actually. the - Legislature
passed tvvo c.ontUu tine meas-
,ures in 19n,~> affecting the pay
. merit of filing fees but tie-'
State Democratic Executive
di Cafes to share tr the ro r of
the primaries.
In Harris Couiity this year,
other than eight state ro;ae
s'entative positions to be filled
tiie only district, county and
precinct.offices to be open at
the end of tins year are those
of .United States representa-
tive. the 12 district judges, the
county tax assessor and collec-
tor, the district attorney, the
eoupty attorney, the sheriff,
the; county; commissioners of
Precincts 1 and 3. the justice
-d the peace of Place 1 in Pre
cinct 1 and the eight const 1
hies of the county.
All. OTHKR district, county
and precinct officials elected in
I do l will serve four year terms
amt will not have to stand for
reelection until 1958 Similar
ly. those elected this year will,
serve for four years instead of
two.
With prospective filing fees
>> Digit as they are in Harris
'County, the effect is to .dis-
courage candidates other than
incumbents from running and
risking tiie large amount of
money required to get- on the
ballot and conduct a campaign.
Drawing for Order
Committee ruled tint the me.i-
ure advancing the dates f... [j\
mg and paying the fees iv:>-
re-se r.teii the it 'eat if.
Legislature
till (Ot V n emult -s
ahtiongli they get no stii:-- »f
the filing fees-j->ai,i by tfie state
committees have tia* expense
of printing the names of tiie
st.a;,' candidates or, the . ,;| 0.
conducting the eieclt.-n an i
counting the viips,
1 he i -n-e, . emmitte- e,--'s
f t - -m tile -f it-- i o;ntni’ te-e 1
hst ft tie- , audio iT.-s 1 , ,near
This year the county execu-
tive committee is required to
meet bn Jqne 18 to determine
hy lot the order in which the
names of candidates will ap-
pear on the primary election
ballot and to receive certifi-
cates showing the names of
state and district candidates.
The law provides that a pi i
rnary election, committee - a
subcommittee of tiie county
e ei utive> committee appointed
!>> the county chairman with
hinyself a.s ex-officio chairirwm
shall meet or. the fourth
Monday in June (June 25 this
year 1 to make up the, official
-ballot.
The law requires that the
Itrst nominating primary ho
field on tiie fourth Saturday in
:Lc, and difst ;r,ves tii.it , .
stale's 'Genettil Pi unary Kle. •
Hon I i.iy. . The date of in
■•r<»r * nj(t‘i
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AM
NOMIN A I ION' f >r
ffiee must Ik* bv ipa-
j, j;'| ‘ »»*s J', »» - r i 1
:;,i t-and'
>te. so if in any eonfost
kiat.e, receives a major*
iiy the
two high can'dtdates
must on
ter a second or runoff
v ' ■ Hint .V u'ic*S
primai y
• -on me founii Satiu;-
lay in
.-\ 1: g u s r A1! g, 2 5 t his
> $1 |v';
t's of loss 1 h i."
Ab.se;.
fee voting in botii pic-
.Li poi
m a ries.
as In :ilt electioj^s. -fv,y
if-' (iAd«h mot *
. 20
days bef >ro the date
ft.»i 1 it*
of die e
lection and ends three
( mm lit \ I' 1 )i'lrict
general and specau
t'.s the elect! m rt-tuins
rvassed by the Commis
1 Court itt each county,
party primary electi
tvassing is done hv
^ - -c ■ '
• pap tv on the Tuesdas ,
t XX (
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rc.ime their
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KXIX t Tl\ I. < OMMITTt.K
STATU PART) Oi l ICIAI.S
National ( onunitteeiiuin:
I t < -ov B.-n Ramsey, Mil
Aijgustine.
National ( 0111 mi I tee wom-
an : Mrs It, It. Weinert, ■
’ gniti.
Slate ( bairman Oeorge
W. .Sandlin, Austin.
State \ ii e ( lmirmun Mrs
Hal Peck. Midland.
