Asheville daily citizen., 1893-04-14
READY, DEMOCRATS
COxvENTIOPs0 AND PRIHz a RY
not LONG OFF.


AND PRIMARY
NOT LONG OFF.
Gall Issued for Conventions and
F.rarnary-They VIII be Held On
RrasaaS and sBasarday Respcc-
aawselx. $s TX
The City Democratic Executive COM
mittee has issued the following call:
In order to get an expression from the
Democratic. .voters ~ to khe1r preferences
for Aldermen. raernters Of the Advisory
commit tee and the executive committee.
men Ito he elected. with the exception OF
the latter, on Monday. the hrst oay OF
Mav) the executive committee has or
dered a convention to be held in each
ward of the city of Asheylle at O'Clock
I, pa M. on . = 7- - = 'F'~
FRIDAY, rHR 14TH OF APRIL. 1898.
The Democratic voters I the First
ward will assemble in the court house;
OF the Second ward on the first floor
of the Hendry block. No. 16 North
| court SQuaresf ~
Ofthe Third ward. in the store build
ing ofC. S. Cooper, No 81 North Main
| street. first floor;
Ofthe Fourth ward. in Carter's (oid
Bunconbe) warehouse, corner Patton
avenue and Baiiey, street. .Hn
The following rules to- govern each as
scmbly:
All Democrats Of voting age to lie al
lowed one vote in such convention for
each of the following officers:7,
| I. One Alderman from the ward.
2. Two Aldcrnen-at-large (it vacan-
cies occur.)
3. One Advisory committeeman from
the ward. -s l..
4. Two Advisory committeeman at
large.
J. S. Three members ot the city exec''-
tive committee.
The person receiving the greatest mum.
, Der of votes cast in such convention
shall be deemed the choice Of that ward
for the position named.
The returns OF the votes cast in each
convention shall be certified to the exec.
utive committee by the chairman and
secretary OF the respective conventions.
The term of office of the executive com
| mittec shall begin on the second dav o
The Primary.
The executive committee has further
: ordered a primarx xlsction tor4 the ,pur
pose of nominating Democratic candi
: dates for the Offices Of Mayor. four oi
more Aldermen and six Advisory com
= mittcemen, to be voted for at the munich
pal election to be held in this city on tn,
: first day Of May next. The said pri
mary election will e held at the two
usual polling I,lacrs. to wit: In thu
= court house for the First and Secone
t wards. and in Cartcr's. warehouse, cor
i ner of Patton avenue and Bailey street
: for the Third and Fourth wards, on
SATURDAY, THE 22D DAY OF APRIL. 1893
e the polls to- be Kept continuously oper
!. from a. m. until 8 ~. m4 Democrat
living in the First and Second ward
v | will vote at the court house; those living
!, ter's warehouse.
a All Democrats. OF Oting age. residing
in Asheville, will he allowed to cast on
ballot, for candidate for Mayor. fou
Il Tor more, if vacancies occur) Aldermen
and six members of the Advisory com
mittee.
y The executive committee will proyid
boxes at each polling place in whic
the ballots for candidates for Mayor AM
= Aldermen and for Advisory COMMITTEES
IL men, shall be deposited, and appoin
n three good Democrats at each polin
= place as judges of said primary election
whose duty it shall be to decide as t
II the qualifica tions of all persons "fferin
to vote. and to determine all other que'
- tions that may arise during the progres
;, of said primary election. = 'u.i
ct The candidate for the nomination 70
Mayor, the four Tor more) candidate
a for the nominations for Aldermen. an
ne the six candidates for the nominatio
e. for Advisory committeeman receiving
o. majority of all the votes cast at said pr
mary election, shall be the Democrat
nominees for said offices respectively.
In case no candidate in said primar
he election on the 22d day of April sha
nd receive a majority of all the votes cas
y = for the office of Mayor, or a majority {
i'd all the votes cast for one or more OF tt
on Offices of Alderman, or majority OF a
the votes cast for one or more OF tt
II Offices of Advisory committeeman. tt
ell candidate receiving a plurality of Il
rt votes SO cast shall be declared the non
eE inee of the Democratic party for any
of said Offices as the result of said election
..SS All persons participating in, said pI
Of mary election will be considered honor
bly, bound to support the nominees,
made, of the Democratic party at I'll
Iie: regular municipal election on the fir
he day of May, 1893.
19s,, BY the committee.
es Geo. S. Powell. Chairman.
on Judges and Clerks.
he The chair appointed the followir
,aI Judges and clerks for the primary c
q Saturday, April %:
, First and Second wards-Judges. J.
to Dickerson. w. w. West and w. T. Penr
are t man: clerks. Geo. W. Tilson and w.
tn Westan.
his Third and Fourth warts-Judges,
H. Carter, T. v. Terrell. Thad w. Thras
clerks A. T. Summey. jr.. and James
. Young.
wv The Four Wards
no. For the information Of voters t
ing boundaries OF the four wards. as pi
Eis- scribed in the bill passed by the last lie
the islature. is published While the co
atty ventions are to be held according
na. wards, the voting in the primary W
the | Oc IN OnlV Two Wdius, 40 uas w"
ing custom heretofore. The Dill was n
md passed in time to allow the preparati'
aaS aaes. for a four-ward election. The wa
:ity boundaries are as follows:
oSk Ward L. Beginning at the center
ali South Main street, where the sar
{ In crosses the southern line Of the city, a
and ~,,,s thence with center of said sire