The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-26
THE PRIMARY ADOPTED.
Citizens Meeting Held Rules Govcrning
tho Primary.

a citiZeDs' meeting was held in the
opera house Oh Tuesday afternoon to
consider plans for nominating mayor
| and aldermen. Chairman E. c.. Jones
read the call and nominated DIR. James
Mcintosh Tor chairman of the meeting
and he was elected.
6. A. Bowman was elected secretary.
Mr.. J. +. J. Caldwell offered and
read the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Democratic candi-
dates for Mayor and Aldermen Of the
town OF Newberry for the ensuing year
be nominated by primary election, un-
| der the following rules and regulations:
| |. An election within the Democratic
| Party shall be held in the Town of
| Ncwberry on Thursday, the second day
| of December, 1897, to select candidates
| for Mayor aud Aldermen for the said
town; the polls to be opened in the
! Council Chamber ut 8 o'clock u. IN. g,
and to be closed ut 4o'clock p. NJ.
| III. All Democrats who have duly
| registered for the municipal election Of
| lS97 shall be allowed to vote. In case
the right to vote is challenged, the
| person challenged shall be required to
establish his right to vote, before the
| managers, by the vouching of three
Democrats.
LII. The candidates receiving the
| majority OF all tho votes cast for the
said offices OF Mayor and Aldermen re-
spcctivcly at said election shall be de-
clarcd the nominees OF the Democratic
Party Of said town; provided, that on
or before II o'clock noon, on the 10Th
day OF November, 1897, each of such
candidates shall have left written
statement with the Chairman OF the
Executive Committee that he is u can
didate, and that he will abide the result
OF such election. No vote shall be
counted for any candidate who has not
SO pledged bimself. And, provided
further, that ii no candidate, either for
the Office OF Mayor, or for Alderman in q
Ward. shalt have received ma jority
vote at such election, a. second election
for the nomination Of II Mayor or OF an
Alderman, Us the case may be, shall be
held on Tuesday, the Tth day Of Deccm-
bcr, 1897, under these rules, at which
second election only the two candidates
who received tho highest votes at the
former election, for the respective Of
fees shall DC voted for.
w. When the vote shall have been duly
counted the managers shall Immediate.
ly certify the same to the Executive
Committee, which committee shall
constitute Il board for the purpose Of
canvassing tho returns OF tho managers,
declaring the result Of the election and
hearing all contests and protests that
may arise, whose action shall be flnal
Provided, that no member OF the Exc
cutivc Committee shall be candidate
at such election; and, provided further,
that the said Executive Committee
shall meet in the Mayors office at 10
o'clock q. m on Friday, the third day
Of December, 1897, and--in the event
OF Il second elcction--On Wednesday,
the eighth day Of December, 1897, to
declare the said election and to hear
any contests or protests in regard to
tho same.
On motion Of Mr.. Eduard Scholtz the
resolutions we're adopted as whole.
O. i. Schumpert moved that an exc
cutivc committee Of two from the town
at large and one from each ward be ap-
pointed to conduct the election and tho
motion was adopted, The chairman Of
the committee to bo the first named
from the town at large. The chair
man of tho meeting has given the fol-
lowing as the appointment.
Town at largc-J. +. j. CALDWELL;
Jno. G. Wilson.
Ward IN. y. Carlisle.
Ward 2--T. &. Pool.
Ward 3-Geo. w. Summer.
Ward 4-J. d. Horn shy
Ward J--P. a. tones.
The meeting was adjourned without
| day.