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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 26. COUNTY PRIMARY FIRST WEDNESDAY IN APRIL Committee Adopts Resolutions- Sworn Statement of Favors to Voters Oust Be Submitted By Candidates The county primary will be held April 1. This was the rul ing made by the new executive committee in session Monday. Mr. A. H. Ogletree was re elected Chairman of the commit tee, and T. H. Buttrill was elect ed secretary, to succeed W. E. Watkins. A motion introduced by T. H. Buttrill and calling for the ap pointment by the chair of a com mittee of five to draft resolutions governing the primary, was car ried. According to the resolutions adopted by this special committe, no candidate or his representa tive shall solicit votes near the polls, nor shall they offer “finan cial or other aid tending to in fluence voters” either on election day or between the time the reso lutions were passed and said day. Each candidate is also required to submit a “sworn, written itemized statement of favbrs ex tended to voters during the cam paign.” The resolutions follow: Be it resolved by the democrat ic executive committee of Butts county: . . , 1. That a primary election be held at the usual voting place in each militia district of Butts county on the first day of April 1908, for the purpose of nomina ting members of the General assembly, a sheriff, a coroner, a county surveyor, a tax collect or, a tax receiver, an ordinary, clerk for the superior court, a county treasurer, three county commissioners, a senator for the twenty-sixth senatorial district, according to the ruling of the recent senatorial convention for said district. 2. Said election shall be held in each district in said county by the executive committeemen, residing therein, aided by one or more democrats and such clerical help as may be needed or by three democrats and clerical help in any absence of the committee men and the polls shall be open ed at ten o’clock a. m. and closed at 4 o’clock p. m. on said election day except at Jackson, to e opened at 6 o’clock a. m. an closed at 6 o’clock p. m - ® votes cast at each precint s a be counted, certified and retui n ed to the court house of said county for consolidation by noon of the 2nd day of April 1908. 3. Suitable ballots containing the names of all the candidates who comply with the requue ments of these resolutions sla be printed at the instance 0 t e committee and a liberal supp > ° ballots together with the neces sary election blanks shall be va nished each district committee man as much as one said primary shall be held. 4. All white males 21 years old or who will be ot a S'“ when the next general election for county officers is held, who profess to be democrats and who reside in Butts county or who will have resided therein six months when the election for county officers is held, shall be duly qualified to vote in said pri mary election, unless they would be disqualified under the laws of Georgia if said primary were a general election. Each voter shall vote either at the voting place of his district or the one nearest his home and none but the tickets or ballots prepared as above shall be used in said pri mary. 5. No ballots for county com missioners shall be recognized and counted unless it bears the name of three of the candidates for said office. 6. No candidate, heeler or repiesentative of any candidate shall stand at the voting place on said election day and solicit votes or work on the election grounds in behalf of any candidate nor accompany any voter to the bal lot box for the purpose of seeing him vote or influencing his vote, nor shall they furnish means for conveying voters to or from said election, nor furnish directly or indirectly money, treats, cigars, financial or other aid tending to influence voters either on election day or any time between the pas sage of these resolutions and said day. Any candidate violating this rule by himself or through others shall forfeit the ballots cast in his favor and the same shall be discarded by the consol idators of the votes. 7. Every candidate shall fur nish to this committee on the day of, or before the consolidation of the votes therein cast, a sworn itemized written statement of all favors extended to voters during the campaign, and of all moneys, property or other aid given or loaned, directly or indirectly, dur ing said campaign to any voter or voters. 8. For the purpose of defray ing the expenses of said primary the following assessments are levied against the candidates who may offer for nomination there in: Ordinary, $5.00; shcnff, $lO.- 00- Clerk Superior Court, $5.00; Coroner, nothing; Surveyor,s2.oo; County Commissioners $2 50, Representatives, $10.00; Tax Col lector, $3.00; Tax Receiver, $2.00, State Senator, $12.50; treasurer, $5.00. Candidates who fail to pay assessments to the full amount fixed by this committee by the 20th day of March, 1908 shall not have their names placed on the ballots herein provided for and the chairman of said committee is authorized to re ceive and disburse this assess ment for the purpose named. No ticket voted shall be counted ex cept the official ballot furnished by this committee. q Nothing in these rules shall abridge the right to challenge votes or the right of candidates t 0 contest must be given m writ hpfore the hour of consolida- SSve stated, and the time, JACKSON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1908. place and manner of hearing will be determined immediately after such notice. A plurality of votes honestly cast will be sufficient to nominate any of said candidates. A. H. Ogletree, Chmn. T. H. Buttrill, Sec. FLOVILU Just turn your head and look around, In Butt’s you’ll see candidates abound, Candidates for offices of county and state Here’s to hoping none of them will get “bate” the latter’s parents, Dr. and Mrs A F White. J C Maddox and J F Preston attended Monticello court last week. Mr and Mrs John Dozier Per sons returned to Monticello Mon day after several days visit to Miss Lula Dozier is expected home Wednesday from an ex tended visit to Macon and Jones county. R V