The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-04
THE PRIMARIES TOMORROW.
Call Issued by the Democratic Executive
Committee

The Democratic Executive committee,
at Il meeting held Friday evening March
Is, 1897. directed call of primary meet
ings OF the Democratic voters of the four
wards of the city of Raleigh, to be held
/ Monday night. April ), at o'clock, at
the following places:
, First Ward Metropolitan Hall.
Second Ward-County Court House
Third Ward-Academy of Music.
Fourth Ward-Mayor Office.
The boundaries of the wards, under the
new city charter. are as follows:
First Ward is bounded on the east by
Fayetteville and Halifax streets, on the
south by Hargett street, on the west and
north by the city limits.
Second Ward is bounded on the west
iy Fayetteville and Halifax streets, on
the south by Hargett street. and north
aiad cast by the city limits.
Third Ward is bounded on the north by
Hargett street, on the west by Fayette-
vile street, and on the south and east
by the city limits.
Fourth Ward is bounded on the east
by Fayetteville street, on the north by
Hargett. and south and west by the city
limits.
At each Of said primaries there will
be nominated three aldermen, and dele
gates will be chosen to represent the
WARS in the convention to be held at
Metropolitan Hall Thursday night. April
=, 1891, at 8 o'clock, which convention
is called by order of the committee to
nominate candidates FOR Mayor, City
Clerk and Tax Collector.
by order of the committee the follow
ing method will be observed in selecting
delegates to represent the wards in said
convention: Ballots will be taken for the
various candidates for Mayor, Clerk and
Tax Collector, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the numerical strength of each
candidate, and the various candidates.
or their duly authorized representatives,
shall be allowed to name from the several
wards delegates to represent them in the
convention in proportion to the relative
numerical strength of such candidates
as aseafained by the primary ballots.
upon the basis of one delegate for every
fifteen votes cast for such candidate and
, one delegate for each additional ten votes
or more, under fifteen, which will consti-
tute the basis of the vote to be allowed
each ward in the convention.
'In the convention the dele
gates of the various candidates
for Mayor will be allowed to cast
the vote Of the ward they represent for
the nomination of Mayor only. and in
like manner the delegates Of the various
| candidates for City Clerk and Tax Collec-
tor will be allowed to cast their votes
AT said primaries there will also be
elected or appointed in each ward three
executive committeeman. TO compose the
| Democratic Executive Committee Of the
City OF Raleigh. The chairman of each
ward primary will certify to the conyen-
ton the various delegates from such
| ward, naming therein the delegates sent
up to represent the wards in the conven-
ton on the vote for the nomination Of
Mayor, ard likewise the delegates sent up
to represent the wards in the conven-
| ton OH the respective votes for the NOM
nation of City Clerk and City Tax Col
| lectOr.
! Let every Democrat turn out Monday
/, night and vote their preference for the
| various city officers.
| The following candidates are in the
field so far:
| For May0r-W. NJ. Russ. the present
/ incumbent and Ex-Mayor Thos. Badger.
/ For City Clerk there are two promi-
| nent cindidates- Ham f. Smith,
| the present incumbent and Mr. Tai II.
Murray
/ For Tax Collector there are three can
didates: Mr. W. II. Hutchings, the pres
ent incumbent, Mr. G.. +. Lumsden and
Mr.. l.. II. Adams
| For aldermen: From the First ward
there are several gentlemen mentioned
Robert Simpson, j. II. Ferrall, II. M
Ivey. A. NJ Powell and John Riddle
Second ward-J. G. Drewry. J. ID. Bou-
shall and Walter Parrish. Third ward
j. Il. Potter, l.. G.. Bagwell. w. II. Hol-
lOway. j. S. COrrell. F. w. Hunnicutt
and Nj. II. Haynes. Fourth ward-W. N
Jones. w. A. Gattis. J. A. Mills. G. Il
| Edwards and G.. Il. Leach.