The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

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I. Tusten, O.. L. Calhoun, Jacob Miller, +. G
Graydon.
The observation-disclosures, I am informed
BY the Treasurer, that there remains In the
Vile county, ninety cents over and !above the
expenses Of the last campaign. !. Is solvent
and don't owe anything. a little money Is
necessary for tie 10th. A small amount Is
called for from each club. The Committee is
rec uirCd to III. &c bricks and have no straw
a small contribution will be acceptable. You
are us good Judges. us to the proper amount u
| am.
L TO ADJoUR FOR DRINKS.
IT. Parks-I move that we take n recess 0
three quarters Of an hour to take drlnks-o
water.
Tie Prcsidcnt-Do you limit the drinks K
wafer
j. r. Horton-Thc Committee will report II
q few minutes.
1T. Parks-I withdraw my molten.
The m on rules for the conduct o
the Primary Election entercdtat This j%unclure
and &. G. Bradley for the committee read tn,
following
MAJORITY REPORT;
Your commilte having considered all thu
plans submitted, ask leave respectfully to
Rcsotucd. |. That Primary Elections be helt
on Saturday 18th, inst, by the various lOcaI
clubs at or near their regular places of meet
Ing. to nominate candidates for the diifercn'
S''AtiNy IN S'AN "a VAN AANtSS "
Representatives.
Icsoirci2. That the Committee on Rcgistrr
ton of each subordinate club shall be requir.
ed Immediately to begin the preparation OF
list Of the Democratic rOlers Of the Township
-takcn from the rolls of the clubs for 1876 anu
lS7S-and from the personal knowledge and
inspection Of the Committee. VIII ich list shall
be completed and given 10 the President III
the club on the day Of the Primary Elections
t0 bc used by the managers Of said elections.
Provided that the managers permit no one TO
vote, who Is not known by EXecutive-COm-
mitlee to be II Democrat.
Resolved 3. For the purpose Of holding such
election the various local clubs shall meet
at ornear their regular place OF meeting and
may bc proposed for tho different offices dcsig.
mated. Each club having chosen three mem
bers who shall act rs managers ana who shall
keep q poll list fall persons v~0ting-vOlers To
have the quail ficatiOn prescribed by law.
Reso'rcdl. That on the 18th day OF Scptcm-
bcr inst, after the township clubs shall have
voted rs hcrcinbcforc provided, the managers
shall certify under their hands, 10 the ounty
club, the result of said election. All the re-
turns shall then and there be aggregated. and
the nominee or nominees found to have re-
ccived Il majority OF all the primary votes cast
shall be declared to he the candidate or can
didatcs OF the party.
IN cases where Il clear majority OF all the
primary votes are not cast for Il nominee or
nominees for any office, the names OF those
who shall have received the greatest unIbc
vi NpktDt wv 90 tllhiAt ~ vi It NllolI
shall DC certified back to the township clubs
and another election ordered.
Tho names so certified back shall be in the
proportion Of twice the number of uomina-
ions 10 be made. For instance If for The
Office of Probate Judge there should be any
number Of nominees more than two mo one
having q majority Of the WhOle) the County
Club shall certify back the names Of the two
highest nominees and 50 on az the other Of
iiccrs, including nominees for the Legislature.
R~esoipcd s. Tha one Of the managers OF
election from each club, to be chosen by the
other managers for The purpose. shall consti-
meet ut Abbcville Court House. ut the appoint
ed time TO aggregate the vote and declare the
nominees selected.
RcsolretI q. As soon asthe nominations arc
completed the County Chairman shall send II
list OF the nominees to the president of each
club, who shall give 1t publicity In his club.
Resolred I. That the polls shall be open.
cd by the managers Mt 9a. M, and closed at 4
p. NJ, when the vote shall be Immediately
counted and certified.
ResOi,rdS. That the managers shall not In
any case allow persons to vote by proxy:
RcsOircdg. That the managers of election of
each club shall send up to the County Club
their poll lists, and, with their return the fo..
lowing certificates: the undersigned
club N the-day Of, hereby certify that
the polls were opened at o'clock, Il. H., and
closed at io o'clock p. H., ana that the election
was conducted fairly and in accordance with
lIlc llICS iSo lbSt ~ VIZ SoulSS XXI
Resolved III. Tint the second election be held
on Friday September II, lSS0, and the result
certified to tile County Clu on Saturday Sep
TENDER Is, 1850.
&c. MAXWELL,
Chairman Committee.
G. G. brady, Secretary.
Mr.. g., G. B~radley-I will also read the fol-
lowing
MINORITY EFFORT
The undersigned members Of Committee
beg leave to submit II minority report Oh ar
ticic It'll, us to time of holding open tho polls
and recommend the Stale law opening polls
g.. c. BRADLEY
j. \. COCHRAN.
j. +. HORTON.
]. ii. BELL
j. L. K0BiSsoN.
Mr.. J. IT. Horton-Mr President, l will be
obliged 10 you If you will read the minority
report again.
The President then read the report as re.
Mr.. 1T. Horton-T desire to have my name
taken off that report. I;signcd 1t under q mis-
apprehension. l Thought was signing the
The Trcsident-All right Mr.. Horton, at
your request, VIC will erase your name from
the minority report.
that the minority report be adopted. There
are men who may be deprived of the privilege
of voting If the polls arc closed as early as
four O'Clock. BY adopting the minority re-
port all are accommodated when all are not
accommodated by the minority report.
r.. e.. Graydon, Esu.-Thr managers should
count the votes Immediately after the polls
are closed. Six o'clock Is nearly hight, and
too late to IL the votes that night.
The President put the motion, and it was
lost.
Capt. NJ. l.. Bonham-I move that the ma
JOrity report be adopted rs q whole.
Mr.. a.. e. Wallcr-I move us u substitute
for that motion that the resolutions be con-
sidcrcd scriatim, one by one.
Capt. NJ. l.. ~onhaln- accept the substl-
tutc.
ADOPTION OF MAJORITY REPORT.
The President then read and submitted the
different resolutions separately, and each was
readily adopted, with only Il few verbal
changes. Except In the passage of the second
resolution there was comparatively no delay.
When it was-rcachcd Captain ]. n. Cochran
utivo Committed" In the last clause of the
proviso. He Thought 1t probable that the Ex-
ecutive Committee might be absent, and In
consequence, some persons might he denied
the privilege Of voting II this rule was ClI-
forced. Various speakers appeared In differ
cnt sections of the house. md all l~tvUrins the
adoption OF the resolution rs presented by
The committee, except Captain Cochran. The
Executive Committees OF the different clubs,
1t was cOntcnded, was composed of the most
discreet and conservative men IN their clubs,
and 1t was perfectly safe to Trust them. In
reply TO the suggestion about their probable
absence, the opinion was expressed that 1t
was their business to be ut the polls when tho
election was being held. 1t was also con-
tended. IL these words were stricken out, that
there would he no restrictions, and that any
body could then vote. Several gcntIcmclll,
from different parts of the audience aid, II
these words were not inserted that they could
vote all the Radicals on their farms, if they
desired to do SO. Tile President Was about TO
nut the resolution TO strike out the words 'by
the Executive Committee" when Captain
Cochran Withdrew It,