The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
THE CITY PRIMARY.
Rules and Regulations for the Election the
Same as Last Year-A Full Meeting
First Primary April :.

The citizens meeting at the Opera
House on Tuesday afternoon was we'll
attended. AS announced in the notice
published, the meeting was held to
nominate ticket for Mayor and Alder
men, or to decide to refer the nomina-
ton to primary election. On motion
of DR.. Peter Robertson, 0. l.. Schum-
pert was called TO the chair and E. II.
AuIl acted as secretary. The object of
the meeting was briefly stated by
Mayor Goggars.
J. O. Peoples moved that mayor
and aldermen be nominated by prl-
mary election which was adopted with
out discussion.
J. O. Peoples moved that the rules
governing the county Democratic pri-
mary govern in the town primary, but
this motion received no second.
J. +. J. Caldwell moved that the
rules and regulations governing in the
city primary last year be adopted with
the changes necessary as to date and
the names Of managers and the place
of meeting of the Executive Commit
tee, and that committee of five be ap-
pointed by the chair to make these ne
cessary changes.
Geo. B. Cromer moved as substi-
tute for this resolution that the old
rules be reaG and considered by Sec
tions and the changes made by the
meeting which was adopted. The old
rules were then read, amended and
adopted as a whole. They are pub
lished as amended below.
The Executive Committee appointed
by the meeting is as follows: Town at
large, o. L. Schumpert; Ward l, w. H.
Wallace; Ward 2, J. O. Peoples; Ward
5, L. w. c. Blalock; Ward 4, W. T.
Tarrant.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
l. An election within the Demo
cratic Party shall be held in the Town
of Newberry on the 7th day of April,
1891, to select candidates for Mayor and
Aldermen for the said town; the polls
to be opened in the Council Chambers
at s o'clock, a. m, and to close at 4 p. m.
,. All Democrats who have duly
registered for the municipal election Of
1891 shall be allowed to vote. In case
the right to vote is challenged the per-
son challenged shall be required to es-
tablish his right to vote, before the
managers, by the vouching Of three
Democrats.
3. That the candidates receiving a
majority Of all the votes cast for the
said offices of Mayor and Aldermen re-
spectively at said election shall be de-
clared the nominees of the Democratic
Party of said Town: Proe5ded, That
before the day of said primary election
such candidate shall have left written
statement with the Chairman of the
Executive Committee that he is can
didate and that he will abide the result
of such election; and no vote shall be
counted for any candidate who has not
so pledged himself; And provided fur
Mer, That if no candidate for Mayor or
for Alderman of any Ward shall have
received majority vote at said elec-
ton, a second election shall be held on
April g, 1891, under the same rules and
by the same managers as are herein
prescribed for the first election; at
which second election the two candl-
dates only who have received the high
est number of votes for the respective
offices shall be voted for.
4. When the vote shall have been
duly counted the managers shall i'm
mediately certify the same to the Ex-
ecutive Committee, which committee
shall constitute Board for the purpose
of canvassing the returns, declaring
the result of the election and hearing
all contests and protests that may
arise. whose action shall be final: Pro-
yadeG, That no member of the Execu-
tive Committee shall be candidate at
such election; And provided further,
That the said Executive Committee
shall meet in the Mayors office at 10
O'Clock a. M, on Wednesday, the Sth
day of April, 1891 and lin the event of
a second election) on Friday, April the
10th, 1S9l-to declare the said election
and to hear any contests and protests
in regard to the same.
5. The following citizens are hereby
appointed managers of said election:
Robert Y. Leavell, J. w. Gary and
Richard H. Wearn.