Smith went to Atlanta recently to see his sister, Miss Alice F Smith, who is there for treatment. Misses Laura, Alice and Maud Smith and Rosa Greer spent Sunday in Cork with Miss Lau rette Smith. You are fortunate in having the primary fixed for April 1, for if you wake up and 'find that you are left you can console yourself with “April Fool” Mrs A C Millen has issued in vitations to an “At Home” Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6 in honor of her daughter, Mrs A W Graves of Tifton. J. M. Strickland and E M Smith were in our town last week and we havn’t yet decided which one of them wore the broader smile, but will decide about June 4 and let you know Mrs Lizzie Freeman has bought the vacant lot adjoining Mrs. Maggie Maddox’s home and will soon erect a nice little cottage thereon. We a.e always glad to hear of any improvents in our town. We are glad to see them begin work on the tracks of the Flovil la & Indian Spring railway for that means ’twill not be long be fore we listen to the welcome sound of the Dummy whistle and hear “all aboard for Indian Springs.” George 1., son of Mr and Mrs E J Thompson died Sunday at a private sanitarium in Atlanta. He had been ill with meningitis for about ten days. His body was interred at McDonough Tuesday morning. FLOVILLA NO. 1. J. D. Moss spent Monday in Jackson. T. W. Higgins is serving on the jury this week. T. E. Fears transacted busi i ness in Jackson last Monday. S Mrs, Bray of Juliette spent Sunday with her father, J. T. Ross. Policeman Moxley spent last Friday with N. K. Vickers. F. M. Maddox, of Jackson, spent last Wednesday on his farm. Miss Lucy Marks of Jasper county is visiting Miss Berta Harrison. Rev. Cooper of Juliette preach ed an interesting sermon at An tioch Sunday. Mrs. H. D. Edwards was quite sick last week—glad to note she has fully recovered. “Clever” Thomas Cawthon, of Jackson No. 2 was in our commu nity last Sunday evening. Miss Ida Lavender entertained a number of her friends last Sunday evening at a singing. A. G. Edwards, of Jackson, was here last Sunday with his father, E. Edwards. Misss Bessie Tyler left last Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Edwards, at Juliette. Roy Dodson, A. H. Lavender, J. W. Nosworth and O” M. Duke represented No. 1 in Jackson Monday. Miss Bertha Harrsion returned last Friday from an extended visit to friends and relatives near Monticello. W H Vickers while unloading wood from his wagon last Friday was struck with a piece which inflicted a severe wound on his head, We are glad to note that John Preston who has been confined to his room the past year with rheumatism is able to go on crutches. Now, that the primary has been set, you can look for the candidates. And right here let me tell you boys there is not go ing to be votes enough to elect you all. Mrs. M. E. McElhaney who has been spending a while with Mrs. Dodson, was called home last Thursday by telephone mes sage her little grandson being B3riously shot. Miss Velmer Edwards while out playing with some children last Sunday fell and dislocated her ankle which was promptly set by a physician. She is now getting on nicely. No one has a man who can run but can’t walk. Will tell you more about him before the first of April. He is a good, clever fellow and will make an excel lent tax collector. We endorse what “Plow handles” had to say in your pa per in regard to the farmer pro ducing what he consumes at home. If every farmer in the South would adopt this plan he would be the King of the Situa tion. But will we do it is the question. It seems that the farmer is bent on making cotton even at a loss. Clayton Buchanan made home fomefolks a visit Saturday and Sunday. Clayton is making excellent marks in all his studies according to recent reports re received from the University by Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan. NUMBER 9 SENATORIAL COMMITTEE * WILL MEET AT GRIFFIN Jackson, Ga. Feb. 26, ’OB. To the Members of the Executive Committee, composing the 26th Senatorial district of Ga: A meeting of the above com mittee is hereby called to con vene in Griffin Georgia, at the City Hall at 12 o’clock noon, Feb ruary 29, to fix a date and rules for the primary for the nomina tion of canditates for senator in said district and to attend to such other matters as may come be fore the committee. R. D. Ogletree, Chairman, W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., Secy. BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT WILL ADJOURN THIS WEEK After grinding patiently away, most of the week on criminal business, Butts Superior court will most likely adjourn Friday, according to a statement made by Judge Reagan. FINGHERVILLE Read The Progress and you will find all the news up-do-date. Mrs. Maud Fincher visited her mother Thursday night and Fri day. Mr. Thomas WcKinley is out of school on account of hemorhage of the lungs. Miss Bessie Thaxton spent Saturday and Sunday with home folk in Jackson. Everybody is busy cutting wood and making on fires up in this part of the county. Mr. B. B. Lewis spent last Sat urday night with his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Mayo. Mr. Aubie Duke of Stark, was the guest of his uncle, Mr. R. J. Mayo last Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Maddox visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mason Sunday. The singing at Mr. Scrub Fin cher’s last Friday night, was highly enjoyed by a large crowd. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mayo spent last Sunday night and Monday with homefolk at Sandy Ridge. 1 Well the writer will ring off, hoping to get to sow oats next week—by the way if it doesn’t rain. It seems like we have a bad spell of cold weather ahead to look at Mr. Mayo's fine pile of wood, hauled by Mr. Maddox last week. Mr. S. C. Lewis of Sandy Ridge, who has been spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Mayo, returned home last Sunday. Look at Fincherville’sfine gar dens. Many nice cabbages al ready set out and growing fast. Guess we will have cabbages some time soon to eat. Fincherville Citizen. The latest styles in Job Print ing at the Progress office.