The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-13

the nominee OF tho dcmociu,lc party Of
iiarrls county for said Office. And IN"
candidate FOR 'ncmhsrship on the e<ccii-
Tive committee for each precinct who shall
roc eivr tho nirt.st number of votca cast
for slId Office from such precinct shall be
declared Il member OF the county cN"ch-
Tive committee of said precinct for the
next two years.
8. The chairman Of tbs democratic cx-
ocntivo committee shall furnish 10 each
OF the presiding officers OF precinct !. Z,
Z, I. ana an ALPHABETICALLY arranged
COPY of the registered voters OF the city
Of Houston. as taken by the register OF
the election held on April 6. 1876, when
gnid r,rlsfcr list of voters shall be u
guide to tho iir.:idIug officer as to the
iight OF the voter. " Otherwise qualified
as a drmocraiic voter ns herolnpeiorc
provided for 10 vote az srld ~ MARES. ~
tho event the name of IN" person offering
TO vote IN any preriuct ~ the Guy OF
Houston IN no, found upon SAID list OF
registered voters IA said pr" 0ihci. the bur
u,n OF proof shall be upon i'ic person "a
offering to vote to show that be is en-
titlcd 10 vote at sall primary election az
here iub"iorr provided Tor, and th- PR
siding officer uf election, II he deems II
necessary OF II The risht of tho person SO
offering Ia vote is vonte sicd, hhall cause
tho Nuier 10 be sworn touching his puhii-
iications as u voter at SAID precinct tne
pre-. ging officer OF election shall be IA.
sole Judge of the suificlcncy OF the proof
SO offered. which muy b. established ~
written affidavit or .stinouy
H. ihui when a person presents MS iNii
lot tho officer Of election shall caus.
the list provi1.i him OF thI Registered
voters ~ tn" last city election Ia IL" *
ainuNd aud II tn" name OF N" voter be-
found tbcreon corresponding with his nl'
legged r'-ldrno" the presiding officer shal
cause the scue 10 be- ttMnpod voted "
az IN thu cyrnt OF challenge go o.
STAMPED opposite hts nam" on snii regis
tered list "chnllrnsod i" or # sworn to h'
stamped opposite his nam" on the regis
terrd lfsi "4worN.
SO rnnaldalr FOR ofiicc before ,his prl-
nat1 rirriion shall ho - presiding officer
or on" ui the managers of 'uc election.
IS That TIE lame ~ aN candidates h'
presented to the chairman OF 'he demo
cratic executive committee IA willius oN"!
h.e o~n ssnaiuie tor at least zen nay.
prirr va the dnfo srt apart To hold id'
primary election 10 said county AMI ina
ttr uuinc 90 suii candidate snail D" placed
uluu Tn, official iiot"t issued hy the .a!f
uA'rt,'iNr commit te". ana itat the ~ GU
tiec committee levy such an amount
against ,arh candidate ipi office. Tor tn
ptiruu-r of iir!fdying tho .Np.nTra at hulh
ln9 thr primary election. AK IN th'4r iudG
nl"if may hc necessary, aud Tn. dMpti'
- lryirl by said executive "Ommlu",
against anot cauddnle for oi'ic. shnll h'
poli u.s. said cnnuidat" or chndiHal'A ~"
tore their names may be placed upon tn'
iicitoi of said executive committee.
q IIrkrtH nni prescribed rules and rcgn'
iauipus Tor tGc holding of the primary
election aud copies of the state law 10
thu hol'iiuE of primary elections shall b
furnished ht the executive committee s.
tli,. presenting officers.
no IMi ,bDar rulcs aud regulations an
uihdo FOR tn" lurpus" of giving IA" driuo
cratic Nnt'iH OF IA" county OF lutrri
on orp"innliy for fun rnd ~
| DNDt,ssiui on tn" question nf rnunty ufh
l"rs aud for the further purpose OF mar
| mDuHitss ana strengthening; the party OF
g.u.H,tfipu iu Harris county.
chairman iu"hius seHs"si' u mat ao
| lion nu tlc inlrE be deferred un'i. nrN
/ fu,Dttuir iit hr propoF,ti 70 hay" tn"u
! printed hntDre Tut time for thc iufurna
/ non NJ th' e"unhiie~
/ SIR. cnuipho'l suggested that the clcciipi
! be hrli IRON o. IN. to y. M, i'm AZ
/ cu'lan'e With tho eloriiou law al tn
SIR noisor Thought /, ought to run unit
S q m in order ia allow IN, lahoriui
! fntu nfi uif,nstuuiiY to Vntr. He UpVr'
/ that IN the ritN the polls b. kept opci
| from I q. IN TO p. m, when W"
adpptod
MI Campbell moved that in the count,
| thu polls be l"f, open from n m. to
.. m which WAS adopted.
Th" chair Huid mat there was ono 9th"
uu, tlon that had To- be considered an
ont Wa 10 pfoviie the way and n" ,i,
He 5uss.st"l the appointment Of u rcnn
mit,o, of thrn- Cor this purpo,.
IN kinNhnyh moySd nm M chair o.,
rapport AZ tho n.N meeting Of me con
ri'tnc. witch WIS adopted.
The chair appointed uH 'hls commiitc
Joseph y Meyer r. II ray!or aud i
A. + Isoaca wanted to KNOW WIN
would hcromc ue tho co'nrei G'mpcrGt'
voiors at this rrmarv elerton.
Tne CHAIR sal mat according to IN
rnlc. proposed they could not vote
ON motion May 20 wa nNcd for The mex
"sf'h lln, %, ' lu a3'' leia he hoa bee
re4uefloi 10 sny Mat MIR y. II I'nil ,
thu district. wonld 10" pleased tn atr',
..ttsrf ftIR gtafr ID f.