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SOLICITOR BY PRIMARY.
PROMPT AND HARMONIOUS ACTION IN
THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
Meeting Of the Convention ut Seneca
1.-The Primary Dccicd Oh and
Rules Adopted.
Grcenuille Ne US.

SENECA, June H.-Iromptly at II n. m. Col.
F.. Il. Gary, Of Abbeville, called the conven-
ton TO order, read the call for the convention,
temporary chairman. Mr.. Wells moved that
the chairman of each delegation read the
names of the. delegates from his county.
nominated and elected secretary.
The deegaters are as follows: Abbeville-
w. Il. Parker ]. w Perrin, r. W. Haddon,
W. T. Cowan, J: F. Todd. H. J. Power, +. p.
Smith, H. II. Wardlaw and I. p: Cothran.
Anderson-R. w. Simpson, +. B, Murray.
J. g. ClinkscaleS; NJ; p. 1ribble, G. F. Tolly,
G.. +. Jones, w. Fl. FrierSon, p. X. McCully,
]. W. Sullivan and S. NJ. Orr.
Greenvile-G. G. Wells. y. A. Morgan, r. NJ.
Cleveland, .; F. Perry, d. +. gerner; y \: H.
y. c. Poe and +. C. Moseley.
Pickens-J.P. Cary, ]. e. Boggs. r. G. Gaines,
J. J. Lewis, A; 6, Wyatt and w: D. Grant.
Oconee-S.P. Dendy. W. Anderson, Joe
w. Shelor, j. Y. Stribling, D. a. Smith and Il.
f. James,
Mr.. Boggs moved that the temporary organ
izatiOn be made permanent, which was un.
anmously carried. The chairman announced
that the convention was ready for business.
Mr.. Shelor moved That the nomination be
made by primary election under the majority
plan. After considerable discussion this was
adopted by n vote of 81 to l3.
The primary was defeated at first, Abberile
going against IT, with Anderson, which fought
primary vigorously and made 1t distasteful to
Abbeville by inserting the plurality rule. A
proposition to begin balloting Immediately,
however, led Abbevile to reconsider.
A motion was then made that the chairman
OF each delegation appoint man to act on
committee to determine time and rules for
governing said primary, which was carried,
and the following committee was appoin ted !;
E. b. Gary, L. B. Murray. Geo. Westmoreland,
]. E. BogSs and j. w. Shelor.
The convention then took a recess until the
committee could report.
At 1890 the convention was again called TO
order and the report OF the committee was
called for.
Rule /. That a primary election for the
nomination of the Democratic candidate for
Solicitor of Sth Judicial circuit shall be held
on the tenth day of August. 1888.
Rule Q. All consistent Democrats who are,
or by the next general election become, legal
voters; and all persons who have not always
been CONSTANT Democrats, by reason OF their
having affiliated with some other than the
Democratic party, but who can show that
they have heretofore been Democrats and
members Of q local club, and voted for all
nominees Of the party, national, State and
members of a local club in said district shall
be qualified to vote at said judicial primary,
and no others.
Rule3 8. That the candidate who shall re-,
ceive majority of all the votes cast in said
office shall be dec Jared to be the nominee Of
the Democratic party for Solicitor OF said
circuit.
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majority vote in the first election, another
election shall be held on the 31st day of Au-
gust, 1883. at which the two candidates only
who have received the highest number of
votes shall be voted for. The result OF the
second election shall be ascertained and de-
clared in the manner as herein provided for
the first.
Rule 4. When the votes shall have been
duly can rassed III each county, the secretary
Of the county executive committee shall
make return of the election in his county,
through the county chairman OF his county,
to the judicial executive committee, which
shall constitute board for the purpose OF
convassing the returns and declaring the re-
suit of the election, and of hearing and decid-
ing all contests or protests which may arise,
whose action shall be final. Provided, That
no member OF such executive committee shall
be candidate for Solicitor at such eection
and provided further, that said executive
committee shall meet at Bolton. IN said circuit,
ut o'clock p. m, on the 14th day OF August
1855, to canvass the returns and declare the
result of the election, and shall order the
second primary If the same be found necesSa-
ry; in which event they shall meet at the
same place at o'clock p. m. on the 4th day OF
September, 1888, to canvass the votes and de-
clare the result as above provided for, for the
first election.
Rule 5. Except as herein before provided, the
rules and regulations governing the primary
elections in each county in force at the time
OF holding the election herein provided for,
shall govern the judicial primary In said
county.
Rule 6. That the secretary ofthis convention
shall furnish the county chairman OF each
county in said circuit, with certified copy Of
these rules.