Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29
PRIMARIES CARRY THE DAY
To Be Held on the 9th Day Of
October.
ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS
All White Men Who Believe in the Principles of
Democracy and viii Support the
Nominees May Participate.

tee had an important meeting last night
in the city hall, with almost full mem-
bership present, besides three OF the can
didates for mayor and number of cit
liens as onlookers.
Chairman Miller called the meeting to
order at o'clock, and Secretary Cosmin-
sky called the roll, the following re-
spending;
Chairman j. II. Miller and Committee
men OConner, DAILY, Well, Lockwood,
Williams, Hill, Tomppert Sem, Meighan,
Saltzman and C. G.. Brown.
The secre tary read the minutes of the
previous meeting, which were approved.
On call of reports from committees the
committee to ascertain and report Vacan-
cies in the executive committee asked for
further time
The chairman announced the resigna-
ton of Mr.. J. r. Morris as committeeman
from the Fifth ward, which on motion
was accepted
r. l.. Thornton to fill the vacancy and
he was unanimously elected, after the
question Of his eligibility because of loca-
lion was discussed.
Tribute to Ex-Secretary Brennan.
Chairman Miller offered the following
as his report or resolution on the death
of Ex-Secretary Patrick Brennan:
Whereas 1t has pleased Almighty God
to call unto Himself the spirit of Hon.
Patrick Brennan, be it
Resolved, That in his death the state
of Alabama has lost one of it's most pa
triotic able and loyal Irish-American
citizens; that the county of Jefferson and
city of Birmingham have suffered an al
most irreparable loss, and the city DEM
ocratic executive committee faithful
and painstaklng member, who was ever
ready to respond to the call of his party;
and be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of this body, a
copy be sent to the daily newspapers for
publication and copy to the family of
deceased.
on motion the report was accepted and
the committee discharged.
subcommittee Report.
Mr.. Charles A. Sem, from the sub
committee to report plan for selecting
candidates, made the following report
TO the City Democratic Executive Commit
tee:
Your committee to whom it was re-
ferred to ascertain a plan, ETC., for NOM
mating a mayor and the aldermen to
represent the various wards of the city,
beg to report the following
That at meeting of said committee,
held after due notice to each member
thereof, the following members of the
committee were present: Charles q.
Brown, F. f. Saltzman, Frank OConner,
j. II. Miller and Charles A. Semi
That it was the unanimous opinion OF
the members of said committee who
were present that 1t would be inadvisa-
BILE to make any nominations until after
the election, to be held on the 3rd of
November next.
That as to the "plan" to govern the
nomination when had your committee
ask for further time in which to formu-
CHAs. A. Sem, Chairman.
Mr. Hill moved that the report be re-
ceived, but not the suggestions. In speak
ing to his motion Mr.. Hill said he thought
a postponement not advisable that the
primary should be held prior to the
national election, as the Sayre law did
not provide sufficient time to allow of a
delay The people, he thought, would
be too much Interested N the November
election for several days after that I'M
portant event to take active interest in
local measures.
Mr. DAILY seconded the motion and it
was carried by a vote Of to q the CHAIR
man not voting.
Mr. Hill, in lieu of the report and
recommendation of the subcommittee,
offered the following plan for selecting
a candidate for mayor, aldermen and eX-
ecutive committeeman:
The Hill Plan.
Resolved That ward meetings shall
. he held in each of the nine wards of the
city of birmingham on the 9Th day OF
october, 1896, for the purpose of obtain
ing an expression of the choice of ma
jority of the white voters of said city
for candidates for mayor and eighteen
aldermen and executive committeeman
to serve in the respective positions for
the term following the regular city cleo
ton.
Resolved That the following plan for
conducting said ward meetings and for
the selection of candidates is hereby
adopted:
l. At o'clock a. m. on said date, to-
wit: the 9th day of October, 1896, at such
places in the respective wards as may
be selected by this executive committee,
some citizen of each ward, to be selected
by this committee, shall call the meeting
to order and shall qualify and install as
managers of said meeting such several
persons. residents of said ward as may
be designated by the respective candi-
dates for mayor, each candidate to be
allowed to name one manager to repre-
sent his interests.
q The said managers, when so selected
or otherwise appointed, shall conduct an
election by ballot Ballot boxes shall be
provided and each qualified white voter
of the ward shall be entitled to cast his
ballot for candidates of his choice for
the respective positions, and each ballot
must be numbered on the back by the
managers in accordance with the number
OF the vote cast.
g. These meetings shall be held open
continuously until 1880 p m. and not later
4 1t shall be the duty of said man
ayers to preserve order, to pass upon all
disputes Ia majority of them ruling on
every point. They may challenge voters
and their judgment shall be final.
8. 1t shall be the duty of the managers
to keep tally sheets of names and num-
bers of votes cast and to perform such
service as is generally performed by
clerks of election.
6. After the close of the meeting the
managers shall proceed to count the
votes, and the candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for aldermen and
for executive committeeman respectively
shall be declared the, nominees for the
respective positions and shall be certi-
fed to as such to the r gular city conven-
ton, which said convention shall con-
firm by declaration. The said managers,
upon ascertaining the number of votes
cast for each candidate for mayor, shall
prorate representation SO obtained, CIV
ing to zach candidate one delegate for
each twenty-five votes received by him
and fract ional delegates for any number