The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-15
TO HOLD DAY PRIMARIES.
Such Is the Decision Of the City
Democratic Executive Committee.
THE QUESTION OF QUALIFICATION
Remains ns Fixed by the Resolution
Providing for Day Primaries.
Discussion on This Poiut.

paign last night at the city council cham.
Der.
1t was an open meeting and quite 8
number Of interested politicians occupied
positions outside the council railing.
Chairman b. A. Riesner called the COM
mittee to order and announced .he first
business in order to be the election OF a
permanent secretary.
1t was decided that the committee had
a right to select secretary outside of It'll
membership, whereupon Mr.. ID. d. Bryan
was nominated and elected to that post!
ton.
The previous selection of Mr.. Joseph F..
| Meyer as treasurer was confirmed.
All the committee were present exc, pit
John T. Conner of the Sixth ward, those
answering to roll call being; Peter Chalm-
ers and John Howard OF the First ward,
w. S. Proctor and George clarendon of the
Second, Joseph t. Meyer and ,Ionn stein
hagen of the Third, T. A. Reichardt and
e. 4. Hciner of the Fourth, u. r. Parker
| and j. w. Kavanaugh of the Fifth aud
| b. a. Riesner OF the Sixth.
| NudiIlHHH tieSncr stated tnat tne o.
| ject OF the meeting was TO decide upon
! the holding of primaries for tho approach
| ing city election, whereupon the following
resolution upon this subject WAS read
Houston Texas. March 20 1896. Where
| as, the executive committee of the city Of
! Houston derives all its powers from the
| representatives of the party IN convention
assembled and,
Il.pa A.,J Il.
| yond the power so conferred without traus-
oending its authority for vhicn reason
| night primaries have heretofore been held.
| and.
Whereas, 1t is apparent that for the iood
| of the democratic party more definite
and better regulated system IN nonitna-
| ton OF candidates for city Offices should
| he formulated and put in execution. theic
| fore be it
Resolved. BY the democratic party Of the
city of Houston in convention assembled
| That the executive committee selected Nv
this convention be and is hereby authog
| lied to call in the next city election all
day primaries under the following t,Cs
| and regulations:
The polls shall be opened a. some CEN
trail and convenient place In each voting
precinct OF the city on the day ullCW, ng
the close of registration Of voters. Each CT
these polls shall be presided OVER by 50 me
duly qualified voter of said precinct al
pointed by the executive committee and
assisted by two judges selected and ep
pointed in like manner. Each prGsi ng
officer shall have the power to appoint
not exceeding six 90 assistants u c.oiks.
No person shall be allowed to vote at
these primaries unless he produce cer-
tifcate of registration which certificate
shall be stamped voted at primary
and returned to the voter, who shall then
be permitted to deposit his ballot pro-
vided that none except known democrats
shall be permitted TO participate in these
primaries, to determine which, should any
doubt exist, the presiding officer shall 1--we
the power 10 administer an oath 10 the
effect that the person offering to Vote aid
cast his ballot in the last state election
for the nominees of the democratic cnpyeu-
ton.
Each voting precinct shall keep two
poll lists and two tally sheets showing the |
names of the persons voted for the mum |
Der of votes cast for each as we'll as any !
votes which for any cause may be deemed !
irregular; and both poll lists and tally |
sheets shall be deposited with the chair
man of the executive committee on The day |
following the holding OF the primary.
On the third day after the primary cleo
tion, or oarlier IL deemed advisable, the |
chairman OF the executive committee shall /
call snid committee together and the vote
cast at the primaries shall be canvassed /
md declared. The person receiving the I
highest number of votes for any office |
shan be declared the nominee OF the party |
for that office. duplicate list OF such !
names shall be prepared and after being
duly certified TO by the chairman and secrc-
tary OF the executive committee, he de-
posted with tn. city secretary to he used
as a copy for the ticket TO be used at the
election. A poll list and tally sheet OF each
voting precinct shall also be deposited with
the city secretary for the inspection OF
any person who may desire 10 do so.
To cover the expense of said primary
election, the members of the executive
committee for each precinct shall const-
tate n committee for such precinct for the
purpose Of collecting funds sufficient for
such expense, which sum, when collected,
shall ho deposited with the chairman o.
the executive committee and by him paid
OUT on order of the different presiding olrl-
GERS 10 include rent of hall, pay of Officers |
ond clerks at the rate OF 50 per day. and
such lights and stationary as may be neees-
cary.
At the primary election herein provided
Tor there shall be voted for In each voting
precinct, two qualified voters OF said pre-
sins; for members of the executive com
mittec for the succeeding two years and
me two persons receiving the highest num-
Der of votes in their respective precincts
shall be declared tho members of the OK
echlNc committee, ana said committee
shall organize by the selection OF n chair
man and secretary within ten days after
the day of the regular election for city
Offices
Candidates desiring their names placed
upon the tickets for use In the all day
primaries must subscribe to and deposit
with the chairman OF the executive COM
mittee the following pledge
81, -~-'--------, do faithfully promise 10
abide the result Of the democratic all day
primaries and support the candidates so
elected'
A motion by Mr., Chalmers, seconded by
Mr.. Howard, that this committee declare
IN favor OF day primaries was carried with.
'ut discussion and without a dissenting '
vote
Mr. Heiner started In to say that he !
'ayorod a very liberal rule being adopted +
rs to the qualification of voters at these
primaries when Chairman Riesner ruled
hat Il would be first in order to fix the
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