State Secretary: J_ I..
Wlieat, Woodvitle.
Assistant Stati* 'is reta 11 :
Airs Dan- Johnson, Pint Ar-
thur.
ST M l KVWt TU I.
COMAIITTKK
District ! : 1. V Williams,
Texarkana; Mis -Jm* U. Rus-
sell, Annnna
District,2: Horace Bialmk,
Marsliatl; Mrs John Moos-
twrg, < enter.
Distriet 3: John Henry
Alinton, Hempliill; Mrs I .eon
Mcliuffie, Oarrison.
District t Howard P-tl- r
son. Orange; Airs II j-in.
Beaumont.
District 5: f W. Kennedy
Jr, ( rpekett: Mrs J. Ai Wind
hani, Uivingston.
District 6: Halt K. Timan
us, Houston: Mrs Hail Whit
comb. Houston.
District T. V. A\. I is, her,
Tyler; Airs Rolx'rt l . stark,
Terrell. »
District 8. Hugh Prather
Jr. Dallas; Afrs Uullen -Thom-
as. Dallas.
Distriet 9: Ralph IJliott,
Sliet-man; Air-, Weldon ,'tra
der,| Oainesa illtj.
District 1 <»: William AI
Brown. 1-nrt Worth; Airs
Kenneth \\ iekett. Port Worth.
District 11; John 1 awrern-p
HI. Bryan; Atr^ Sam ( Bit
lard. Neelies.
District VI: I-Tnyd Davis,
Olei, Rose; Air, 11 W Alt 'll,
Hamilton
Distriet 13; It. It Coftieif
Rm-kdah*; Airs Howard Dud
ginui dr, Waeo.
District It; Alike Butler
Alistin; Airs t . I., llolmiic
Tajylor.
District 15: C. (. Joplin
l a Orange; Airs If. II Alarek
A oakum.
District 16: -1. V HanimoH
I anipasas; Airs Alark Call *
way. Brown wood.
District IT: t.lenn Bird
well, Riiluiiond; Airs Hermit
Dyclie, Alvin.
Distriet, IH: R. K. S. Ihipi
der -Ir. Oeorge West; Alis-.
lemma Huddleston, Retugi>>
District 19: Uilward It-a
dough, New Braunfels; AIr>
Atav <'. Smith, San Alarms
District 20: Ted Anderson
Unrptis thristi; Airs Alab-c
tale, Armstrong..
District ‘21: Vacancy; Air,
A. I \ ate, Rio Grande < it>
District ‘22: Fred Brown
Atineral Wells; Airs -la. k
Frost , Fast land.
District 23: R. II toffee
Vernon; Airs It If. Sitta
< hitlicothe.
District '21: R. AI. U ag
staff, Abilene; Mrs Norman
Read, Big Spring.
District 25: Bryant Hunt
Sonora: Airs W. If. Hall, 's»0
Angelo.
District 26: timer Ware
Stall!, Sail Antonio; Airs A
Buchanan, San Antonio.
District 2T: i,e\vis Boggtts
Harlingen: Alls Harold Hen
dricks, tAlc Allen.
District 28: O. B. Ratlifi
I.iihlxK-k; Airs Alln'rt Ator
row, Morton.
District (29: lfugene If.
Smith, lft Paso: Atrs Jolin D.
Alitr-lieil, Odi'ssa.
District 30: N. AY Durham
Ali-mpliis; Mrs M a r g a r ■- :
SA itherspoon, Hereford.
Itistrict 31 l.invri-m-t- Hagy
Amarillo; AIrs! i I . I.re-
Jr, Pampa.
ng fees To ui
the 'i ost• >f \ \ni-
‘ Texas
laignjing for
oil ice genei ally.
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marie
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considci ahlo agi-
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ate- or i emimy-fi*
v-ic-eiT piimaiit's in Texas
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for a31
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[juhlic office..
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Evans, Chester. The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1956, newspaper, May 3, 1956; Edna, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth763506/m1/32/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.