The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-21
THE PRIMARY RULES
The City Democratic Committee names the
Day For The Primary Election.
ELECTORAL BOARD TO MAKE RULES,
h"t They Must he in Conformity to
tho LeEaiized Primary Lnw-AprtI
2Iss the Time Set for the Nor,t,,
lion OF Council Tickes-work
Wanted For the Navy-Yard.

Inc CITY Democratic Executive Com
| nttce last night named the DAVIS on
which the candidates who are to RIM tho
gauntlet OF the Deu.ncrutic voters of
! NUrioik are TO perform that feat. Coun-
cHnen VIII be nominated at ward nri-
! maries on Tuesday, April 21st and tho
| municipal ticket OH Tuesday. Aprjl 2Stb
me meeting was held last nirhr nj
the Office of Mr.. A. p. Thorn. CITY Chair
man. and the following was adoptefl.
resolved. 1st, That primary cleo
tion Tor the purpose of selectinp tho
candidates of the Democra tic n,rt,. st,,.
the salaried elective offices. which ara
10 De flled at the ensuing muuicinaI
election be, and the same hereby IS orr
oered to be held in the city of NorfolI,
on iuesday, the 2Sth day of April 1896
uhaer such legal rules and regulations
us may De prescribed by the Electoral
board TO be chosen under an act en-
tltled An act to regulate the holdinf.
OF city and ward primary elections i'm
the city of Norfolk. Va, approved March
., 1871. provided that no candidate re-
ceiVe a majority OF the votes cast on
the said 18th day of April for the office
Tor which he is running, 81 second davis
primary election will be held in like
manner on Thursday, the Goth day OF
April. 1896. to decide between the two
candidates receiving the highest num-
per OF votes at the first days primary
for any such office.
Resolved. I'd. That all persons propos-
ing to be candidates for salaried cleo
tive offices at such primary, shall hand
III their names to the Democratic Exe-
cutiVe Committee OH or before Satur
DAY. the 18th day of April, 1896. &C
companicd by an affidavit, as required
by Sec. s. of the said act.
Concerning the nominations for Coun-
cllmen the following was adopted:
1s-t
Tor the election OF the candidates OF
the Democratic party for Councilmen
at the ensuing municipal election be.
ana hereby are. ordered to be held in
the various wards of the city of Nor
folk OH the night of Tuesday, the olst
DAY OF April, 1896. under such legal rules
ana regulations as may be prescribed
by the Electoral Board chosen under an
act entitled: An act to regulate the
holding of city and ward primary cleo
tons in the city of Norfolk, va. an
proved March s. 1894
Resolved, I'd, That the polls be opencd
at n. m. and closed AT IL D. m, except
that they shall not be closed before
midnight unless all qualified voters pres
ent shall have voted
Resolved, Sd, That all persons intend
ing to be candidates for Councilman al
such ward primaries will hand in their
names to the Democratic Executive
committee on or before the 18th day of
April, 1896, accompanied by an affidavit
as required by Sec. s. Of the said act.
The following resolution was also
unanimously adopted:
Resolved. by the Democratic Execu-
live Committee of the city OF Norfolk.
Va. That we earnestly appeal to our
Senators and Representatives from this
state in the Congress OF the United
states. TO exert every effort to secure
FOR the navy yard in this city Il fair
proportion of the work of construction
OF new vessels for which this yard is
Wen lifted. and which our mechanics
are well qualified to perform: and to
prevent. If possible, a further pcrversion
of the eight hour law, which was pass
cd by Congress as IL fit recognition of
our laboring pOpulation.